Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
losses Six Straight
Strikes; Five Sticks
From D. {. Mark
Fenwiek, le4l Winner,
Shoots l08-3s7 as
Prelim Opens
BY ROD THOMAS.

=. BY ROD THOMAS. :
A myriad Of prizes will be awarded
IN The Stars War savings bowling
tournament, the preliminary OF
which opened last night, to continue
throughout the week. but one plum
It appeared today, already is plucked
The law Of averages would con-
sign to Wally Burton, president OF
the Prince Georges County LeaRue
shooting at Oscar Hiser's Hyattsyille
plant, the first prize for big games
IN the qualification test. Southpaw
Burton, in the middle string OF q
County League set, marked up a
tally OF 212, which fell short by five
pins Of the au-time record for duck
pin competition, under champion
ship conditions, in the Metropolitan
Washington Area. Two seasons ago
Wendell Meyer OF the BYPU League
rolling at the Arcadia, established
the record of 217.
To finish the hot hand" Burton
hred six consecutive strikes, believed
TO be a mark for regulation play.
He counted % pins in the last frame.
With other games of 1873 and 118 and
. handicap of ~, he crossed 400 to
be sure of a place in the ANAL to
be rolled during the Christmas holi-
days.
=. Not New To Game.
With his 212, Burton for the sec
end time in two seasons rang the
bell In . big way. He set q record
for the all-star District League last
year with q game Of 1914, beaten q
while later by AL Wright's 203.
Comparable to Burton's feat were
the 210's fred by Bill ;Gartrell, now
manager Of the Northeast Temple,
and Tom Galleher. Gartrell rolling
ut Convention Hall In the Sanico
League and Galleher at the Arcadia
IN the Navy Department League
Tops before these was the 20S
marked up in the Columbia Heights
League at the Arcadia by Tony de
Elmo, winner Of one OF the early
Evening Star tournaments. This is
the 18th.
Buttons performance stood out
sharply in the opening nights COM
petition, held at virtually all OF the
bowling alleys in the Metropolitan
Area.
Among the noteworthy scores were
those Of:
John McGill, Massachusetts, So
ciety League, Hi-Skor, 72-474;
Pauline B. Chambers, War Agency
League, Hi-Skor, 1886; d. Vance
Swami, Department of Justice
League, New Recreation, $3.50;
Maxine Faltisek, Budget Bureau
League. New Recreation, 134-418,
and Dorothy Marquard, president of
the same league, 99-411, and Vir-
ginia Harrington, secretary-scorer
Of the Washington Sodality League,
New Recreation, $40.
Others Wallop Headpin.
Still others:
Greenway Bowl-Men: Holland
Bost, 9o-5S; Fred Veihmeyer, 90
AT: Bill Burke, 60-431; Pete Cab
erdini. 63-23; Glen Smith, As
40: Tom Mccall, s4-4l9; Jerry
Ness. 7s-4l7; Charles Kohler, 81
llS.
Lucky Strike-Men: Russell Hop
kinS. $3.50; 8. Barradell, 72-42o.
Women: Clara Harris, s7-425;
Louise Rittall. 105-3S4.
Silver Spring-Men: Billy Thomp-
con, 1870; r. E. Thomas, rs
$50; Bert Drott, 93-434: M. Fitz-
Charles. 500: K. S. Dyer, 1873
Ala. Women: Sally White, III
Ss4.
Georgetown Recreation: Dave
Burrows, 48-43l; Ray Park, scratch,
3s7.
King Pin-Eddie Anderson, 1o5-
l36.
Lafayette-Mrs. Hazel Glover.
secretary Of the Washington Ladies'
League, 72-402; Inez Bryan, 2l-
BOT; Margaret Redmond, 60-39s.
Fort Davis-Bert Lynn, 30-418;
El Geib. Sill Ben Sisemor, 70
40: Anne De Butte, 6+405; Re-
becca Dove, .75-404.
Anacostia Spillway-J. w. Krae-
ner, $3.50; Rube Burlington, Is
~; Bill Lanahan, 84-44l; John
Hetrick, 108-438.
1s41 Winner Does Okay.
Laurel v. Fenwick OF the Naval
Gun Factory League, who won the
mems top prize Of a 81, 900 bond in
last years Star tournament with a
score OF 117-505, rolled 10S-387
last night at the Spillway with an
excellent chance Of qualifying.
Opening night indications point
ed to big field in the tournament.
Among the leagues that voted to
enter In a body were the Laundry
New Recreation, Joe Bonifant,
president; Washington Sodality
New Recreation, with Secretary
Virginia Harrington on the bally-
hoo); st. Martins Mems, King Pin) !:
Mems Methodist and Washington
Ladies'. at Lafayette and 4 num-
Der Of others.
At . joint meeting Of the tourna-