Evening star., 1960-11-03
BOWLING

One might say that Nick
Campanella and Elwood Hard
ing. co-chairmen of the Whea-
ton Lions Club Duckpin Handi-
cap. slated Sunday, are going it
blind. On the other hand it
could be said their eyes are
wide open.
To give the facts, the object
Of the tournament is to corral
some shekels for the Pre-School
for the Blind. Of which the
Wheaton Lions are devoted
uncles.
It will be held at the Wheaton
Bowling Center and Glenmont
Lanes with entries accepted
from noon to 10 pm. The
handicaps will be four -fifths
computed from scratch of 1870.
The entry fee is $40 and a
bowler may enter as many times
as he or she posts a sawbuck
It's a cinch that many won't stop
at one entry. what with such
plums as these dangled before
them: First place. $1,000; Sec
ond, $500. and third, $400. These
are guaranteed. as well as 500
for men and $50 for women for
high scratch set out Of the
money at each house.
If the entry warrants, and at
this writing it looks as If it will,
fourth place will be worth $500,
fifth, 5000, and sixth, 500, and
there will be 100 prizes at $40
each. The total guaranteed is
$4,000.
The winner also will receive
a 2la-foot trophy, which will be
displayed on Bowl the Champ
at WMAL-7 at 4:30 pm. Satur-
day.
BY way of kicking of the
tournament. a match will be
bowled at noon Sunday at the
Wheaton Bowling Center by
four totally blind persons
against four blindfolded men.
Shooting for the sightless will
be Jim Vaughn, president of the
Virginia Association of the
Workers for the Blind and his
wife, Annis; Charles Lane and
Buddy Keith. Their prospective
victims are Co Chairman Hard
ing, AL ingalls,. AL Jacobs and
Floyd Collins. all Lions.
Directing the event will be
Edythe Wollett, secretary of the
Greater Washington Duckpin
Association, who said today:
This one offers everything a
duckpin bowler could ask"
J
Freddy Martin of Clarendon
Trust is the new PAGER of the
Metropolitan Circuit League
following a second straight big
set. Last week he rolled 453.
Last night it was 159-426 and it
showed his average to 1925.
Next comes Vince Diver of
PiZza Bucket, 1896, followed by
AL May, Branch Auto Electric,
1891 and John Fox. Coca Cola.
1878.
Clarendon Trust totaled 1888
for its second consecutive 1900
and in sweeping Cameo Appli-
ances, stretched a winning
streak to seven games with
eight out Of nine. Ben Thom-
ason rolled AIS and Bob Snyder
400.
In perhaps the leagues big
gest upset of the season. Ban
ming g. Sons whitewashed Foley
Ford, which had been tied for
first. 1t was Banning's first
sweep. Ronnie Allen, 423, and
George Clark, 4l0. led the as
sault.
Foley Ford dropped to third
behind Pizza Bucket and Becker
Title Service. deadlocked at
1879.
Larry Burdette of Davis Dis
tributors shot high set of the
night. 171-441, in a losing cause
as his team dropped two games
to Morris Miller Liquors. Clar-
ence Appler rolled two 154s in
a 420 for Miller and teammate,
Harold Inman, had two 149s in
another 420. Lee Wiley rolled
158-417 for Davis.
Other 400s were by Mark Por-
ton, Badger Drillers, 419: Eddie
Alexander. ABC Lettering, 413;
Billy Mischou, Coca-Cola, 403,
and Harvey Coughlin, ABC, 40l.
Banning. Coca Cola and Clar-
endon got the only sweeps.