Evening star., 1941-01-31
Shooting for Ringers
.0r Strikes OF Little
Difference 10 Him
Eva Grondiion Is Stur
As Interior Muidens
Mark Up Record

Washington horseshoe pitchers
will be pulling for one of their own
Sunday, when Elvin Shank, the Cap
itals newest duckpin stake sensa-
ton and star of several of the city's
leading bowling leagues, shoots for
the retention of his Hap Burtner
Handicap Open laurels against a
record field of more than 100 at
Convention Hall.
Famed equally as ringster and
bowler, Brookland Recreations star
District Lacquer has turned in one
brilliant duckpin performance after
another this season with the blue
chips down.
The lanky speedballer, winging to
championship honors in the Mount
Rainier League with 127 average
besides two season record SplaShes
of 181 and 436, first forged into
prominence last November when a
2,023 score gave him third money of
5000 in the Dixie classic.
Wins Ringsters' Bowling Title.
After posting top scratch set of
$50 in the King Pin Handicap, he
astonished his ringer rivals by WIN
ming the annual Washington horse
shoe bowling tournament at the
Lucky Strike with a five-game
scratch set of 696. His score of well
over 1900 in the United States
classic at Baltimore outstripped
many of the Districts foremost stake
shooters.
Shooting BAT as top scratch sci
plus a 4-pin handicap he finished
third in the recent annual Chilly
Barnard Open.
Bowlers of all classes, who will re-
ceive a handicap of two-thirds the
difference between their highest
league averages and scratch OF 128
will fire for top award of 5000 In
the Burtner event. The prize funo
will be sweetened 500 by Woottor
E. Young, president of the Conven-
ton Hall Co.
The fourth annual event staged
in honor of Harry K Burtner, man.
ager of Convention Hall. will start
at pm. Entrance fee is $3.50.
Eva Grandijan Near Records.
With near-record scores OF l5l
and 1856, Eva Grandijan was q
standout last night at Arcadia a:
the Interior team cracked the sea-
sons high-set mark in the Ladies
Federal League with 1,6l7. It topped
R. F. C.'s former mark by 5 sticks
Interiors high game was 586. Ma
rines are three games ahead OF Agri-
culture in the flag chase.
Master BARRIERS maintained their
two-game lead in the hectic Ma
tional Capital League pennant
scramble as Joe DiMisa's 139-4l3
Ed Nash's 154-412 and Lou jenkins
382 featured a 81 triumph over
Jalepes Restaurant The winners
were tops with 1,840. El Geib OF
the losers was the star of the match
with AIS, while Ralph Sandy threw
in 384 for the restaurant team.
The runner-up, Structural Porce-
lain, with high game Of 634, was a
81 victor over ChaconaS Market
with Eddie Paynes 364 high. Red
Circle Food Shop dropped the odd
game to Portner's Grill when Shorty
Move capped a 382 set with 152
Paul Fitzgerald was high with Al
365 as the Benmacks tripped the
champion Shaffer Flower Shop
twice with 607-1.721. Arthur Mel
son was best for the losers with
138-378.
Star in InterSOrOrity Loop.
Garnering high scores in the In
tersorority League at Brookland
were Marie Hagermann of Sigma
Phi Gamma No. 2. with 129, and
HERNIA Reid of Beta Gamma Phi
with 324
Johnny Ressa's 378 was the heav-
lest wallop as Premier Cab No. l
walked of with highs of 569-1 ,664
in the D C. Taxi loop. George Hurst
of Washington Cab also shone at
Brookland with l54 splash.