Evening star., 1939-05-03
Bowls All, Alb After
Selecting Another
Effort 10 Count
Would Have Shattered
Record Had Either of
Scores Been Picked

Even in the face of having rolled
three consecutive 400 sets. the most
brilliant maple spilling in the Wash
ington City Duckpin Association
tournament, Perce Wolfe. the Prince
Georges County duckpin howitzer,
must get at least 367 team set at
Columbia tonight to take the lead
In Glass A all-events. -.
Like Frank (Bub) Guethler, the
Southeast southpaw, and Paul Jar
man Of the crack Cuff and Santini
team, who picked the wrong team
score for their all-eventS, Wolfe last
night failed to name either set with
the Marlboro Hotel or Kiwanis Club
teams as the one to count in his
all-events. The Marlboros took sec
ond place in Glass A. and Wolfe,
paced an 1914 total with All. Dou-
bling up on nearby alleys. he shot
Alb with his Prince Georges County
League outfit.
May Have Made Mistake.
The night before, Perce had rolled
AL to gain the Glass A singles lead,
but last night, due to rolling with
two teams. probably reasoned that
he couldn't put forth his best efforts
and elected to count his set with
the Dixie Tavern team of the North
east Temple Major League tonight
Had Perce rolled his three sets in
team doubles and singles his all
events total would have been a rec
ord count of 1,271.
After topping off last night with a
352 doubles, Perce was fit to be tied
A deuce count in his last frame had
caused him to miss Ed Blakeney's
all-time singles record by one pin
and as he tied Astor Clarkes mark
for three 400 sets in a row he still
was in need of another pretty fair
flock of duckpins to gain his second
title lead.
Clarke Also Poor Chooser.
Incidentally. Clarke picked the
wrong team set in last years tour
nament at Convention Hall that
would have cracked Paul Harrisons
all time all-events mark of 1920.
Clarke, defending Glass A all-events
champion, shot 1863 in doubles last
night to total l, LOG, far back of How
ard Parsons top count of 1,l59.
Washington Gas Light bowlers
shared the busy spotlight last night
by forging to the front with Glass
B team set of 1,799. B. Wallach's
timely AIT enabled the crack Mer-
chants League team to supplant
Queen Pins 1,784.
Others to gain first places last
night were Charles E. Smith, Ter
minal League, Glass D singles, with
379.
Smith Gets d Class Lead.
Charles E. Smith of the Terminal
League provided one of the high
lights of the evening with 379 that
moved him to first place in class
D singles. Thaddeus A. Riley of
the Patent Office League. properly
classified, took over the lead in class
e singles with 353, while c. Will
liams of the Navy Yard League
moved to the runner-up spot with
BAT. Ed Collins, scorer of the N. F..
r. E. League, was third with 342.
Another league statistician,
Franklin Dieterich of Friendship
Church, shot to third place in B
singles with 1888. Sets of 303 tied
F. Gradoville of Agriculture and H.
Tew of War Department for second
place in class F singles.
Mike Avon and Johnny Micro, a
Silver Spring duo, spanked in class
B with a second-place score of 734.
Johnny Slifer and r. Barnes, an
other pair to hail from Hugh Ar
baugh's suburban plant, took sec
ond place in class c doubles with
698.