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

Between Pop" HALEY and Bernie
Bontz lies the highest honors in the
EoySl Due sS1na ,iI he decided tonirht
when the finals Will be disposed OF al
Sherman's alleys.
with a total Of y4i, Pop" HALEY
amassed the greatest nnmosT . % Ems
record for the Eve games was 6A. Tom
and A. Noack got 4sl for his grant to;
tai. Mavhcw and Noack are credited
with third and fourth prizes and HALEY
and Bontz tonight will decide the owner
OF first and second prizes.
This attractive tournament mas heio
the bowlers absorbed for many weeks
and has proved to he one or the most
interesting competitions staseu On
Washington alley recently.
In last nights Semi-flnals MayheW
looked to be ton-notcher uhuI tno
fourth game. when he was deposyu Dy
HALEY also went ahead here. having
boosted his total to 4lo. The last game
was naturally the most eNclttng ana
the competitors were out Tor the WOOD
vlved the storm better than any of his
mates, got off to an unlucky start, ana
in the third box his game read but ~.
HALEY. however. revived after the
third and made what the writers are
wont to refer TO as a Garrison finish"
A doubIe-header strike in the seventh
and eighth frames gave the veteran
"Pop" a mark Of 96. and he 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 thronRs to any alley IN
recent years. and the success OF the KIND
OF competition staged bH FRANK Shef-
man. that prince of alley proprietors; Is
unduestioned by the large folloWlng
which tho event has attracted,
-
George Isemann is making extensive
arrangements for the Washington end
Of the MartinsburR match which will be
disposed OF at the Grand Central Palace
alleys next Friday night. After the
match the visiting bowlers will be en-
tertained at the Continental Hotel.
The attractive CUPS donated by
Schmedtie Brothers are ready for the
winners of the Martinsburg and Balu'
more matches. and these will be dis
played at the coming match. Friday
night.
Plans for the tenpln matches between
New York. Philadelphia. and Washing
ton teams to be rolled in the Quaker
CITY are progressing. In the Washing
Walker. Edward s. McKnew. c. F. ia.
cohsen. and George Garrett. Of tbs
Royals. and Harry Waters. I. G. Fritz
Frank McManamy. A. W. Allison. J. T.
Fields, and Harry Krauss. of thC
lroduois.
Against these men Philadelphia Il
pittinG such bowlers as the famous
William Knox. present city champion
the only bowler who has ever beer
known TO roll noe in a national tour.
rament, and Charles Trucks. former
Philadelphia city champion. On this
same team are Walter Cook, Thomas
Jones tcaptain). and Bert Frazier
The second Quaker City team Will bC
composed OF Capt. A. GFosman, L
King, A. Hardy, ]. Guest, and a. Lake
TO Philadelphia. New York will
probably send J. II. Williams of tho
Chickering plano interests: Sam H.
Childs. vice president OF the Child.
string OF restaurants Lee Johns. W
W Thompson. and John Roster
These prominent business men arC
bowlers have been named for theil
boosting prOclivities. and as the pur
rose OF tho Philadelphia match ic e
promote tho interests Of the A. c. 3. a
tournament to be held here next April
It IL thought that they are best abb
| to represent the event.
Philadelphia is a big tenpin center
end ms it Is one OF the nearest tenpir
colonies in this Vicinity. its clPrai,c'
in the tournament is very much sought