Evening star., 1953-04-08
Five Bowling Stars
Stumble Together
In Race for Title
By Rod Thomos

by Koo InomoS
Some of Washington's best
duckpin bowlers are demon
strating how NOT to win
championship. Nearing the fin
ish of the District Major League
season, one of the most eventful
in the long history of this all
star group, no fewer than eight
bowlers are reaching for the
title.
Last night five of the eight
failed to hold their averages.
The leader, Frank (Bub) Gueth-
Ter of the Globes, who have a
lock on the team championship,
shot 319. He's rated the coun-
try's top southpaw duckpinner.
after that" he grumbled, Il
oughta roll right-handed."
He was comforted by Tom
Mock of the Globes, who was
second going into last nights
competition. Mock rolled 337.
Companions in Misery.
Bob Miciotto of the National
Bohemians, who in recent weeks
has moved up with a rush,
bowler always to be feared in
any competition, turned in a
mediocre $50.
Also kicking themselves" for
blown opportunities are Ray
Watson of the Little TavernS,
who shot 1863, and Rocco Nocero
of the Globes, who floundered to
q 359.
Without complaint are Bill
Stalcup, Glebe captain, the
leagues highest scorer of the eve
ming with 429; Bill Mischou of
the Arcade Pontiacs, who fired
an even 400, and Pat Crescent,
another Glebe, who rolled 1856.
In spite of his stumble,
Guethler remained in front by
nearly a point advantage over
Miciotto, who nudged into sec
ond place.
Four Globes Among Leaders.
Guethler's average is 127-68
for 80 games. 79 sticks better
than Miciotto's 1868. Tied for
third are Mock and Crescent at
1864, just five pins behind
Miciotto.
Also within striking distance
of the top are Mischou, 1862;
Watson, 1868; Stalcup, 1862,
and Nocero, 1868.
With only a few weeks to go,
the Globes virtually have been
conceded the team title. With
four of them in the first eight.
their chances of carrying off the
individual crown, too, are bright.
In last nights matches Glebe
Radio defeated Hare Brothers.
81; Winchester defeated Queen
Pin, 2-1; Little Tavern defeated
National Bohemian. 80. and
Arcade Pontiac defeated Be-
thesda, 2-1.
It was perhaps the leagues
worst night of the season in
scoring, with Stalcup's and Mis-
chou's the only sets in the 400
class. The eight leaders jointly
averaged 1913.
Champions Tourney Coming Up.
John Parise and Jim Dudley.
Joint directors of the Champion
of Champions tournament, look
for more than 600 teams in an
annual event which last year
attracted 500.
The tournament will be rolled
May 1924 at the Columbia and
Anacostia Spillway plants. with
entries closing May 2.
Eligibles are the. champions
and runnersup of leagues bowl
ing at member plants of the
Metropolitan Washington Duck
pin Operators Association. The
operators pay the $40 entry fee
Of the champions and the run
nersup foot their own freight.
In the instance of leagues not
finished by April Is, the leader
and second-place team will be
eligible. If the runnerup chooses
not to enter, the next team down
will be eligible, and so on.
It's a full handicap affair with
a scratch of $50, with men, wom-
en- and mixed teams competing
on an even basis. First prize is
$500. Last year the prize fund
hit $500, of which the opera
tors put up half. Eighty eight
teams shared the melon, with the
smallest slice $25.
There was no bowling last
night in the National Duckpin
Congress championships at Co.
lonial Village. Scheduled to-
night are mems, women's and
mixed teams starting at 7 o'clock
with other squads at $50.
Ten years ago-The Detroit
Red Wings won the Stanley
Cup playoffs by defeating the
Boston Bruins, 20.