The Washington times., 1916-01-19
HALEY AND D-BONTz
ROLL OFF TOURNEY
Plans Progressing for Tenpin
Match With Philadelphia and
New York Saturday.
BY KIRK c. MILLER.

Bontz lies the highest honors IN me
Royal Duckpin tournahlen. aho 'hclr
respective fatea will lie decided toniSht
when the finals Will be disposed OF NJ
Shcrmans 8 alleys.
with a total Of al. Pop" HALEY
amassed the greatest number OF Pins
in the semi-fnals, and 'Bernle bontz y
record fer the FIVE games was 5I. Tom
Nayhew was third. with a. total of 1l7,
and A. Noack got 4Sl for hi" gran to.
tai. Mavhcw and Noack are credited
with third and fourth prizes and HALEY
and Bontz toniEht VIII r,zas deciue 'he owner
rhis nttroctive tournament has held
the bowlers absorbed Tor many weeks
and has proved to lie one Of the most
Interesting Competitions, r;,,v s'aso' y" u
In last nights semi-flnals Mayhev
looked to he toN-notcher unt,l the
fourth game. when he was deposcd ny
Bontz, who contributed n game or 10.
boosted his total to 4ls. The last sar!e
was naturally the most exciting ana
tho competitors were out Tor ire "o"u'
every kindIinr OF IL. Haley. VINO sur
vived the storm better thn.n any OF his
mates. got of to an unlucky start, and
in the third box his game read but ~
HALEY. however revived after the
third and made what the writer's are
A double-hcader strike in the seventh
and eighth frames gave the veteran
"Pon' mark OF 96. and ne delivered
another strike in the tenth. He counted
seven pins on the mark and easily went
to the fore in the competition.
Few tournaments have brought the
bowlers in such throngs to any alley IN
recent years. and the success OF the KIND
OF competition staged bH FRANK sher-
man. that prince Of alley proprietorsi Is
unOuoStioned by the large following
which the event has attracted.
George Isemann is making extensive
arrangements for the Washington end
disposed OF at the Grand Central Palace
alleys next Friday night. After the
match the visiting bowlers will be en-
tertaincd at the Continental Hotel
Tho attractive cups donated by
Schm"dtie Brothers are ready for the
winners Of the Martinsburg and Balti'
more matches. and these will be dis
PLAYED at the coming match Friday
night.
Plans for the tcnDin matches between
New York. Philadelphia. and Washing
ton teams to be rolled in the Quaker
ton Sns "Tn w bs Dck harbSr inS b.
Walker Edward S. Mcknew. G. F. ia
| cohscn. and George Garrett. of tn,
| Royals. and Harry Waters. ]. c. Fritz
Frank McManamv. A. W. Allison. J. L
anu M dusS' oL tiif
| lroUuois.
Arainst these men Philadelphia IL
EittinG such bowlers as the famous
William Knox, present city champion
| the only bowler who has ever been
known 10 roll SOC in a national tour
ramcnt. and ChaLles Trucks. former
| Philadelphia city champion. On the
| same tenn are Walter Cook, Thomas
Jones captain). and Bert Frazier
The second Quaker City team will be
composed Of Capt. A. Grosman, L
King. 4. Hardy, J. Guest, and \. Lake
70 Philadelphia. New York will
! probably send J. II. Williams Of thc
| ChiCkerinC piano interests: Sam II.
! Childs. vice president OF the Child:
| string Of restaurants Leo Johns. W
v. Thomson. and John Roster
These prominent business men AID
howlors have been namet for thci,
! 'hCostinS'' proCliNitics. and as the pur
! rose OF the Philadelphia match i: e
! prOmot" tn" interests Of the A. c. }. 4
| tournament to he held here next April
| II il thCrEht that they are best ablt
| to represent the event.
| Philadelphia is a big tenpir center
| end rs II Is one OF the nearest ten1ir
| colonies in this Vicinity. rs c'rrahc'
! in tho tolrnamert is very much soLrht