Evening star., 1944-04-14
Low Entry Fee, Long
Prize LIST Attract;
Opens Wednesday

With the deadline falling tomor-
row night. entries were pouring in
today for the annual Washington
City Duckpin Association tourna~
ment, to open next Wednesday at
Silver Spring.
Among leagues heard from in q
big way were the Georgia Avenue,
American Mixed and Independent,
which roll at the host alley; Belts
vile Agricultural at College Park,
the G. A. o. at Penn, Naval Torpedo
at Spillway, G. P. o. at G. P. o. and
Rhode Island Avenue Businessmen's S
at King Pin.
George Harbin, president of the
city association, is expected to turn
up with a whopping entry from the
Washington Catholic League of 39
teams, which he also heads.
The tournament itself is bargain
affair. With an entry fee of only
enc buck person in all events, the
prize list juicy and lengthy and a
combined classification and handi-
cap system offering equal oppor-
tunity for all the setup is ideal to
attract bowlers by the mass. There
are three classes, Ar B and c.,
formed according to averages and a
four-f1fths handicap is allowed.
Penn Holds Another Tourney.
Manager Julius Himmelfarb is
staging another handicap tournS-
ment Sunday at Penn Recreation,
to be conducted on the same plan
as his last weeks Easter Bunny,
won by young Billy Miscou, only
this time the winner, besides $50
prize, will be showered with other
awards, in which his wife or girl
friend can share the spoils of his
victory and vice versa in case a
woman wins.
As guests of the Penn pilot the
couple will attend the opening ball
game between Washington and
Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon,
dine at the Del Rio, take in the
show at the National and top it off
at the Neptune Room. In case a
taxi is needed, that will be included,
too.
Entrance fee in the five-game
event starting at l pm. will be So.
Contestants will receive full handi-
caps based on 1913 scratch.
Ressa Victor at Lafayette.
Johnny Ressa with a gross score
of 433 won the Lafayette Business
Mems League post-season tourna-
ment last night with Al Terry, cap
tain of the title-winning Terry ALL
Stars, the runner-up with AIT Bill
Combs, 412, was third, and AL
Wright, All, fourth. First Grill fin
ished second in the flag chase with
Official Cleaners third and WAL
drops Restaurant fourth. Fred
Murphy led the loop with an aver
age of 127-39 and also was tops
with SO strikes and 276 spares.
Wright's 173 and Bill Martins 444
were season records while team
highs of 688 and 1876 went to Ter
ry All-Stars.
Storekeepers we're the flag win
ners in the Southern Railway Clerks
loop by 3-game margin over
Comptrollers. Mac Snellings, the
leagues perennial champion, again
carried off individual laurels with
an average of 122-70. His 432 was
a season record.
Hare Team Back on Top.
Hare Bros. pinmen, despite Jim
Luckett's 1863 and 1886, swept Amer
ican BARRIERS to regain first place
in the hot BroDkland Merchants
League pennant scrap at King Pin
as the erstwhile leading Ramsey
Cleaners dropped to second place by
losing two games to the fourth-place
Modern Way Movers. Martin Flowers
held third with a 80 win from
Brookland Garage. Roy Schroeder
Of the Florists made eight strikes in
his 1862 set. Bud Hildebrand shared
the limelight with top set of 416,
aiding Rice's Unity to trim Brook
land Shoe Shop, 81.
When the King Pin Mixed
Doubles get underway tonight, Bob
Miciotto, who boasted top average
OF 129-plus for the men, will be
aiming to crack Fred Murphy's
record set of 435, Murphy last week
was the fourth roller to better the
King Pin pilots set marks in the
popular 20-team loop.
The keen Mems District League
pennant race with King Pin and
Lafayette deadlocked in first place
VIII renew hostilities Sunday at
Arcadia. Action starts at 7::30.
Fights Last Night