Evening star., 1939-01-26
u Bowling Team Drops 48 Straight for All Time District Record
Wright Averages 72O to Gain
Georgetown Bowling Lead;
|Duheys on Rampage

Duheys on Ram,
AL Wright, who throws a mean
duckpin ball in five of the city's
strongest leagues, is the seasons best
bowler in the Georgetown CONNER
cial League, with an average of
120-19, according to Scorer Kenny
Beck.
Wright took the lead from Joe Di
Misa this week when he shot 419,
the leagues second highest set of
the season, to pace Chappell Bill
liardS to sweep over Tehaan's.
j. & j. Restaurant rollers shared
the limelight at Ed Schlegel's West
End maple plant. hanging up sea-
son record of 1,788, with counts of
53l, 628 and 629, in their romp over
National Beer that deadlocked the
pennant chase with Stohlman
Chevrolet when the latter dropped
81 verdict to American Brewery.
Duheys Set Three Records.
Three season records were posted
by the Duheys, first-half winners
this season, when they swept the
Runyons, last years champions in
the Women's section of the Acacia
Mutual Life Insurance League. Team
marks of 495-1 800 were featured by
Margaret Nussear's 331. Marion
Wertman played an important role
in the shutout victory with a seven
pin spare count in her last frame
that won the middle skirmish by two
pins.
Agnes Thaxton's top set Of 322
paved the way for Commerce to
blank Social Security No. 2 and gain
tie for first place in the Lucky
Strike Ladies League. Sanda' s
lone win from Social Security No. 2
cost the latter undisputed possession
of the front-running position.
Lebanon took the odd game from
Acacia in the Eastern Star League.
with Kitty Doves 125 the deciding
wallop. Lillian Alber, with top set
of 319, sparkled in the 487-1, ,486
counts of the leading Washington
Centennials, who won three by a
forfeit.
Earl McPhilomy of Stanford
Paper swept the pins at the Lucky
Strike for counts of 156-4l6. Judd
& Detweiler, last years champion
in the Graphic Arts League, rode
into second place with 81 wins in
a double-header. J. & D. now trails
the pace-setting Progressive Print
ing pinmen by three and a half
games.
Arcade-Pontiac's 81 win from
Capital Cadillac was gained mainly
through the $50 high string rolled
by Jack Blanken. Furman Cones
registered top set of 1863 as Emerson
& Orne Service nicked Wolfe Motor
twice. Harry Haskins' BAL gave
Emerson & Orme a 2-1 edge over
Pohanka Sales in the General Mo-
tors League matches at the Lucky
Strike.
Alcoholic Tax No. l pinettes mo-
nopolized the high scores in the
Commissioner and Miscellaneous
Tax League when Morris McCol-
lum's 1892 paved the way for
team counts of 504-1,3 1862 to sweep
Accounts and Collections No. i.
The victors tied with General Coun-
sci No. l for the runner-up spot.
Phone League SpIurges.
Flocks of big scores were posted
in the c. & P. Telephone League
with top laurels going to Buddy
Mehler, who led Governments sea-
son record set of 1,7O4 with 142-
1896. which swept Cleveland. Chuck
Kline counted 1888. but he
couldn't prevent Northern District
No. l from sweeping his Southern
District No. l when Bill Howard
came through with 149-37O. Georgia
nipped Construction No. 2 twice as
Paul Kilton totaled 1888. Roy
Sells 351 was high as the leading
Accounting crew took the odd one
from Dial.
Lucky Strike girls lost ground in
their bid for the Ladies District
League championship when they
dropped 81 decision to the lead
ing Rosslyn team at the Lucky
Strike. Starring for the winners
was Lucy Rose. who rolled 155-375
In 1929 team set. Polly Shugrue
and Caroline Hiser shared high
string of 125 and Lorraine GULL
counted high set of 334 for the los
ing Luckies.
The third-place Chevy Chase
qulnt gained ground by whitewash-
ing Georgetown with Ida Weinberg's
l24 and Margaret Lynn's 344 high.
Rendezvous nicked Convention Hall
twice with Edith Boggs' 127 and
Irene Scott's 800 tops.
Herb Young, who had watched
many baseball star cross his path
as bat boy for the Griffmen, proved
himself bowling star at the Queen
Pin last night when his 153-4O3
paved the way for Maryland Market
to sweep Quality Shop with a 1914
team count.
Francis Collins with 152-369
paced Balboa's top counts of 579-
1867, but these scores in the knights
of Columbus League at Rendezvous
were worth only single-game win
against Santa Maria.
Facchina bowlers swept the lead
ing Premier Delicatessen in the
ILL