New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
bowling TOURNEY ENDS
Leaders Hold Their Places on
Last Day at Paterson. 4,
LUCKE WINS IN SINGLES
Grand Centrals Capture $3.50
and Gold Medals with Their
Worlds Record Score.
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tBy Telegraph 20 Ths Tribunal
Paterson, N j.. March 5o-The sixth
annual tournament Of the National Bowling
Association came TO an end hero tonight
after almost three weeks Of rolling.
The Grand Centrals, Of Rochester, with
the worlds record score OF 1891 won the
fve-man team championship. and carried
of the gold medals and a purse Of $3.50.
Mortimer Lindsey and Charles johnson.
Of the Elm City Club, Of New Haven. won
the two-man championship with score Of
1901. purse Of 5000 and gold medals.
Leo Lucke, Of the Chauncey Club Of
Brooklyn, earned the individual honors,
with total OF sss. His prize was sias
and a gold medal.
Mortimer Lindsey, Of New Haven, capt.
ured the all-around championship. scores
in all events counting. with the worlds rec
ord total Of 2.031, or an average of 225 "A.
Besides the medal he becomes $50 richer.
Most Of the last day and evening wss
devoted to the finishing OF the doubles and
singles. Three teams crept into the first
fifteen leaders in the doubles, Leary and
Helms, Of New York. taking eighth place
with 1.217. Nelson and Metcalf, Of Chi
cago, took tenth place with 1,215, and
Rodgers and Knox. Of Philadelphia, elev-
! enth place. with 1910. Leary. Metcalf and
Rodgers all rolled better than the double
century average, scoring consistently and
we'll
Other high scores in the two-man fixture
follow: Armitage and Bruck, Chicago, L.
1903; Fisher and Wolf Chicago. 1,1S7,
Bergman and Quinn. New York, 1850:
Earle and Clarke, Newark. 1.15s; Harris
and Johns. Newark, Lila; Keller and Kos
ter, New York. 1,17s; Pump and Bonadies.
New York 1.15s; Graef and Koch, Newark,
1,174 and Kracke and Hahn, New York.
| 1,1o4.
| Other good scores were: Bosert and
Maher, New York lls9; R. Maher and Nc
Nally, New York. 1.l3s; Paul and Kahls-
dorf. New York, l,133; Buckbee and Hsiles,
| New York, Ill
| The last eight teams in the Eve men tn
roll made only two changes in the standing
| OF the leaders, the O'Iearys, OF Chicago.
getting sixteenth place, with 2.7eS and the
Kreugers No. 2. of Newark, taking the
next position with 27ss
| Late scores in the ive-men fixture fol-
low: Knckerbocker No. /. New York, 2.s3l.
Belvidere No. I. New York, 2,5lS; Oxford
No. l, Newark, 2737; Oxford No 2. Newark,
| Z,Io i,
dere No. q New York, 2,34S
Although there were a whole lot OF good
scores in the singles there were no changes
in the standing Of the first twelve leaders.
Larry McNally, Of New York, tailed GA.
rolling lS3, 2ls and 223 ". Wittmer made
CO.. getting one good score Of 226: J. Keller.
Of New York, made 500; z. SatterthWaits,
of Philadelphia, tailed 61s; 7. Baldwin. OF
Newark, 500; Nick Brucs. Of Chicago 81.
and Phil Wolf. OF Chicago. 637.
William Kirk. president OF the National
Bowling Association, rolled In the singles
tonight. scoring 5sl as follows. 1853, 22 and
a11, which makes II evident that executive
tenpins is OF q fne quality.
| Lee Johns, the Newark bowler, made 5Ss,
while John Roster, former rational
champion and present greater New 1ork
titeholder. rolled 5IS.
! It was learned tonight that half OF the
auditorium would be partitioned or ana
six Of the alleys retained as permanent
bowling academy. Workman will begin on
| Monday morning TO tear out the other eight
alleys.
President Kirk. Frank D. woodworth, ths
national secretary, and Elmer r. DUNCAN.
| of Philadelphia the national treasurer ar
rived IN town tonight and held meeting
TO prepare for the distribution OF checks
for prizes It Is planned 10 have the checks
| in the mails by Monday. the method ~
distribution this year being under the di-
| rect supervision OF the national officers.
The champions will receive their medals
as soon as they can be suitably inscribed.
The Chicago bowlers. who will not go
| home until tomorrow, are loud IN their
| praises OF Eastern hospitality and invtted
the local mana cement 10 be the guests ~
the O'Learys AT the Western tournament
next year
| The condition Of Joe West. Of Toronto.
| who won the individual championship In
Buffalo last year and who IS IN ~. Josephs
Hospital with pneumonia, vas announced
TO be much improved tonight II IS BE-
leved a serious illness has been avoided.
The All Stars Of New York. who won ms
| Western championship at Chicago, did n~
| roll here as a team, the members taxing
part with the teams representing the sew
eral clubs with which those hoTlers ars
atiliat.d