The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-20
BY LEFTY LEE

The Barbasol team rolled into the
lead in the team event of the Elks
national tournament, now in prog
ress on the Pritchett Recreation al
legs, scoring 3,104 with games of
1865, 991 and 1,047. Four of the
boys were over the 800 mark in this
set, Carmin rolling 662; Johnson,
633; Hueber, 612, and Fehr, SOB, as
Pritchett stopped at 594
This total is but thirty-nine pins
short of the all-time record for this
meet and the local boys would have
posted new mark had they secured
the three taps and cherry pick by
Johnson on the Clio in the final
game.
Gray Gribben and Gray and
Cray's ElkS had great starts, but
faltered in the final game to stop on
totals Of 1887 and 1852.
The honor of tossing the first ball
of the meet went to William Fahey,
grand exalted ruler of the local
Elks lodge No. 10. Fahey secured a
pocket hit, but the $40 split re-
manned standing. Frank Manning
rolled Immediately after Fahey and
struck for the Journeys first strike.
Following the games at Pritchett's the
bowlers returned to the Elk clubroomS,
where Fred McNeely, chairman of the
entertainment committee, had arrange
COronlatpd
which every one enjoyed.
The rules of the tournament require
teams to change alleys at the end of each
game. When one of the booster teams
had finished it's first game. Walter Harsh
man, floor manager, requested it to move,
but the captain of the team. in all
seriousness, told Harsh that they had paid
It took a lot of explaining to adjust
things.
Sunday night the Indianapolis pin-men
rolled their doubles and singles events and
the members of the Barbasol team again
three of the leading positions rolling 1915
With jess Pritchett to tak ke the lead in in
sne 9 f9 d eS se9 ana o lg4 he Tn SS o.
addition to the teams 3,1O4 score that
leads this class of play
Don Johnson and Fred McNeely had the
large crowd on its toes as they matched
strike for strike in a battle to the finish
for top honors in the singles division.
These stars were rolling on the same pair
of drives and Johnson held lead of
four pins going into the final frame. Nc
Nicely struck out for a total of TO- but
Johnson was equal to the occasion and
also struck out to score IA and the lead.
ming totals in the singles event were:
Mills, GA; Burns, 664; Meeker: SOB; Miller,
633; Wiesman 663; Huber GIL; OGrady.
638; Argus. 615, and Maher, 616.
OGrady and Carmin followed the Fehr
and Pritchett combination in the doubles
play. with a score of 1,248, while the third
Barbasol combination, Hueber and John
son. rolled, 1887 for third place. Rass-
mussen and Wiesman rolled, 1925, and
Cobler and L. Fox. 1918. Don Johnson's
great finish gave him a nine-game total of
/ 1913 which was second to Fehr's leading
score. Lee Carmin took the show spot in
this event with a count Of 1898. O'Grady
rolled. 1886; Hueber, 1874 and PritclNtt,
l 800 to put every member of their team
over the 200 pin per game average. over
the long route. Play will be resumed next
Friday when four teams from Memphis,
Tenn. and one quintet from Pittsburgh
take the drives at p. M. The Pittsourgh
bows will roll their doubles and singles
before the team event. while the Memphis
bows open the play Saturday, rolling their
doubles at ITO p. m.
JOHN BLUE ROLLS 677