Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-22


I'm. tomorrow, the Bladensburg
Bowling Center will be the duck
pin capital of the country. with
more than 1000 teams shooting
IN the 9th annual tournament
of the National Duckpin Con-
gresS.
Mayor Leonard G. Simpson of
Bladensburg will roll a ball to
christen an event which has at
tracted about 5000 bowlers hail.
ing from New England to Geor-
gia. 1t will end May 5.
Action will be concentrated on
week ends. This one will be
packed with variety, listing
squads of mems and women's
teams, doubles and singles for
men and women and mixed
teams. with squads appearing
at about 2l2-hour intervals
throughout the afternoon and
evening both tomorrow and
Sunday. Sundays start will be
at 1870 o'clock.
The associated events, the
John Dennis singles and mixed
doubles, will be rolled at Hyatts-
vile. Because of a conflict with
these. the 14th annual Hyatts-
vile Handicap, which attracted
l53 entries last year. has been
shifted to the Anacostia Spill
way. II will start at 2 pm.
Sunday.
Entry fee for the five-game
test is $3.50 and the major
prizes. $50, S45 and SIS. Handi-
caps, both for men and women.
will be four fifths against a
scratch Of 1870. Entries will be
accepted UP to 10 pm.
For a reason. or reasons. not
clear. all of the bowlers who have
appeared on Duckpin Derby ex-
cept Gerry Stair have found it
difficult to deliver the ball in
their accustomed manner. At
least. this is what they say.
Bobby Lockhart. who rolled Ali
on opening night, was a bust
in his second try.
Even Stair, who has won four
straight matches. was strangely
inept in last Fridays match. in
which he defeated Billy Moore,
$50 to 1893. Stair missed nine
spare breaks. most of them easy
shots. Such performance by
a star duckpinner in ordinary
competition would be ludicrous.
In spite of the low scoring.
or possibly because Of it, Duckpin
Derby seems to. be attracting
more and more viewers. AS one
observer put it. this is a case of
man bites dog. You're curious
to see how lousy those experts
can get"
You wonder how Billy Stalcup
feels going into tonight's match,
at 1920 O'Clock, with Stair. Billy
has bowled under all conceivable
conditions except those he now
faces. and his record is a dis
tinguished one. 1t includes Vir-
ginia State singles and all-events
records Of 498 and 1888 and a
triumph in last seasons United
States Classic. He was Wash
ington's No. ranker in'54-'55
Asked today If he thought he
might be affected by the cam
eras. Stalcup said obviously: Il
dunno"
Clashing on Championship
Bowling" WMAL-TV's tenpir
feature, at 6 pm. tomorrow will
be renowned Steve Macy and
Andy Varipapa, rated as the FORE
most trickshot kegler in history
who is the latest selection fol
the tenpin Hail OIL Fame.
y
Joe Delisi's 237 for three games
set a record for the weekly win
-take-all duckpin tournament
at Hyattsville and he needed il
to win. Bill Shiplett cut a deuce
on his next-to-last ball in total
ing 236. which would have beer
good enough to win all of the
previous events. Delisi earned
500 on a $3.50 investment.
Bobby Mayhem and Art Weston
looked to be winners in the Spill
way doubles with 1877, until Bert
Lynn and Mark Sperry, late
corners, put together couple OF
hefty sets, Lynn. 4l0. and Sperry
407 for a gross of 45-862. May.
hew won the singles with 9-455
Woody Woodland and Harry
Worth won the Greenway weekly
doubles with 1877 for $40, witt
Gene and Jane Santella seconc
at 99-795. Another couple. Agne.
and Len Belas, landed fifth anc
last prize with 45-780.
When Milton Lampiris shot f;
whopping 93-487 as the first en-.
trant in the Takoma weekl,
handicap, the management forth,