South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-17
TOURNAMENT PLAY
NOW DRAWING EYE
OF PIN CRACKERS
Interstate Meet in Full Blast
and American Bowling
Congress in Offing.
BIZ JEHosAPHAT sPARE.

AOuindLuefL play Is certainty get
ting its share OF attention by the
bowlers. The Interstate tournament
on in full blast is keeping the
| tongues OF the bowlers wagging these
days And, with so many other big
shows in the immediate future there
, Is plenty OF food for discussion. This
/ applies to open tournaments and
| those OF fraternal bodies as well.
A great drive is now being made
for entries for the national tourna-
ment Of the American Bowling con-
gress for which entries close on
Feb. l.. The show does not start
until Feb. 81 and Will be held at To-
ledo. Because Of reduced railroad
fares, a fare and a half being
! granted for the round trip, and. To-
iedo being Of easy access from here,
South Bend will send a good entry.
Elks Big Show at Chicago.
Chicago is staging the annual
| show of the Elks National Bowling
| association this year for which en-
| tries close on January 90. Between
! six or light teams will take part in
/ the show from South Bend. Indiana
is going TO be we'll represented at
this tournament as Indianapolis will
| send IL teams and other cities OF
! the state will also give the event lib
eral patronage
| Following this the Masons run a
big tournament in Chicago of which
| South Bend will also be represented
| by two or more teams. A little later
| the Knights of Columbus hold their
| annual show. which will also be held
in Chicago. South Bend sent enc
| team there last year and it is pos
| sible that half dozen teams will
make the trip from here this year.
| a commercialized effort is now
being promoted by Chicagoans in
| February on gigantic scale and is
scheduled for February TO "a.
| Each entrant rolls us games for
| which a fee Of $3.50 is exacted. First
/ place gets $1,000 and a diamond
medal. The prize list graduates down
TO $50 and % prizes are awarded.
/ The event will be staged at the
| Coliseum Annex.
Locals Enjoy League Play.
Meanwhile local bowlers are en-
joying the sport immensely and
selves. All OF the local leagues are
again in action for the annual spring
schedule season. which has started
a great deal of good natured strife.
or the few teams that have started
in the Interstate tournament the
boys have made a good showing, es-
pecially In the minor events
Some activity has been shown by
the South Bend Bowling association
in getting ready for their annual
tournament, which will be held in
the spring. The committee in charge
is working hard to work out a plan
to get the entry of every member OF
the organization and IL they are sue
cessful this years local event will
be the greatest in It's history.
The South Bend Bowling associa.
ton is growing constantly and it
was augmented during the week by
the Rotarians. This new league which
is one OF the best friendship or
CARNATIONS In the city, held a ban
quet at the conclusion OF their first
seasons play and voted TO join the
association. The records of the first
season established that I'm victory or
defeat the Rotarians are faithful and
devoted to their teams and the sport
Pischke Establishes Record.
One of the features Of the week
was the esta blishing Of a new alley
record in the city by a local player.
At the Elk's temple on Tuesday
evening, Walter Pischke. captain OF
the Sox. Of the Elk's league, came
within a single pin of rolling a per-
feet score. OF course he leads The
News-Times Honor Roll this week
without question.
The feat has been reported to
Sec'y Langtry OF the American
Bowling congress and affidavits in
connection Herewith will be filed
later by the officers Of the South
Bend Bowling association. Mr..
: Langtry acknowledged receipt of the
: communication and replied ct am
glad that one OF your bowlers put
over a 299 score and he will most
assuredly secure a medal for the
same"
This weeks Honor Roll is un-
usually large and shows that Local
bowlers improve as the season pro-
crosses. With the top score at 299
second place is scarcely noticed. But
! Johnny Casmir turned in 256 az the
, Elks temple. which in itself {:
something for the boys 10 shoot at
2 Charlie Bredemus won third place
= with 243. The complete list OF
double century performers is ap.
5 pended:
= PLAYERS LEAGUE SCORES
Z | Pischke-FIks 299