Evening star., 1946-12-17
5000 Teams Are Due
In Bowling Congress
Soon, EbersoIe Says
By Ben MeAIwee

WIFI I,oO3 washington ulSl
and women,S teams--an increase OF
600 over 1945-already in the fold
sanctioned teams in the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress soon will
hit the 5000 mark, according to the
latest report by Arville L. Ebersole,
congress executive secretary.
That the congress league-sanc-
tioning campaign Is making head
way through the entire duckpin
territory is revealed by such new
communities as Macon and Rome,
Ca: Wilmington and Asheviile,
N. c., and Roanoke, Va, being
among the latest to become MEM
bers of the congress.
Virginia runs second to the Dis
trict with 414 teams. OF them 224
are credited to Norfolk and 154 to
Richmond. Connecticut Is moving
up the ladder fast with 174 teams
at present, but Ebersole soon expects
a new influx of memberships from
the New England sector, which will
put the congress memberships over
the 5000 mark.
New interest was fired In the
Southeast League flag chase when
Hayden's Restaurant, with the sea-
sons second highest league set OF
1847, swept Guys Restaurant to
gain a tie for first place with Serv-
ice Sales. Leading the Hayden at
tack were Weedie Roberts with
15l-4O7, Carl Shanks with 376 and
Harold McDonough with 369.
Although Marty Alexander posted
1853 and 1856, Clothes Mart whipped
Service Sales, 2-1. A timely 134 by
Red (OId Folks Megaw and Tony
Kerzulis' 351 to sweep Giovanetti's
Restaurant and tie for third place
with Shaffer Flower Shop as the
latter won two from Ships Cafe,
led by Ernie Burkhalter's 1858. Vince
Adams 1856 was the deciding wallop
as Chats Liquor Store took the odd
one from Queen Pin.
In conjunction with the final
matches of the first series, bowlers
of the Federal Communications
Commission loop will stage their
semiyearly sweepstakes Friday night.
Hallenstein, the loops individual
leader, is member of the paceset-
ting Hotshots quint. Tornadoes are
second, Lions, third; Cubs, fourth,
and Redskins, fifth, with only one
game separating the pennant con-
tenders in their respective positions
LISTS maintained a two-game
lead in the Bureau of Ships Mixed
by taking two from Battleships,
while the second-place Destroyers
were winning a like decision from
Carriers. Cruisers and Yes re-
manned tied for third with 2-1 wins
from PTS and Tugs. Gil Robson,
league scorer and member of the
PTS, is the mems individual pace
setter with an average Of 108, while
A. Minske of Yes leads with women
with 101. Kotvan of LISTS sports
the mems high season scores with
1853 and 1888, r. Landers OF Sub
marines tops the women with lac
and 361.
Muscoe Garnett's season record
scores of 1862 and 416 in the Inter-
collegiate League and Howard Trit-
tipoe's 359 featured as ". p. ],
blanked Navy to gain second place
Dartmouth with a 2-1 victory over
Princeton continued to hold a two
game lead.
Chief Clerk is the new 'front.'
runner in the Treasury Department
Mems lop after 81 win from
Accounts and Audit. Public Dept.
No. 2 spurted into the runnerup
spot by sweeping Narcotics when
the erstwhile leading Disbursement
skidded to third place by losing
three to Supt. No. 2 as Franey's
high set of 367 paced top scores OF
588 and 1887. Fourth-place Budget
swept Stores.