The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-22
BY BERNARD HARMON

TTAROLD KOCH, chairman of
Il IL the ticket committee of the In
dianapolis A. B. G. Tournament
Corp, has announced that special
price for admission tickets to the
big Playground event would be
available to all bowlers of the city
starting next Saturday. The "bar-
gain sale" will continue until mid
night March 7.
The ducats, which will be sold
only to pinmen of sanctioned
leagues, will be priced at three for
81, and each will be good for one adj
mission to the coliseum at any time
during the tourney. With the gen.
eral admission price at SIS cents,
purchasers of the three-for- dollar
tickets will save IS cents on three
trips to the big event.
Paul Crosier, president of the
corporation, expressed deep appreci-
alton to members of the city's bowl
ing leagues for their support of the
A. B. G. Practically every team in
the 104 local loops have entered the
event." said CroSier, land in APP
probation of their efforts in making
the big show a success, we want
every league paStimer to have the
opportunity to buy these admission
tickets at the reduced price" Squad
rons of workers will canvass all
alleys during the league sessions,
and no bowler desiring to take adj
vantage of the bargain tickets will
be overlooked.
All of the 50 tournament alleys
are laid, scOrebOards are up and
the heating equipment is in opera
ton at the Playground site. Con-
cessiOnaires are moving into the
coliseum and the adjoining expOsi-
ton building and the scene of the
big show is humming with activity.
Chuck Collier, Brunswick Bake
Collender representative. announced
that sheIlacking of the drives would
probably be completed before the
end of next week. The decorations
and lighting cfiects are also near
ing completion.
Word from national headquarters
in Milwaukee is to the effect that
the colossal job of making up
schedule for the largest entry in
the Journeys history is nearing
completion. Although the finished
schedules will not be off the press
before March 1, information regard
ing the time of local booster squads
is expected to be available within
few days.
This being Washington's birthday
and a holiday for bank employees,
members of the Bankers League
held their Washington Day exer-
cises at the Pritchett Alleys last
night And inasmuch as the boys
wanted to observe the day in an
appropriate manner, Louis Kirch
played the part of George Wash
ington. But, being 1886, he sub
stituted the elusive tenpinS for the
well-known cherry tree and used a
bowling ball instead of a Ratchet.
Then he went ahead with his act
and chopped down 687 of the NAPLES
to lead all pinmen who were chop
ping away on local alleys during the
evening.
He opened five pins short of a
| 200, but he gained momentum in
his next two games. turning in 235
and 257 fer his top series. When
his Public Service team failed to
develop any other Washington's, it
dropped two games to the oppos-
ing Public Service No. l. Two adj
/ ditional 600 totals were turned in
by Banker FASTENERS both coming
in the Public Service No. 2-In-
diana National No. match. won
by the former, two to one. Frank
Olson had a els for the winners and
Herman Morgan Jr. 628 for the
losers.
Odd game decisions decided the
remaining matches, Indiana Ma
tional No. and Union Trust Co.
winning over Indiana Trust and In
diana National No. 2.
| Falls City Hi-Brus blasted the naples
| for 4 BIB to take team honors of the
Fountain Square Recreation League. while
Thad Tedrowe outscored all soloists With
a 6S5.
Red Mounts, lead-off man of the Brus.
threatened Tedrowe's top series with
6ss. and when Ray Robertson and Carl
Hardin helped along with 664 and $40, the
team assembled its big total through
games of i0ss. 1913 and 1912. Chas. DENLY
Cigars were the Bru's opponents and they
went down In defeat three times.
Cocks Goldblumes. after falling to land
a member In the 600 class In Wednesdays
session Of the Indianapolis League. came
back TO life last night and with Johnny
Murphy at So. Jess Pritchett Sr. at
Gal and Lee Carmin at Sos, they closed
with games Of 11ss and 1904 to total so77.
They won twice over Lieber Lager. which
nabbec the initial game with 3 1910 and
threatened in the second with 1917. Jerry
o'Grsdy With 6Ss and Fred Schleimer with
| 6is were the Layers chief scorers.
Tedrowe's big series resulted from sames
Of go. ls5 and sss. bus Il failed 70 give