Evening star., 1940-12-27
BY ROD THOMAS.

Jack Shafferman of the Pioneer
Laundry team in the Brookland
Merchants League today stood to
win $100 in cash, a gold medal and
a trophy in the 18th annual Evening
Star Yuletide bowling tournament
On the Brookland Recreation drives
last night Shafferman fired set
of 739, including a 40-pin handicap
which placed him on top of the
mems division in the city-wide roll
off of an event which began with a
field of some $4,000 bowlers of both
sexes.
The battle for most of the prize
fund of S1.140 and other awards
opened last night at IS maple plants
and the action will spread tonight.
Patrons of 25 public alleys are en-
gagged in the tournament which will
end January 3.
Less fashy than Shafferman but
setting a formidable pace in the
women's division was Gilmore Nugent
of the G.. P. o. team in the Federal
League at the Arcadia who shot 1893
with a 46-pin handicap. In the
giant roll-off, engaging Is per cent
of the original field, high gross set
for each sex will be worth $100 and
a gold medal and to the top gross
scorers at each establishment will
be awarded silver trophies.
Shank Shoots Whopper.
The current leaders are rated only
fair chances for victory. A year
ago Hokie Smith now assistant man.
ager of the Lucky Strike, snatched
first prize with an all-time tourna-
ment record of 760 rolled from
scratch, but this time failed to
qualify. Likewise Juanita Pollock
gathered sundry prizes with 54-44l, i,
but is not noted among the present
contestants.
Jack Shafferman and Gilmore Nu-
gent are reaching for more com,
but it is doubtful either will re-
ceive more glory than Elvin Shank,
member of several leagues who
rolled at the King Pin. Shank's
6S2 with a 30-stick handicap may
not hit the pay-off, but his high
game of 1856 not only figures to net
a prize but place for him among
the all-time stars of the tournament.
Records are being checked to de-
termine if Shanks 1856 isn't the
ace game in the history of the
event. The fourth of his set, it
was one of the highest strings
turned in this season. In it he
marked up seven spares and two
strikes.
Speed -balling Shank within the
last fortnight shot high scratch
sets of the King Pin Handicap 1886
for seven games) and the WASH
ington horseshoe pitchers bowling
tournament, held annually in con-
nection with The Stars event 1896
for five strings. Shortly before
these contests he finished a sensa-
tional third in the classic Dixie
Sweepstakes.
Shafferman Makes Strong Finish.
Shafferman turned in high
grade performance until the final
game: then he became a master,
finishing with five straight spares
for a string of 160 His complete
tally was 124, 143, 139, 1873, 160-40-
739. He missed only one spare
break.
The Nugent summary: ITO, lis,
l27-46-398.
Shafferman overcame stiff COM
petition with no less than seven
others beating TOO. They were:
William Powell, Bethesda, 84-733;
Felix Piniero, New Recreation
66-722; Roger Red King, Queen
Pin, 34-708; Bill Havens, sr,
Rosslyn, 73-705; Jerry Alsop,
Takoma, 6O-704; Norman Vein
meyer, Rosslyn, 73-7O3 and Joe B.
Schlaifer, Lucky Strike, 77-703.
Clarence w. thinner rolled 700 at
the Lucky Strike with ST franked
sticks.
Other high scorers among the
skirted shooters were: Esther Boyer,
Arcadia. 42-389; Agnes Johnson,
Lucky Strike, 48-385; Vera Low,
Lucky Strike, 34-381; Charlotte
Trate, Clarendon, 46-38O; June F,
Leach, Lucky Strike, 50-377; Ursula
Danforth, Lucky Strike, 40-376, and
Aline Fairchild, Clarendon, 54-374.
The doings at Rosslyn were in
teresting. Bill Havers, ST., high
scorer of Gait Davis plant, which
always produces something unusual
In The Star tournament, rolled on
the same drives with Bill, jr. They're
an athletic family, those Havens,
famed in aquatic sports. Young Bill
Is the national canoe fitting cham
pion, but last night his old man
gave him a bowling lesson. Score,
73-705 to 90-577.
Striking evidence that The Star
tournament essentially is buffers