The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-05
City BOWIers Find Stride as Season
Advances; Records Begin to Tumble
BY BERNARD HARMON

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BY BERNARD HARMON
Several early season records went
into the discard during last weeks
play in the various leagues Of the
city.
The highest floor average of the
season was posted on Friday night
in the Fountain Square Recreation
League when eight teams, perform
ing in this loop, put their totals to-
gether for an average Of 972.
The South Side Business Mems
League also turned in the highest
floor average of that league when
the members went through their
weekly schedule on the Fountain
Square alleys. A 922 average bested
any previous mark Of this eight
club league.
Individual totals rolled by leagues
throughout the city reached a new
seasons high when 166 bowlers con-
nected for honor counts. Eighteen
of these 600 or better" scores came
from the Indianapolis League,
topping their previous record of
seventeen.
Three teams went over the 5000
total mark during the weeks play
Polar Ice and Fuel Company, with a
3,123, bowled in the Fountain
Square Recreation League. made
the best team showing during the
weeks pastiming.
Cooks Goldblumes added to their
early season laurels by obtaining
3,O41 in the Indianapolis League.
A 3,101 was posted by the Heiden-
reich Florists of the South Side
Business Mems League, surprising
all other previous attempts of this
loop.
Twenty-one teams passed the
1000 mark for single games, a 1,099
by the Cooks Goldblumes being the
top score of the week in this divi-
sion. Their game came in their
regular turn in the indianapolis
League. They also went over with
a 1,006 game in the same appear
ance.
Polar Ice and Fuel, in setting their
high series, used two 1000 scores, a
1904 and a 1048. Berghoff Beer
showed a 1858 game in the WASH
ington League. Hoosier Pete's had
1855 in the Uptown, Heidenreichs
had games of 1,043, 1927 and 1,031
in breaking the South Side Business
Mems three game total. Dutch
Masters turned in a 1000 in the
Universal Murphy's Stars had
pair in the Fountain Square Recrea-
ZION, 1920 and 1929, Coca Cola, DIX
and Falls City Hi Bru connected for
single games of 1908, 1912, 1,005 and
I.O25 in the Fountain Square Recre-
alton.
Coca Cola and Fox Jail House
garnered 1.000's in the Indianapolis,
the former team having two, 1907
and 1901, while the FoxerS had a
1921. Bemis Bag connected for a
1922 in the South Side Business
Mems and the Schmitt Insurance
showed a 1902 in the Washington.
With TOO individual totals now a
reality. the aim of local FASTENERS
is TO better the high mark now held
by Fred (Red Mounts, who, during
his weekly appearance in the Foun-
tain Square League last Friday
night. rolled a new seasons high in
dividual series by pounding the
naples for games of 242, 266 and 248,
to total 756. The diminutive star of
the Polar Ice and Fuel team needs
no introduction to the local bowl
ing fraternity, as he has been con-
nected with various bowling leagues
in the city during the last twenty
years.
For the last ten years Reds name
has appeared near the top in the
individual averages of all leagues he
has been connected with. Mounts,
at the present time. is combining his
ecord-breaking attempts to the
Fountain hop. although during the
last few years he could be found
showing his wares in some league al
most every night in the week.
Ten bowlers threatened the 700
mark during the week. with series
of better than $50. Bill Roth tossed
a $50 in the Universal League; Lee
Carmin had 672. Don McNew $50
and Ed Stevenson a 653 in the In
dianapolis; Russ Daringer connected
for a 672 in the Transportation;
jess Pritchett ST.. had 664 in the
Optimist: Fred Tegeler showed
654 in the Reformed church; Tomey
of the Gyro and Joe Michaelis Of
the L. S. Ayres League had 65l's.
while Fred Schneider stopped on
$50 in the Evangelical.
Adam Lang. Jess Pritchett Sr. and
Russ Daringer saw their chances 10 roll
perfect games halted BY a sticky pin
along the route. Lang showed a string
81 strikes in the South Side Business
Mems League. finishing at 2so. Pritchett
rad a 21s IN the Optimists League. while
MS score was duplicated BY Dsrringer in
the transportation Loop.
This column last week stated that the
BoWeS seal Past won three games from
the Lathrop- Mover team in the Block
Optical Ladies League. This vas in error.
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