Evening star., 1944-01-30
Gu||i and Rose Head
Washington Group
In Big Test Today

ICdOuiS WOllldll UOWlcIS WILL COIu.
pete in the 18th annual Womens
United States Open duckpin tourna-
ment today and tonight at Conven-
ton Hall. The winner will receive
5000. The first 5-game block of the
10-game event will open at 2:30 with
the final round starting at Z.
Drawing its select field from New
England to North Carolina, the FORE
most duckpin tournament for women
may be a battle to the last ball
among Mamie Mcdonnell of Thom-
aston, Conn.,, last years winner, and
four former champions, Lorraine
GULL of Washington, Noami Zim-
norman of Baltimore, Lucy Rose of
Rosslyn, Va, and Ida Simmons of
Norfolk, Va.
Miss Simmons, seven times ranked
. No. nationally, will seek her fourth
United States victory, Miss GULL her
third and Miss Mcdonnell, Mrs.
Rose and Miss Zimmerman each
their second. Despite the fact it
will be her first tournament of the
season, Miss Simmons appears the
one to beat. Her rolling at Conven-
ton Hall generally has been spec
tacular. Her score to win the United
States crown at the hall in 1912 was
1852, only three sticks shy of her
own 10-game national record. Mrs
Rose, who won in 1910, also has been
in retirement most of the season
until the recent Dixie. But the 1,069
9-game score which gave the present
queen of the mapleways fifth place
In the Dixie bespeaks the fact that
she, too, needs little practice to
reach top form.
Miss Gulli on March.
A victory for Lorraine GULL would
not be surprising. The Hi-Skor cap
tain, having one of her best seasons,
is believed to be leading for the No. /
national ranking which she held for
six consecutive years, from 1928 to
1894.
Inspired by her triumph in the
recent Dixie, Columbia's Ruby Parry
may give all concerned battle for
top honors. Frances Wilson of Ia
koma, runner-up in the Chesapeake;
Jessie Saerey of Lafayette, winner OF
the Meyer Davis; Bing Moen and
Caroline Hiser of Hi-Skor, Lucille
Young of Chevy Chase Ice Palace
also are potent District contenders.
Besides Miss Mcdonnell, Connecti-
cuts squad will include Nellie Cone
from Waterbury, Flo Reynolds, who
boasts the national 3-game mark of
469; 10 Marsh, Florence Beningo,
Renee Knouss and Florence Black
wood
Baltimore's big delegation will in
clude, besides Miss Zimmerman,
Juanita (Skeets) Johnson, winner Of
the Chesapeake with a national
7-game record Of 900; Ruth Zentz,
the recent Baltimore Evening Sun
30-game winner; Elizabeth Barger,
Lola Shanahan, Lillian Johnson,
Ethel Brewer, Evelyn Rossi, Marie
Anderson, Pat Scheafer, Audrey
Nullaney, Ethel Jones, Marilyn
lam, Dorothy Morrissey, Ida Stall
li7cs and Carolyn McGinn.
1-aXine Allen of Durham will be
rth Carolina's lone entrant. Just
7,-ior to the start of the second
block at 7, Arville Ebersole, eXecu-
vc-secretary of the National Duck
Il Bowling Congress, will present
rational ranking certificates.
D. c. Stars Roll in Baltimore.
hungry for victory over Balti-
more bowlers who have won g
Of the 10 tournaments staged here
and in the Oriole City this season,
a galaxy of Washington's finest
men bowlers will compete today
in the Maryland State Open at the
Charles Bowling Center In the
Capital squad will be Bob Miciotto,
Fred Murphy, Al Wright, Karl
Gochenour, Ed Blakeney, Tony Sam
TIM, Charley Mehler, Eddie Keith,
Ray Watson and Frank Mischou
Nick Paye of Baltimore, No. l ma
tionally ranked bowler, is defend
ing champion.
A special match is scheduled at
7:30 tonight at Greenway, bringing
together the District League teams
of Greenway and Anacostia Spill
way. The Greenway lineup will
include Weddy Roberts, Ed Heller,
Mike Owen, Jack Day and Andy
Fillman. The Spillways, beaten sew
eral times by Greenway, will pre-
sent Eddie Keith, Charley Mehler,
Joe Freschi, Bob Miller and Gus
Places.
A Mile O. Dimes Handicap event
will be held at Penn Recreation
from 1:30 today until midnight.
Contestants will donate Is cents
of their SO entrance fees to the
fund while the alley will match
each contribution. First prize will
be $75 with other awards based
on the number of entries. Full
handicaps will be given.