South Bend news-times., 1918-10-14

LEADS BONLERS
Has Top Score of GA for the
Week-WaterS is a
Close Second.
OBY JEHosEPHAT sPARE)

last Wednesday evening. Brownie
had his backup working in fine style
and IL mattered not where he laid
the old agate the wood box was filled
up all the time
While Brownell established a new
league record, it does not surpass the
high score competitive record Of the
Orpheum drives which is held by
Carl Kruger formerly OF the Hoos-
ier Creams and now in the service
OF Uncle Sam in France, and is two
pins better than that OF the lumber
man. Krueger's mark was attained
in a match game against the ST. Jo-
seph, Mich. team
However, neither OF the above
scores are high city marks, as two
perfect scores Of 800 have been roll
ed here. S. r. Robinson turned i'm
the first at the old Commercial Ath-
letic club drives. and r. B. CDock)
Williamson put over the other at the
Barton & Hull alleys, long since out
OF commission. But neither OF these
performers have anything 10 show in
official bowling records
\. ". G. Recognizes Records.
Bowlers make a great mistake i'm
not affiliating themselves with the
American Bowling Congress- or
rather the South Bend Bowling as
sociation. the latter being the local
representa- tive OF the national organ
ization The national body recog-
uizes every perfect performance with
a diamond medal and the perform
er's name Is placed on the official
ed unless a player is a member of
the a y. c.
Very little expense is attached and
such sums as are expended the
largest share remains in the Golfers
OF the local organization. While the
congress recognizes individual per-
formances II does not accept individ
uaI memberships. Bowlers can join
this organization only through the
leagues 20 which they belong. While
most OF the leagues in the city are
affiliated there are some who are still
without tho fold and they should get
busy and climb into the band wagon.
South Bend has long ago estab-
Iished a reputation with the Ameri-
can Bowling Congress as having the
largest city association Of any city Of
its size in the country. and there is
no reason why this mark Of esteem
should not be continued. II is true
that a good many Of the old guard
are now in the service of the govern
ment. many OF them overseas. which
makes IL all the more important for
those staying at home 20 maintain
these organizations until they re-
turn.
I'm order for bowlers to have rec
ords accepted by the American
Bowling Congress the drives upon
which sucn performances have been
made must be certified by some Of
ficer In this respect the alley own
ers have done their part as every
bowling establishment in the city
has had its alleys certified with the
exception of those of the Eagles
home II some player in that organ
ization should roll some wonderful
scores some night the officers Of that
organization could never forgive
themselves for their failure
Local Races Getting Exciting.
Having worn of the preliminary
introduction of local league play,
bowIers are beginning TO bear down
and get into the spirit of the thing.
As "a result several Of the league
races over the city are getting very
interesting After a thorough organ
ization of the City league and getting
"a few OF the old veterans out OF
their shells. the race is beginning to
look like something During the
week the Shafer Lumber CO. five
were dislodged from the lead and
replaced by the HardwoOds the
Hoosier Creams coming TO even
terms w.th the former in a tie for
second place.
The Greening Specials started the
West Side league with having things
all their own way, but they are get
ting plenty remuneration for their
early action in the battle and have
already been surpassed by the Almas
and Nyals. But the league race is a
pretty one as six OF the eight teams
are within two games OF each other
I'm the percentage column. The
Choka stars had a hard time getting
started. but won a brace Of games
from the Csnlag Taxis last week and
are now ON their way and bear
watching.
A miracle trauspired i'm the Com
mercial league when the divers lost
their first game of the season after
12 starts. the lowly Super-Tread ds
taking them into camp with a regu-
lar eli count in their first brush. IT
the Oliver league the No. Z Gang
suffered a beating and were passed
by the Inspections. and are now
compelled TO share second place with
the Machine Shop, Metal Patterns
and Purchasing.
Browneu I'm Record Score.
Brownelrs big record game over
shadows everything else IN the
double century brigade last week, al
though there were many Of then
and some very good performance:
recorded Bill Clemmens OF the
Hoosier Creams was good second
with g3s. while Buck Hanley. tn,
large caliber lead-of for the Bucks
IN the r. o. r. league, was thirt