The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15


The recent remarkable bowling
scores made by Ira pHcher and
others on the local y. NJ. q. \. al
leys brings viyidly to mind the big
league that bOwled at the Arcadia
alleys at Third and Main ln 1913,
1915 and 1911.
In 1917 there was a slx-tcam
league, five men to the team. and
the average score per man for the
league was III pins. Eighteen of
tho rcgulnr league members owned
averages In excess OF 100. several Of
them piliug up averages In the 1905
and 1908
w. G. tBnD Middaugh. Of the
"TeNacos' was the king tenp,nher
Of them all with n league average
Just a shade under 1875, aud hlIh
total for three game match of G44
pins. Mckee OF the Exchange Ma
tionas rolled high loaCue game uf
27s, although H. u. cline. now de-
ceased, put up the only perfect score
5000, but IL did not count as II
was not I'm a league cuuto.t The
Sinclair team pat up tho hign team
same OF lOu6 Wnicn Was sJ.ne tim
Der fcliing.
Vet, It's u shame.
Those We're the days Of sport for
sports sake, and the league mem
bership roll contained the names ol
many big business men and society
boys, too. as well az hard wOrKers
In offices ana the trades And the
real bowlers who performed In that
ioagLe--Ne Gods--it gives me the
heart ache to think that Tulsa IL ~
money mad that no one vii pro
vide space for bowling alleys, profit
"a Ia "a 70 . ..
IN addition to the Incompatible Mid
daugh, there was Pitcher with his
almost incredible gpoed ana deadly
accuracy. little Kent Spellman who
did such damage 10 those ten pin 4;
John Everett Goss (alias Dolan1 The
former oklahoma city champ, right.
ly considered the most grace al
bowler in the state and q lcft han der
of great merit; llcycr, ucwcom u
of startling ability; Clarence SoDy
the lumber man. who BOWED for The
pleasure OF II and not FOR the oNer-
else, and who maintained a steady
$50 clip. Rose, with his standing bet
that he could average better than
200 In five consecutive games and
never was known to lose bet on It,
the three Cline brothers, H. Il.
NJ. T.. and T.. D., all good bowlers
Hunter Martin, the Beau Brummc
OF the league and very devil I,
beat on account of his habit OF
Striking OUT which I'm bowling {.
Just the reverse OF the situation
which arises when ball player
Strikes out" Then there was HarrS
stewart, who howled his steady av.
erage of l75 pins; Sanford, the alley
manager. who through the cxercls,
OF great body English" kent up his
1SO average week in and week out
Hunter Martin also had "A mar
named Easterday on his "Aetnais.
ers' team who could and d!d shoot q
1G-pound ball so fast It looked like
a pellet, but who was the champion
on splits on account Of his speed
but averaged 172 regardless. Henc,
was also one Of The regular firs
ten in average, which meant am
place from l76 to 200. MOrey wa
wonder with his beautiful curv,
and his cool demeanor. and no on,
will ever forget Abbott's screw bali
( and the terrible havoc II faye,
whether or not he hit pin No. /, hu
at that the old boy was wizarl
ut holding the edge on his corne
spares ana / never have seen hin
miss one In league match. Their
were always two Winnecke's In tn
/ league, II. A. and Eddie. with some
. times some or the younger membe
/ OF the family appearing on the firm
/ line. Harrison. old man Gregory. tn
/ two Friend boys, Gail Gillette, Judg
! Breckenridge, Jim McBiTney an,
Don Bell were usually 5ean
members
Gail Hubbartt Marvel
/ one Of the most notable bowler
Of them all was Gail Hubbartt, tn
/ plaster contractor, he of the remarK
able hook ball which he alternate
with his fast Cross-a,ley curve. BE
fore the arrival here OF Middaugt
Pitcher, Sooy and Iorkwald. Hub
hartt was undoubtedly the hes
bowler I'm this vinicity, hut he had {
put forth his best 10 stay with tha
classy outfit. Roy Ewing and Bruc
McCov were always regular mem
bers of the league. Roy used {
take n day or so off each week t
see how his drilling crews were do
ing. and he put In the rest of Tn
daylight and evening hours "r0lish
ing off" the alleys with his oil me
friends. Mccoy while never a hi
star. was often able to rise to tn
occasion in a pinch, and his abil't
to shoot either u straight hool
curve or "hcsi'a'ion, delivery maC