Evening star., 1941-01-26
BURNER Tournament
To Draw From All
Maple Glasses
Field of More Than 100
Expected in Handicap
Event Next Sunday

As a tribute to one of Washing
tons veteran bowlerS who in quiet
way has contributed greatly to the
enormous expansion of the duckpln
game, droves of pinspillers OF all
classes will turn out next Sunday
at historic Convention Hall to COM
pete in the fourth annual Harry K.
(Hap) Burtner Open Tournament.
Named for the man who superin-
tends the largest one-span maple
establishment in the world, the
handicap event will be rolled in
two five-game blocks, the first START
ing at pm. and the second at 8.
Open to out-Of-toWn rollers, the
affair promises to attract flock Of
Maryland and Virginia shooters,
particularly since the two previous
handicap events here have been won
by Virginia contestants. Paul James
of Middleburg won the King Pin
tourney while f. M. Glenn, jr., copped
| the Chilly Barnard staged at the
G.. P. o.
With the top prizes boosted to
5000 last years record field of 80
promises to be increased far past
| the 100 mark.
And to give the kitty a substan-
tial boost, Wootton E. Young, presi-
dent of the Convention Hall Co.,
| again has made a 500 contribu-
ton to the prize fund.
Entrance fee will be $3.50 includ-
ing cost of games. Contestants will
receive tWo-third handicap based
on their highest league average up
to January 25, and the scratch aver
age of 1913 with the difference not
to exceed 20 pins a game.
Brother and Sister Lead.
A brother and sister combination,
Gus and BesS MantzouriS, with a
winning streak of six games, tops
I the newly organized Langdon play
ground mixed doubles league In
their latest victory Gus banged out
top scores of 127-349 to post team
highs of 210 and 582. Marjorie An
derson with los and Virginia Blair
with 29l garnered high scores for
the lassies. The 16-team loop, first
of its kind to be formed, rolls
Thursday afternoons at King Pin.
Maryland rollers, by virtue Of a
sweep over V. M. l., hold the lead
in the intercollegiate League with a
81 standing after two sets in the
second series. Featured by Bob
Brownells 1888 and Tech Browns
126-350 Michigan swamped v. P. I.
while Charley Given paced Yales
81 win from Penn with 141-363.
Harvard grabbed its lone win from
Princeton when Hal Caster banged
out top string of $50 at Rendezvous
and Sam Holland aided with 133
Hayman's Lead on Total Pins.
HaymanS Cash Register rollers
moved to first place in the Hebrew
League on total pins by blanking
Nurim while the erstwhile paceset-
ting Madisa team relinquished un-
disputed leadership by dropping a
game to Mosean. Lew FUR, tops
with AIS. was trailed by Julie
Singers 1886, Dave Singers 381 and
Sam Freidman's 379. Meyer Vein
berg maintained his championship
bid with a 1924 average.
The front-running East Washing
ton Heights lead was cut to two
games when the next-to- last place
Anacostia No. 2 rollers, led by Dick
Halls 153-380, swamped the pace
settlers with top scores of SOB and
1882. Vaughn Class, Anacostia No.
l and Bradburn are deadlocked for
the runner-up spot. Centennial in
fifth place is three games out of first.
Season records are: E. Smith, 1854;
Powell, 418; Bradburn. 628; Grace,
1,778. Ransom with 117-6 is top
average shooter.