Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-23
Ace Shrinks AVERAGE
Rolling With StaIeup
Ahead OF Teams
Leaders Drop Two Tits
To RossIyn and End
Victory Streak

The unorthodoX practice of rolling
games ahead of time today had
proved costly to both Hokie Smith
and his pace-setting Lucky Strike
team in their efforts to retain the
championship of the District League
Spearhead of the Lucky Strikes
bid for its second straight pennant,
Smith, granting Billy Stalcup's re-
quest to roll before their teams,
turned in 1858, his lowest set of the
season which Shrank his sensational
1876 average to 1888 for q games
Stalcup posted 381 Rolling with
his team Smith would have been a
cinch to better the figure he turned
in.
Without Smith to even lend his
moral support the Lucky Strikes
completely folded up in the first two
games last night against a much
stronger invading Rosslyn combina-
ton as both clubs rolled with four
boWlerS. After ROSSlyn had
smothered them with $50 and 639
scores. the Luckies practically were
handed the final game. Bill KrauSs'
151-402 led Rosslyn plus the edge
given them by Stalcup's 381.
The 2-l defeat which snapped a
12-game winning streak also cut the
Luckies' lead to two games when the
Second-place Arlington quint trim
med Lafayette 2-1, after losing the
first game. Shank's 1886 and
Paul Jarman's 1888 gave Airing
ton the edge. A TerryS BIT was
high for the losers.
Penn Beats Del Ray.
In an exciting match Penn Rec
reation took the odd game from the
visiting Del Ray sharpShooters with
a score of 640-1.876, while the losers
marked up middle count of I'll and
a set of 1896. both tops for the night.
Buck McDonald's 1853 which included
a triple-header strike, Bert Lynn'S
155 and FL Geib'S ISL featured the
big game. Geib and Lynn each
counted 387 sets Abe Weinberg led
in the Penn victory with 141-404
while Bill King threw in helpful
1886 and Red Hamilton contributed
38l.
Losing two games to Spillway.
Georgetown Recreation dropped
into a third-place tie with Penn.
Ed Nash's 165-397 and Joe Harri-
sons 374 were best for the winners.
King Pin. led by John Chaney's
1895 and Bill Beatty's 146-375,
took the first and final games from
the invading Roger Peacock Bethes-
da outfit to gain a birthplace tie
with SpillWay.
Ressa Has Hot Hand.
Johnny Ressa laced out counts of
i55 and 404 and Jack Perrell added
377 as Chevy Chase Ice Palace
nicked Clarendon for the odd one.
Joe Freschi. moving among the top
average rollers Of the loop, banged
out 1884
Henry Hiser's Bethesda quint won
its first victory of the season by
81 margin from Oscar Hiser's
Hyattsville Recreation. Paul James
featured with 160-405 and George
Linkins collaborated with 800
Meyer WeinbergS 1888 and
Tony SantiniS 147-378 we're the
heaviest wallops as Convention Hall
continued to move up the ladder
with a 81 decision over Hi-Skor.
Capt. Ed BIakeney's 144-388 was
high for the Hallmen.
Honors in the Northeast Temple
League went to L. Glaze of Senate
Inn with 154 and Pugh of Mann's
Potato Chips with 1884. Senate Inn
and Loggia Roma shared team highs
with respective scores of 598 and
1877.
Julie Singers top count of Ala,
which included a single of 142, was
the winning punch as the champion
Youdie's Mems Shop swept Sheri-
dan DehCatessen with highs of
636 and 1871 in the Hebrew League
at Penn Recreation. The defeat
cost the losers first place, as York
Liquor gained the top rung by
vhitewashing Vista. Abe Roffelds
1882 paced the new leaders.
Ellis BlTka'S top ISL and 1893 paved
the way for Olympia to trim Al
Ash's DehcatesSen. 81. Al Tenen-
baum's 1896 was best for the
losers.