The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-23
Down the Alleys
BY Lefty Lee

TOR the first time in the history
Il of the local bowling game, a
handicap sweepstakes for sanctioned
bowling teams, with the full 100 per
cent handicap allowance, is in the
making. We refer to the alley own
ers' 1000 scratch, first annual team
sweepstakes, to be rolled on the
Central, Illinois, Uptown, Hotel Ant
Ter, Pritchett and st. Philip A. C.
alleys, over a period of six week
ends, starting the weekend of Oct.
%. Each entry will roll three
games at each of the above alleys,
and to the winner will go a purse
of 5000.
Fourteen other cash awards will be
made to the teams finishing in these posi-
tons and in addition four prizes of S57. so
each Will be awarded to the teams finishing
These special law Awards s' are limited one to
team. which means that twenty-fouT
teams will have their entry fee back, and
still have an. opportunity to cash in the
among the first fifteen.
These figures are based on an entry of
$50 teams, and present indications are
that the prize list may exceed these figures
as the meet is the talk of the alleys OF
course, that local trait of waiting until the
last minute to enter. is still showing it.
self, but all bowling teams realize that this
is the greatest chance they have ever been
given to win real, prize, along with the
falreSt method of play, the full allowance
enroll.
AS the teams come in, the tourney man
ager Clarence Myers, is. giving the boys
the preferred squads. which means that if
you turn in that entry now, you will have
better chance to roll on the squad you
DAY night Oct. q. The entry fee is S625
per per team Tor each set rolled, the fee for
OF the city donated 5000 to insure the sue
cess OF this meet, and as their cooperation
Is the hnal weld for harmony in local
bowling circles, the bowlers should respond
py entering this meet, as the success of
the event will mean bigger and better
tournaments in the future.
The Stove League in session at all times
IN the bowling game predicts that a team
WIN an average around the 900 mark will
be returned the winner of the first annual
I,OoO scratch event of the alley owners OF
course this is mere guess work. but II
proves that the smaller average team has
nnaIIy received its chance to bring home
the bacon.
?, This column tipped off the Fox Jail
nous House ladies' team before they entered
of the St. Philip No. l league. that if thew
expected to win the match from these
boys, they would have to hit the pocket
oesplte their handicap allowance of $50
rolled games of $50. 7S9 and 857 which
gave them grand total of 2,9l6. The
Kids, and they are just that, no member
OF the team being of a voting age, were
on their oee game also and they shot games
OF 10O6, 981 and 970 a total of 2 ,957, a
marx marx that any of the big league teams
t wouio IKE to average. large crowd at
tended the match, and they certainly
enjoyed themselves, as it was a contest eli
the way.
the boys of the South Side Business Mems
League, that rolls on the Fountain Square
alleys each Monday night grand total
Of tz4, the tops in this loop for the season.
ms mark helped the Heidenreich Florist
Team to three-game total of 3l74 also
the pest OF the season in this league Both
mar s,, stood until Wednesday night. when
Ihat super star Don Johnson, tossed in
725 to lead the all-star Barbasol team 10
three-game mark Of 318O, a seasons
mark for all leagues johnson faItered
curing the, City League play Friday night.
put L. secured enough pins to again pass the
800 mark for the week C. Miller
rolling in the Pritchett Recreation League
tuesday night, reached third place for in
qlvloua!s with heartbreaking 699 Hard
luck, Miller. It certainly is a shame to
miss that magic total by one stick.
The Bowes Seal Fast team. one of the
pest IN the city among the fair sex have
been having a hard time getting Started
this season, but appear to be In stride
now. their play Of Friday night in the
Block Optical Ladies League giving them
a g. seasons mark Of 2,679 on games of 929,
o65 and 885 The pleasing part of this
score was the fact that every member of
the team was over the 500 mark. Never
rolling 545, Dawson, $50, McDaniels 532.
John 532, and Bunch, 502.
Panl Stemm led the Fountain Square re-
creation play at these alleys Friday night
with est. but the return Of Dan Abbott
to form with 663 was the feature some
of the boys were putting Dan in the has
been class until this weeks play when he
counted 646 in the indianapolis loop in ad-
dition to the above mark