The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-21
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Larry Fitzgerald won the Wash
fngton Times Southpaw Sweep
i;takes after a great uphill battle
having to contend with an cpl
dennic Of splits and skinny counts
81 marks that were far apart.
Jim Raney pounded his way
into second money with the best
display Of consistent high shoot
ing in the course of the evening.
He amassed the mightiest set OF
the block with 500.
1t was an evening OF thrills
with L.onnie KrauSs' brilliant 5S1
total, with sparkling 14l game,
taking third money lending
sensational aspect, while Benny
Wormersley, who trailed KrauSs
BY one pin at the end of the
previous block, finishing one pin
behind him for fourth place. by
matching his SGT.
Buddy Tew, who kept mp
GOOD brand Of maple-crushingA
adding 568 to his original
ST., slipped from fourth to
fifth notch when the lower
half of the first 10 went on
the rampage.
Charley Poulos, the Greek
wizard, and Hymie Schecter. the
Jewish youngster, had it out ham
irler and tong for sixth place, fin
ishing in dead heat for the
final block. giving POulos' first
block two pin lead the edge. Both
PouloS and Semester had to con-
tend with bad games. Charley
started off slowly but closed out
fast. while Hynie had the mis-.
fortune of including two killing
Games, so and 90, but managed
to chalk UP q 1877 to brighten
ais evening work. Poor counts
robbed him of a higher game.
John MoSley gave plucky
exhibition. Standing about fiji
aeenth he started off at a ter
,ific pace, totaling 1872 in his first
effort, repeating this in his fourth
came, but being able to mount
orily l06 to close out. His
tlassy 500 gave him 1,l30 for
eighth place.
Glen McCambridge faltered
soefulIy after q sensational start
hat threatened to sweep him to
ictory In quick time. Jack
eishears had a wretched n to
tart, but made great come
ack to finish with $50, putting
@.m in the coveted class with
h even LOO.
Abbie Clark, whose open
Ing $50 lOked good for some
dough, landed into q flock 0f
splits and while "a meIy
araassinge average games was
unable to throw In big
game that would put him
back Ia the running.
Andy Allen was another who
sarted off like a prairie fire,
sitting 1919 and 123 to start. then
Wondering in the COS.
Louis Brisker'S Ia game was
lis opening effort. He started 1T
18th the only double ded strike
corded during the evening and
st nine pins on his first ball In
lie third box. He blew the one
III. Three scattered spares with
ood counts finished off the
anne. Lonnte Krauss, 141 was
ccond best.
Fitzgerald performed heroically
win out. Trailing practically
Il the way, struggling to keep
running. he finished off his
1lirth game by sliding over an
II spare. In his last game he
nded with ninth box strike
nd respectable, count to finish
head Of the pack. The crowd
ave him q round OF cheers.
DR.. Shambora, who also had q
plitting fit, proved his true cali
Ter BY making two consecutive
pares after cutting deuces In
10Th cases.
Lefty Wooden finished off his
20 game with five consecutive
pares, but was unable to make
ny kind Of an advantageous
count.
This was the first time Lonnie
1rallSs bowled on his own alleys
,or nearly six months. Imagine
THAT he would have done If lie
had been bowling regularly.
Jim Rsiney put on one Of those
harrison finishes in totaling his
an game, getting spare, strike
nd spare IN the eighth, ninth
md tenth.
Hymie Schecter started his
137 game with strike, got
two spares on top Of that,
and Sprinkled the remainder
Of the game with three more
spares.
Walter Muir. grand old-timer.
Who, some one stated, Is not So
,ut So, finished with q sic set
living him thirtieth place.
The returns on the first sets
ef games provided a series OF up
and downs, plenty Of 80's and
Dos appeared, with three 10
Games while the others were all
over the ais mark.
The prize money will be dis
srihuted today at 1850 at the
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