Evening star., 1945-12-16
District Drives Best
To Oppose Virginia,
Maryland Aces
By BEN McALWEE.

F1oIIIolIu AICS
BY BEN McALWEE.
Changed to an open event for the
first time since it was originated in
1928, the annual Meyer Davis wom-
ems tournament on tap this after
noon and tonight at Lucky Strike
will bring together the leading femi-
nine duckpinners of Maryland, Vir-
ginia and the District in the Capt.
tails first major stake competition
of the season.
The first squad in the 7-game test
will start at with the second shift
down for action at 7.
Through the Two brilliant victories
of Frances Wilson at Baltimore in
the Forest Park and Chesapeake
affairs, Washington boasts a 2-1I
lead over Baltimore in the three big
tournaments held SO far. The ORR
oles scored their lone win at Rich
mond last week end when Myrtle
Liphard beat out Elizabeth Barger
her home town bowling rival, in the
renewal of the women's Old Do
mlnion.
Baltimore Squad Strong.
Lured by a top prize of $100 and
a chance to square matters with the
local pin brigade before the holiday
recess, the Orioles are expected to
invade with big delegation. If the
weather is right for driving Rich
mond will have a number of its
toprankers including Helena Jett,
Lucy Leary, Mildred Lewis, Alma
Richardson and Edna Brockwell on
the firing line, while Norfolk and
Portsmouth, Va, may be repre-
sented.
With Miss Wilson seeking her
third victory, no less conspicuous
among the Capital contestants will
be Mary Brown, United States
Women's Open champion, who not
only finished third In the Old Do
minion at Richmond, but has copped
prize in all four stake events this
season. Such Ladies District League
leaders as Lorraine GULL, Bing
Moen, Madge Lewis, Jessie Sacrey,
Lois Gladding, Ruby Parry, Ruth
King, Caroline Hiser, Catherine
Quigley, Lucille Young, Evelyn Saun-
ders, Doris Ward, Anne Rollins,
Helen O'Dea, Georgia Hays, Ruth
DeChastain, Evelyn Nickel, Edith
Peterson, Mae Diehl, Julia Young,
Helene Boyd, Mary Heine, Emma
Bourne, Eleanor Bark, Emma Nor
ris, Beth Minson and Inez Bryan
will compete.
Held II years for only Capital
rollers, last years Meyer Davis
proved one of the most spectacular
women's events ever staged here
when Mrs. Sacrey came through
with 180 game and final set count
of 685 to score her second straight
victory, beating out Miss GULL, III
times winner of the tournament,
and Miss Moen who had fired 1872
in her first block and Georgia Hays
who had matched Bing's feat of
making a quadruple strike.
New Marks in Ladies' Loop.
Three season records were posted
In the Washington Ladies League
when Tassa Markets Mary Brown
there's that gal again-in boost
ing her own high game mark two
pins to 165 tailed 404 to eclipse
Ruby Parry's 402 while Frances
Money rolled a SO to better by three
sticks the former high fiat game
mark held by Hazel Glover, her Ed
monds Optical teammate.
Aided by Mrs. Browns heavy wal
lops and Doris Wards 370, Tassa
Market maintained one-game lead
IN the keen flag chase over Martins
Cleaners. Edmonds moved to a third
place tie with Hessick Coal by beat
ing the champion Rich's Barber
Shop. FL. Ruby Parry of Hessick's
leads with an average of 1920 for
42 games and also boasts high spares
with ia, three more than Madge
Lewis. the s. & H. Parking star.
Hal Babbitt exploded in the
Clarendon major loop with season
record of 1872 to give the second
place Buckingham BARRIERS a 2-1
win over the third-place Post Office
The pacesetting Luzi Service lead
was cut to a single game when Al
Wright raped out 100 and Alb to
lead A. II. Cohen's 81 win. Red
(Old Folks) Megaw, the Arlington
Bowling Center pilot, shared the
limelight with 143 and 405 as Shelf
jewelers. nicked Quality Shop, 81.
Hartford Pinmen in Lead.
Hartford pinmen are out in front
in the Insurance League by a COM
Portable margin over Nichols Co.
with .Ellett & Short, Leroy Marks,
Inc, Rational, A. H. Baker and EN-
ployers' teams trailing close behind
the runnerup. Cannon of Hooper
Holmes sports top average of u.s.
plus and also high game of 165 and
second high set of 800. High set
honors belong to Grimes of Elicit g.
Short with 1876. James Doran,
league secretary-scorer, calls at
tention to the annual dinner dance
to be held February at 2400 Six
teenth street.
Setting a new season high of l.
CAT which was sparked by j. D.
(Galveston SINNERS 365, 'front.'
running Columbia Federal tripped
third-place American to retain a
six-game lead in the District of Co.
lumbia Building and Loan loop.
Jack Baltz and Junior Crowell each
rolled $685. as Perpetual moved to
second by a sweep over Washington
Permanent. Dietrich of fourth-place
Metropolis hiked his ia top aver
age with 371 in 81 win from Ma
tional Permanent.
Ed VOLTS lat and 387 were the
big blows as Food Fair chalked up
a season mark of 1,708 in the Fort
Davis Minor. Carry's Restaurant
and Nichols Market held their first
place. deadlock with sweeps over
pro Ininl,tc NJ orf noy