South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-24
SOUTH BEND At
A. B. c. THURSDAY
Local Pin SpiIlerS Will Journey
to Toledo to Compete in
National Shoot.
aY JEHosArnlT SPARE.

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Toledo 90 south BEND bowlers. lLI
IS on these two dates that local /
bowlers participate in the biz show 1
rolling their fiVe-men event at Sis I
Thursday evening. while the dou-
hiey and singles are strung alonE /
from O'Clock Friday morning until /
e. o'clock In the afternoon
The five-mcn clubs who will rep
resent South Bend are the Bucktails !
Choka stars. F.lks Specials Greeninl
specials. HoOsier creams Jimmy a
Goats. Koehler * Skaters. divers
Nc. Gang. Orfuns and Orpheum
Alley Five With very few eXcep-
tiO1s all OF the PLAYERS taking parr
IN the five-men team event will par
ticipate in the two-tnen team and
Individual events the following day.
As to the respective strength or
possible chances OF any or all OF the
teams entered sharing DO the prize
list. either individually or collective
iy. il merely q matter of conjecture.
There is scarcely a club entered but
what some critic would make some
rhanses 10 suit his own fancy. or on
the merits of the construction rela-
tive 10 ability But mighty few
clubs are built up on the latter
plan, as friendship and association
- considerable factor i'm building
bowling teams.
All Have Chance To- Win.
But that need rot worry anyone.
To IT, not always the greatest bOwlers
who carry off the richest prizes n
Ge tournament. nor does reputation
influence the prize getters TO any
considerable extent One has but 10
look to Thoma < steers. who for two
successive years were tWO-men team
champions Of the American Bowling
Congress. who nave already rolled
their games this year and have not
gathered enough pins 10 pay street
car fare.
Further reference might be made
to trying 10 dope out strength OF
bowling teams of little sweep
sta kes tournament held at Gary ;his
season. AT this session the ChOka
stars happened to be scheduled
against the famous Mmeralites OF
Chicago. the latter being considered
one or the best bets as tournament
bowlers I'm the middle west Yet the
local boys beat the Chicago crowd
By q few pins In a rather mediocre
series
As 10 the possibility of the local
boys showing TO good advantage IN
the two-men team and individual
events the writer would not consider
them as favorable as in the fives.
Mainly because of lack - practice
and experience in that line OF play.
most Of which here is confined 10
rive-men team work. Yet any pair.
or any individual, might cut loose
long and continued string of the
coveted strikes in one of the events.
especially If some young fellow like
Fabian should unbelt one OF his
big 200 series as ne did on the West
Side alleys last week.
Fort Wayne in Lead.
Al the present time the list of
dve-men teams at the bis show is
headed BY Fort Wayne bOwlers and
not by any of the crack fives from
the big bowling metropolises. The
Lincoln Life team OF that city.
which has appeared here in match
play. is leading the big procession
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was rolled last Thursday. 1t was
one of the most consistent series
ever posted at "a biz tournament, as
only 10 pins separated their highest
and lowest games.
They started with 9S6 gained five
pins ON the next game. and added
SIX more To- their final effort. Tho
same conditions prevailed I'm the i'm
dividual work on the team. as no
one PLAYER collected carried the
team along as the hizn man. Red
Farnan totalled 6t5. while Bill
DoehrmsnE. the anchor. proved the
loaG with 5l7. the latter carrying
an of the grief, as lac drew 10 OF
the - railroads which the team ac-
cumulated during the series.
No doubt a hjs crowd viii ac-
company the local teams ON their
trip next Thursday as good many
tickets have already been sold "a
-rcoters" Arrangements have beer
completed for ail who may desire
10 join them. as two special cars
have heen engased for the 12:O7
train on the New York Central. no
tel reservations az one hcstelry fOl
all rAAEtA III SCI RE q AtAlAtA ANA st4AA
other details. Those desiring q
Join them can secure tickets TO
these services at any OF the bowling
alley Establishments.
Fabian Broke Loose Again.
Not since the halcyon days wheI
Fred Hart. who is now ont OF IN,
game emporarily because OF illness
was burning up the local drives Ia
there been q bowler mixing up thu
maple sticks as ferociously as pic
colo" Fabian, the West Side star
That lanky individual turned IN
couple of big select averages durin.
the week. the greatest OF which es
tabiished a new seasons record
when he turned in 102 during his Sc
ries with ;he Choka stars on Mon
day evening He cracked off game
OF 201, 245 and 256. His prevIou
high series mark was 6s1.
Ten local players made the grad
= the select class during the week
itree more than produced the pre-
yIus week. Next 10 Fabian's rec
ors drive. Tom Sharkey seems [
lsats hit his stride agaln and nc col