Evening star., 1953-02-06
Five Journeys Slated
As BowIers Head Into
Biggest Week End
By Rod Thomos

BY Rod Thomas
Washington bowlers are headed
into the biggest week end Of the
season. Four major tournaments
within the area and one at Will
limantic, Conn, will occupy men,
women and boys.
The eighth annual champion
ships Of the Washington City
Tenpin Association. to run three
week ends, will open tomorrow
at the Alexandria Tenpin Center.
The Richard S. Tennyson Me-
mortal Tournament will open
tomorrow at the Lucky Strike
with so teams of boys shooting.
This is the goth year in which
John w. (BilD Wood, superin-
tendent of the Lucky Strike, Hi
Skor and King Pin plants has
been host to the playground
youngsters.
Honor Great Bowler.
Honoring one of the outstand-
ing bowlers of all time, the goth
annual Lorraine GULL Open will
be held Sunday at the Lucky
Strike.
Male duckpinners will concen-
trate on the 18th annual Fort
Davis Handicap Sunday, but
some of the better ones will shoot
in the 23d annual Eastern Open
at Willimantic, tonight and to-
morrow.
Entered in the tenpin tourna-
ment, directed by Matt Bennie.
are rs teams, 95 doubles and 1872
singles. Among those seeking
81, ,284 in prize money and tro-
phies. the latter presented by Ell
lis Goodman, are a number of
representative of Fort Meade and
the Naval Academy. Afternoon
and evening sessions are sched-
uled tomorrow and Sunday.
All of last years champions
will defend, the FBI in teams,
Joe Miseli and Johnny Roberts
in doubles and Bill zier in sin
giles and all-events. The women
tenpinners held their champion
ships several weeks ago.
Free Party for Boys.
Eor tho YNlo ov0ro,,oI hovc II u,;ll
be a free party. with Wood con-
tributing the drives and Ellis
Goodman, as usual. furnishing
the trophies. Wood and Good
man, playground alumni, we're
kids together with the late Dick
Tennyson, who for years was one
of the city's top recreation direc-
tors. Tomorrow'S party, starting
at $50 am, will be duplicated
for the girls February 81. The
boys senior title, for contestants
II and under, was won last year
by Taft Recreation Center and
the junior, for those IA and un-
der, by Sousa Recreation Center.
Some of the finest women
duckpinners in the country will
compete in the GULL tournament.
with f1ve-game blocks to be
rolled Sunday at 3 and 7:30 pm.
Last years winner was Kath-
crime Wick of Norfolk, Va, for
merly ranked No. l in the coun-
try. who averaged 1887 for the
GULL title.
A Popular Event.
Competition in the Fort Davis
Handicap will open Sunday at 2
pm. with entries acceptable up
to 10 o'clock. It's a five-game
affair. with the entry fee of $3.50
covering cost of games. Spon-
sored by Karl Gochenour it is
one of the most popular events
of its kind, with three -fifths
handicaps (no limit) based on a
scratch of 1913 and a top prize
of $l00. No phone reservations
will be accepted Herbert Levin
won last year with a score of TAG.
Although Washington has been
we'll represented over the years
in the Eastern Open. no bowler
from this area has won it since
1888. Is years ago. when Perce
| Wolfe prevailed. Harold Noyes
of Charlestown, r. l., is this
years defending champion. He
won with 15-game score of
. 0C1A an ovarooa nf 1910