Evening star., 1940-03-14
Event Slated April !
Al Convention Hail.;
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Lucy Rose Takes Lead
In District League
With ll8 Average

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With bowlers of the Elks, Ma
sonic, Almas Temple and Odd Fell
lows Leagues engaged, one Of the
greatest charity bowling affairs ever
held here looms for Sunday, April Z,
at Convention Hall.
The entire proceeds will go to
the Children's Hospital blood bank
fund. The admission charge will
be Is cents.
Some of the city's leading pin
men will be seen In action. Among
them will be Perce Elicit, president
of the Washington City Duckpin
Association, who likely will captain
the Odd Fellows team. The Elks
League, which planned the event,
will have strong combination of
such stars as Norman Schroth, Ed
Blakeney. Tony Santini, Eddie
Espey, Kenny Thorpe, Chester Bid,
Lou Bonbrest and Ed Mulvey.
The Masonic and Shrine line-ups
will include Lee Brown, Sam Simon,
Abe Povich, Otey Brown, Paul
Schlosser, Whip Litchfleld, Irvine
Billhimer, Ben Hare and Charley
Phillips.
Wootton E. Young, president Of
the Convention Hall Co., will do
nate the alleys. Leonard L. Pearce,
secretary Of the Elks League, is
one Of the keymen in arranging
the big show.
Lucy Rose Passes Lorraine.
Another heavy blow in a series of
recent reverses In her gallant bid
to regain the No. national rank
ing was suffered by Lorraine GULL
of Lucky Strike last night when
she relinquished her top spot in
the Ladies District League to Lucy
Rose, the plucky spearhead of the
pace-setting Rosslyn team
The battle for the championship
Of the clty's strongest woman bowl
ing circuit had its sudden turn at
Rosslyn as Mrs. Rose spurted to the
front with an average of 1888 by
virtue of a 4l2 set while Miss GULL
shot puny 324 to drop to 1879
for 66 games.
With games of 145, 1873 and 1874
Mrs. Rose featured Rosslyn's 81
victory over Lucky Strike. Caro-
line Hiser with 357 was high for the
champion Luckies, who hold fourth
place in the pennant chase.
In other matches Chevy Chase
defeated Arcade-Pontiac, 81, as
Stimmy Hart and Marie Spates
shone with respective counts of
150-357 and 14O. Red Circle
Food Shop trimmed Arcadia two
games, with Mamie Paynes 116-
1872 high
Johnny Anderson Best.
Johnny Anderson paced Arcade
POntiac's 2-1 win over Call Carl
In the Automotive League with l56.
Despite AL O'Donoghue's 800, Cap
ital Cadillac nicked l.. p. Stuart
twice and H. B. Leary took the odd
one from the leading Emerson e.
Orme Service team.
Jules Redmiles .shone with 1865
365 as the Georgia outfit tied for
the lead in the c. & p. Telephone
League with q sweep over Com
mercial.
Crosse & Blackwell bowlers swept
Worcester Peter Pan to take over
first place in the District Grocery
Stores League from Wardman Park
Market, which lost the top spot for
the first time during the season.
Lou Ruche of Wardman was high
with 384. John Rhyme of WASH
ington Paper shot top single of 152.
Lee Lemat banged out 1SO game
last night at Silver Spring only to
watch his Willis Builders lose the
decision by three pins to Cornelius
Printing. In his last seven frames
Lemat posted three spares and four
strikes. In the 612-to-609 count,
Hodgson was high for the winners
with 126. Lemat was second with
an even 400 as Whitley Arnold with
403 capped Floral Taproom's 2-1
win from A. A w.
Upsets featured the Lucky Strike
Ladies League matches as the lead
ing M. I. N. team was swept by
Social Security and the runnerup
Up-n-at-'m quint was routed by the
Colonials. Peggy Walsh Of F. A. A.
No. 2 with 122 and Helen Bernard
of the Colonials with 318 were tops.