The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04
BY BERNARD HARMON

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MYTH the 1885 holiday season in
w the discard, pin-spillers Of
the city, who display their scor-
ing proweSS on Friday, launched
their 1886 campaigns last night.
Topping ali FASTENERS in action
was the veteran Dan Abbott, who
finished strong in his Fountain
Square Recreation League series TO
miss the 700 mark by two pins, His
sos, set the pace for BoWeS Seal
FaSt's 3141 series, the best team
total of the evening. Abbott tossed
games of 225, pa and $50 which,
with Ed Striebeck's 685, Fonnie
Snyder's. 610 and Raymond FoX'S
500 gave the Doves aggregation
counts of 1882, 989 and 1910 and a
sweep of its series over Sterling
Beer.
Lee Carmin's Sol that set the
pace in the Cooks GOldblume's
three-time victory over Lieber Lager
was good for runnerup hOnors. Jess
Pritslett Sr. tossed 6S1 and John
Fehr 621, the heavy hitting trio
giving the Blumes a $3.50 total
through games of 1921, 1922 and 997.
Herman Bohnes 644 was the tor
solo series of the Layers.
Acetylene Products handed Ma
rott Shoes a double setback, George
Meeker with GIG and Bert Bruder
with COS, starring for the winners
while Oscar Behrens with 607 and
Ed Stevenson with 606 featured for
the losers. Carl Hardin's 635 SET
the pace for the Falls City Hi
Brus in its odd game decision over
Charles DENLY Cigars.
THE best exhibition of pin-top-
l. ping outside of the Fountain
circuit came from the Big -Four
League, where Walter (Flash) Eng
lish in setting up a new season lndi-
vidual series record, totaled 652
He had games of 238, 202 and 2l2
leading the Beech Grove Locomo-
tives to a two-game victory over
Department Accounting No. l
Beech Grove Car Department picked
up two games on the leading Cen
eral superintendent through q
sweep of its series over Department
Accounting No. @ The leaders
dropped a pair to Beech Grove Flee
tries. Beech Grove Wheel Shop
was unopposed in its series. The
lion rolls at the Central Alleys.
Scoring in the Washington League, in
action on the Illinois Alleys, was below
par, Earl Goodhue's 6Ss being good for
individual honors and his Lieber Brew
ers' 29Ss the top team total of the gath
ering. John Blue and Dad Hanna helped
the Brewers when they tackled series Of
sos and 597 TO Goodhue's pacemaker, Civ
ing the team games of 9sl, 1e2t and 966
and a shutout victory over Hoosier Opt
cal. Berton Stout's 500 was the bes
the losers had to offer.
Paced by Russ Euley's 6Si. Coca Cola
tossed a 1904 series that gave it tripl,
win over Capitol Ice Co. The winner.
opened strong with games of 1927 and 100
but skidded to an $40 final. ]. Z. Kerne
with n three-game victory over McCarth,
Furniture. Eddie Boerger and Boil
Wuensch were the top scorers Of the win.
ners, Boerger turning in 619 Will,
Wuensch missed the 600 mark by a ringl,
pin in his trio Of games.
The only other honor series of the ses
sion came from Myron Newlin who in
leading his Penzoil aggregation to an odd
game decision over Max Patton CAT,
turned in = s1s total. go middle gam,
pu. him over and aided his team to a 1881
Hy-Red bisnked Board Of Trade, Grunov
took pair from Falls City Lager anS
Illinois Five took the odd-game from II
T. sehmiit Insurance In other Tits.
The battle for. toJ honors OF the team
standings IN th< Construction Leagu.