Evening star., 1941-03-31
BrookIand Tourney
Again Captured by
An 0rioIe Roller
Seim Beuts Connecticut
Man in RoIIoff Of Tie;
D. G. Fores Poorly

For the second consecutive time
the original Brookland Recreation
tournament will be named after a
Baltimore bowler.
But to gain this honor last night
Lee Seim had to win roll-off from
Herman Ferri of New Haven, Conn,
after tieing with the crack New
Englander at the end of the 10
game attraction named for VIM
field Guerke, the first Oriole cham
pion, with q score of 1898.
Leader of the first five-game block
rolled yesterday afternoon at the
Lafayette Bowling Center with 728,
which was tops for the tournament,
Ferri was 49 pins ahead of Seim
when they went into the final block
at the Brookland Recreation. Finish
ing ahead of Seim with 670 for his
last five strings, Ferri watched the
raven-haired, bespectacled Oriole
star deadlock the issue with a game
of 1877 that was climaXed by two
spares. Needing eight sticks on the
last mark for a one-pin victory,
Seim knotted the score with seven.
His sets were 679 and 719.
Packed Gallery Excited.
A packed gallery brimming with
excitement watched Seim breeze
home in the roll-of, 453 to 379. His
games were 153, 148 and 152. Each
won SITS, splitting $3.50.
Ray Barnes of Richmond and
formerly one of Baltimores great
est of all time, still in hot streak
after his S400 victory in the Stars
and Stripes at Baltimore Saturday
night, finished third with 1890. He
rolled identical scores of sos to win
$3.50.
Making a game bid to retain his
title in a record field of rs, Guerke
finished only II pins behind the CO.
winners with 1887. His scores OF
67l and I'll netted him $40.
Ray Watson won fifth-place
money of $50 with 1883. After 667
in the afternoon round, the Brook
land Merchants League howitzer
sizzled in the final block with TIC
Meyer Jacobson of Baltimore
showing old-time form grabbed
sixth place with 1882 and s25.
Two Virginians Collect.
Two Virginia contestants, Lefty
Goodson of Norfolk fired 1856 to
nose out A. w. Ferguson of Roanoke
by one stick for seventh place. Their
prizes were $40 and $3.50 Ray
Fiorentino was the fourth Oriole in
the payoff with 1,345. He col
lected SIS.
Rolling 648 and 682, Clarke, the
country's leading stake shooter this
season, won $3.50 with his 10th
place score of 1880. He and Watson
were Washington's only major prize
winners.
Consolation prizes of $40 for high
games and sets went to Claude
(Hop) Caskey. Martinsburg. w. Va,
687; Billy Stalcup, Rosslyn. 720;
Steve Witkowski. Middletown, Conn.
185, and Lou Pantos, Washington
17S.
Scores Of Washington also rams:
Tony Santini, 1919: Elvin Shank
1905; Perce Wolfe, 1926; Bill Beatty
! ,274; Lou jenkins, 1912; Lou Pantos
1929; Andy Gleeson, 1874; Ernie
Hauser, l,l84; Dave Burrows, 1,172;
Bob Miciotto. 1,157; Joe Freschi, l.
269: Bill Schotter, 1927; Pete Santos
1,104; Billy Stalcup, 1927: Johnny
Burger, 1898; Fred Murphy, 1876;
Hokie Smith, 1854; Paul Perkins
1918; Frank Mischou, 1000: Lindsey
Stott, 1,179: Al Wright, 1915; Ollie
Pacini, 1920; Paul Jarman. 1,18O;
Red Megaw, l.240; Harry Hilliard
1927: H. w. Bloyer. 1.168; Ell Geib
1.139; Ed Nash. 1885: Bill King. l.
269; Earl Gochenour, 1925; Leor
FleiSher, l,l98; Jim Luckett, 1882.