Evening star., 1939-10-16
Craw|ey Fills Berth
That Went Begging;
Wolfe a Champ
Wins Norfolk Tourney
As D. c. BowIers Mop
Up Juicy Prizes

Up Juicy Prizes
Maybe we won't be flrst, but I'll
gamble we won't be last" avered
Hugh Crawley today as he signed
for Mount Rainier's first team in the
Mems District Bowling League.
But for the suburban bowling
leader, Washington's leading duck
pin circuit still would be short a
team to complete an 8-club circuit.
Unsuccessful in its attempt to
reorganize as an open league more
than a month ago, the loop turned
to the various bowling establish
ments for support Most of the alleys
greeted the new setup with enthu-
siasm. For a while it looked as If
the all-star league was going places.
A 10-club league was the prospect.
However, when time came to draw
up schedule it was found that only
seven pin plants actually had teams.
Whether the league, which over
the years has been one of bowlings
main sources of publicity, would
survive or not, was a question. A
winning team seemed to be the only
concern of some alley men.
The second week of rolling will
likely see matches either Wednesday
or Friday nights at Mount Rainier,
Lucky Strike, Georgetown and
Arcadia with Columbia, Brookland
Recreation, Rosslyn and Chevy
Chase Ice Palace the invading teams.
Capital Bowlers Mop Up.
-Four Metropolitan Washington
bowlers mopped up most of the coin
in the Norman Levy Anniversary
Sweepstakes at Norfolk Saturday.
Out of a $3.50 prize fund they filled
their pockets with $515.
Perce Wolfe who, by the way, was
staked by Charley Gentle, College
Park duckpin promoter, was the
winner of the second annual To-
game event with 1887. collecting
top prize of $500. Howard Par
sons netted 500 with a second
place score of 1929. Today Santini
got a s75 slice of the juicy melon
with a third-place count of 1928
and Astor Clarke won $40 and fifth
place with an even 1900.
Other winners we're: Steve Kane,
Norfolk, fourth; Al Hosselton, Rich
mond, sixth: I. Josephs, Charlotte.
N. c., SEVENTH Jimmy Wallace of
Norfolk and defending champion,
eighth.
A record field of 96 rolled. Nor
man Levy the Boush street man
ager and sponsor of the tournament
sWeetened the kitty to the extent
of 5000. Next season his donation
will be more, according to George
L. Isemann, secretary of the Ma
tional Duckpin Bowling Congress,
who directed the affair.
Six Teams Tie for First.
Six teams are deadlocked for first
place in the 14-club Patent Office
League. They are Whitney, Bell,
Mccormick, Marconi, Wright and
Edison. Total pins gives the Whit
ney team an edge. Splitting of 395
of Tad Howard's NAPLES at the
Rendezvous gave Oliveri of Wright
set honors. His 165 single, SO sticks
over his average, was worth buck
as the weeks high string. Marconis
571 and Whitney's 1927 also were
top counts.
In smashing fashion Dome Oil
tied Takoma Billiards for the lead
in the Takoma Duckpin Associa-
ton League. Goodridge's 169 was
high in a season team mark of 624
while his 400-set climaxed a 80 win
for Highs.
Organized league rolling was given
boost when the newly formed six
team General Electric Supply Cor
poration loop opened fire recently at
Takoma.
A winning streak of Is games has
given Service Station command
ing lead in the Dimanod Cab League
Hotel pinmen swept Union Station
with season record count of 581, in
which Jimmy Givinson shone with
1877. Joe Simonds $50 paced Res
taurant's 81 win from Concessions.
Shaffer's Flower Srop sank the
strong Square Deal quint in the
Southeast League when Charley
Guyther's 367 and Ernest Burk-
halter's 1873 featured the weeks high
team scores of 617-1,804. Gus
Placo's top 4O1 saved City Baking
from being crushed by Maryland
Market. Vincent Reid's 14O--39O
stood out in Brinkley's 81 win from
the Red Men.
Ed Ballard missed 400 by a stick
when he cut through the middle on
last-frame spare Chick Davis
banged out 147-393 as Bantam
Press nicked Quality Shop twice
Paced by Glen Smiths 1862, the
Bacas Bros. team swept the A. B
Price Florist outfit to tie for the
league lead.
BrOOkland Garage Leads.
Brookland Garage, second high In
pinfall, leads the Brookland Mer-
chants League with a 1873 stand
ing. Baldwin's Bakery, SO sticks up
on the pacesetter, is 18th, having
won only 6 of its Is games rolled
Season records in the 2O-club loou
belong to Morrison of Baldwin's s
Bakery with 167 and Arthur Crown
/ Brookland Hardware, with AS
Crowns 1856 average is also an en-
viable mark.
Stephens All-Stars are stepping
along at a To pace to hold one
game lead over Sport Center and
Ronnies in the Hebrew League
Bobby Johnson's 142-379 were the
heaviest wallops in the front-run-
ners' 81 victory over Selsky. Zeke
Janofsky banged out 37O as the
Cronies blanked last years pennant-