Evening star., 1942-12-16
Bill King Shoots 469
From Scratch, 493
With Handicap
Contestant at Bethesda
Bemouned Loss of 416
Set in Preliminary
By ROD THOMAS.

BY ROD THOMAS.
A cardinal rule of the War Savings
: Bowling Tournament, sponsored by
The Star, Is that an entrant may
have only one turn in the prelimi-
nary and one in the final. An illegal
set may be thrown out, however, and
the bowler permitted to fire again
under regulation conditions.
In the preliminary it is manda-
tory that at least four bowlers
occupy an alley, even though three
may be PAGERS for a tournament
contestant.
The rule seemed to be an i'll wind
for Sailor Bill King, an enxant at
the Bethesda Bowling Center who,
with set of 24-4l6, apparently
qualified the other day. But the
score was tossed out because of an
unwilling violation. Only Bill and
two others were on the mapleway.
But the COB was all smiles today.
He not only was in the final, to be
rolled during the Christmas holidays,
but stood to win at least two of many
prizes at stake in the prelinl.
The Guy Got Mad.
Performing with the Tastee Diner
team in the Bethesda Major League
last night, with his dollar entry fee
duly reposted and wicked CLINT in
his eagle eye-he's one of the best
bowlers in the city-King posted a
scratch set of 469 and a gross of
493, including a handicap of "a. and
now leads the field in both direc-
tions. His high game of $50 also
might figure. The other two strings
were 153 and l56, giving the husky
hlueiacket one of the finest sets of
the entire season.
Kings performance might offer
inspiration for Pauline Alexander of
the National Capital Womens
League, who, the night prior fired
game of l53 and set of 1886 at the
Lucky Strike, scores which assuredly
would have placed her high in the
payoff Of the preliminary had she
entered.
Miss Alexander, like many hun
dreds of others, still is eligible to
participate in the preliminary, with
the deadline falling next Sunday
at midnight. Nearly all of the
maple plants are arranging for spe-
cial squads of howlers who cid not
submit league scores for the ousli-
f1cation test, In which one-half the
entrants at each establishment will
survive for the final, where there
will be no cost for bowling. That
entry fee of one buck must be
posted and the entrant declare him
self before his scores may count.
About That Foul Line.
This may be good time to warn
qualifiers that the foul line is
waived in the preliminary, but will
be mandatory in the final. where
most of the spoils will be split.
Alley managers eager to make a
showing" in the patriotic tou-na-
ment have been disappointed by
lack of enthusiasm of newcomers to
the maple game, folk unused to
competition.
They Just don't seem to get the
Idea" Jack Tulloch, manager of the
new Alexandria Recreation plant,
was saying last night, that this
tournament is made to order for the
guy with the big handicap, 1t offers
the dub bowler his only chance to
win anything worthwhile in his own
game. 1t shakes the burden of the
star off his back
But the stars can do pretty we'll
In the tournament, too, as Sailor
King might tell you.
Best scores reported in the pre-
liminary last night:
Ebsoe s45s Msstn asssss ed J.
s4s sdIs Ns~aor ss0,t s4s1os oFShmsn s.
Woodman, 114-414.
u.LR LatasestenMen JACK Brady sl,4sa;
hafsroSe' $3.50; Helen Bskowitz. 81
Daniel Murphy, 42-362.
don Herfe Heros5 osn hoasG Co. s
573; John W Brookfeld, 60-373; Jack
Franklin. 69-3o9.
Mount Rainier-Van Horn, SAILS
Lucky Strike-Men: Charles H Broeden,
sl-4oo; james R, Cumberlan. 1ll-4o0;
Grover Sheppard. El-4l4 WomeN;
Phyllis lie SNYDER a6-3T2: Carolyn L.
Conley. 123-3S7; Glare Ga!laeher, 1OS-
ss5 Polly Feller, ao-4lo
ArlinGton--Albie Sheer. aa-tO5
RosSlyn-Bob williams. T2-31S
RendezVous-Women: T. Rega- 90 -3q5;
G, crown, il .a75: x. Miller, $3.50; c.
Silver spring-George Rittenhouse, Sd
S71
Petvorth-Men George Green. a6-3ao:
Joseph Jessel a0-3an Frank Wollard, rs
3s6. Women: Pearl Walker. lo3-3oO;
Edith Green. 10S-377; Bernice Ward,
76-362
Penn-Fred Roserblst a3-41c: Eddie
Jackerson. 72-421: Bernie Fried. 7s-4O1.
Robert Dufrett, Il1-4Ss Women: won; oG;tSIi sarsh
Coleman 1.l;412 ., Edna Hill. 111-4os;
Bethesda Center-Bin King 24-4a3.