South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-28
NEARLY THOUSAND
FIVE MEN TEAMS
ENTER FOR EVENT
Wiseacres Predict Another
Victory for FRITZ Scheffs
of Chicago.
By JN.HOsAPHAT SPARE.


Monday evening Will mark the
opening OF the 21st annual tourna-
ment OF the American Bowling Con-
gress. which event will be auspi-
ciously celebrated at Buffalo. y. Y,
the city in which the event Is being
held The entry Is composed OF 934
five men teams. comprising nearly
5000 men actively engaged IN COM
petition, most OF whom represent
communities from all parts OF the
United States and Canada.
Although anticipating a decrease
from the 902 teams who contested
last year AT Peoria, the unexp ected
growth OF 81 teams in the face Of
unfavorable conditions, IS but an
other testimonial that the great
game OF bowling has qualified as a
really national pastime. Moving
the tournament f. m the base OF It's
sterling activities. the middle west.
70 an eastern point, OF doubted al
legiance, Is another vote confirming
the firmness IN which the sport Is
established.
Develop New Material.
II Is true that the bowling game
is no respecter OF age as men as far
along as three score years are
among the leaders in their respect
I've localities. But new material is
constantly being developed which IS
crowding the veterans for honors,
the very foundation upon which the
sport progresses And II Is the high
ideal and clean manner IN which the
sport Is conducted and maintained,
which Is constantly gaining high
class recruits to it's banner.
Champions come and go in bowl
ing as iE other branches Of sport
and those who enjoy the spot light
today Will probably be suplanted by
new blood on the morrow Except
for the outstanding individual ef
forts Of Jimmy Smith, the recOg-
nized leading individual flash of the
country. there have only been three
instances where players and teams
have duplicated as leaders In their
respective events on more than one
occasion.
FRITZ Scheffs Real Class.
The Commodore Barrys. Of Chi
cago, won the five men champion
ship OF the American Bowling Con-
gress tournament two successive
years. Harry Steers and SykrO
Thoma, OF Chicago. also delivered
two successive years as two men
team champions of the big show.
And Larry Sutton, of Rochester. y.
Y. made two successive trips TO the
leadership among the best individ-
ual bOwlers Of the country.
Every locality has It's champions
in various events and all have high
hopes OF being able TO deposit their
best pinnage in the big classic for
high hOnors. But the wise ones are
pinning their hopes on the FRITZ
Scheffs OF Chicago this year as the
Kaad entry has delivered in two Of
the best events in the west this year.
They won the Interstate tournament
in this city with 2.942 and turned
in 2995 for first place in the big
meet at Aurora.
Locals In Other Fields.
Local bOwlers are showing more
activities in tournaments conducted
in other fields. which is the acid
test Of competitive play. Last week
a team. representing South Bend
GONSt r q "a NJ w. 49, Iooh
part in the annual tournament of
the Craftsmen. which was held at
Chicago. In a field OF POI teams
from all parts Of the country the
local team acquitted themselves
very creditably. capturing fifth
place IN the five men. event, rolling
highest among out of town teams.
placing winners in the two men
event. two in the singles and one.
George Thurn. in the All Event.
Competing IN the annual tourna-
ment OF the knights OF Columbus,
which started their annual national
games In Chicago Saturday, the
South Bend team did not fare so
well. IN their tive men event they
rolled as follows: