Evening star., 1941-10-27
HoldsN No. | Rank Here,
But Wins His First
Major Victory
Defending Title, Wolfe
Beats His 1910 Tally
To Finish Second

Beots His 1910 Tally
To Finish Second
Boosting his first major victory
In an eventful duckpin career, Lou
jenkins. the Capitals No, ! bowler,
today by virtue of his stirring trl-
umph in the 18th annual Howard
Campbell tournament with a near
record score of 2,042, had spurted to
the front AS Washington's leading
candidate for the national crown
which for six consecutive years has
adorned the brow of Astor Clarke,
the Lafayette Bowling Center pilot.
The ianky Del Ray sharpshooter,
who often had played the role OF
ALWAYS the bridesmaid but never
a bride" started his first triumphal
march yesterday at Brookland Rec
reation with a five-game score OF
656, which gave him a tie for 10th
place among a field OF As crack
contestants, the largest entry in
the city's oldest sweepstakes event
in recent years. His games were III,
1T, 1877, 152 and l39.
UnIucky Even in Victory.
Firing games of 168, 1877 1873, 156
and 134 in the second round at the
Lucky Strike for 1888, high fve-game
count of the tournament, jenkins
moved to the top with a 10-game
score of / 1389 and stayed there. But
even in victory Lady Luck frowned
on him in the final block at Con-
vention Hall when needing only 9
pins in the last box to smash Ed
Blakeney's all-time Campbell tour
nsment mark of 2,044 he counted
only 6. Shooting at the triangle on
the right side of the alley he hit
No pin full in the nose His final
five strings were 137, 1913, 1913, lis
and $50 for 653.
Making p gallant bid to retain
his championship, Perce Wolfe, the
Del Rio ace. 14th at the end of the
first block, forged to third place in
the second with a brilliant 708 and
with $50 in the final grabbed sec
ond place with 2,0l6, which was 40
better than his winning score of
last year. Cutting loose with l48
and $50 for his third and fourth
games, the big boy from Hyatts-
vile went into the final game only
6 pins back of jenkins but shot 100
against Jenkins $50
Stalcup Third After Big Start.
Billy Stalcup of Rosslyn. who fin
ished third with 1891, was away
to a fashy start as he tied with
Milton Walker, the Government
Printing Office and Georgetown
Recreation star, with 705 to lead the
opening block at Brookland. After
q $50 at Lucky Strike had gained
him second place with 1854 he
slumped at Convention Hall to 627.
Ever a strong contender in money
tournaments, Ed Blakeney, the 1888
winner. never worse than fifth with
678 and 655, pounded out 655 in the
final five games to land fourth place
with 1886. Walker, after his first
round spurt, dropped to fourth with
636 in the middle block, but held
on gamely with 637 to gain fifth
place with 1878.
Baltimore landed one of its eight
contestants in the money when Lee
Seim, Franklin Bowling Center
howitzer, took the final major prize
with 1865. His sets were 63S, 686
and 641.
Out of the money by one pin with
1854, Elvin Shank, the Arlington
Bowling Center speedballer. expe-
rienced some more hard luck when
his final game of 1872, second high
est in the tournament, failed to win
him a consolation prize as Angelo
Palladino of Hagerstown raped out
1873 to gain the award.
Out of competition for several
years, Howard Campbell, for whom
the 15-eame event is named. showed
some of his old-time ability with
a second-round score of 661.
The six major prize winners re-
ceived s400, first: 5000, second: s125,
third; $50, fourth; s75, fifth, and $50,
sixth.
Santini Collects Again.
Winner in 1881 and 1889, Tony
Santini of Convention Hall hit for
800 to win the first-round consola-
ton prize of s25 with 500, while Ollie
Pacini, the Northwest Temple man
aeer, fired III to cop the same
amount. In the second block Paul
Fitzgerald of Arcadia went to town
with 702, while Lou Pohl of Balti-
game walked off with the game
prize with 1863. Harry Hilliard, 1885
champion, shone with 722 in the
final block to complete the consola-
tion prize winners.
Other scores we're:
Astor Clarke, 1.saI: Karl Gochenour,
eos; Biii dartreli, 177a: Andy Gieeson.
1852. Nick Dinaldi, 1872; Leo Sorel l.
e42: Hop Caskey. 1.77a; Lou Pantos, 1,o1s;
Paul Fitzserald, 1924; Ray Fiorentlno,
S!s ss &sa2 zss's sss sfh5: as{;;
Hfiiii.rd, i,ss!: Paul James 1871; JOHNNY
Burger, 1920 Hokie Smith, 1921; How
ard Parsons. 1874; Lindsay. Stott, .S54;
oIis lie Pssini' M lasa; ANGELO a6g Pa1adino'
Earl Campbell, ,s45: Jack Talbert, 1,71s;
John Ressa, 1.s14 Ed Nash, 1895; Cletus
eannel, a3l; Joe Freschi. ;S7l Bob