Evening star., 1939-12-14
Ring Up Top Scratch
And Gross Scores
Of Preliminary
W. H.. McCouIey's 4l6.
Best Of Evening in
Mems Division
By ROD THOMAS.

LOTTdlQe Iulu, 1Or many years
Washington's foremost woma n
bowler, and Mabelle Herring. former
president of the Washington
Women's Duckpin Association,
shared honors today in The Stars
18th annual Yuletide tournament
Defending champion in the
women's division, Miss GULL rolled
1888 last night at the Lucky Strike
for the highest score from scratch
registered so far in the qualification
round and Miss Herring shot the top
gross set of 20-396.
Miss GULL, captain of the Lucky
Strike team of the District Ladies'
League, rolled games of 1874, 1913 and
12l and added two pins handicap
for gross of 1856. She was the star
of spirited match in which her
team defeated Red Circle Food
Shop, 81.
Miss Herring, consistent winner
Of Star tournament prizes shot her
20-396 at the Arcadia with the
Arcade Pontiac team of the Ladies'
District League to take the lead in
competition for an award of $25 for
top gross set In the preliminary.
Miss CULTS 383 stands to win her
an identical prize for top scratch
score.
Miss Herring a Big Timer.
Slender Miss Herring in 1888 won
the women's singles championship
OF the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress and she repeated in 1899.
The qualification test of the tour
nament will continue throughout
the week, with league scores the
basis. twenty-five per cent of the
field at each alley in Metropolitan
Washington will be eligible for the
rolloff to take place Christmas
week. For rules of the tournament
a bowler should consult his alley
manager. There is no entry fee.
A 400-set is a rarity in the lives Of
most male bowlers, but entrants in
The Star tournament who have yet
to roll shouldn't be discouraged by
the frequency of scores in that class.
In most cases they have been
achieved with the aid of large ham
dicaps.
Justly proud of a 416 set from
scratch is Everett L. Hackley of the
Sanico League at Convention Hall.
He shot 95 pins above his average.
With a 42-handicap and a gross of
458 Hackley enjoys a spot in the
bowling sun he didn't expect, but,
better than that. he may collect $40
for the top game of the qualifica-
ton round-183.
Coad Trails Hackley.
High scores at Convention Hall 50
Tar besides Hackley are: Rodman
Coad, G. A. O., 50-455; G. H. Jacobs,
Merchants, 24-428; Charles B.
Booker, Merchants, 22-427; George
Barber, Merchants. 54-420; Frank
Kimmell, Merchants, 36-416; Joe
Blindman, Hebrew, 40-416: Abe
Roffeld, 30-411; Earl Emswiller,
Sanico, 28-402; Robert Gary, San
leo, 52-409; M. Noone, Sanico,
54-403; Mel Tallant, Sanico,
26-402; c. H. Creamer, Financial,
52-408, and Jack Murphy, Dental
Laboratory, 54-400
At Silver Spring Norman Wootton
OF the Friendship League was tops
for the night with 32-413, trailed by
two members of the Motion Picture
League-Cokinas, 50-4O3, and Ross,
54-407. In the same circuit Miss
Ruth Saddlar rolled $3.50.
The hot shots at Georgetown Rec
reation, all from the Chestnut Farms
Dairy League, were: Russell Hardy,
54-403; M. A. Torney. 36-402; G. R.
Robert, 54-40l; Johnny Grim,
64-397, and T. C. Gerard, 40-394.
A former winner of the tourna-
ment, Tony De Fino, rolled 12-387
at Petworth, but was topped by Fred
Seemiller. 34-435; Bill Clampittt,
32-412. and Nick Benner, 1886.
Best at the Queen Pin were Elmer