South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-03
SIX TEAMS ENTER
OLIVER LEAGUE
South Bend BoWIerS TO CON-
pete in State Tourna-
ment in Spring.
BY JEHosAPHAT SPARE

III JEsltAlNA lhAl SGAlhE4
y Six teams have already been or
gained by the oliver league 10 com
pete in the annual tournament OF the
Indiana Bowling association, which
will be held At Indianapolis this
i spring, beginning April - This
+. should be q gentle reminder 10 all
local bowlers that the closing date
for this event is not far of, as tho
entries for the state tournament viii
| close at midnight. March 81.
In order 90 facilitate matters and
accommodate South Bend bowlers,
s. IT.. Gentle. vice president of the
state association and of the South
Bend Bowling association, viii take
charge OF the local entries. Local
bowlers should get busy early if they
hope to get any choice of dates. II
has been the usual custom for our
boys 10 wait until the last minute
and then squawk because they can
not get just what they want
indianapolis participated eXcep-
tionally well at the state tournament
held in this city last spring. and it is
only fair that q good representation
should compete there this season.
Every league i'm the city should take
IL upon themselves Immediately and
determine how many of their players
wish to compete and get in touch
with Mr.. Gentle 20 arrange the de-
tails for them
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Experience should teach local
bowlers the flllacy of waiting too
long In applying for dates at the
American Bowling congress tourna-
ment. South Bend bowlers did not
get just exactly what they asked for
and had 30 be content with what was
left. with the result that dates dur
ing the last days of the tournament
have been assigned them.
However, that is better than not
getting in at all The entries just
closed for the big classic showed the
enormous entries of $50 five-men
teams. the largest number in the his
tory OF the congress. There were
Ia clubs who bad their entrance fees
returned because they could not be
assigned a all during the dates allot-
I'd for the big show.
Special Event Beneficial
The special two-men team tourna-
ment being conducted 1T the Elks'
temple is proving very beneficial to
hose permitted TO take part. and
hey are beginning to show real
class in that department During
he past fair scores have been rolled,
but last week the event was won i'm
big league style. Zimmerman and
5chnelle posting 1920
Local boWlers entered in the a. 3.
r. tournament. and also those con-
templating taking part in the state
event should not lose sight Of the
fact that the two-men team and in
i.vidual events follow each other.
making series of six games 10 be
rolled eOusecutively. Bowlers who
have not had this experience viii
lind that it is strenuous undertake
nag to roll SIX games i'm a row. and
wiz require some preparation to
,tand the gan
Rolls Biz Scric~.
Rolling I'm a special match game
80 the Orpheum alleys Saturday
evening willard Harlin cracked off
-2@ IN three games. rolling 237. 237
and -49. AT that ne lost the first
Same To Bruce Gam, who had 245.
This is going some and would win
some jack at the big tournaments.
Strikes and Spares
Organization makes the bowling
game
Orpheum Trio league has fine
race. two games separating the drst
i've clubs
Bobby zimmerman came i'm off the
patch TO show the boys he could still
swing the pill
The state tournament entries close
March 81 II YOU contemplate go
ing. make application at once
Not q member of the Bucktails
scored "a double century during the
GEEK An unusual event
Nearly every club i'm the league
has been at the top OF the heap in
the West Side league this season.
Yes Messick has gone again. but
All local records still stand and his
advance publicity did not get very
FAR.
Three clubs are battling for the
lead in the oliver league and a half
dozen others are crowding them.
Harlin Tops Roll Of Honor.
Candidates for our roll OF honor
pressed the issue a trihe stronger
this week than the previous one. as
the leader. Wilbur Harlin of the
South Bend Watch Co. i'm the City
league. who gathered i'm Pa. being
eight pins more than the high game
of last week. Louie Greening OF the
Express league took second honOrs
with cal. Third place was divided
between Bobby Zimmerman. who
ran in from the patch for a breath
Ing spell. and Louie Fansler OF the
Commercial league.
A noticeable slump prevailed in
the work OF the bowlers. however
as the list is considerable smaller
than last week The discrepancy
prevailed among the veterans en-
tirely. as for instance. not one OF the
big Bucktail team showed in the
roll. nor any OF the leading Stude-
bakers OF the City league brought in