The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-02-08
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You You ALLEY
By FRED R. DURRETTE

ny FRED n. DthhEIIE
Found. A team that can defeat
that terrible bunch Of young ladies
that bowls for Sans Recreation.
The team is that of Ben Webster
and rolls under the name OF Detroit
Beer. II is led by sparkplug Grady
Lawrence.
The two teams met In a three
game league schedule at Sans and
Detroit Beer won two Of the games.
The girls made them roll two 500
and 900 10 salvage the two wins,
and each game almost ended up In
free-for-all Both teams were
keyed TO the pitch and were on
edge.
I'VE won them for our sick boss,
Ben webster stated leader Law
renee as he explained to the press
after the match was over.
The Webster bunch. rolling with
out the services OF boss Webster
who is III. are the first team 10 de-
feat the women In the last FIVE
weeks.
Virginia Dolphin. Mary Smith.
Hazel Lyman. Eddie Robinson and
Dorothy Childress make up Sans
team. Gus Adams, Rumur Rinnson.
William Chandler and Jimmy Jones
are the other members OF the De-
troit Beer Ave.
Floyd Foster. modestly announc-
ed that he and Miss Zylla Naomi
Scott will march down to the
church on Feb. % and tell II TO
The we'll known priest. Foster is
leadoff man for the Friars Ale
team and one OF the ciiys best pin
spillers. Miss Scott. not a bowler
as yet. is n former student at Ala
bama State Teachers college.
Among the new promising bowl
ers are Misses Mentha Davis. Lad
rian Powell and Viola Malone.
Hazel Thomas continues to i'm
prove. She recently rolled 1872. 175
and 1873 against three men, and
were Their faces red. They had Of
fered 10 spot her few pins. Saw
the Friar's Ale bunch hit oil, 935
and 953 for 2799, an average OF 93S
which is some shooting II you ask
us. Spike More. Joe Swan. Sam
Merritt Floyd Foster and Captain
Dawson all had two 200 games.
Moore topped them with 2s2 and
234 in 66S. Wonder why this team
let Jerome Ward go. He was the
manager and We thing he was doing
swell
THE ROTARY Burnett Burton
rises TO remark that he expects
record entry in the coming singles
tournament which starts Feb. Z and
lasts for three days. Three classes,
1879. $50 and 1850 or better average
bowlers OF both sexes are eligible
10 compete And then the leaders
OF each event will have their names
posted in lights on new sign out
front.
II Joe Jones had waited until to-
day TO make that 1-10 pickup on
alley IL he would have had his
name up there. Saw Jimmy Watts
throw his first hook ball in the
match game between the Porters
team and the Rotary FIVE which
Porter's won by about 200 pins
The Porter's FIVE will have to beat
1895 when the Toe the line in the
Times tourney AT the General Mo
tors building Wednesday night.
CHICAGO The Sewell Play Girls
won three games from the Oasis
five and increased their lead in the
King Pin league. Belmont Girls
won two games from the favored
st. Elizabeth FIVE and the Brownie
Sweethearts five won three from the
Benjo team. High scores were roll
cd by Georgia Thomas, Sewell. IFS.
Joy Johnson. IT'S. Arlene Coleman.
173. Suggs Edwards 16s louise
Horton l73 and Pearl Spikenard.
1866. Miss Pearl Gardiner was high
all night with l6s in All.
BowIers OF The week
Ohio Wells went out and rolled
PSI to clinch the spot this week. He
was nosed not by Robert Dawson
last week hut he took no chances
This week and wins my selection as
the man bowler OF the week. He is
anchorman for the Larks Grill Ave.
Martha Shannon was high among
the girls In her league this week
and takes top honors among the
ladies. her first time in this slot.
Miss Shannon seems TO have found /
herself rolling in the leadoff spot |
for the Alhambra Ave OF which she