Evening star., 1940-12-13
By ROD THOMAS.

Strike today took back seat when
tally showed Convention Hall with
the highest number of contestants
ever to roll in the event in one day.
When Eddie Winslow. J. w. Woods
chief of staff at the Lucky Strike,
claimed a tournament record Thurs
day of 445 Wootton Youngs crew at
Convention Hall, headed by Harry
K Burtner, ably assisted by Julius
Singer. checked the score sheets and
came up with count of exactly 500
for the same day.
Competition among bowling pro-
moterS in The Star tournament
sometimes is hotter than the shoot
ing Here's a breakdown on the two
largest one-day entry lists yet re-
corded:
Convention Hall: Men, 1854;
women, 1856 total 500.
Lucky Strike: Men, 265: women,
ls0: total, AS.
In one of these promoters rivalries
Hugh Arbaugh of Silver Spring sew
eral years ago lost a bale of hay
(actually) to Gait Davis of Rosslyn,
who fed it to his race horses. Con-
vention Halls Young, president of
tobacco company. offers to bet a
box of cigars against square meal
that the Hall is in front of the
Lucky Strike when the final returns
on the qualification round of the
tournament are in Saturday night.
Wood is proprietor of two restau-
rants, with another on the way.
Frances Wilson Goes to Town.
Of more interest to contestants in
the maple pounding is the fact that
Frances Wilson of the Young Wes-
leyans Mixed League at Takoma
figures to gather one or more prizes
with a set of 396, which topped by
many sticks the qualification scores
turned in by three of the high
ranking woman duckpin bowlers of
the Country-Lorraine Gull, Lucy
Rose and Lucille Young-each of
whom would be fortunate to land
among those who. Immediately after
Christmas, will shoot for the bulk
of a prize fund of approximately
Sl100, A fourth of the preliminary
rollers at each alley will be eligible
for the roll-off Frances Wilson
stands to collect on high scratch set
and high gross set in the Women's
section of the qualification round. A
20-pin handicap stepped her gross
to Ais, which topped by two pins the
previous high of 46-416 rolled by
Dnfl at hA al III
The Wilson scratch score beat by
II sticks the current tournament
record chalked up by Julia Young
at the Lafayette.
The Takoma star had games of
l44, lat and i07. which many male
in the tournament would covet Her
middle string was third high, beaten
by the 156 of Helen ODea at Lucky
Strike and the Isl of Eleanor Hear
ing at Columbia.
Second best among the fair last
night in gross scores was the golf
ing Mrs. Wire of the Womens
Country Club. who registered So
332 at Silver Spring! next. Eva G.
Murray at Brookland, with $3.50.
trailed by Edna Harris at George
town, with 46-359, and Virginia
Calvagno at New Recreation, with
28-357.
Bill Maytin Shows EN-.
Pacing the mems field last night
was Bill Martin at Brookland. with
42-45l. including string of l6l.
Bill tried valiantly for the cash
that goes with high game of the
preliminary. likely to be pocketed
by Rorace SnoWden. who pitched
1874 at Oscar Hiser's new Hyatts-
vile plant. Jerry Bockmans early
28-467 at Takoma WithStood last
nights attack in the battle for gross
set prize OF the preliminary. Bill
Pitner at Silver Spring rolled 167
His set was 46-423.
Other highs among the males
were: Alvin c. Wavering, Penn Rec
reation. 54-443; Bill Cones, Mount
Rainier. 34-437; Al Caffo, Penn
Recreation, 38-435; Frank Baroni,
Silver Spring 38-435; w. c. Du-
vail, Brookland, 3S-434; Robert T
Smith. Brookland, 48-429: Jack
Moulton, Brookland, 5O-425, and
Bill Pitner, Silver Spring, 46-423
Not in the 400 class but
among the sure qualihers at
Brookland was John H. Williams,
member of the District Govern
ment League. Williams has rolled
in all The Star tournaments and
since the handicap system was in
stituted has qualified for every roll
off. He got in last night with AZ
1893. Williams never has won
Star tournament prize, but Russ
Diehl Brookland proprietor, prom
ised today the guy would be re-
Uarded for his persistence, come
what may in the roll-off.
The preliminary stage Of the tour
nament will end Saturday night with
an added event. the annual horse
shoe pitchers pin-shooting party,
to be held Sunday afternoon at the
Lucky Strike. Only few Of the
flippers will be concerned with the
bowling qualification round. Those
who pitch iron in the summer and
roll mineralite in the winter are
lnVlIeQ 10 tlIe SlQeSllOW. Lie IdIluI-
caps will be made by Harry Wood
field, promotional director of the
National Capital Horseshoe Pitch
ers' Association. Entrants should
report before Sunday at the Lucky
Strike.
Promoters Check on Tournament.
Next Monday a special meeting
of the Metropolitan Washington
Bowling Alley Operators Associa-
ton will be held in connection with
The Star tournament.
Among the hot shots last night:
Chevy Chase-Men, P. E. Taylor,
54-416: w. A. Graham, 54-411;
Bryan Leet. 32-404; Donald Gaudy,
54-400; Vincent AK, 1886; NJ.
ONeal 5O-394 Byron STREET.