Evening star., 1940-04-12
$50 Teams Entered;
D. {. bow|ers Roll
April 70 and II
Rodier's Thursday Night
Sturs Score; Shoffers
End Losing Streuk

washington bowler will be marked
with new success tonight at New
Haven, Conn.,, when Executive Sec
retary George L. Isemann takes over
the task Of directing the biggest
tournament staged by the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress since its
birth here in 1927.
Eighteen high school teams and a
host of booster clubs will set of the
fireworks for a field Of $50 teams
which will roll in the 18th annual
championships on the Candee
drives, managed by the famous Jack
White.
Happy over the big increase in
entries, a boost of So over the pre-
vious record established here last
year, 1semann before leaving last
night released some interesting
figures. New England has entered
247 teams. one more than the entire
entry Of last year. The South will
have 103 teams. A total of 76 mans
and 18 woman's teams will roll in
the championship class from New
England, while the South will have
81 In the top division.
The New England booster entry of
153 teams far surpassed any pre-
vious mark. Only is booster teams
will represent the South in both the
mans and woman's divisions.
Washington bowlers will compete
on two-week ends-April 20 and q.
Rodier's Stars Score.
The Commerce g. Savings Bank
team was no match for a picked
crew Of Rodier's Thursday Night
League as the old-timers last night
at Lucky Strike won by a margin Of
66 pins. Harold (Biggy) Supplee,
with 1856, and DR.. Tom Webb with
BAT, starred in It'll team perform
ance. DR.. E. Clyde Shade, Chester
Bid and Eddie Winslow also helped
the winners to post games of 555,
576 and $50. Forrest Hansborough
348, and Bill Bobbs 342, were high
for the losers.
After losing six games in a row,
the pacesetting Shaffer's Flower
Show, paced by Ernie Hauser's 154-
All and Red Kings 384, counted CAT
-1,884 to cop the odd one from
Lucky Strike and maintain its COM
manding lead in the National Cap
ital League. Sam Benson's top
game of 163 was to no avail as ia
lepes Restaurant was whitewashed
by the Benmacks. Bill Miller's 140-
1872 led the victors. Lindsey Stott
was the chief walloper with 147-407
as the runner-up Red Circle Food
Shop downed Wayne Oil 81, with
647-1.868 Milton's Service was a
2-1 victor over Chaconas Market de-
spite Fred Murphy's 151-403. Cha
conas' 654 was top team game.
Chappells Set Record.
Chappell Billiards pinmen chalked
up an all-time record of 1893 In the
Georgetown Commercial League but
finished on the short end of 2-1
count with the Teehan rollers.
Kenny Beck's 401, Lou Greamer's
1896, Bill Woods 800 and Dave Bur-
rows 1856 couldn't Offset a big handi-
cap. Lefty Dennie shot 1872 for the
victors. Columbia Grill pulled to a
three-game lead by swamping
Toody's.
Out to regain his laurels as the
loops top shooter, Jack Talbert with
a 402 set spurted to the front with
a margin of % pins over Joe Di
Misa, the defending champion. Tai
bert's fifth 400 league set tilted his
average to 121-66.
Kann pinmen went on top by
1-game margin in the Department
Store League flag chase at the New
Recreation with a 81 victory over
Credit Bureau and the 81 setback
handed Woodward & Lothrop, de-
Tending champions, by Hecht Co.
Dick Fenton's 1856 was costly to the
two-time pennant winners. Raleigh
Haberdasher maintained third place
over Hecht by taking the rubber
game from Jelleff's. Stanley Beall's
367 was high as Guy-C -Curran swept
GarnncKelS TO hold fifth place.
Chevy Chase Runnersup.
Chevy Chase clinched second
place in the District League by TAX
ing the third-place Columbia outfit
over the jumps in the odd game.
Bill Krauss' 404, Al Wright's 1876 and
Jack Halbert's 391 were the big blows
IN team games of 636, 6O4 and 665.
Bill Clampitt's 165-4O7 and Hokie
Smiths 1896 were high for the
losers.
Tonight the leading Rosslyn team
and Lucky Strike will tangle in a
double-header at the Lucky Strike,
Georgetown and Arcadia will meet
at Georgetown and Mount Rainier
and Brookland will clash at Mount
Rainier.
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