The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-15
City Youth Is
Victor With
1000 Pinnage
Other Local BoWIers Place
High in Standings of
1886 Classic.
ny BERNARD HARMON

The greatest bowling show in the
history Of the popular indoor sport
has ended. During the last five
weeks $4,000 bowlers, including the
best in the United States, Canada
and Hawaii, filed into the American
Bowling Congress battle-ground in
the State Playground Coliseum. The
big event drew to a close yesterday
afternoon as the final individual en-
trants sought honors on the AIS
squad.
And as the final ball rolled into
the pits, one of the city's most pop
ular pinmen, Johnny Murphy, be-
came the 1886 all-events champion.
Johnny, a member of the touted
Cooks Goldblume team, is but 81
years of age and only few years
ago made his debut in the bowling
game as a pin-setter at the st.
Philip Alleys. Between games, he
came out of the pits and took up the
game from the other end of the
alleys and it was not long until he
became one of the leading scorers
around the East Side drives. Under
the tutelage of Bill Sargent, man.
ager of the alleys, Johnny developed
fast, and at the start of the present
season the veteran, Jess Pritchett
Sr, added the youngster to his STAR
studded Goldblume quintet.
Totes Big League Averages
In league competition this season
he has compiled averages of I'll,
208 and 200 in the South Side Bust
ness Mems, Indianapolis and Foun-
tain Square Recreation Leagues.
Making his appearance in the A.
B. G. with the Pritchett entry he
topped the teams scoring with a
685, and on the following day came
back with counts of 682 and 500 in
his doubles and singles appearances.
His nine-game total of zoos put
him in the all-events lead, and no
other pastimer competing since was
able to dislodge him. His 245 av-
erage in the 1896 tourney gave him
a grand average OF 1919 in the five
A. B. @. events in which he has ap-
peared 1t was the first time local
entry had finished at the top in the
all-events since Jap Peacock copied
the title in 1906.
Raymond Fox, son of the famed
Frank, and a brother of the high
scoring Larry, who piloted Doves
Seal Fast into seventh in the team
events, fell but a few pins short of
giving Indianapolis her third 1886
A. B. G. championship The younger
of the Fox bowling family assem-
bled 728 series that was good for
second place as the final standings
were posted. Despite poor start,
he turned seemingly low score into
202 opener and then followed with
counts of 248 and 278. He had two
open frames, one split and one an
error. A mark in either of the
frames would have sent him ahead
Of Charley Warren, the Springfield
(Ill) youth who stopped the field
with 735 total.
O'Grady, Bohne Cash
Another pair of local kegelers are
to receive a nice sum of the cash
prizes in the doubles event, Jerry
OGrady and Herman Bohne having
finished in third place in the two
man competition. O'Grady's 629 and
Bohne's 674 gave the duo a 1903
series, which placed them at the top
for several days. Two out-of- town
combinations, however, surpassed
their total later in the tourney
and the city boys had to be salts
fed with third. Anthony Stamina
and Mike Staka, Chicago duo
copied first in the event with a
1347, while Roy Milan and Gus
Kruzich of Springfield, ILL.,, took Sec
ond on 1920 total.
High Scores Lacking
The four squads of minor events
entrants, who yesterday fired their
parting shots at the three titles still
at stake, failed in their attemps tc
reach the top and all previous men,
bers of the top 10 in the standings
chung to their respective positions
Walter Fisher of Terre Haute out
scored all soloists when he fireo
games of 2l5, 254 and 181 for a CSC
total, while Frank Trifilio ano
Walter Granger of Cincinnati
topped all doubles combinations
with an 1883.
Indianapolis had several FASTENERS
in action as the curtain fell, but
only one was able to produce a
score that was good for a high posi-
ton in the standings. Sam Badders
after opening at 1871, grouped strikes
in his two following games and
emerged with counts 249 and 81;
for SAB total. Webb Wallace and
Al Hoereth tied for the local run
nerup honors with 589s. The Hewes-
Buses duo turned the best doubles
total, an 1927.