Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Veterans Team Clash
n Polio Affair al
Hyattsvi|Ie Today
By BEN McALWEE.


BY BEN McALWEE.
Called upon again to aid the
needy. the rank and file o. Wash
ington .bowlers promise to jam
Fyattsville Recreation this after
noon and tonight for the special
benefit handicap tournament Pro-
prietor Oscar Hiser is staging for
the Sister Kenney Foundation drive.
Bethesda Bowling Center also will
be filled to capacity as the top
rankers of the duckpin game fire in
the fourth annual Bethesda Open.
With each contestant contributing
Is cents and the total being matched
by the alley in the Sister Kenny
event, Hiser hopes to add tidy
sum to the polio donations being
made by the many pinspiilers who
are dropping their change in con-
tanners at the various pin plants.
Entrance fee will be &c. The win
ner will receive approximately so
per cent Of the prize money. Full
handicaps with a limit OF 80 points
will be given. Scratch for men will
be 1913 and women 118.
Special Event for Vets.
AS a special feature, a team
match between ex-service1nen has
been carded at 8. An all-Hyattsville
quint composed Of Myles Quail, jr.,
Jimmy OFT, haywood Winslow,
Gordon Remsburg and Bud Frey
will engage such stars as Bill King,
Joe Di Misa, Billy Towles, Paul Per-
kins, Lindsay Stott and Billy Stall
cup. George Papageorges' des-
taurant team and host Of other
Del Ray pinmen will boost the entry.
With Meyer Jacobson of Balti-
more the defending champion, the
big Bethesda Open will start at 8.
The winner will receive $3.50.
Victory for a Capital pinman
would give Washington an even
break with Baltimore on the season.
The Orioles have won four major
events against three for the Dis
trict. Hokie Smith COPIED the Pop
Wolfe Memorial; Howard Parsons,
his Hi-Skor teammate, the Recrea-
ton Inaugural, and Bub Guethler
the more recent Brooklyn Open.
The latter two stakes were rolled
in Baltimore. Orioles Hal Tucker,
Bill Berry, Bernie Ruin and Lee
Seim boast wins In the Plaza Nom
Winner; Campbell, Won Dreele and
Robinson. Mc(>raw w events
And, as the bowlers Of both cities
know too well, Harry Peters came
down from Connecticut to bag the
biggest catch of the season-the
$500 Dixie top prize.
Close Race in Ladies' League.
Quite different from last year,
when Rich's Barber Shop was max
ing a runaway of the Washington
Ladies League flag chase, the cur
rent standing shows Mae Diehls
Tassa Market and Jennie Egan's
Hessick Coal quints tied for first
place, only one game ahead of Mar
tins Cleaners, champion Rich's and
Edmand's Optical. all deadlocked
In third place. Ruby Parry Is lead
Ing the city's Oldest women's loop
with an average of 1861 for 80
games, with Lorraine GULL second,
1l4-22. and Frances Wilson third,
1872.
On the other hand, Miss GULL
leads Miss Parry In the Ladies' Dis
trict by nine pins, with 1870 for
80 games and as pacesetter for the
women In the King Pin Mixed Dou-
bles, with 1888 for SO games, is
far ahead of Lois Gladding, who re-
placed Bing Moen the last week as
the rupner-up with 1921.
Administration with a sweep over
Finance gained undisputed possess
sion Of first place in the National
Capital Ladies loop. Statistics
dropped to second by losing a game
to Economics and War-Navy sank
to third after being whitewashed
by champion Commerce, which
moved from eighth to fifth place.
Season Marks Help Luzi.
Bowling season records of GAG
and 1885, Luzi Service pinmen in
creased their lead to two games in
the Clarendon Major League with
80 win from Shelf jewelers.. Don
Kerns' 1000 and Ed Deans 142-I
400 led the assault. Buckingham
BARRIERS, aided by Gene Twins 151
and 1854, took the odd from Wood
lawn Beauty to hold second place.
Dick Clouser's 161 and 1896 spanked
third-place Post Once to a 2-1 win
from Arlington Radio. Don Cost
led with 378 as A. L. Kelley Co.
spurred from eighth to fifth place.
AL Heck, league scorer, was the
heaviest walloper with lao and 378
as A. & F. No. l routed Pattern
Shop No. to gain the top rung in
the Tuesday Night Fort Davis Navy
Yard loop. Bob Krop OF Pattern
No. 2 bagged high game with 1853.
Metallurgical spanked A. & F. No. q
three times to take second.
The pacesetting Johnnie's Tavern,
aided by Bobby Fillman's 145 and
$40, swamped Harry Hoke Radio,
defending champion, with scores Of
587 and. lit to maintain a four
game lead In the Greenway Ma
tional.
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