New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-08
Seven Changes, However,
Among First Ten in Sin
giles and Doubles.
J. II. O'CONNELL ROLLS
INTO SECOND PLACE
Strong Finish in Third Game
Carries Newark Man Close
to Top of Heap.

Although the leaders in each fixture
Of the National Bowling Associations
championship tournament at the Grand
Central Palace remained in their glory
IN the course Of the competition yes
terday, there were no less tnan seven
changes in the singles and doubles. l.
so happened that last night was vacant
20 Tar as iye-men team were concerned,
80 that there will be no doubles and
singles to-day
The story Of the day has TO do with
j. h. O'ConreI. entered from Newark,
y. j., who Tailed 500 and took second
position. His finish was spectacular.
lie went along al an ordinary gait in
the first game for 1856 and there was
nothing particularly brilliant IN the
second 49,
In the final, however, this erstwhile
?nchor for the Newburgh Wheelmen
got going, and when he figured that By
striking out he might take the lead he
went to work. Five times his ball swept
the alleys clear, but on the last ball IA
the tenth frame he left the SO comb
nation standing. He was too anxious TO
get the strike and pushed" too strong
Iy, with the resultant head-On hit. Even
so, 20 have struck out would have left
Llm one pin shy Of the total of J. B.
Pelletler, of Montreal
OConnell was scheduled in the
f doubles with I'd Bertwhlstle, of New
ark, but when the game was called
there was no O'Connell 20 be found. T.
+ 50 happened that Henry II. Mahlen-
/ brock, of Jersey City, is only entered
/ IN the fyes and singles. so the last
named substituted for O'Connell in the
doubles, which is perfectly permissible.
Marley got going mile minute
IN this fixture, ana in the meanwhile
- oonneil put IN an appearance. Seeing
mat bert#hlstle was having troubles OF
ms own, OCOnne.l wanted 10 substi-
tute for his scheduled partner. and the
matter was put up 10 Major Gage, the
national secretary.
Inc major was obdurate, however.
and refused TO sanction the PROPOSE
ton, declaring that to all intents and
purposes Mahlenbrock was O'Connell
ana that the latter could not be any
one else. However, the pair tailed
I,O'5, which brought them into eighth
place. IL was after this that O'Connell
showed 10 advantage IN the singles.
Mahlenbrock, in this same fixture,
began going a few and mustered $40
pms, which took fifth position. Will
lam Rothermel, of the Nonpareil Bowl
ing Club, Of Brooklyn, and an oldtime
anchor TOR the former champion Fidelia
team, Of this city, tailed OF.
When this exponent of the straight
bail. which works in from the extreme
right side Of the alley ran up his first
game TO PA there were many who be
Heved that he would come close TO
taking the lead. All thing went well
IN the second game until the fifth box,
when he blew" a sIngle-pin spare. II
somewhat shook his confidence, and he
finished with 1874.
A miss IN the second inning of the
last game, after which came an i'm
possible split IN the sixth frame, left
the veteran with a tally OF 1863. II was
the last game which spoiled his plans.
An interesting figure in the competi-
ton yesterday was Al Baltz, of Phila-
deiphls, sponsor for the Baltz team
which now stands seventh in the five
man event. Baltz was once talked OF
as presidential possibility in the Ma
tlonal Bowling Association. Henry
lIoppman, another Of the Quaker con
tIngent, and Baltz made l075 in the
doubles, which brought them into ninth
position.
Baltz was unable to get going in the
singles. lie uses three-quarter bal
with no hook, and occasionally he gets
away well with a cross hit. The bail
apparently was not working in either
direction.
Those blooming pins seem glued u
the alleys" he remarked as he made al
apparently perfect hit and found 4
couple of pins still in evidence. Al
though he himself Jared poorly. he wa.
well pleased that the vanguard of the
Philadelphia representatives, did So
well.
The following teams will take the
. alleys when the tiye-man competition Is
resumed tonight:
Saginaw No. ! and No. ,, New York
/, Prudential 40. / and No. ., Newark
~ j.; Presto, New York, and Hacken-
sack Wheelmen, Hackensack, y. J. The
games Will start at Sis o'clock