Evening star., 1940-02-14
Sontini, With Pace of 729, Wins
1924 to Top Stakes Rollers;
Hilltop League Under Way

With an average Of 1924 for 123
games and the winner of 1924,
Washington's Tony Santini today
still was holding his own as the top
sweepstakes shooter of the East and
South, according to the latest fig-
ures compiled by Dave Burrows,
National Duckpin Bowling Congress
statistician.
Away winging with triumphs in
the Campbell and Dixie, Santini
since has held a hot pace by finish
ing in the money in six other events.
Running second to Santini in aver
age is Washington's Joe Harrison
with 1886 in 1875 games. The Ar
cadia howitzer Is the third highest
money winner, having collected $3.50
In six Of 13 events.
Baltimore's newest duckpin SEN
sation, Ray Fiorentino. climbed to
third place with 128-45 in 122 games
by virtue of his record smashing
victory here in the Red Megaw
sweepstakes His prize money from
six out Of 13 events is $268.
Hokie Smith Close Behind.
Close on the heels of the three
leaders is Columbia's Hokie Smith
With a matchless record of four
sweepstakes triumphs this season,
Smith has banged the naples for
127-l50 in 154 games. His STA win
nings are surpassed only by Team
mate ,Santini's. Nine times he's
made the payof in Is events. Fifth
Is another Oriole, Winfield Guerke,
with 1874 in 1913 games.
Fourth high money winner with
$557 collected in nine out Of II tour
naments, Perce Wolfe in 1872 games
has shot for an average of 1876 1863
A few sticks ahead of the Prince
Georges County ace Is Ed Blakeney,
the Columbia team captain, who has
pocketed S140.50 from six events and
rolled for a mark of 1913 in 160
games.
Astor Clarke, while not as sensa-
tional as in former seasons. has
shot at steady pace of 1861 in 155
games to win s183 in seven events
out of Is rolled. The king of the
duckpinners is in front of such
Capital topnotchers as Howard Par
sons with 1856 in 153 games, Karl
Gochenour with l24-41 in IS
strings, Ollie Pacini with 1868 in
54 games and Julius Singer with
125-16 In Sc games.
Among Baltimore's top shooters
also are Earl Campbell, who has won
$500.75 in four tournaments and
rolled for an average Of 1z6-125 in
1874 games. Julian yesterday has
pocketed $258 In three sweepstakes
His average for 1873 games is 1885,
So. Bob Fisher has averaged 1856
in 100 strings.
Crack League Records.
Two all-time league records went
by the boards In the Maryland-Dis-
trict Ladies League at Silver Spring
as Shepherd Park Wine & Liquor
pinettes counted 622-1,730. Marie
Spates led with 375 and 1863 as the
record -smashers smothered the oc-
cidentals.
-Four teams started the ball a.
rollin' in the newly organized
Georgetown University Inter-Fra-
ternity League last night at the
Lucky Strike. Francis Dobrynski,
with 112-3O6, was high as Theta
Kappa Psi took the odd one from
Phi Chi, and Myer Stolar with
l25-296 featured for Phi Delta Ep-
silon In q 2-1 win from Lambda
Phi Mu. John Bayly Is president
and Alvin Kay secretary of the loop,
which will be increased four more
teams.
Organized bowling will get another
boost tonight when the Georgetown
Medical and Georgetown Dental
Schools form q 16-team league to
roll at the Lucky Strike.
While Holy Comforter A was
swamping the leading st. Francis
Xavier team in the Catholic Ladies'
League, Mary Fleming Of L. A. A.
o. H., chalked up top string of 122
and Anne Scanlon of Holy Com
forter v garnered high set with 334.
The champion B'nai-B'rith con-
tinued its pennant dash in the Dis
tributors League with a 80 win from
the Cardinals.
Bob Temple Sets Mark.
Bob Temple, ace bowler OF. the
Greenbelt League banged out a sea-
son record game Of I'll as the lead
ing Musketeers swept the Jaguars
with new high team game Of 558
and q 1,620 set at College Park.
ONCE Service maintained its lead
in the United States Housing Au-
thority League Us Scorer E. F. Gus
tavson's 124-3l6 paced q 2-l vic
tory over Projects. High set went
to j. L. jenkins, with 335.
Monopolizing the scoring In the
Rosslyn Independent League Is Lou
Freschi's 163-428 headlined team
counts Of 6s2-l,s 1888, Allied Roofing
swept Washington Canoe to squirt
into first place. With q 39S set
that filtad his ton avero Ga to fQn- q