Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-04
Manor Club Captain
Fires Games Of ITO
And 173in Row
Milne and Elliott Shine
As Leeionnoires Open;
SehooIboys to Meet

His fourth 4O0-set in eight days
will be the aim of Billy La Billie,
captain of the champion Manor No.
I team when he bowls tonight at
the Lucky Strike in the Country
Club League.
BY virtue of two consecutive
games of ITO and 173 rolled last
week Billy posted season record
sets Of 43l and 433 in the Mount
Rainier and Country Club leagues.
Last night on the Mount Rainier
drives his even 400, which spanked
the champion Russell Motors 80
victory over Saurs Super Service,
gave him his third 400-set and Sec
ond in row in the suburban loop.
Billy's two straight l70s on differ
ent nights were hailed as one of the
most remarkable achievements in
Washington bowling history.
Topping his efforts last night in
the suburban loop was George Barn
holt whose 144-403 gave Pincus
Grill 81 edge over Johns Restau-
rant, John Parks top l49 and 1856
also were winning wallops for the
Pincus aggregation.
Milne and Elliott Hot.
Clarence Milne and Jack Elliott
shared high game of $50 as the
American Legion League got under
way at the Lucky Strike. Elliott's
effort gave Sergt. Jasper its only
win over Costello as DR.. John Dud-
ley shot 1862 for the winners. Milne
saved Lincoln from being trampled
by last years flag winning Nash
Post team.
With DR.. Tommy Rice's 348 and
DR., Walton Schultze's 1873 tops, a
handful of the old guard of WASH
ington bowling had their first fling
this season as Rodier's Thursday
Night League observed its 14th an
niversary last night at the Lucky
Strike.
Rolling for a 3-game average of
669, the six-man Schultze Sharks
handily defeated the Gruver Gyp-
sizes. The winners lineup besides
Rice and SchultZe included Harold
CBiggie) Supplee, Chester Bid, Ralph
Little and Sonny Workman. Wash
ington's famous jockey, who flew
down from New York for the occa-
sion The losing side was composed
of Henry TAFT Rodier, DR.. Clyde
Shade, Charley Gooch. Dorie Cru
yer, Howard Ortel and Dr.. Tom
Webb, who fired a 346
Inter-High League Meets.
A meeting of the Inter-High
League will be held at II am. Sat-
urday at Columbia. All high school
bowlers interested are requested to
attend Gene Archer, Columbias
assistant manager. again will be in
charge OF the loop.
Sharing honors in the Census
Ladies League at Columbia were
Miss Maddox of Vital Statistics with
100 and Miss Hinton of Population
with 313. Agriculture with top
counts of 490-1,42 BANKED Geog-
raphy while Manufacturing, Popula-
ton and Machine Tabulations made
sweeps.
Margaret Lynn, standout in the
Ladies Federal League as the ace of
R. F.. c., No. /, banged out l35-343
at the Arcadia Agriculture, with
9 games won out of II rolled, sets
the pace. with Government Printing
Office one game behind.
BoWlers of the War Department
League watched Lloyd Van Horn
walk of the Arcadia runways with
high scores of l47-393. Hydro
graphic turned in 6o4-l,743, but
dropped the rubber tilt to Fort
Belvoir.
E. P. Seeker pinmen, led by Jim
Mothersheds LAG and Harry
Theakes' 1854. mopped up the Quality
outfit with 574-1,674 in the Repro
duction Trades League at Chevy
Chase