Evening star., 1940-12-14
BY. ROD THOMAS.

Until she reads this Mrs. Bessie
Thompson of the Gulf Service team
of the Brookland Ladies League
probably won't know she's one Of
the headlinerS of the biggest duck
pin tournament ever held, meaning
the 18th annual Evening Star Yule-
tide Handicap with an estimated
entry of $4,000.
Mrs. Thompson. whose average is
80, walked off the Brookland Recrea-
tion lanes last night aglow over a
game of $50 which wound up her
set. In it she streaked a triNe-
header strike and two spares. For
an 89-average bowler the triple was
a glorious achievement and the five
marks in row dream stunt.
Thinking of this. Mrs Thompson
overlooked the fact her league scores
counted in the qualification round Of
The Star tournament. Preceding the
$50 were ia and an even 100. To
a 3-game total of 1854 was added a
handicap of 50 which showed her
gross in the tournament tally to 418.
That tied for first place in the
preliminary. 1t nudged further into
the shade a half dozen famous
woman bowlers who failed to qualify
for the roll-off to be held i'm
mediately after Christmas for most
OF the fat cash prizes, totalling
roughly S1,l00.
Only Few More to Roll.
Unless Alb is beaten tonight, Mrs.
Thompson will share gross set
honors of the giant preliminary with
Frances Wilson of Takoma, who
rolled 20-4l8; also the high scratch
set for women of 1898.
With only a few leagues to take
their turns, it appeared today the
Takoma Recreation Center would
de exceptionally we'll in the prelim.
To date it has turned up the best
scratch performer among the fair
in Frances Wilson and in her a
deadlocker for tops in gross count
plus the gross-score leader among
men-Jerry Bockman, who qualified
with 28-467. Bockman's 439 also
may be the mems best from scratch.
Likely to collect prizes for high
games are Horace Snowden. with
1874, who competed at Hyattsville
and Helen O'Dea. Lucky Strike pa-
tron with 156.
League substitutes who had no
chance to qualify when their teams
rolled this week will be given an
opportunity tonight. For these, allev
managers are arranging special
squads, which may include non
leaguers who want to roll from
scratch. At least two boWlers must
occupy lane, PAGERS allowed.
Best among the men last night
were: Tlbbitt, Lafayette, 48-436:
Victor c. Guillermain, Georgetown.
o4-433; John L. Cain Arcadia, So
432; Marvin Wire. Lucky Strike, 46-
426, and Roy Homan, Arcadia, 81
425.
The leading women were: Bessie
thompson, Brookland, 54-4l8:
Peggy Miller, Brookland, 54-398:
Catherine Bright. Convention Hall.
5O-397; Louise Nuttycombe. Brook
land, 40-374; Isabel Riefenberg.
convention Hall, 22-372; Ava
Lambert, Brookland. 52-372: Vickie
Scroggon, Brookland, 34-372, and
Amy J. Hamilton, Lucky Strike, So
272.
Arcadians Best From Scratch.
The Arcadia produced the two
male high scratch shooters of the
evening in John L. Cain with 1896
and Roy Homan with 393. High
sans handicap among the women
were Brookland's Mrs. Thompson
with 1854 and Convention Halls
Isabel Reifenberg with $50.
Others with an eye for the head
pin were:
New Recreation-Men, r. E. Pat
terson. 42-413; James Mcintyre,
BAL; Harry Dawson, 20-4O9;
Lawrence Tulip, 1886.
Rosslyn-Men, Earl White, a.
400; Arthur Hiatt, 42-397; George
Hill, 54-388; Paul Henson. 54-3s8; 4;
Wayne Egnew. 54-387; Frank Sar-
geant, 1886; Blair Mullican, 48-
378; Douglas Fairfax, 54-376.
Lucky Strike-Men. Mickey Nc
Connell, 40-423.
UniverSity-G, F. Wilcher, 54-398:
Milton Wood. 32-376: Clvde Scagcs.
30-375; William Steinbach. 32-372:
Walter Dickhaut, $3.50: T. G.
Buscher, 42-369; Edwin Dove. 40
365; J. Bozievich, 1852: Edward
Nelson. 46-359; J. w. Sedgwick,
48-358; A C. Allison, $3.50; Irving
Fliss, 42-349; Eddie Walker, 44-343;
Phil Dierman. 50-341; Gibson Rus
sell, 5O-340; Bob Baker, 54-332.
Brookland-Women, Clara Dixie
man. 48-367; Emma King, $3.50;
Virginia Kreamer, 44-357; Mrs.
Charley Buehler, 54-349.
Bethesda-Men, William j. Powell,
50-396; Charles Falton, 1896;
William White, $3.50; C. w. Pope,
54-385; A. N. Justice. 4o-385; Doug
Its T. Jones, 54-379; E. H. Allison.
52-379; Tom Mawson, 54-379:
James Ward, 54-379.
Queen Pin-Men, A. E. Thurston,
1880.
Arcadia-Men. Edward P john
son, 36-423; Ralph Lill, 54-421;
women, Helen Mcnamara. 46-358;
Audrey Mess. 48-35l; Elizabeth
Jarboe. $3.50.
Petworth-Men, H. L. Hout. 54-
372; Hobart Caruthers. 42-370.
Takoma-Men, Harry Hap New