Evening star., 1940-12-15
Jerry Bockman Tops
Men, Two Women Tie
For High Gross
Tokomu Plant Produces
Pair Of Aces; Alley
Men Hold Confub
BY ROD THOMAS.

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In the opening phase of the giant
Evening Star Yuletide bowling tour
nament go to Jerry Bockman and
Frances Wilson of Takoma, Mrs.
Bessie Thompson of Brookland, Hor-
ace Snowden of Hyattsville and
Helen O'Dea of the Lucky Strike.
Leading scores rolled by them
earlier in the week stood up as the
qualification round, fired at virtu-
ally all the public duckpin plants in
the Metropolitan Washington area,
ended last night with an estimated
$4,000 men and women having COM
peted for places in a final test to
be held Immediately after Christ
mas.
Weeks PinfaH Is Low.
During week of unusually low
pinfall, Bockman, member of the
Takoma Bowling Association,
marked up the mems top scratch and
gross sets of the preliminary with
439 and 28-467. A fellow patron
of Takoma, Miss Wilson, tied for
high gross in the women'S division
with 20-4l8 and rolled the best total
from scratch, 1893 Miss Wilson, in
cidentally, proved herself a versa
tile leader. She's president of the
Emory Church League, in which she
rolled the tournament prelim. Mrs.
Thompson, with 81 handicap, to-
tailed Alb in the Brookland Ladies'
League to share gross laurels with
Miss Wilson.
Competing in the Prince Georges
County League, Snowden walked
away with game laurels with a string
of 1874. His 432 was among the high
scratch sets. Top single in the wom-
ems division, of 156, was pitched by
Miss ODea in the Ladies' District
League at the Lucky Strike OBJ
served Ma Limerick, captain of Miss
ODea's team, Red Circle Food Shop:
"Thisll be the first time any Red
Circle girl has won anything" 1t
is recalled that the revered Mrs.
Limerick herself several years ago
almost collected Star tournament
prize. An audit squeezed her off the
bottom of the payoff list when it
was necessary to insert a name.
Promoters Meet Tomorrow.
Alley managers were busy last
night checking up on qualiflers
Twenty-Five per cent of the field at
each plant will be eligible for the
big scramble in which some $1,l00
will be at stake. Due to juicy han
dicaps, every man and woman who
qualified will have genuine look
in on the spinach. None of those
who landed on top in the prelim-
mary ever before figured in a major
tournament. They will receive
prizes, but the bulk of the coin will
60 to those who whang the headpin
in the rolloff. The complete list of
awards will be announced following
meeting tomorrow of the Metro
politan Bowling Alley Operators AS
sociation, in which a check will be
made on prize money. The Star
annually contributes $500 and the
promoters kick in with 81 per drive,
excluding lanes not used in league
bowling.
Stars of Final Night.
High scorers last night we're:
Georgetown Commercial-Men, A.
Z. Gorham, 44-379; E. Hubert Car
lock, 54-373; Kenneth Barber, 54-
366; woman, Eva Mae Watson, 54-
357.
Convention Hall - Men, Albert
Tucci, 36-400; R. C. Jeffries, 54-394;
Richard Putnam, 1884; Dave
Parker, 52-380.
University-Men, G. Collins, AZ
401; A. B. Gahan, 42390; Milton
Wood, 32-376; B. F. Hudson, 42-359;
Earl Wilson, 54-358; women, Doro-
thy Bradley, 54-354; Florence Nc
Goldrick, 54-337; Anne Martone, 54-
1886; Carmella Graziano, 54-330.
Hyattsville-Men, Paul Boyd, So
419; John Wright, 54-4l8; Lewis
Magruder, 32-4l1; Harry Hudgins,
54-4l5: F. Alvey, 52-409; John
6haffner, 1896.
Columbia-Men, Phil Coyne, 48-
39s; w. Adam, 1895; T. Lawson,
54-3s5; D. Lee, 54-385.
Rosslyn-Men, Walter Smith. 81
435; Leonard Legge, 48-407; Law
renee Mathers, 52-398: Robert j. Et-
ter, 54-393; Harry Kramer, 50-291.
Penn Recreation-Men, William
Burley, 14-391; Edward 500, 46-397;
Vernon 500, 34-398; Charles 500, 28-
38l.
Brookland Men, Arthur Cud-
mere, 38-399; B. Seifert, 54-380; w.
c. Smith, 54-374.
Arcadia-Men, William Elell. 81
40l; AL Tanner. 36-40l: woman,
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