The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-28
Pin Gossip
BY LEFTY LEE

The annual St. Philip A. c. sweepstakes
was won by Obergfell with a score OF SOB.
Johnny Murphy had 88l Tor second place,
tops and errors costing the youngsteI me
major prize award IhlTa place a 5q9Ho , Siie
NJ. Roeder and a. Mueller tied Tor iourtn
and fifth prize with 878. Or. Knue ana
Al Meyer Won ne spe cs Pri ai9 a io5
sl4. One hundred and nine entrants, m
Guiding the cream OF the local boWierS'
got for the attractive Prize a%sF sbes ne 9
thank the bowlers who made this meet
big success.
Two game wins ruled the st. Philip
No 2 league the Friars and Coca-Cola
defeating -His-McCahiu and Dichman
Plumbers, Johnny Murphy led this league
with games Of 202. l72 and 2lS total
Of SGT.
z. Rice was the reason Pop Eyes won
three games from the Stars during the
Rought Notes play on the Delaware alleys
his sheet showing games OF 1873, 1874 and
226, a total Of 608. other contests rolled
resulted in a two-game win for Whaines
and Mobe Ducklings over Alarms and Hot
Shots. 49,,
annual Catholic tournament to be rolled
on the Pritchett alleys Saturday ana sun
day Jan. 10 and II. Play. Will be on,
handicap basis, in the doubles and singles Ig;s
claSsis, each player receiving two thirds
between his average and 200 scratch.
Squads arc scheduled for 3 and 10 p. m;
Saturday and 10 a. m; ~ nooni z q .
man in each event which includes bowl
ing charges. The rules permit players to
roll as often as they like.
The dates for the 900 scratch team
tournament, at the Anderson Indiana
alleys, the site Of the next state toqrn2-
guarantee OF siOO has been posted for
the winning team. Entry fee is SIS per
team with bowling charges extra.
The Jess Pritchett Girls won the annual
Pot of Silver sweepstakes on the Hotel
Antler alleys Sunday with a score of 2745.
These girls had games Of 879. 1914 and oOl
to add to their ~ pin handicap. Nc
Daniel led the team to this win with So
Mrs. L. Wesman tried hard to put the
West Side Furniture over for a win, with
total OF 500, but the best these girls
could do was to take. second on 2'7l3
Third place was won by Coca-Cola and
fourth place by the, st Philip No.
quintet. .McAnly and Alexander starred
with single game scores of 232 and 230.
both girls going good in their final game
after poor start.
Southland and Robinson won first place
in the Illinois alleys 400 scratch sweep
stakes over the weekend, topping field
OF fifty teams with n score Of 1927, made
possible by a great 276 finish for Southland.
Or. Knue and Faust took second place
with 1922 while More and Faust showed
on l,JAos
The topic Of conversation among local
railroads the past week has been the
winning Of the lions share of honors by
Cleveland teams and individuals in the
recent Central States meet at Cleveland.
Some dope on the fast teams Of that
travelling League, the seasons record
follows: Leading team, Majestic Radio,
average l,046: second, Collngwood Shale
Brick, average, 1,o41; high ,three-game
total. Majestic Radio 3.544 high single
game. team event, 1910. This score is
also high. single for Indianapolis; the
Union Title boys rolling 1910 in the In
dianapolis League few weeks ago. High
three game. individual, Hovanec. 795, and
high single game. Mullin, 300. Hess leads
the loop in individual average with a sea-
sons mark of 219: Eight players are over
the 210 mark. and twenty-five of the boys
have marks Of 200 or better.
The Doubles League at Cleveland IS also
plenty fast. Mullin and Ward having
vance and Brooks rolled a 1,446 and Kuver
and Griehel LAB. One-game scores are
Griebel-Hess. $50. and Sturm- Ward, 525