The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-28
Local Pin
Gossip
BY LEFTY LEE

Bob wuensch proved to the local bowlers
that his high average in the various
when he turned in a total of 1904 pins
in his ten-game match with Don Johnson
winning by total Ct 1os pins; ,, In a,, the
the youngster rolled fine series of $780,
an average of 216,. which gave him q Lead
of 70 pins, and added the balance in the
last five at the Delaware Recreation.
''Chuck' Schott, the Falls City Lager
star. has been matched against Wuensch
for home and home series. Although
Schott is the more experienced bowler, we
still pick young Bob to hand him the same
treatment Johnson received. However, we
believe. the final score will be closer
With match-game play at fever pitch
promoters are attempting to hnu the
junior champion of the city by placing
line lin "S' --''li' % % ''' % '
The Ray Fox VS.. Stub Matthews match
horns ms in init the first half Of their bout next
Sunday. This one is a tosS-up, Fox being
the more consistent, while Matthews may
time.
Shaw and Wuensch have issued chaI-
lenge to Stub Matthews and Jerry O'Grady
for doubles match. We cannot think of
any one off-hand harder to beat than the
Silver Flash star and pick the Matthew's
0'Grady team to win if the match is
made.
The Pritcheet alleys will stage singles
sweepstakes for bowlers with an aver
bowler's highest league average to count
For information and reservations call the
alleys.
The Silver Flash team defeated the Jen-
sen Bros. team of Terre Haute at Terre
Haute Sunday by twelve pins, the ao fln a.
Jensens, 2,874. The Flash team staged a
great uphill battle to cap this match, be-
ing 80 pins down at the end Of the FIRST
game. E. Striebeck led the locals attack
for Terre Haute with sos In doubles
match after this event Eddie HornbergeI
and Jerry OGrady defeated Dan Abbott
and partner with a score of 1875 to 1882
BowIers from NobIesvilIe, KokomO, Ft
Wayne and Terre Haute will help swell
toll alleys sweepstakes which will be rolled
next Sunday. The entry for this meet as
Sures the success of the event and real
prize list will be offered.
The Illinois alleys again led the sweep
stakes field with an entry list of 1873
Hod Eller copied hrst prize with a total
of TOT on games of 225, 1876 and 243 and g
gift of "A pins. Rudbeok in second place
was but one pin away, having 706. Others
to reach the prize list were: Wimberly
CoAB GGtpGI. QUO, w. NldlildA, 900, W1LlDGl-
", 64o Wuelfing. 638; Wheeler. 6s7; Welsh
632. and Eller, 631. Billy Claman turned
in the high game with a score of 278.
Jerry o'Grady made it day by cop
ptr5g the open singles sweepstakes at the
frtchett Recreation alleys with WON
cerfnE total of 1888 over the four-game
gSH we're s s5s s2 g. Fl a Rsd & HuEs
was second with $685.. Other prize win
ming totals were: Rasmussen, S66; Nord.
holt, 1855, and Fulton. 857; r. Haislup had
while E. Hornberger rolled 27S for second
high game.
Floyd Bailey won the 19O-scratch singles
at the Central alleys with a score of 633.
Armstrong, Anders. 6. Gerking, and Nor.
500, 597. $50, 5s9 and 5a6. respectively.
The team OF Koehler and Cutsinger went
wild" in the Capitol, 400 doubles, shoot
games V Of s9S, 47s and 4s4 to which was vas
added a 64-pin handicap. Koehler rolled
681 actual pins while Cutsinger had 500.
Truelove and Goldman were second with
1884. Other prize winning combinations
were McNew-Henry, 1898; Mathews-Kirk-
hof, 1901, and Williams and Bowen. 1887.
Don't forget the final three games of the
Kid Hines VS.. Battling Quinn match at
the Illinois alleys Tuesday night. This
mdLCn Is EOOu ana one nOur OF real run
is assured all who watch Quinn in his
comeback attempt.
With Feb. % and March 2 set as the
dates for the annual New York Central
bowling matches with the Alabama team,
the race for positions on the Indian
apolis team is Becoming interesting Carl
are assured of their usual positions, for
they have located their averages the past
few weeks. Bruce Fultz apparently will
ho Of no Hrcf HxYa nj 1aa rCxl
tinues his recent tobogganing. With the
above three almost sure BETS the race
centers between Filds, Harmon and Hell
mick, as to who the fifth man will be by
Feb. Is, when the team is picked. The
first set of games will be at the Arcade
alleys in Urbaaa. while the Fountain
local hositilities, one week later. The
winning team will participate in the an
nual New York Central tournament held
in Detroit, March %.