Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
D. c. STAR TOTALS
1,S16FOR Is GAMES
Brad MandIey, Bad Luck Vic
tim, Finishes Second.
Nick TronSky Third.
BY FRANCES E. STAN.
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A SINGLE duckpin, which
~ wavered, but refused to
"A fall when three of its
wooden mates crashed in a
bread-basket spare break last
night at the Lucky Strike, cost
Bradley Mandley 5000 and the ma
tional sweepstakes crown and sent
young Jack Whalen skyrocketing
to his most glorious victory and
the latest Wad of cash ever at
stake in the history of the game
$1,000.
Jack Whalen won the purse and the
first United States sweepstakes, tri-
umphing over 80 of the country'S best
duckpinners with a 15-game total OF
1916, but in defeat, Brad Mandley, as
courageous bowler as ever stepped on
the mapleways, shared in the esteem OF
the hundreds who milled in wild efforts
to catch a glimpse of the finish.
Mandley never knew he took the
lead at the end of the thirteenth game
and he never knew a victory was
snatched from his grasp until the end.
TrOnsky SIumps.
Nick Tronsky, hefty Connecticut
Blue Ribon pinman, who pounded his
way to the lead in the first 10 games,
topped badly in the last f1ve-game set,
shooting only SGT. Ed Blakeney, Bal
timore a strong contender in the 1rSt
10. had fizzled in the final with $50
and Whalen had crashed through with
627 to total 1876 when only one box
remained for Mandley to roll.
Six pins went down as Mandley drove
his first bali along the drive, packed
burr Vaf&xy
A four-pin spare break, with Nos. 5,
5, 6. 9 standing we're all that Mandley
needed for victory. He hit them per-
fectly. Three. and 6 hurtled down,
but No. 9. after sending the throng
into an uproar by tottering, stood up
and the courageous Brad was beaten
by three pins.
AS Mandley shone in defeat. so did
Whalen in victory. Only the new
champion will ever know the struggle
he fought in the face of the most dis
couraging breaks to shoot final game
of 131 and sweep to triumph.
Whalen opened up with spare on
the right alley, crossed over and split
for a four count His third box was
spare on the right alley, but he cut
through for a deuce. Again in the fifth
on his spare" alley he swept down 10
with two balls only to see his bali
Whalen showed the stuff that makes
Champions. A spare on his lucky alley
in the seventh frame found the young
ster game to the core. He crossed over
and tossed q strike that meant victory.
Never in the history Of bowling, as
old-timers present could recall, was a
tournament climaxed more dramatt-
cally
II was much on the order of the
recent IOO-game marathon at Conven-
ton Hall. There was Mandley. battling
to come from behind. with hundreds
cheering him on. This time he was
destined to fail-but it took another
great bowler and tough break to DO
it. He took his defeat without an
alibi.
Whalen's victory came as a surprise
tn most Of the throng. Tronsky had
been leading throughout the morning
and afternoon and word passed tnat
Mandley was coming strong. Many
showed their way from Lucky SIrlke
thinking that Brad had triumphed.
Barnes Had Great Chance.
RAY Barnes Of Baltimore had great
chance to crash to the front. He shot
a credite BILE 592 set in the final f1ve-
game, but the Oriole, had he made
good his spare breaks. would nave
scared way above 600. His 1903 total
was good for third place.
Burt Parsons, young Arcadia SLar, N
his second year of bowling, surprised
with a performance that melted MN
fourth place, rolling 1,796.
Jack Whalen. as winner; Brad Mano-
ley. as runner up. and Burt Parsons, as
winner of fifth place, will be presented
checks for 81 900, $500 and 500, re-
spectively, next Wednesday night at the
Coliseum alleys just before the O'Clock
sullad of bowlers takes to the drives on
the closing night of The Evening Stars
Yuletide tournament. Whalen VIII De
out for his second major bowling
triumph since his return from Atlanta
last Monday, when he rolls in The Star
tourney.
Nick Tronsky last night received $3.50
and Ray Barnes $50 for third and
fourth places.
last nights first national sweep
stakes viii go down in bowling his
tory-a great battle between SO worthy
pinrnen. SO of them going down to de-
feat before a great champion. Not
one gave UP, no matter how far behind.
Howard Campbell, great bowler though
he is. struggled all the way through
way behind. Campbell finished next
to last with 1910, but he was out for
every pin when he rolled the tenth box
OF the fifteenth game.