Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28

Dave Volk Of Baltimore, who
makes a happy hunting ground
of Washington duckpin tourna-
ments, added the Capitol Clas-
sic to a long list of major con-
quests while Wally Lookingland
of Baltimore won the Presi-
Dental Classic.
But in q class with both in
point Of brilliance was 50-year-
old Irving Gates of Rockville,
who beat a whopping field in
the Rockville Handicap.
To capture a $500 prize. Volk
averaged 1898 for IL games,
six rolled at the Anacostia
Spillway and six at NARROW
Heights. His margin over the
runnerup, Norman Titus, was
90 pins, which may have estab-
lished a record for such events.
After landing among the
leaders in the first block with
800, Volk called his shot for
the windup. II figure to shoot
900 at NARROW Heights" said
the bubbly southpaw. and
that's exactly what he reg
istered. His total of 1870 was a
record for the tournament. His
games were 118. 152, 1873 (403),
100, IA. 143 (41D for 800; lao,
1862, 154 GAO, 1853, 1873, 158
(454) for 300.
Titus rolled 759 for the first
set with a high of lat and 862
for the second, which he fin
ished with 440 for three, in
GLIDING a ITO game. He earned
$3.50.
Jimmy Dietsch of Baltimore,
who recently became the bowl
ing pro at Bethesda 40 Lanes,
was third with a pair Of 1895
for 1888 and $3.50.
Bill Burroughs Of Falls
Church, with a 437 start and
finishing games of 148 and 143,
was fourth with 1896 for $75.
AL Rush of Baltimore, the
only contestant to collect in
both the Capitol and Presiden-
ttal, was fifth at 1888 for $40.
Woody Winslow of Silver
Spring was a stick behind Rush
for $50. followed by Oniel
Wynne Of Norfolk, 1880 for
$25, and Frank Krenlich Of
Riverdale. last in the payoff
with 1,577 for $40.
There were 81 entries.
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Lookingland, after rolling 90
and 125. suddenly famed and
won the Presidential Classic,
held at Anacostia, in a breeze,
or rather a hurricane, what
with finishing games of 1854
and $50. His others were las
and 1873. His prize was 5000. |
Lefty Jack Barley, with
only 379 for the first three, to-
tailed 432 for the second to
tie Johnny Ressa, an early fin
Usher, for second at 811. Ressa
shot 400 and All. Each COL
lected 500. In go boxes, Bark
ley missed the headpin only
once. \
Up-and-coming Ronnie Allen
and Billy Watson deadlocked
for fourth at 1872 for $35 each.
John Weinkam of Baltimore
was sixth at 1888 for $40, traileci
by Rush. 778 for SIS, and Tony
Santini. the remarkable CO.
year-old last in the payo6 at
IT'S for $40.
There were As entries.
Gates. who averages 112 in
the American Mixed League at
Bethesda 40 Lanes, hit a 1877
pace to win handily in the
Rockville Open, which attracted
146 entries. To beat out
Aubrey Williams of the Delamar
League, Gates needed 100 in
the last game. To clinch victory
he struck u the eighth box and
counted 9. He rolled 685 from |
scratch, with 464 for the first
three, and with u handicap
crossed 757. His counts were |
153, 1873, 173, ITO and III. He
earned $125.
Williams shot $50 with highs
OF 146 and 142 for 96-746 and |
$50.
Jim Crunkelton Of the
Clarendon Church League was
third with 649-96-745 for $50.
Then came a bowler who was
even more of a surprise than
Gates. GIMME Siegel came
within six pins of hitting TOO
from scratch with games of