South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-28
NEAR COMPLETION
OF UNFAYORABLB
YEAR FOR SPORT
Singers Complete 5 hort
Schedule Biz. Tourna-
ments Coming.

co a close. I'm fact the bowling seas
on .e ora the way % the scrap pile
for the present season as many OF
the leagues are near the end Of their
schedules. And If s well that the
schedules arc nearing completion as
tho entire season has been quite UNI
favorable to the great wood spIlns
game.
The first OF the local leagues to
hang cher tools for the season IS
The siueer league. They only start
ed a short whirl composed OF go
games, which has been finished.
First place was won by the cost team
ana the Pay Roll had 10 bee content
with second place. shipping drawing
the show h1l0rs.
Monopolixc Pcnnants-
IL is rather peculiar that the pen
naut winning is contend 90 two teams
iu the Singer league Ever since the
sewing machine makers started In
the bowling game the winning of
peuuants has been confined TO the
Cost and Pay EOu teams And it
might Doe we'll for the officers Of that
organization either TO bar these
teams u tho future of eliminate
them from the pre- list
Winning pennants is i'm a measure
business and becomes chronic with
some clubs For many years the
Buoktals of the E.ks league have
won 81 peruant ln either the fail or
spring season of the years play.
The PronEs loob as though they are
going TO book a double header in the
Federal while the Jewels look like
money I'm the bank for a double win
In the AntIcrs league
Much Tournament Play.
Although league schedules are
drawing to a close there is much pin
PLAY % be disposed of before the final
curtain. There are many tourna-
ments to be disposed Of and some
OF these are OF considerable mag
nitude Among these are the Ind
lana state. local City. Kenceha In
terstlte Milwaukee PIankiuEton Ar
cade and others. The latter VIII not
De completed until the middel Of
May.
tercsted i'm the Indiana state tour
nanent The entries Cf which close
next Wednesday ut midnight. Thi-
event has grown TO considerable
proportions and is deserving of pa-
tronage. It looks like about %
South Bend teams viii participate
in the state classic this year, II OF
these coming from the oliver league
which this organization takes adj
vantage CT as an annual outing.
National Interest Waning.
While all tournaments are striving
hard to obtain as many entries as
possible there is such a thing as an
institution becoming too large, which
can Dee applied 10 that of the Ameri-
can Bowling Congress. The big show
has an entry of $40 teams. which
requires more than a month 10 dis
poseof with the result that the
thing becomes mOnOtCnOus and in-
tereet lass toward the end Of fl.
Monday and Tuesday viii give the
show q bit Of local interest as the
Studebakers from this city and the
Pastlmes and Rail- Bands from Iish-
awake contest compete ON those two
days The former is undoubtedly
the best of the local pin wallpapers
while both of the A1ishawaka teams
are dHrEerous contenders. These
three teams roll their five event
Monday evening and their doubles
and SINGLES on Tuesday.
4 Message Prom Hart.
Last week the writer was in re-
ceipt of g communication from FREQ
Hart. who in other years was one
OF South Bends famous pin experts
Fred fe now sojourning i'm Phoenix
Ar.20ne I'm quest OF health. He j.
getting ora splendidIy and hopes tC
return. ready for bowling within q
year. He is still interested i'm the
great game and contributes the fol.
lowing as having taken place ir
Phoenix.
"a union labor leader was the
hope Of his team in q closely fough'
bowling match. BreathlessIy they
watched him as ne uucurved himself
and let go of the ball. Disgustedly
they turned away as it tricl1cd dowr
the gutter and not a pin fen
-Gosh Bill" commented one o.
his supporters. "seems as if vol
could have pulled of a strike Their.
when we needed 81 so bad.
striker shouted the bowler
'ssweu show for a strike. The thiuE
amt organized"