The Washington times., 1916-04-07
Believe KrauSS Will
Make Tourney Record
Washingtons Champion Rolls Tenpins Tomorrow
Afternoon Before Big Gallery-Poehler, Getz,
And Vaeth Only Men Likely to Beat Him.

Washington bowling enthusiasts who
have never seen the far-famed Harry
krauss in action In big tourney arc
looking forward with anticipation to
his performance in the A. c. Is. A.
event tomorrow. Krauss. twice tenpin
champion of the United States and
Canada. holoer OF ihnumerable bigpin
records. and undisputed champion of
the District of Columbia. at any style
of game. will take TO the naples to-
morrow at 4:l5 o'clock for his :enpin
singles.
Always allowing for the element OF
chance. particularly conspicuous in so
short test as tournament set.
KIauss Will in all probability set Up the
tenpin mark tomorrow which will sur
vive throughout the tourney. This pin
wizard towers head and shoulders above
all other alley contenders in this sec
ton, and enjoys n nationwide reputa-
tion wherever tcnpin alleys are found.
In 1901, when ;wenty-one years of age,
Krauss won the championship OF the
American bowling congress in the ma
tional competitions In Cleveland. by
virtue OF this championship he was ac-
corded the individual title for the
United States and the Dominion OF
Canada.
Ten years later, in 1911. pared with
Charles lSpiess, OF Washington, krauss
was returned OOuDleS champion ~ the
United States ana Canada IN the ma
tional tourney of the y. Il. A., held In
Atlantic City.
In the A. (. Il. \. tourney IN Boston
las. year. ne won second position in
''all events" in both the tens and the
In the same tourney, Krauss paired
with Lemon. tieu Baum and Harley, OF
Washington, for doubles title In duck
pins. with set of IOI
nj records
Krauss Is the tenpin endurance mark
which he set by bowling for twenty
age OF 1856
Should Krauss roll to form tomorrow
the only men with any reasonable
chance of topping him, always Judging
from past performances, ana recogniz'
Ing the possibility OF one OF these
psychological" games being sprung al
Eny minute-the only men with any sub.
stantial grounds for topping him-wil
be A. Gengler. allas Herr Getz, of New
York: Paul PoehlOr, of Massachusetts,
cI little Johnny Vaeth, of Baltimore.
Gctz's prowcss Is moro or less an un'
known quantity. while neither PoehleI
nor Vaeth have made records in any
way approaching the achievements OF
the local star
A large gallery Is expected TO be or
hand to see the former national cham
pion perform.
Johnny Naeth, the popular little alley
manager, who Is coming over here from
Baltimore Monday with his all-star Vic.
toria quint, has an enviable record OF
alley achievements in the Monumental
city For two Consecutive years Naeth
won the Baltimore News contest over
n field of 500 contestants. Last year, In
the Baltimore city tournament. hC
made a clean sweep of the prize money
winning with his crack Victoria team
In the five-nan events and not being
satisfied with This pulled down the dou'
bles and singles,
Mitch interest will center around his
performance here next week.
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Roy Whitford's 4. C. NJ. " Inglesides
who roll tomorrow night with the Ma
tlonal Capital LLuSue teams, are beinI
picked by the Gopesters as trouble
makers. Those IN close touch with tn
achievements of this all-star quint ga!
that | is hard to pick a flaw in thei
line-up,
Jollife who Is leading the Postoffic
League. fills one unassailable position