Evening star., 1940-04-15
Carroll Mu er Aide Walks Off With Pin Stakes Named for His Boss
Noses0ut Bob Miller
By Six Naples for
Suburban Title
Flag to Hiram, Masonic
BowIers Focus on Hot
individual Struggle

Carroll Mulikin of Bethesda to-
day had put one over on % other
suburban bowlers and particularly
his boss, by winning the fifth annual
John Henry Hiser Sweepstakes with
a 1913 score, which included a gen.
erous handicap of IA pins.
Mullikin, first lieutenant at the
Boulevard and Bethesda drives to
the veteran bowling alley mogul for
whom the event is named, put to-
gether sets of 666 and 578 from
scratch yesterday to nose out Bob
Miller by six pins for the top prize
of $50. j. Henry himself. with a
34-pin handicap, landed far down
in the field with 1,179.
Miller, who shot a lusty 20-705 to
grab the lead in the afternoon at
the Boulevard, fell to 20-6O7 in the
final at the Bethesda. His runner
up score of 1872 was worth $25.
Shooting from scratch, Perce
Wolfe, the 1887 champion, finished
third with 1896. His sets of 635
and 65l netted him SIS. Harry Hill
lard, also rolling from scratch, was
fifth with 1,245. The star Hyatts-
vile pinmen finished back of Ed
Payne, who climaxed a 68-1,280
with top single of 1853, which won
q consolation prize of IS.
Prizes of S. each also went to
w. w. Wise, ISL: Lawrence Pugh,
$50; George Linkins. 686.
Civic Clubs, Junior Board Vie.
A team and singles handicap
sweepstakes between members of the
Civic Clubs and Junior Board of
Commerce Leagues will be the at
traction Wednesday night at the
New Recreation. DR.. o. U. Singer,
president of the Civic Clubs loop,
also announces that the annual
league party will be staged May l.
With Hiram Lodge having the
Masonic League pennant in the
bag, interest has switched to the
Individual championship battle being
waged by Lee Brown of Centennial,
who sports an average of 12l-36,
and Sam Simon of the flag winners,
who trails him by 10 pins. Abe
Povich of Gompers. with l20-66, also
has a chance to finish on top.
Charley Nicholson, who won the
Navy Yard title with 12l, is having
his hands full striving to cop East
Washington Church League honors.
Ronald Smith, by virtue of 365 set,
passed both him and Jessie Deloe
last week with 117-62. Nick Is AZ
pins ahead Peck of PetWorth posted
q season record of 172 and Kephart
of Grace Church shot 1893 to shine.
Dave and Julie Singer, brother
stars, will have it out at Convention
Hall tomorrow night in the Hebrew
League windup. Julie with 1926
leads by 10 sticks.
Bill Krauss Passes Hokie Smith.
Bill Krauss of Chevy Chase with
1926 passed Hokie Smith by four
pins as the runnerup to Astor Clarke
in the District League Clarke, de-
Tending champion, sets the pace with
1862.
Norman Schroth probably will be
the most toasted bowler when the
Elks League stages its annual din
ner dance tomorrow night at the
Elks Hail. 1t was Schroth's brilliant
rolling that gave the selected Elks
team a victory over the Masonic
League stars in the four team
matches in which the Odd Fellows
and Shriners also participated re-
Gently.
George Ortlip, with a season rec
ord of 39l, shone as his Swiss team
swept the American outfit to take
over first place in the Agriculture
F. o. o. R. League.
Bowlers representing the New
Lork Central, Reading, Chesapeake
& Ohio, Richmond, Fredericksburg
e. Potomac and Western Maryland
railroads will take part in the in
augural of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad System Y M. c. A. Bowl
ing Congress Saturday at the Charles
Alley in Baltimore. The local "Y"
team will include r. McGaha, w. F.
Tremper, William Carder, T. L.
Selke, j. D. Warfield, E. K Burton
and G. L. Hightman, captain. A
dinner and dance will follow the
matches.