Evening star., 1939-12-29
Mrs. Juanifa Pollock
Amazes Self With
SET Of 54-44
Arcadia Patron May Win
Four Prizes; Joe BriIes,
RossIyn, Rolls l72
Bx ROD THOMAS.


Washington's most surprised per-
son today, she reckoned, was Mrs.
Juanita Pollock of the Veterans Ad-
ministration Bowling League, who
found herself In fair way Of gath
ering four major prizes in the giant
Evening Star Yuletide tournament,
which will end tomorrow night with
nearly all the city's organized bowl
ers having competed.
Until the current season opened,
Mrs. Pollock was a stranger to
duckpins. At the Arcadia last night
she rolled the high gross set in the
women's division of the tournament,
the top set from scratch and the
biggest game.
Stands to Win $l45.
If her scores stand up through
the competition tonight and to-
morrow, and only few women have
yet to take their turns, she will COL
lect 500 and a gold medal for a
gross set of 65-44l, $25 for a
scratch set of 387 and $40 for a
string Of 155.
Bad news to two other women
was Mrs. Pollock's performance.
Mrs. George L. Isemann, wife of
the executive secretary of the Ma
tional Duckpin Bowling Congress,
who rolled at Silver Spring, was
relegated to second place in the
gross and scratch set standings and
Pearl Clarence, Columbia patron,
was reduced to second in the battle
for high game prize Mrs. Isemann
shot 379-40-419 and Miss Clarence
was reaching for the single string
plum with 1874
Until last night Mrs. Pollock never
had rolled a game of better than
1T. Her average in the Veterans
Administration League is 81. The
sudden umph in her game she at
tributes in great measure to some
tips received from the No. rank
ing woman bowler of the country,
Ida Simmons, who watched her
perform a while back at the Arcadia.
Counted Heavy on Marks.
Analysis of Mrs. Pollock's set re-
vealed a duckpin rarity. Sparing
10 times, she marked up six 9-pin
counts and twice struck on spares.
This was close to tops in making the
most of marks in any company. She
opened at normal pace with a game
of 80, then began doing things with
q duckpin ball she though beyond
her. To the SO she added 155
and 1873.
Whooping it UP for Mrs. Pollock
was the No. rooter for Arcadia
representatives in Evening Star tour
naments, Manager Monk Fraser,
former outflelder of the New York
Giants, whose competitive spirit
seems to reach its highest level at
Star tournament time. No fewer
than five man and woman patrons
of the Arcadia have been rooted to
Star tournament championships by
Monk. They were Mrs. Isemann,
who apparently had a lock on Sec
ond title until Mrs. Pollock splurged; !;
Frank Xanten, Carroll DAILY, Pauline
Ford and Bess Acknan.
Mrs. Pollock, by the way, gave
heart to the remainder of the field
in the mems division who thought
Hokie Smith of the Columbia about
home with the big slice of bacon
when he rolled 760 from scratch at
the Lucky Strike.
Still Chance to Roll.
what worries me-" said Hokie to-
day. "are those fellows with 80 han
dicaps. Any one of them might
snatch hot hand like Mrs. Pol
locks" In this connection, there
are 80 handicap prizes for men and
% for women, also specials for high
scratch performers. All are well
worth shooting for. For qualif1ers
who passed up the tournament tlnal
because of the snow or Yuletide par
ties, alley managers have arranged
for cleanup" squads and those who
still desire to roll should phone the
alleys where they qualified.
- A high handicap bowler, Carl Nc
Kinney of the Procurement League
rolling at the Lucky Strike, moved
into second place last night with
70-724, potentially worth $50.
Joe Briles of the Rosslyn Inde-
pendent League took over the $15-
fifth notch with 50-715, but was
happier over a 172-game, best shot
so far in the roll-of, which may be
worth 500. Vic Riston of the De-
partment Store League, New Rec
reation, almost kept pace with 1853
Two others scared into the TOO
circle. At the New Recreation. Bob
Wallack rolled 4O-711, and at
Chevy Chase Ice Palace, R. Tyler
53-707. Other high scorers among
the men we're: Bob hawthorn,
Brookland. 74-6e9; Frank Wrenn
Rosslyn, 1886; George Hillow
Georgetown Recreation, 8O-69l, and
Frank Mischou, Lucky Strike
27-689.
Peggy Sullivan Shines.
Among the women, Peggy Sui
Ivan, Lucky Strike, with 40-40e
for third place; Charlotte Sullivan
of the same plant, with 1882;
Gilmore Bark, Silver Spring, with
26-381, and Flora Kraman, Ar
cadia. with $3.50, were stars, all
landing in money spots.s
Julius Singer, defending mems
champion. will roll tonight at Con-
vention Hall at 8 o'clock.
Al Work, one-time ace southpaw
bowler of the city, revived some of
his old stuff to lead the field at
Northeast Temple with a score OF
60-657, and Joe Mulroe, who cap
tanned great Convention Hall
team of which Work was a member
rolled 60-626 at Brookland.
Tonight's program:
Georgetown Recreation - M n
7:30.
Arcadia-Men and women, Z.
New Recreation - Women, thirc
Hoor