Evening star., 1942-12-13
Burton S Record 212
Is Only Formidable
Score in Pre|im
Two Entrants Thus Far
Top ToIIies Thot Won
Major l94l Prizes
BY ROD THOMAS.

That first week of competition In
the qualification test of The Star
war savings bowling tournament
offered lots of encouragement to
pinshooters who will take their turns
this week. With many hundreds
blasting away, only two participants
were able to top the winning scores
In last years prelim.
These were Wally Burton, popular
president of the Prince Georges
County League, who, at Oscar Hiser' S
Hyattsville plant, hung up an all
time tournament record with a game
of 2l2, and Marjorie M. Reed of the
Marine Corps League. a Lafayette
entrant, who rolled a gross set of
446, including 72-pin handicap.
Pat Loughgrey's 178 copped the
top game prize in the mems pre-
llminary last year and Agnes Nixon s
l098-443 was good for high in
women's gross set.
Burton supplied che of the SEN
sations of the season by firing six
consecutive strikes. although he re-
ceives credit for only five. The sixth
was part Of the roll-off of his ace in
the 10th frame.
Clark Surprises With 499.
But even with one of the biggest
games ever rolled in organized COM
petition, Burton was unable to top
the mems winning eross-set tally in
last years preliminary. This was
achieved by old Ollie Clark, who
amazed everybody at the PetWorth
alley, including particularly himself,
by chalking up count of 499 The
veteran drew handicap of "a, but
won the hard way His scratch set
was 427, good for d second Juicy
prize
= 1t won't be surprise if Burton S
490. now high in mems gross. is
beaten this week. what with a young
army yet to shoot. And the victor
could be an unheard of bowler with
out occasloning excitement, except
to himself. Bulging handicaps in
The Stars annual tournament have
catapulted into headlines many a
maple knocker who never dreamed
Of landing there.
Burton's 2l2 is the only tally reg
lstered so far that need discourage
most bowlers. An oddity turned up
In the battle for mems gross-net
spoils, No fewer than four tied for
third place with totals of 483. They
were Martin Bartell, Fort Davis, Co.
4S3; Lee Shapiro. Hyattsvilh. 4s-
4S3; Ralph Meicklejohn, Takoma
Slab, and H. Mccarthy, Hyatts-
vile, Sl-403.
COlvin in Second Place.
Into the second slot moved S. E.
ColVln OF the Laundry League, which,
incidentally, competed in the tourn-
ament In body Colvin, with a
handicap Of "a, totaled 486.
In the women's division, the scor-
Ing, excepting in a few instances,
was remarkably light. Mrs. A. Wes-
sells 16l at Silver Spring was the
highest game reported.
The struggle will continue through
out this week on all regulation
metropolitan Washington drives,
with entrants permitted to employ
league sets. Those who declared
their scores last week will not be
permitted to try again.
In the case of non League bowlers,
the mems scratch is lis and the
women's 100, but such entrants
must shoot four to an alley, using
PAGERS, if need be. to fill out the
squads. No foul line is mandatory
In the preliminary but it will be
enforced strickly in the roll-off, to
be held during the Christmas holi-
days. In this. most of the prizes
will be distributed.