Evening star., 1940-05-01
102 Teams Will Shoot
In City Tournament
AT Lucky Strike
! Bevy Of New Leaders
Appear in Standings
! Of Mems Event

With a record entry of 102 teams,
1873 doubles and 348 singles, the
Washington Women's Duckpin AS
sociation's 10th annual champion
ships to open Monday at the Lucky
Strike will put the finishing touches
on the greatest tournament season
IN the history of Capital bowling.
While the mems city association
today was in the midst of its big
gest tournament ever at the Ar
cadia, happy was Margaret Lynn,
secretary Of the women's association,
as she announced the team entry
for the first time had passed the
100 mark, an increase of over last
year. handspring in putting the rec
ord tournament across, Mrs. Lynn
also stated that the doubles entry
had been hiked As and the sim
giles IA.
]. WOlstenholme Rolls Big 10.
Seemingly unimportant at the
time, the last box 10 rolled by
Jack Wolstenholme last night at
the Arcadia proved one of the most
telling shots as a host of new lead
ers appeared in the mems cham
pionships.
The former star of Convention
Hall and the Original Washington
Juniors showed old-time skill after
cutting through the headpin on his
first roll. His second got five more
pins and his last cleaned up AS a
result the Silver Spring Market
team of the American League holds
first place in class A by one pin,
with 1,780.
Walford Reed, with 157-416, was
the star as the Sellers Plumbers of
the Petworth League took over first
place in Glass B with l,843. 1t was
the first 1900 set posted in the
30th annual tournament. Perce
Wolfe was the sparkplug with 385
as Dixie Tavern moved to third
place in Glass A with Ito.
Shooting top set of 4lS, Leo Sorel
enabled Atonement No. to grab
third place in Glass c with 1882.
George Fockler Splurges.
George Fockler had big evening.
The Greenbelt League roller chalked
up 361 to feature the Musketeers'
f1rst-place Glass E count of l,64o,
and then landed in second place Of
the Glass E doubles with George
Timmons with $50.
With Perce Wolfe their chief
rooter, Herble Sachs and Paul
Smith of the Del Rio team of the
College Park League shot to first
place in Class F doubles with 624.
Two F. B. I. pinmen took over Sec
ond place in Class F as c. j. Engert
and N. Nolan turned in 594.
w. w. Kirby and Louis Rose
moved to first place in Glass B
doubles with 778. Kirby shot 407.
Frank Hines and Ed Avon of Sill
yer Spring hold sixth place in Glass
B with 720. Second place in Glass
D doubles is held by j. H. Baldwin
and E. F. Mitchell of the Clyde Kelly
League of Bethesda with 703.
Baudu Best in Singles.
wCarl Baudu with 1893 topped the
singles performers OF the evening.
The Masonic and Interdepartmental
League star is second in Glass B.
Bill Ward of Mount Rainier gained
a tie for seventh place as he led the
Glass B shooters with 376. Ralph
Sobieraski hit for 353 to assume
fourth place in Glass D, and Girard
Guyther of the Florist League shot
S08 for the runnerup spot in Glass F.
National Capital League teams
will have the honor spot on tonight's
program, that also lists clubs from
the Silver Spring, Friendship, Bu-
reau of Standards, Soil Conserva-
ton and Interdepartmental Mixed
Leagues. Singles rolling, starting
at 7:15, will be dotted with such
leading bowlers as Ray Watson, Bill
Roeser and Ray Parks.