Evening star., 1940-12-20
Criticized Rule Robs
Arcadia Of Star 10
Replace Avon
Lou Pontos Wins Entry
In Stoke; EIoise Rhood
Sets Two Records

Nick Chaconas has too high an
average to roll in the Mems District
League, long recognized as the coun-
try's fastest duckpin circuit.
One of its stars two decades ago,
the amiable Nick, according to re-
ports, is barred because of his current
top l27-plus average in the National
Capital League.
This was the situation last night
when Eddie Keith sought to sign
Nick for the Arcadia team to replace
Mike Avon, a rising star whom
illness has forced to the sidelineS.
On the face of it the penalty seems
absurd, but a league rule which
limits a team to a 6l0 average may
be the bone of contention since sew
eral teams have gone far above this
mark since the rule was invoked at
the start of the season.
Nick's brilliant mark would give
the Arcadia team more than the 6l0
limit.
Secretary to Seek Ruling.
El Geib, scorer for both all-star
leagues, will seek a ruling on the
matter during the two-week holiday
layoff of the District League. But
as the situation now stands, Nick
after all these years is too good a
bowler for the District League.
Although his Chaconas Market
team dropped a 2-l decision to
Jalepes Restaurant in the National
Capital League, Lou Pantos fired
a 400 at the Lucky Strike to win
an entry in the King Pin Handi-
cap, the new 7-game tournament to
be staged at King Pin Sunday. He
topped the 402 efforts of Keith, who
also watched his Portner'S Grill
lose 81 verdict to Harry Richs
Master BARRIERS. Luke Lambert S
1888 were the winning punches
in the Jalepes victory.
Paul Perkins top l64 gave Red
Circle high team score and 2-1
edge over the Benmacks. Everett
Billiards. 378 was high as the cham
pion Shaffer Flower Shop snapped
a long losing streak by taking the
rubber game from the pacesettlng
Porcelain Structural outfit.
Trimming the runner-up V. M. I.
quint, 2-l. Dartmouth won the first
series in the intercollegiate League
by two-game margin. Page
Worthington, league scorer. banged
out 1888 to top the Dartmouth
triumph. Pennsylvania posted highs
of 604--1,666 to gain 2-l win from
Harvard as Charley Given led with
35l and Al Berry shot l44-363
for the losers.
Eloise Rhoad Sets Records.
Star roller of the league leading
B. T. A. team, Eloise Rhoad carved
two season records in the Internal
Revenue Ladies when she cut loose
at Columbia for counts of 152 and
384. Sandwiching her big string be-
tween games of ia and 118, she
boosted Amy Fishenden's former set
mark SO pins.
Duckpins were piled up in record
numbers in the Silver Spring Ladies'
League when the front running
Shepherd Parks posted SIT and 1888,
with Blanche Lukas outstanding
with IA and 367. Closely trailing
Shepherd Park in the flag chase are
Kramer Cleaners and Silver Spring
Standard quints.
Reputed to be the best duckpin
team in the Shenandoah Valley Sec
ton. the Luray, Va, pinmen will
meet the strong Arlington Recrea-
ton outfit Sunday at Arlington. The
nearby Virginia quint is composed
of Lucy Rose, AL Wright, Joe
Freschi, Cletus Pannell and Jim
Luckett.
In a District Government League
upset at Brookland the 16th-place
Purchasing Office team whitewashed
the leading Repair Shop. Police No.
I, which posted top game of GOT, and
Sewers Department rollers moved
into a first-place deadlock. Castle
of the latter club was tops for the
evening with 154-391.
Eddie Keith started the night at
Brookland by banging out top scores