Evening star., 1940-01-03
Washington Sends Strong Delegation United States Bowling Sweepstakes
-Four Among Capital
Group in Midst Of
Big Coin Years
Ida Simmons Is Odds-on
Fovorite to Capture
Dixie Classic Here

Fovorite to Capture
Dixie Classic Here
Victory for a Washington man
bowler in the tenth annual 5000
United States Sweepstakes at
Waterbury, Conn.,, Saturday won't
be half as surprising as triumph
for some Capital girl roller in the
ninth annual women's Dixie to be
staged here the following week end
at the Arcadia, Lucky Strike and
Rosslyn.
In Tony Santini, Hokie Smith,
Perce Wolfe and Joe Harrison, the
District has the hottest quartet Of
money shooters to be found this sea-
son. And to these sticks of duckpin
dynamite add Howard Parsons, Bill
Krauss, Ollie Pacini, Ed Blakeney
and Astor Clarke, who seeks his
fourth victory in the biggest of all
national duckpin stakes.
Top money winner this season
with nearly 1000 in his jeans, Tony
Santini last year finished fourth in
the United States here at Conven-
ton Hall. He was only IS pins back
of Bridgeport's winning Ben Kosky.
He scored a sensational victory in
the mems Dixie at Convention Hall
last November with national rec
ord 15-game score of 2,106.
Clarke Is Most Feared.
Hokie Smith rolled spectacularly at
Lucky Strike to win the recent Eve
ming Star Yuletide Tournament with
five-game score of 760. Perce
Wolfe won the $500 top prize in the
Norman Levy event at Norfolk and
third place in the Dixie. Joe Har-
rison has been a consistent money
winner this season. Bill Krauss
copped second place in the Dixie and
Ollie Pacini ran seventh.
But probably the most feared
bowler at Waterbury will be Clarke.
While Krauss, Smith, Blakeney, Par
sons and Smith have finished high
in the money several times, the Ma
tons No. l duck-pinner seems to
reach his top form when rolling at
the Mattuck Recreation, scene Of
his two consecutive victories in 1887
and 1888. His one-pin decision over
Nick Tronsky ever will remain one
of the most stirring climaxes IN the
history of the game.
If history is to repeat, the winner
will have to hold pace of better
than 1877.
Ida Odds on Favorite.
Ida Simmons. No. girl roller Of
the country, will be an odds-on
favorite to cop the Women's Dixie
for the fourth straight time. Only
once since she was crowned queen
of the mapleways has the former
Norfolk blond. now of Baltimore,
missed out. That was in 1896 when
Lorraine GULL of Washington tossed
in hot hand. The battle again
may be between these two women
duckpin marvels, although Lucy
Rose and Blanche Wootton, the two
Rosslyn stars, are dangerous con-
tenders.
And speaking of Rosslyn shooters
it was young Ed Kilby who stole
the spotlight in the Rosslyn 1nde-
pendent League last night from the
illustrious Clarke. who failed in his
attempt to shoot his seventh 400-set
in the suburban loop.
Even the veteran Brad Mandley,
rolling a lusty 4l3, was lost in the
shuttle as Kilby shot a near record
set of 451 with games of 157, 142
and 152 He needed l58 in the last
string to dash into the discards
Clarke's 456 mark.
Big Set Thrills Kilby.
1t was big thrill for the 106-
average roller who paved the way
for Segreti Bros. to sweep Sports
Center. Frank Mischou, on night
work, was unable to roll. His at
tempt like Clarke's to shoot his
seventh 400-set was to have been
one of the nights attractions.
Clarke got off with 16l, but pulled
up with 385 set as his Clarendon
Decorators were WhiteWaShed by
Allied Roofing. Gene Gordon's 40
enabled Manning's Service to trip
New York Restaurant twice while
Gait Davis 399 led Arlington Trusts
81 win from the leading Banton s
Market.
The Lucky Strike team of the
Mems District League today had
lost an ardent rooter by the sudden
death of Carl A. Geib. He was the
father of Ellsworth Geib, star men,
ber of the Lucky Strike team. The
scheduled match between Lucky
Strike and Rosslyn tonight at the
Lucky Strike has been postponed.
The second-place Chevy Chase Ice
Palace and fourth place Columbia
teams will clash at Columbia at
10 o'clock.