New-York tribune., 1909-06-02
TWo-MEN TEAM.

Edward Thompson, OF the Park Row Bovin-
Club, Of this city. equalled the worlds bowling
record for three games by rolling s99 IN ths md
vfdual competition OF the National Bowling Asso
citation championship tournament at Madison
Square Garden last night. The total is ths sams
that made by Arthur Wengler. OF Chlcaso, n
the Cincinnati tournament last year, and Il bsatz
by two pins the National Bowling Association rec
ord registered by Fred Schwartjs. OF this city n
the Rochester tournament a year age.
In getting his great score last night Thomson
began with 24s. and followed with 30 and "a An
unfortunate split in the seventh frame OF ths last
game cost Thompson a new worlds record Z vas
the s-7-l0 combination. one OF tie most awkward
on the alleys, yet the Park Row bowler cane
within an ace OF turning It into sparA Imme-
diately following this split Thompson got strike
IN the eighth frame. another nth n the n ninth and
Csan % 5 sIev On his last BAN which would haTs
given him 40 total, sufficient TO break TIE record.
30. 10 Din uabbled badly. but failed 10 fall HIS
OF course, places him well IN the lead
a5f nsT and iS Rss bthrto bse Content VIII an
average OF about IFS His best previous total for
three games more than sixty pins under tas
i'i14 charies Bu6nomo OF Rochester. held the lead
with s71 before Thompson took L1e alleys
Bowes and Windheim. a Utica par also roAed
themselves into first place IN Shs tTosn ~ contest
with the handsome total OF 1.2S Ihls y thirteen
pins better than the prsvous hgh n1arE "a - I3T I1a
The Utica couple did their best work IN the last
game with total OF 4s5 pins
The hest single score OF the rOuruaIlelL IllS
went 10 the credit OF Fred Clnch the former Cni-
caEo bowler who now represents this city Wills
competing in the two-man fixture Cluch rolled IS
IN his first game
IN the bows tournament Fred Field. q CoIegs
Point. took the lead with a total OF so for thres
games He only had three missed spares d4ri9g
series and good judges Of tenptrs declare fed
70 be q coming champion. He has only been rolns
for three months
Jimmy Smith. the greater New York indtvitusl
champion. said last night that he stood really .
roll any for Sf0 side mora best six our o.
eleven games
sIatches win be one OF the features from nov on.
The Western crowd Is in the city IN full force ana
a member OF the Indiana Sportsns1 team, has IS
sued a challenge TO the German team. which WI
arrive from Germany some time this week tTFar.
Is also looking for Otto Kahn, o. the Alnions. u
New York. who made a match with him IN Fits
burg last March. Kahn has failed 20 appear as YET
The German team will be in New York some time
this week. according 20 cable message freceiVe1
Yesterday Special balls viii he provided and every
thing done 10 make their stay enjoyable Inc Ter
mans viii also take Part IN the regular A1slicAA
championships. 49,
tracing Ersat deal OF attention Ihers Is =
change in the teams. which at present conslSts gL
Jimmy Smith and Alexander Dunbar, OF [e@ IS 5o-S.
Charles V. Gilbert and Louis Franz. OF CleFss1l-
Larry Sutton. Of Rochester. and Dave WeodollS;
Of Chicago. jimmy Watt Of Bridgeport. conn an
Lee r Johns of Newark. ard Jonn hosleI' U
New York and partner 70 bs chosen II = p2Ss--
sibla that JOHNNY NO0rheiS. the little WIzaru' VII
roll with KCsteT. &C.,, -
Nothing out OF the ordinary was acco11Pfsosd n
the fve-nneu competition last riE1t. t1e u..,t-
total being $50. returned BY NelroSe No l. OF ~
cfty MelrOSe No. rolled the highest Slos4e So
81 the evenInz-q9f The Detroit stars. who maze
cheir appearance. had to he content WIN -
The leading scores yesterday were as ioLoVs-