Evening star., 1941-02-27
King Pin Girls Set Mark Boostinq Lead
Chalk Up Game Of 626
With Chevy Chase
Shutout Victim
Lucy Rose Boosts Edge
Over Lorraine GuIIi
As Both Go Strong

Stepping on the gas with sea-
son record of 626 to put the finish
ing touches on a sweep over the
strong Chevy Chase Ice Palace
Quint, the front-running King Pin
bowlers today had increased their
lead to two games over the cham
pion Rosslyns in spirited Ladies
District League flag chase.
With Catherine Quigley banging
out 1886 and Capt. Lorraine
GULL clouting for 146-372 last night
at King Pin, the pacesetters also
posted top set of 1,742. Their big
game count cracked the week-old
mark of GIT rolled by Penn Recrea-
ton.
Red Circle Food Shop played an
important role in the King Pin ad-
vance by trimming Rosslyn a game
with Julia Young's 142-337 and
Helen ODea's 337 featuring.
Leaders Boost Averages.
But while her Rosslyn club was
losing ground to King Pin, Lucy
Rose reeled off games of 142, $50 and
l03 for an even 400 to boost her top
average to 12l-37 Miss GULL. out
to top the defending champion,
moved up to 1919 with her 372.
Her second 400 league set OF the sea-
over Ida Simmons national record
mark of 121-16.
The third-place Penn Recreation,
led by Mary Magnottos 14l-364,
swept Clarendon with highs of 6O3-
1,737. Alma Mehler's 127-328 was
high for the Virginians.
Beth MinSons 146-387 was the
deciding edge as Arcadia took the
odd one from Del Ray Corinne
Hauser's 1885 was best for the
losers. With Irene Scotts 134-375
featuring, Rendezvous took the rub
Der game from Georgetown Recrea-
ton. Louise Diehl'S 135 and Ellen
Browns 355 were best for the West
enders.
Near-Star Tourney Grows.
Virginia girl rollers gave the fifth
annual Lucille Young Near-Star
tournament entry list boost today
when seven applications were re-
ceived from representatives OF the
John Marshall alleys in Richmond
and Helen Weaver, a 1O1-average
roller of Charlottesville, also en-
tered.
The Richmond rollers are Eliza
beth Womack, Mary Rodden, Edna
Cunningham, Sara jenkins, Mollie
Mclaughlin, Elizabeth kaufman
and Virginia Humphries.
Winning two games from South
east despite Capt FoWler's 149-406
highs, Fairfax rollers gained undis-
puted possession Of first place in the
Premier Cab League when the erst-
while leading Burlington quint
dropped the odd game to the East
Capital cabbies. The third-place
Hotel 2400 was beaten 81 by the
Directors.
Other highlights of the rolling at
Penn Recreation were: Smith, Fair
fax, 121-347; Caruana, Dupont,
142-36l; Nestor, East Capital, 1913
345: Stomback, Rock Creek Church
Road. 1886, and Gray Directors, |
l36-369.
ESQ Extra Takes Lead.
ESQ Extra is out in front OF the /
hectic Petroleum League flag scram-
BILE on total pins by virtue of a 2-1 |
victory at Columbia over Wayne Oil. |
Don Boyer fired top set OF 372 to |
lead the assault against the former
undisputed leaders.
Jimmy Ellis 134-349 and Clar- /
ence Taft's $50 were the telling wal !
lops as Drug Exchange swept Mar
vim & Snead in the Distributors .
League. Ray AronStein grabbed top
set honors at the Lucky Strike as he /
led E. Kahn's 81 win from Roma |.
with 36l. Nanny LandSmanS l24- |
353 was high as Retail sank Kron-
helm.
In one of the seasons standout
bowling feats Al Marggraf fired an |
all-time record game of 191 in the
jewelers. League to climax 401 at |
the New Recreation. His heavy
clouting gave Gait Bros. highs OF
620-l,730.
Tomorrow the newly-formed To- |
team Brookland- Takonla Junior |
League will roll its second weeks
matches at the Takoma Recreation .
at pm. The loop, comprising |
youngsters under 10, had it's incep- |
ton last week at the Brookland .
Recreation and will alternate each .
Saturday in the two maple plants.
Organized by Russ Diehl and Hap
Newman, respective Brookland and .
Takoma alley managers. the former
entered six teams and the latter
four.