Evening star., 1940-01-15
Virginia MeetLures
ManyFine Pinmen
From Capital
EIIis-Suntini Combine
RuIIies for Victory
In Baltimore Event


Georges Demeres, Arcadia's dimin-
utive anchor shooter, who halls
from Fredericksburg, Va, will be
defending champion when Badly
Berger stages his third annual
Recreation Sweepstakes Saturday at
Portsmouth, Va.
Ranked 22d by the National Duck
pin Bowling Congress last season,
Demeres in his first season as a
District Lacquer is banging the
NAPLES for an average of 1924. He
seems to thrive on driving more
than so miles to roll.
With galaxy of Washington
money shooters, record field of
more than go looms.
Last year Howard Parsons of
Lucky Strike finished "a sticks back
of Demeres to collect third money
with 1,275, and Astor Clarke and
Karl Gochenour, Rosslyn stars, were
fifth and sixth, with 1859 and 1,246.
Last Frame Aids d. c. Pair.
1t took some spectacular last
frame shooting for Evelyn Ellis and
Tony Santini to win the Franklin
mixed doubles at Baltimore yester-
day. The Rosslyn team captain of
the Ladies District League banged
out double-header strike. and
Tony, the country's top sweepstakes
money winner, slid two pins in the
back row, seven and eight, for
spare.
The Capital combination posted
LOOP to nose out Caroline Hiser
and Perce Wolfe. the crack Prince
Georges County duo, by four pins to
collect first prize of s1OO. Mrs. Ellis,
who finished ninth in the Women's
Dixie Saturday, equaled her part
ner's score with SOL.
Lucy Rose of Rosslyn, who, with
Karl Gochenour. won fourth prize
with a combined score of 966. shot
record turnament score of 5l1,
six pins under the national mark
held by Rhea Aronovitz of New
Haven. Conn. Third prize went to
an Orlole duo, Lola Shannahan
and Ray Fiorentino, with 984. Ed
Blakeney, with Ill, was the only
other Washington roller to land a
prize.
A field of SO couples competed.
The inaugural event attracted more
than 20 Metropolitan Washington
teams
Sun Dials Win Easily.
The Chevrolet -Texaco rollers of
Martinsburg, w. Va, were no match
for the Sun Dial team of the Ma
tlonal Capital League yesterday at
Lucky Strike. Jimmie Moore's 1877
$40 and John Chaney's l52-658 were
tops as Sun Dial ran up a score of
3,O83 to win by 303 pins.
Capt. Tom Reedy was high for the
invaders with 572.
Buddy Colin, tabled as future
big-league timber, shot 4O6 in the
PetWorth League to enable Little
Tavern to sweep Wonder Bread.
Eddie Payne's 1854 and a 628 team
count gave Superior Lock and Elec-
trio a 2-1 edge over Double Flavor
Bread. Schaeffer Motors moved to
first place with a 80 win from York
Haberdasher as Sellers Plumbers slid
to second by dropping the odd-game
skirmish to City Awning.
Dixie Stakes Highlishts.
Women's Dixie sweepstakes notes:
Baltimore rollers were only one
shy of supplying one-third of the
entries. And the six who finished
in the money collected S1125O. ap-
proximately one-third of the total
prize fund. Metropolitan Wash
ington had 81 in the ninth annual
event. Seven winners collected
$185.
Virginia Calvagno of the Ladies'
Federal League showed grit and
real dyed-ln-Wool bowling enthusi-
asm. She rolled 351 on her home
alleys in the first block at Arcadia.
And she was far from last with a
957 nine-game score.
Luray, Va, has its first entry in
national sweepstakes. She was
Mrs. Virginia Foltz, champion wom-
an roller of the Shenandoah VAL
ley.
For the first time in quite spell,
Richmond failed to land a roller in
the money. Helen Randlett with
1,026 missed out by three pins.
Marge Smith, whose 181 is an
ail-time record game for feminine
rolling here, came down from New
York to roll. Her job took her to
the big town several months ago.
Lorraine GULL needed 10 pins in
her last frame to break Lucille
Young's national record of 1,169 by
stick and got 'em the hard way.
Her first roll left pins No. 2, 4, 5
and standing. She plucked them
off two at a time.