Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
With ROD THOMAS

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at the Woodmoor Bowling Cen
ter, Billy Mischou appeared well
on the way to his second title
in the News 30-Game Elimina-
ton Invitation Duckpin Tourna-
ment.
1t gave him a total of 1884,
an average of 1894 for the first
10 games, and, an advantage of
IS pins over his closest rival.
Jack Moulton. manager Of the
Bladensburg Lanes. Mischou.
son of Frank Mischou, an old
timer with q sparkling duckpin
record. won the tournament in
1882. In the opening five-game
round. rolled Monday at Bla-
densburg. he shot 671.
Sixty-year-old Tony Santini,
the first-round leader with a set
of TOO. struggled throughout the
five games last night and a
hard pulling gallery suffered
with him. not all aware that he
was handicapped by a hand in
jury. He rolled 106, no, 118,
SO and l27 for $50 and a total
Of 1888 that dropped him to
gath place In a surviving field
OF 48. Santini. the winner of
many big tournaments, offered
no excuse Said the elder
MiSchou: Don't bury the old
rascal, yet"
Billy began with q fiat six.
Then he strung nine marks for
% game Of III. followed by 146.
1873. l42 and 1875. 1t was a
superb exhibition. Nowhere along
the way was there a wood piling
double-header strike.
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Moulton, who rolled 663 in
the opener, shot sos last
night for 1889. which moved
him from 14th to second. His
games were l25, 174, lis. 1872
and $50. In the TIA he spared
six times and struck twice.
Holding his own in the tough
competition was Abe Weinberg.
who placed second in the first
round with 704. With 6 set of
I642. including games of 1856, 1873,
Il46. ,22 and lis. Weinberg
totaled l.346 for third.
A dangerous darkhorse turned
up in fourth place. Ell Geib, a
Ifield representative of the Ma
Itional Bowling Congress, rolled
l674 to g. with . 655 and vaulted
from 18th with a gross of 1929.
IGeib is one OF the few duckpin-
iners ever to roll two games in the
200 class. He began his per-
Torrance last night with a score
of l54 and finished with a l59.
Into fifth place moved young
Norman Titus, who rolled 705 to
go with 621 for 1896. Only the
might before Titus had rolled an
unaccountable 288 set with
Chevy Chase Chevrolet in the
District Major League in which
he made only two marks, both
spares. In the form reversal he
rolled la. 1873. 142. 1874 and lat.
Singularly inconsistent was
Harry Carpenter who shot q "a.
then lit. He landed 2lst with
658-l ,272.
Far down In the standings
was Billy Stalcup, ranked No. /
in the area. with 615.l, $50.
Still In contention was Sonny
Weldon. who last year set a
world five-game record in the
tournament of 786. He rolled
649 last night for 1905. For a
time 1t seemed Mischou might
beat Weedon's record. He had
ass for the first three games and
597 for four. He was 81 pins
under the world mark for four.
held by Jimmy Dietsch Of Bal
timore. But in the fifth, needing
100 to top Weldon, he strayed
from the beam with q resulting
1875.
Another dark horse appeared
in Jack Brown who pulled into
sixth place with 657-l, 1926.
Tommy Mock, first winner OF
the tournament. came next with
679-l. 1872, then Billy Moore
with 626-l. 1911. Weldon was
the only other to beat 1900.
Among the eliminated were
Gerry Stair. Guy Andres and
Bob Lockhart. all highly rated
before the firing began.
The women will shoot their
third round tonight at the King
Pin with 80 in the field. Start