The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19
MEETS
 PORTO TONIGHT

Tonight is another stellar bowling night for Bridgeporters and New Haveners, for the return cha inpion- ship duckpin bowling match will s1t underway ct the Park City alleys be- tween Connie Lewis of this city, State champion, and Joe Porto of New Haven, former chaxnD1on and now challenger. The second and final block of the series will be rolled at the Academy Alleys fn New Haven on Thursday night. Twenty-one games will constitute the series. The amount of the purse for which they will play has not yet been aScsrta7ned but will be fixed sometime today.
 The current week will be a general windup week for most of the leagues whose schedules carry them into this time of the season. The bowling sea son has been & most successful one, Financially and otherwise. There were more than 300 persons who took ac- tive part in bowling this season. The number is expected to be doubled by next season.
 It has just leaked out that Joe For to of New Haven handed "Fido" O'Brien of Hartford a. hard lacing at the Bristol alleys several weeks ago. For some unexplained reason no an nouncement of the match was made until yesterday, when Charley Maho- ney dug into the phone book and man aged to get in touch with people who saw the match.
 them of New York-are anxious to come to this city to meet the three best bowlers Bridgeport can offer. So confident are they that they can win that they are willing to roll for a. side purse of $500.
 Joe Molunello by his victory in New Haven the other night has at tracted considerable attention and the first to challenge him to a match was Jim Ferguson from Derby. Joe immediately accepted and the two will come together in a match at Derby, Thoursday night.
 Van Dusen's Bridgeport Elks have another tough league match on the IF hands for this week. On Thursday night they will journey to Torring- ton to meet the Torrington Lodge of Elks in a match that will attract
 
 will in all probability be made in au- tomobiles.
 If Connie Lewis defeats Joe Porto in their match this week he will be again challenged by Fred Teller, who still insists he can defeat the Bridgeporter. Comics friends say that Fred doesn't mean business. for he has ducked several offers to meet Lewis for a side bet of $500.
 The Bridgeport Southern New Eng land Telephone company branch team of rollers will journey to Wa terbury tomorrow to meet the branch team of that city. This should be rattling good match, for both teams constitute consistent bowlers.
 Pastor and Beblon will start play in their $500 series tomorrow night at Beloin's alleys. They will clSce the match at Kelley's parlors on Thurs day night. There is a. lot of money on the outcome of this affair
 The victory of Connors' Live Wire team in the Holy Rollers League came as no surprise, despite severa! hard trouncings suffered by that ag- gregation in it's out of town games.
 To Charley Mahoney must go the bulk of credit for the big boom bow ling has experienced this season He has gone to considerable expense iu bringing some of the best bowlers in the country to this city.
 Terrill of the Live Wires was the best point scorer in the Holy Rollers. League. He took part in 45 games, had a total pinfall of 4,61s and av- eraged 1922.
 The North Ends are rapidly orr ganizing their nine for the City League. They held their first work- out yesterday at Beaches Woods.
 In fast ten-inning game played at, Beaches Woods, the Allison Stars de-. feated the fast Lafayettes by the score of 6-5. Theg anne was we'll played, and another meeting of the two teams should prove very exciting
 Bill Shay. the star first sacker of the Walnuts, played a stellar game yesterday, and his wonderful catches contributed well to the defeat of his opponents. G
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