The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-29
Down the
Alleys
BY LEFTY LEE

Entries are, still being received for the
annual industrial tournament which VIII
be rolled on the, Elks Club alleys. This
posed of members who are actually era
ployed by the firm they represent; Play
is composed Of booster teams that have an
average of less than $50. The meet is
sanctioned, and all teams not sanctioned,
ing the membership dues OF the city as
ISOLATION. In A class this fee is 50, B or
Booster teams are charged so cents.
The attraction on the Uptown alleys
will be the season finale. fve-man, doubles
and singles handicap sweepstakes. This
The large entry enrolled in this event
forced the north side management, to add
MaTGh % and 90 To- the original dates OF
The final Weekend Of play IN the
Sed tor the 1nss aeys An en
fee Of sl.2S is charged for each three
total for the month, in addition to the
cash award, wins a suit. pair Of shoes and
hat. Wimberly is high at present with a
score OF 724.
Brandt Brothers. vonneguts and Gray,
bar won three games from Wege Stanford,
while Geiger & Peters, Mothershcad &
Fifteen and Hetherington and Berner took
tTS fEo H. Eec Rqse5 r6 tbs
S. League play on the Pritchett alleys.
The battle between. the Link Belt Of
Chicago and the local Link Belt turned
out to be route, the Chicago team being
unable to compete With the locals after
they found their stride. Going into the
tenth frame OF the first game four down.
Indianapolis team members tossed in
flock of strikes to win by eleven pins.
to the lead, and games Of $685. 971. 959
and sS5 gave Indi a sog Ave game total
a. total Of i.ooI Tor an average Of 200 is
the visitors, with fve-game count of
1874. A crowd that filled every available
nook was present and after the third
at least one game, but they were too busy
telling each other how lucky the local
boys were. to get any wood Tor themselves.
Mathews sure had his strike pill work
ing and , the Two FOULS called, were mighty
close With the added counts Slut would
have rolled 1850 total.
The outstanding feature vas the local
teams. ability to bunch their strikes when
ever they needed them.
Reiter, the lead of of the visitors was
the unlucky boy, taps. breaking up a string
of strikes on several different occasions
williams OF the Windy City club was
the chief Song bird" And as is usually
the case, had no reason whatever to sing.
AS an illustration his last game in which
he scored lat was made up Of five strikes
and five errors.
The two teams left for the indianapolis
A. G. after the match and enjoyed ban
quet prepared for them.
Next year the match Will be rolled in
chicago again. indianapolis has won the
cago boys on their own drives year ago.
Roy Schwartz. was the official broad
caster during the play, and kept the large
crowd informed and misinformed, after
each frame.
Dick Nordholt led the Ballard Ice Cream
team to a tWo-tine win over Gausepohl
Trunk, during the City League series on
the Elks &c Club alleys. when he rolled q
Marott Shoe Shop and Meridian Garage
also won two from Wagner Radio and
Hare Chevrolet as Hoosier Club Coffee
took three from Majestic Radio.
Two-time wins featured the Washing
ton League games at the Illinois alleys.
Coca Cola. HGdgin-Carter, Ajax, Gold
s snd HOOsieE Optical dtstfsating
Coal. Kefelman Candy, Wheeler Lunch,
Banquet Ice Cream and Indianapolis
Mint. The Ajax Gold Bond VS.. Heffelman
Canday was g. thriller, the Gold Bond
boys finishing with games of 1880 and
l,036 to take the last two.