Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-13


Baltimoreans won the first two
places in the Lorraine Gull
Classic at the King Pin and nont
of the areas representative
placed in the first 10 Gin fact, MOI
even in the first 20) of the mems
Eastern Open at Willimantic
Conn.
Lola Shanahan won the Gull
tournament with a 10-game av.
erage of 1918, with Ruth Kratz
second at 1909.
Then came Jane MacCord Of
w a shington, the hard luck
bowler of the tournament, with
1902. Fourth and last place in
the major payof was Phyllis
Jones of Washington at 1893.
Mrs. MacCord, who rolled 65C
for the first five strings. came tC
the 10th needing los for victory
Obviously tired. she drew split
after split, or chopped, and fin
ishsd with SO. Her only mark in
the crucial game was a resound-
ing strike in the 10th. Her second
set, $50, was almost 100 pins
under the first.
The winner rolled 582 and 626
with a high game of 158 and low
of IS. Miss Kratz opened with q
count of 173, biggest of the
tournament, but suffered the
same fate as Mrs. MacCord
She lost the range in the final
game and tailed 100. Her sets
we're 633 and SIS. Miss Jones
shot 606 and SGT with a SO fin
iSh.
Block prizes went to Marion
Padgett. Baltimore, with GAG:
Shirley James, Hyattsville, 635:
Hildur Lagos, 1853, and Helen
Lawrence. Richmond, Va. 159.
The top awards were $3.50 and
a trophy "a beauty. $75, $50
and SIS. Forty-five women COM
peted.
Ida Simmons Slack of Norfolk
and Maxine Allen of Green's
boro. N. c.. both formerly ranked
No. l nationally, finished far
down. Elizabeth Barger of Balti-
more. currently No. /, was not in
the field.
Victor in the Eastern Open,
which drew 1870 entries for the
largest field ever to compete in
a l5-game duckpin tournament,
was Andy Onofrey of Stratford,
Conn. with a score of 1876.
Onofrey edged past John Lizak
Of Pawtucket. R. /. u.973) and
Bill Brozey Of Baltimore H,970)
Next came Al Rush, Baltimore,
1868; Ben Kosky. Bridgeport
Conn. 1855: Frank PORTER
Providence. r. l.. 1.945: Harry
Stewart, Hartford, 1912; Nick
Tronsky, New Britain, Conn.
l ,93l: Ted Piatek, Central Falls
r. l., 1880, and Roy Lipp, Weth-
Conn. 1925, to complete
the first 10.
Best for Washington was
Frank Micalizzi, 25th with 1884
Alison in the 53-man payoff were
John Mandes. 1888: Ell Geib
1882; Gerry Stair. 1880; Wing
1870, and Billy
Mischou was 50th.
Out of the money from this
area were Sonny Weldon. 1886:
Leroy Burdette, l,765: Jack Lam
dis, l.749: Lew Malitz. l,74S, and
Harry Burdette, 1892.
X
Charles r. Ten Eyck of the
Hi-Skor Mixed League. who av-
erages a modest 1902, took full
advantage Of a ll2 handicap to
win the Dutch Sherbahn Open
Handisap at Takoma in a whop-
ping field of ITO. To nail a prize
Of $500 he shot 608 from scratch
and crossed 100.
Best performer in the event
was the runnerup. Bob Hynek,
with 687 from scratch and It's
gross. In the first game he rolled
l78. best of the tournament.
which he started with a spare
and four straight strikes.
Chuck Kramer, second high
from scratch at SIT, finished
third with 36-713.
Others In the payof were !:
Lampiris, l68-708: Mer-
ill Bement. 100-704; Owen Ken
hey. $500; Tony Grande,
1900: Leon Rice, 64-698: An
1rew r. Mills. 1851: Howard
:. Wilson, $4,000; Ralph Bates,
1864: John Clancy. jr., 1864:
John Yingling, 96-675; Howard
FLUFFY, 8O-674: Mel Enrich,
16-669: Henry George, 96-669:
Francis O'Connell, 80-667, and