Evening star., 1916-12-24
BOWLERS TO TAKE LONG REST
UNTIL AFTER. HOLIDAY PERIOD
Masonic League One of Two or Three That
Will Lay OFF But One Day-Gengler
Rolling Well in Chicago.

Practically all bowling in the regular
leagues has ceased until after the holi-
days. With the playing Of the games
Friday night, every circuit, with one or
two exceptions. encountered break in
the schedule lasting several days. An
exception to this is the Masonic League,
which will lay off only one day-tomor-
row. In drawing up the schedule for
that circuit it was found that, with the
great number Of teams holding fran
chises. it would be impossible to get
through the long list of contests unless
matches were rolled Saturdays and
holidays, as we'll as the five regular
bowling nights. Accordingly this was
done.
Most of the bowlers are not averse to
the period Of rest. The great majority
of the best players are members of
teams in more than one league. and
they are kept on the alleys in regular
play several nights each week. This is
extremely hard in some cases. and very
Few of the players feel that the lay-ofr
will be anything other than a benefit
BY giving chance for relaxation.
John Gengler. the man who. under
the fictitious name of Count Getz,
cleaned up local bowlers two years
ASO, anu tnen came mere 1OF the tour
nament last spring and astonished fol-
lowers of the sport by his manipula-
tion of the tenpin ball. has been out
In Chicago. and to judge by the press
reports of his doings has lost none Of
his cunning on the alleys. One bowl
Ing writer has this to say of Gengler's
style, which undoubtedly is different
from that of any other player ever
seen here:
John County Gengler. erstwhile of
I.rlN a n q M M ut a
world at large. has the greatest arm
swing of any bowler in the world.
His recent exploits around Chicago put
many a local player on the hummer
for time through trying to initiate
his one-step delivery.
Many bowlers take but one step to
the foul line. but they are of the dis
placement Of Kaiser Bill' Koenig
and Otto kupfer. to whom running
has become lost art. Gengler. on
the contrary. has sylphlike figure
and is extremely active on his feet.
Years ago he adopted the single step
and started training ms muscles until
he can make his arm revolve like
hy-wheel.
"Gengler claims that the way he
raises the ball at the top of his de-
livery gives him a really longer trav-
Ell on the sphere after it starts get
ting up momentum on its way to the
Ia than the average bowler gets with
his ifteen-foot run. According to
Gengler only the last couple Of feet
of run are contributing to the fight
of the ball, while with him his long
stride of nearly four feet. together
with the fact that he lifts the ball
nearly seven feet in the air before
he starts swinging down. gives him
nearly two feet more than the ordi-
nary player.
His theory seems correct from the
way he has cleaned up heavily on his
matches the last two years. There
IL one knock to his high delivery:
Years ago Charley Hajicek. one of
some match bowler and he had al
most as high a swing as Gengler He
made a match with a man at Steve
Geroux's old alleys, where the ceiling
was lower than 6 feet inches. and he
for his bali kept denting the roof
Among the smaller bowling leagues
Of the city the one composed OF the
employees Of the r. P. Andrews Com
pany makes up in enthusiasm what it
lacks in numbers.
Six teams Of three men each ne in
this league. Each department has its
representatives. and the teams are as
tionery, Paper and Statesmen. At the
present time Once is leading by five
games, followed by Contract and Bal
cony, which are tied for second place.
r. p. Andrews Company has repre-
sentative team of five men which in
dulges in special matches during the
year
At the end of the bowling season it
Is customary for all the teams of the
Andrews League to hold banquet, at
which the prizes are given and speeches
made. These get-together dinners have
been most pleasurable events.
The averages OF this league follow: