The Indianapolis times., 1936-03-27
Blue Ribbon
Rolls to Top
of Standing
Cracks 3065 in 5-Man
Event; All Leaders
Are Shaken.
BY BERNARD HARMON

Sf standings in three divisions of
he American Bowling Congress
tournamen, in progress at the State
Playground Coliseum. The most
devastating attacks of the tourney
were launched by pastimers in ac-
ton yesterday.
Rated as one of the top teams
Of the East, Pabst Blue Ribbons of
New York proved their ability at
moving down the naples by stack
ing up a total of 3065 that gained
them the lead in the five-man
event. With games of 1925 ann
945 behind them, the team from
Manhattan unleashed strike after
strike in the final tilt to emerge
with a 1904 that elevated them to
the pinnacle.
Tom Mahoney, leadoff man, set
the pace for the new leaders when
he cracked the pins for a sizzling
G79 through games of 220, 217 and
242. Tony Sparando and Eddie
Heineman also passed the 900 mark
in their three games, the former
collecting $40 and Heineman a
642. Jack Wilday and Johnny
Schweitzer, the remaining members
of the quintet tossed series of $50
and SAB.
Milwaukee Team Third
Another Pabst team, rolling on
the 10 o'clock shift, also found the
tourney naples to their liking and
pounded out 2971 that gave them
third place in the team standings.
This quintet hailed from Milwaukee
and was captained by the famed
Frank Benkovic, who along with
another Midwest star, Charlie
Daw, tossed the leading totals for
the Beertown aggregation. Benko-
vic, with games of 222, 214 and 226,
totaled 662, while Daw reached 624
with games of 202, col and 221.
Indianapolis received it's only
representation among the standings
of the top ten of the four divisions
OF the tourney when Herman Bohne
and Jerry O'Grady combined series
of 674 and S29 for 1903 total that
put them in first place in the
doubles event. Bohne collected his
bulging total through counts of 234,
2lT and 223 while O'Grady's series
was the result of games of 1872, 213
and 234.
Youth Tops Individuals
Charles Warren of Springfield, ILL.,,
one of the youngest pastimers to
ever hold a first place in the big
indoor classic, topped the singles di-
vision as yesterdays hostilities
ceased. The youth, who is but 20
years of age, amassed games of 276,
245 and 214 for total of 735, which
is two pins higher than last years
winning total at Syracuse. The all
time record in the individual events
was set by Larry Shotwell of
Covington, KY, who totaled TIA in
the 1880 meet. Other sharpshooters
in action on other squads of minor
event entrants failed to collect top
ten" totals.
Although the trio of new leaders
are seemingly we'll entrenched in
their top positions, today's program
calls for the appearance of a gath
ering of stars that are capable of
crashing the big ten" in event they
show the class that has elevated
them to the front ranks of the pin
game. Mort Lindsey and Ray No
Ian of New York City, Frank Ben
kovic and Charley Daw of Milwau-
kee and d galaxy of other crack
kegelers are scheduled to roll their
doubles and singles events on to-
days daylight program.
Tonights two squads of FIVE man
entrants, carded to appear at 8:45
and 10:45, will also find some of
the nations best in action. A name
familiar to persons WHO have fol-
lowed the annual Congress classics
for any length of time will appear
on the Scoreboard of alley 28 on
the 8:45 shift. 1t is the Cabanne
team of st. Louis, which has been
entered over longer span of years
than any other aggregation. Wad-
ham Oils of Milwaukee, featuring
Ned Day, the f1ashy match game
bowler, is scheduled on alley on
the same shift. Mort Lubys Ma
tional Bowlers Journal from Chi
cago, Johnny Bauers' B. P. AS OF
Detroit and MarKson Furniture of
Syracuse, N. Y, are outstanding
fvesomes ready for action on the
10.A5 shift