Evening star., 1942-02-19
Sweep Georgetown
With Set Of 1872;
Smith Is F|ashy
District League Leader
Rolls ABB, Team Bows;
RossIyn Girls Win

A clicking Clarendon Bowling Gen.
ter team, its eyes on the pennant,
today was seven games back of the
leading Hi-Skor quint following a
sweep over Georgetown Recreation,
in which it set season record of
1892. The victory landed Clarendon
in the first division Of the l8-team
starry circuit.
Despite the fact that Lee Marcy
struck a snag in his attempt to
establish an all-time leagde record Of
five consecutive 400 sets by rolling
only 346, his teammates went to town
last night at Georgetown, when Nick
Rinaldi fired 164-424, Joe Freschni,
1923; Chic Darr, 140-414, and
Gene Hargett, 154-390, to crack
their opponents former mark by one
pin, with team scores of CAT, 684
and 661.
Led by Skippy Reid's 407 and Milt
Walkers 1856, the pennant-contend-
ing Georgetowners rolled games of
623, 623 and 6O6.
HOkie Boosts Average.
In a close battle Lucky Strike
dropped 81 decision to the visit
ing Convention Hall outfit despite
Hokie Smiths top count of 433
which zoomed his pace-setting aver
age to 1925 for 66 games. Meyer
Weinberg's 1885 gave the Hall
men their edge.
Cletus Pannell, leading Anacostia
Spillway to a 80 victory over Hiser's
Bethesda quint, fired an even 400
30 regain the runner-up spot over
Billy Stalcup of Rosslyn with an
average of 1876, although he lost
ground to the brilliant Hokie.
In q match at the Bethesda Bowl
ing Center, Rossyln dropped a 81
verdict to Arcadia with Stalcup
shrinking his average to 127-15
with 361. Norman Almony, back
In the District loop after several
years, paced Arcadia's win with
1882.
Aubrey Evans fired the nights
top single of lit to give Penn
Recreation its lone win from
Hyattsville Recreation as the latter
won the final two tilts with 614 and
609. Ed Wood led with 377.
Collaborating with a set each of
4O3, Ernie Burkhalter and Astor
Clarke provided the punch as La
fayette swept Chevy Chase Ice Pal
ace with scores of GIG, 643 and 682.
Little Leon Fleisher, with 800, was
the big gun as Arlington trimmed
Peacock's Bethesda crew, 81, with
623-1,829. Brookland, aided by
Harold Hodges 1890 and George
Aliens 134-368, was a 81 winner
from Del Ray.
Rosslyn Women Increase Lead.
Rosslyn pinettes, with 81 vic
tory over King Pin, increased their
lead to three games in the Ladies
District League when the second
place Chevy Chase Ice Palace
dropped the odd game to Claren-
don. Marjorie Wells 1872 and
Gladys Lynn's 356 we're the high
lights in the Rosslyn triumph. Dot
Guides 140 and 370 were the big
pokes for Clarendon. Kitty Mulroe,
tops with 1856, aided King Pin to
salvage its lone win with 139.
The third-place Hi-Skor main
tanned its two-game lead over the
fourth-place Lafayettes as the for
mer nicked Arcadia, 81, and the lat
ter tripped Convention Hall, 81, as
Georgia Hays shone with 371.
Moving up steadily in the flag
chase, Rendezvous whitewashed
Spillway to take over fifth place as
Arlington dropped 2-1 decision to
Brookland. Vicky Croggan's 33l led
the Brooklanders while Ruth
Schooley's. 331 was high for Rendez-
vous.
Ruby Parry, rising star, climaxed
q 375 count with the evenings top
single of $50 as Del Ray swept Red
Circle Food Shop with scores of
584 and 1,649 at Lucky Strike.