Evening star., 1946-09-13
Masonic Pin LEAGUE,
Tipped 10 36 Teams,
Will Open Tonight
By Ben. McAlwee

With So teams, its biggest roster
In more than a decade, the Masonic
Bowling League will open its 33d
season tonight at Colonial Village.
Fourteen quints will start firing at
Z with second squad of IA down
for action at 9. The remaining eight
teams will bowl next Tuesday night.
Orville Brown, new president, be-
sides his old Roosevelt Lodge quint
has aided in organizing a Roose-
welt No. 2 team. Three Virginia
lodges, Del Ray, Falls Church ana
Mclean have entered for the first
time and helping to increase the
list by eight teams over last season
are Hope No. 2 and New Jerusalem
No. 2.
Singleton Lodge, which. has not
been represented for some 10 years,
is back in the fold while Naval,
King David, Anacostia, Takoma,
Petworth and Dawson also are re-
turning.
1t will be wedding bells tomorrow
for Ruth De Chastain and Joe
Di Misa, two of the Capitals leading
duckpinners. The marriage is set
for 10 o'clock at the Calvary
Methodist Church. In one of the
early bowling seasons most bril-
liant achievements, the bride-to-be
marked up game of 1853 and 428 in
the Washington Ladies League
Opener at Lafayette. The big set
is believed to be an all-time record
for the city's oldest feminine bowl
ing league.
Bowling 406 as the champion
Kronheim Liquor team swept Wood
ridge jewelers. in the Rhode Island
Avenue Business Mems loop opener
at King Pin, Bub Guethler, Wash
tngton's No. bowler, is off to an
other big season. Paul Perkins and
Billy Towles combined respective
40l and 407 counts to help Grey
hound Liquor swamp Thrifty Bev-
erage Co. Nick Rinaldi's 1853 and
401 gave Merit Cleaners a 81 edge
over National Beer. Joe Freschi
with Alb and Al Wright with 1893
were the big guns as United Market
whipped Harry Nau Co. 81. Bob
Heinbaugh's 4O1 led Marathon Res
taurant's odd game win from Bass
Tavern. There are vacancies for
two teams with averages from $50
to $40. Those interested are asked
to call Sam Shreve, between $3.50
and 6 pm. at Spruce 1062-J.
Jim Hall. new manager of King
Pin, is forming a handicap mixed
doubles league to roll at $50 Thurs
day nights. Couples with combined
averages of 210 or less are requested
to contact him by dialing Dupont
1878.
Bob Miciotto has called a meeting
OF the Metropolitan Mixed Doubles
League at 8 tonight at Bethesda
Bowling Center. Some of the city's
foremost bowling couples are ex-
pected to join the new loop.
After Assistant Commissioner
George P. Larrick rolled the first
ball, John Murphy came through
with 1872 and $40 to lead the men
and Sada Arunaka with III and
Alice Nockles with 288 garnered the
women's top laurels as the 12-team
Food and Drug Administration
Mixed League got under way at Hi
Skor. G. L. Woodard is chairman
Of the loop and Arnold E. Mason
secretary and scorer.
The Brookland Recreation Sunday
Night Mixed League will hold a re-
organization meeting September IS
at 7:30. All teams composed of
three men and two women with
averages of 525 or under are urged
to attend. The loop will open its
season September %. Karl Goche-
nour, Brookland manager, also has
set next Wednesday at l pm. for
a meeting of the Parents Teachers
League. The loop is open only to
bowlers with averages of 102 or less.