Evening star., 1944-01-05
Pitchers in Famous
IA Series Drama
To Hash L Out
BY ROD THOMAS.

by hOD IHOMAS.
It's far cry from the great World
Series of 1924, in which the Wash
ington Griffmen defeated the New
York Giants, to The Stars current
War Bond bowling tournament, but
the two will be linked Friday night
when the $5,OO0,00O effort of the
bowlers for a fleet of warplanes
reaches a climax at the Bethesda
Bowling Center.
Headlining a rally at the palatial
center will be a match between the
far-famed Connecticut Blue Ribbons
and an all-star Metropolitan Wash
ington team sponsored by Gait
Davis OF Rosslyn, to start at $780,
But possibly of more interest to
some Of those present will be a
microphone exchange of thoughts
by Walter johnson and Jack Bent
ley, rival pitchers in one of the most
dramtic episodes in the history of
baseball.
Arch Mcdonald of WTOP will be
the interlocutor as johnson and
Bentley "beat their gums" over the
seventh game of the 1924 series, in
which the Washington club won its
only world championship. Ginning
in will be venerable Clark Griffith
with his reactions to perhaps the
most notable incident of the half
century career of the Nationals
president.
Teams Roll for Eisenhower.
Well-known history is the deciding
game of the "a series, in which Earl
McNeely's grounder bounded over
the shoulder of Third Baseman Fred
Lindstrom to score Muddy Ruel with
the winning run in the 18th inning.
1t was tough break for big Bent
ley; a heavenly one for johnson, for
1t brought the only World Series vic
tory in the unparalleled career of
the Big Train. If he returns in time
from visit to Buffalo, whose club
he manages, Bucky Harris, "boy
wonder" pilot of the Griffmen in
memorable 1924, will join johnson,
Bentley, Griffith and Mcdonald.
BY proxy, Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover will have a part in the pro-
gram. The Blue Ribbons and their
opponents all will be shooting for
him. Their scores will count in the
tournament, in which $4,000 in War
savings is at stake, and should a
prize be won Friday night it will go
to the general.
On the Blue Ribbon team will be
Nick Tronsky, Joe Gacek, Bill Tato,
Harry Peters and Joe Bonigli, names
that are bywords in the world of
mineralite and maple. Opposing
them will be Perce Wolfe, Tony San
TIM. Ed Blakeney, Bill Krauss and
Karl Gochenour, of whom quite the
same may be said. BY all odds it
should be the finest duckpin match
of the season.
Other Bond Events Scheduled.
In the meantime, other special
events in the bond campaign, which
will end Sunday, are cooking. John
Royer, president of the Combined
Cab Co., today announced a match
for Friday at the King Pin between
a team sponsored by him with a
81 900 purchase and one championed
by George Lane, head of Woodridge
Liquors, with similar investment
in Uncle Sam. The match will be
rolled at $50, the early starting time
giving the participants opportunity
to be on hand for the show at Be-
thesda.
Also on Friday a rally will be held
at the Takoma alley, presided over
by Arthur Taylor. Featured there
will be a match between Lorraine
GULL. headed back to the No. / ma
tional ranking among woman
bowlers, and Takomas pride,
Frances Wilson, and another be-
tween Al Wright and Johnny Bur-
ger, speedball specialists. The Ia
koma party will open at o'clock.
On Sunday at the Penn Recrea-
ton ii Government Printing Office
pals of Monk Walker, former Star
tournament winner, will represent
him in the battle for bonds. They
are Dick Lee, Sam Simon, Bill Costi-
gan, Bing Purdy. Lee Brown, Frank
Mischou, Wally Burton, Skippy Reid,
Lester Fincham, Lester Chewing
and Chilly Barnard. Monk is some
where in the South Pacific with the
37th Naval Construction Battalion.