Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-06
30 WILING

When Buss CPappy) Provost
passed on last month at the age
OF rs. thick gloom settled over
the Anacosta Spillway. Here
Provost was a beloved old gen.
tleman. whose competitive fire was
tempered by kindness. He was
a member of Guy Andes team in
the Spillway Major League and
remarkably active on the maple
ways. considering his years
When he couldn't organize a
game, he'd bowl alone. often a
half dozen strings or more.
Prevosts last average for a
full season was los. but time was
when Pappy knuckled to no man
In the game There was the
night at Convention Hall when
the great Aston Clarke failed to
daunt him Even then he was no
youngster.
Pete Santora was telling the
story.
"Astor and Pappy we're rival
anchor men Santora said. land
Clarke was having a bad night.
He could do nothing right. Pappv
could do nothing wrong. He
topped Clarke in all three games
BY and large. Astor Clarke
was a nice guy, but a hard loser
And there vas no doubt about
him being the greatest duckpin
bowler OF his time, if not all
time. The beating by Provost
nettled him.
Pappy sympathized with him
'Astor, he said. its just one OF
those nights.
But Clarke was in no mood
for sympathy He challenged
Pappy to a three-game match
Pappy reminded Astor again.
This is my night But Clarke
insisted, and Pappy accepted.
Again Pa0py won, bat seemed
reluctant TO taks his winnings
AS Aston paid off. he sue-
gested another match. But
Pappy quietly changed shoes
and left
With a touch of humor. Pre-
voSt recalled his victory over
Clarke as the biggest thrill IN
O. long career of bowling.
Saturday. at the Spillway. 9
tournament will be held in hi,
memory. Thu Buss (Pappyj
Provost Memorial Handicap viii
be made an annual event.
i regret" said Santora, the
Spillway director, that We didn't
name a tournament for him
while Pappy was with us. NJ
bowler deserved it more.
A big entry is assured. if only
patrons Of the Spillway partici.
pate. The modest entry fee
S425, including cost OF FIVE
games. fat handicaps -four NTH!
with a 100 scratch, and major
prizes Of $50 $40 and s25 make
1t generally attractive.
It's a coke box when all
members of a team but one mark
IN the same frame, with the
iub-dub buying soft drinks for
the others. A rarity occurred
the other night IN the District
Mems Minor League. There were
two straight coke boxes and in
one the guy who got stuck, Bill
Wrestling, made spare The
other four struck.
The Roma Restaurant Bethes-
ola Forty match produced a cou-
pie Of brilliant bits Two late
marks by Gene Iannucci got
Roma a win by one stick and
the edge IN the match. For Be-
aesda. Stan Ward finished with
q triple strike and l9-pin spare
for game Of 1872.
AS leader of the District Minor
League, Bobby Lockharts aver
age is 1891 As PAGER Of the
District Major, It's l29-43. Ir
both instances he's behind the
pace set by Sonny Weldon IN
winning the titles last season
This time Sonny seems 10 be
going nowhere.
In the Capital Womens Major
League, Boots Petit is grimly
hanging on as the leader. pressed
by Ann Habercom, It's 1856;
for Miss Petit and 1883 fol
Mrs Habercom, a difference oi
"a pins II had been one stick
The Colonial Oldsnoblle team
IS competing tonlqht III tht
American Bowling Congress
championships a. Rochester
N ~ and tomorrow morninl
will roll doubles and singles. On
the team ale Carl Cost, captain
Matt Bonnie, Jim Callahan
Webster Raemy and Leonard
Kramer
Danny Cross Of the Cavalier,
In the Buckingham League a.