Evening star., 1940-04-19
Entry Of 440 Teams
Tops by 80 Mark
Hung Up in 81
With 106 in Fifth Box,
Bob Spriees Misses
Chance for Record

ooD SPII99s MISSES
Chance for Record
Bowling history for the Capital
will be in the making tonight at
the Arcadia when pinmen of all
classes open the 30th annual cham
pionships in the biggest tourna-
ment ever staged by the Washing
ton City Duckpin Association.
A field of 40 teams was an
nounced today by Secretary Arville
Ebersole after a check of tardy
entrants. This number exceeds by
80 the former entry record estab-
lished in 1881.
Among the 80 teams representing
18 leagues scheduled tonight will be
newly crowned champions. Rolling
ing class B will be the Dome OIL
Quint, which won the Takoma Duck
pin Association flag, while in class
B will be the pennant-winning Big
Print Shop of the Graphic Arts
League. Millions Service Station.
owner Of the Hebrew League title,
will be the only quint bidding for
the championship of the unlimited
class.
Seven teams from the Arlington
League, among 66 entries of the
Rosslyn Bowling Center, will supply
the biggest squad of any single loop.
Julie Singer Spotlighted.
or particular interest will be the
rolling of Julie Singer, probably
the standout shooter of the night.
who will perform with the A. z. A..
team of the Hebrew League.
Among the 20 sets of doubles
scheduled at 10 pm. will be skillful
Jack Guillot and Mike Vitale, who
Will vie with such combinations as
Lou Ruche and Bill Foer, C. w. and
=. 6. Spiker, and A. w. Hawkes. and
Il. H. johnson in Glass B.
After tonight's rolling the tourna.
ment recesSes until Monday when
three weeks Of continuous activity
will get under way.
With 106 in his fifth frame, Bob
Spriggs OF Bunker Hill Post had q
great chance last night at the Lucky
Strike to crack not only Buck Dodge's
all-time league record of 1876, but to
top the city mark of 2l0, but pulled
up with only a new season high for
the American Legion League of
172. His flashy rolling paced a 80
win from G. P. o. and top game of
5s3. N
A bye while the runner-up Lin
coin quint was losing the odd one
to Columbia about clinched the flag
for the Nash pinmen. Roosevelt and
Costello both took 81 decisions from
Sergeant Jasper and National Ca
thedral. Arthur McGrath's 339 was
high for Costello.
Ward and Tallant Hot.
Paced by Ray Wards 40 and Mel
Iallants 400, the leading Russell
Motors swamped Fire Department
with top counts OF 672-1, $50 in the
Mount Rainier League Elvin Shank.
with top single of 172 and 400, and
Bradshaw's 403, gave Johns Res
taurant q 81 edge over Mount
Rainier. Graefe's 401 enabled DR..
Pepper to trim Smiths Tavern. 81.
and the sixth 400 by Ulrich gave
Saur's Super Service its lone game
from Kleins.
A veteran bowler made sure of a
championship for his team when
Vic Riston banged out 414 at the
Recreation to feature 81 win
over Hecht Co., which gave the
Kann team the pennant in the De-
partment Store League by a margin
OF three games after the defending
two-time titleholding Woodward g.
Lothrop quint was whitewashed by
Goldenberg's. Riston,s count was
only one pin shy of the seasons
record by Billy Kingsolver of Lans-
burgh. Raleigh Haberdasher finished
third, three games ahead of Hecht.
Stott Continues 400 Pace.
Lindsey Stott rolled 423 for his
third consecutive 400 in the National
Capital League, but after his strong
Red Circle Food Shop team had
posted top game of 665 it dropped
the final two to Lucky Strike. Nick
Chaconas' 1856 and Lou Pantos' $50
were just the needed pins to put
Chaconas Market across three times
against Diamond Cab, despite the
l47-404 and 383 respectively fired
by Bub Geuthler and Eddie Keith.
Bill Dietrich's $50 was the wallop
that gave the Benmacks a 81 edge
over the leading Shaffer Flower
Shop. The two Ernies, Burkhalter
and Hauser, each shot 38l for the
losers. Ralph Goldbergs 379 was
high as the Millions swept Master
BARRIERS. Joe Di Misa rolled 382 for
the vanquished.
The pacesetting Pinettes main
tanned their two-game lead in the
Women's Procurement League by
routing the Orbits as the runner-up
Maullers swept the Kingishers.
Elizabeth Nash shone for the Maui
lers with 1873. Mary Browning of
the Eagles was tops with 3l8.
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