Evening star., 1943-09-05
Southern Pinmen Plan Big Bond Drive
Atlanta S BIick Takes
Lead in Movement;
Clarke Active

Modelled after Silver Springs
Board of Trade War bond bowling
tournament which raised approyi-
mately $1,050,000, business and civic
organizations soon will join with
the bowling interests of the deep
South in staging a giant War bond
drive, Arville Ebersole, executive
secretary of the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress announced last
night after trip to Georgia, Flori-
da and South Carolina.
Inspired by the success of the
Silver Spring event which set
$5O0,ooo as it's goal to buy a Flying
Fortress and ended with twice that
much dough in War bonds, Eber-
sole stated that the Miami Junior
Board of Commerce will attempt to
raise no less than $150,00O for the
purchase of a crash boat. Column
bla, S. c., Junior Board of Com
merce has set $175,o00 as its goal
while the Chamber of Commerce
OF Savannah, Ga, aspires to raise
$25O,0 900 to name a PIT boat CITY
of Savannah
Other Southern duckpin centers
also will back the Nationwide bowl
ing War bond campaign. Last week
found John Blick starting his third
big tournament at Atlanta with
$4,000, 900 his goal. In two previous
tournaments the former Washing
ton bowling magnate raised over
$2,000,0o0 with the aid of the At
lanta Constitution and several civic
organizations.
Clarke Plans Comeback.
Also back from a Southern trip
is Perce Wolfe, the Capitals No. /
duckpinner, who spent a week in
Savannah giving bowling instruc-
ton. There he met Astor Clarke, his
former bowling pal, who came up
from Tampa, Fla, to roll several
Together they fired TIL to trim
Savannahs doubles team of Bob
Cheatham and Dusty Rhodes by 10
pins and with Wolfe tallying 442
they clipped Fred Yoemans and
OAiSooAAoAily 100 W ID ".
According to Wolfe, Clarke is
eager to regain the national No. l
Title which he held for six consecu-
tive years. He will be among the
Leading duckpinners of the East
firing here in the Dixie the latter
part of November.
War Women Start Early
one OF the first leagues to usher
IN the new bowling season will be |
the l2-team Ladies War Department
Finance Office Wednesday night at |
King Pin.
Mary Dyson is president; Anna
Dorman, secretary and Sarah
ochamel, treasurer. Friday night the
hing Pin Ladies League will get
with Dolores Blankensbin
again president and Marion Jacobs,
scorer.
The league has room for two more
teams and those interested are re-
luested to dial Manager Bob Miciotto
at Dupont 1878.
The st. Martins mems ard
Women's leagues of which Joe IN
'acono and Mrs. j. j. Ferraro are
respective presidents, will start their
seasons September Is at King Pin.
Each loop has IL teams.
Windsor Shop bowlers. Glass A
city tournament champions, will be
seeking their second straight pen-
nant when the Rhode Island Avenue
BUSINESS Mems League opens Sep
Iemner IA at King Pin. John John
son Is the new president and Sam
is secretary and scorer.
Manager Paul James has called
meeting Of the Arlington Bowling
Center Commercial League for
tuesday night at 7:30. The loop
Will start firing September IA. There
are vacancies for teams with Sac
maximum averages.
Veteran Nick Chaconas. still po-
ing strong, will be at the helm of
the Arcadia team when the District
League opens its season in a BODY
next Sunday at Hi-Skor. Nick needs
Two boWlers with 120 averages or
better to complete his lineup. Larry
Smith, please note.
A final meeting and election of
offlcers of the Petroleum and
Merchants League will be held
thursday night at 813 K street NE
Inc league will open its season at
Hl-Skor September 13 at 9:15. Sew
eral franchises are open. Interested
teams are asked to call Adolph
Dreis, Trinidad 1858.
E. D. Merrill, president of the
Capital Transit Co., will roll the
first ball when the 18-team transit
loop opens ats sixth season Wednes-
DAY night at Penn Recreation. Off
GERS Of the league are I. B. Goad,
w. H. Sparshott, vice
and r. F. Lawson, secre-
tary treasurer and scorer.
The Massachusetts, Society Mixed |
League of Washington will inaugu-
rate its season September 13 at Hi |
Skor. Newcomers are invited to
join. For information call Mr.. or
Mrs. Edward j, Wallin, TIC Twenty
first street South, Arlington, Va.