Evening star., 1943-05-02
Women's S Annual CITY
Competition Slated
AT Lucky Strike
Catholic League Event
Listed at Queen Pin;
Fair Sturs Clash

With a varied assortment of six
events engaging the interest of
many bowlers of both sexes, one
of the biggest week ends of spe-
.cial competition in the city's duck
. pin history is on tap for this after
noon and tonight, while spicing the
Capitals springtime pin-spilling to-
morrow night will be the opening
of the 22d annual Washington Wom-
ems Duckpin Association champion
ships at Lucky Strike and the start
of the 10th annual Washington
. Catholic League tournament at
Queen Pin.
:. Teams of the Brookland Ladies
Bethesda Bowling Center Ladies
and Ladies Federation Leagues will
get the women's affair under way
at 7:3O. Listed smong the many
singles and doubles contestants at
7:S0 and $50 are Glenda James
and Carrie Slechta, winners at Ar
cadia last year.
Directing the Catholic League
tournament, which runs through
Friday night. will be Bill Curtin as
chairman and Ed Weeks as secre-
tary, while assisting this veteran
combination will be other officers
of the league, including George
Hardin, president.
Urged to Hustle in Entries.
Singles and doubles will be rolled
: at 7 each night and teams at 8. All
bowlers who have not sent in their
entries are requested urgently to
contact Chairman Curtin to ar
range for a definite rolling date.
The cost of rolling will be $1.O5
for each event and handicaps will
be rs per cent without limit.
Todays big card will find Manager
Paul James host to flock of bowlers
in the 18th of a series of Red Cross
benefits being sponsored by the Met
ropolitan Washington Bowling Alley
Operators Association. The five
game event starts at 2 and runs
until midnight.
A horde of pinmen are expected to
fire in the Greenway Bowl handicap
which Pilot Julie Singer will in
augurate starting at and to con-
tinue through midnight. A total
of $500 in prizes will be split 10
ways, with first prize worth 5000;
second. s115; third, s75; fourth, $50;
fifth. s25: sixth, SIS. and four con-
ISOLATION awards of $3.50.
Fair Stars Roll at Clarendon.
The Clarendon Bowling Center
vomen's head-to-head elimination
promises to attract practically every
star woman bowler in this area. Al
least 20 are expected to take the
runways in the first round at
O'Clock. The field will include Lor.
raine GULL, Lucy Rose, Bing Moen
Jessie Sacrey. Madge Lewis, Ruth
McClintic, Catherine Quigley, Ine1
Bryan, Lucille Young, Phredice Holi.
field, Helen Roberts, Lois Gladding
Stimmie Hart, Frances Wilson
Jimmie Harding and Gladys Lynn.
Probably the most enjoyable af-
fair listed on today's program will
be the 18th annual husband and
wife tournament at Arcadia. Man.
ager Monk Fraser has scheduled
two shifts at 2:30 and 7:30. Thi
winners will receive a S25 War bond
The King Pin Juniors and the
Temple Juniors are down for a
match at King Pin starting at 7:30
Clarendon Commercial League
pinmen will monopolize the rolling
in the Washington City Duckpin
Association championships tonight
at Columbia. Tomorrow the third
week of competition in the 33d an
nual tournament will be turned over
to the Odd Fellows and George
town Commercial League pinmen