Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-18
Wynne, New Pin Star
Tops Classy Field;
Sdnfini Again Hot
By Ben McAIwee

A newcomer, young O'Neil Wynne
of Norfolk, Va. advanced another
step toward national duckpin recog-
milton yesterday at Baltimore by
winning the fifth annual Robinson
McGraw Open from over 100 other
leading duckpin bowlers of the East
with a lusty score of 877. He aver
aged d46-1 for six games in beating
out AL Neubert. hometowner, by a
pins for top prize of $3.50.
sim going strong, Tony Santini
saved Washingtons big invading
squad of some 80 toprankers from
near shutouf among the 200-odc
prize winners with 10th-place
count of Sl1.
Less than "a hours before, it was
Tony who had whipped this same
field of stars from Georgia to Con-
necticut in the 18th annual Dixie
Open held here with 15-game ag-
gregate of 2,023.
Winner of the Dixie in 1899, San
TIM started his second quest for
this juicy $500 championship by
rolling 664, as record entry of lis
contestants opened fire Saturday
morning at Hyattsville Recreation.
Bounds From Eighth.
When the second round was over
at Colonial Village, Tony stood
eighth with 1913. Joe Rodacy of
Torrington, Conn, national all
events champion and the first block
leader with 708, had slipped to
fourth with 1884 while tied for the
lead were Mike Dziadik and Nick
Pave of Connecticut with 1859 each.
Ninety-five of the 115 participants
had finished, with Nova Hamilton of
Baltimore in the lead with 1891. and
Julie Singer, Greenway manager.
second with 1854 when Santini and
10 others started the final block at
Clarendon.
Tony flashed 154 for his first game
and went on to win with strings of
125, 148, 1854 and ia for a brilliant
705 set.
In the running from the start,
Cletus Pannell of Rosslyn, after sets
Of 681 and 624, made a strong bid to
overtake Santini with It's, but fell
just three pins shy with 2,020 after
strings Of 1T, 146, ITS, 142 and 1876
in the final round Pave, who re-
Gently moved back to Providence,
r. l., after several years in Balti-
more during which time he was the
No. l duckpinner of the country for
1943 and 1914. pulled up in third
place with 1895, giving Hamilton
fourth and Dziadik fifth with 1877.
Wynne Seventh In Levy.
Wynne, who appears to be the
best bowler from Norfolk since
Jimmy Wallace, was seventh in the
Norman Levy anniversary event at
Norfolk a week ago. He finished
18th In the Dixie with 1925 after
being third at the end of 10 games
with 1,345.
Other prize winners in the Robin
son-McGraw were: Bill Brozey, 854;
M. B. McGuigan, York. Pa, 845;
George Hranicka, 1877; Ben Kosky,
S27; Steve Witoski, 1875; Bill Berry,
BIG; Jim Aler, 814; Bob Fisher, S08;
John Gaise, 806; Hal Tucker, 803;
Mike Litrenta, 1856; Carl Hildebrand,
1876; George Kuhn, 1906; Lou jenkins,
1893, and Mike Avon, 1876.
Eleven other Washington pinmen
finished among the % Dixie prize
winners who shared sum of So, 440.
The complete list:
Tony santini, 2023, $500: Cletus Pam
nell, 2,o20, $500: Nick Pave, East Provi-
dence, r. J.. 1898, $500: Nova Hamilton,
Baltimcre. Md, oa91. $3.50; Mike pziadik,
ss sfo6 paul Jsrm as 'fh sso sus $685.
Julie Singer. 1l,e54, $s5: Bill .Dente. Fair
field, Conn, 1,945, $50 Bill Berry, At
isn.a; Ca; pa sS 81; zee Rsdo9y Tor
Britain, Conn. 1895. $50; Bob Miciotto.
! 1888, $50: Dan Cuthbert. Baltimore. Md,
~; Slks % aoR, 1'sSS sst o. o.SsiGii
Miller, Baltimore Nd, i.sia, s35: Bill
King. 1.a07. S3l 80: Joe Di Misa, BOZ,
So Joe N FTeseh fs sds $50 Mo-
ham E. $50 ST. 50; Stan PaTlsk,
Hieh set second bIosEj-Tony Petro,
ali HFf b. Sims S6 S Ss Sc Bisn
a. High set tthird block)-Hokie Smith
of aieh game tthird block)-Ray Roberts,