The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-04
Nations Best
to Appear in
Pin Tourney
Chicago Team Takes Third
Place; Naples Tumble
During Action.
BY BERNARD HARMON

on the American Bowling Congress
tournament alleys at the State
Playground coliseum over the week
end. Seeking 1886 championships
will be title holders of former years,
and fans who attend tonight's and
tomorrow's sessions are sure to see
some of the best scoring exhibitions
OF the tourney.
Charley Buonomo Is to exhibit his
1896 edition, the Buonomo Five of
Rochester, N. Y, on alleys and 8
at 8:15 tonight. His quintets of
former years have always finished
we'll UP on the prize list, and this
years aggregation is the most
powerful ne has had in some time.
Persons more familiar with the pin
game will recognize the Minnesota
Federal Savings and Loan Associa-
ton team of st. Paul, Mimi, as the
former Hamm's Beer aggregation,
who in 1884 posted series Of 37l3
and 1886, recognized as worlds rec
ords in league competition.
Syracuse Youth Carded
Cleveland, Kansas City and SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, are sending a trio of
real championship contenders, who
are to bow on the 1915 squad.
Linsz Recreation is Clevelands en-
try, and it comes here with repu
tation of being one of that citys
best. They are to roll on alleys 7
and 3. One of Kansas Citys top
notchers, Champagne Velvets, are
to face the naples on alleys 10 and
20. Kermit Maurer, the youthful
kegeler from Syracuse, who usually
carries an average we'll over the 200
mark, is to roll with the A. & P. Co.
on alleys % and "a.
Sunday evenings two five-man
squads are so loaded with stars that
it would take week to relate their
scoring achievements. Among the
top-notchers of the opening squad
is the A. j. Held Funeral Home of
Columbus, who finished second in
the 1888 tournament and third in
the 1884 event. Glen Evans and
Tim Moran, Canton's leading pin
spillers, Charles Phister, 1885 run
ner-up in the all-events standings,
and Donald Brokaw, 1885 singles
champ, are carded to appear with
trio Of Canton co. entries on the
1918 squad. Paul's Food Shop of
Columbus, which is slated to roll in
the international tournament in
Berlin next July, is also on the late
squad.
Sid Sherman on Schedule
Herb Lange, former member of
the 1923 champions, Oh Henry, is
included in the lineup Of the Mon
arch Beers of Chicago. George
Morrison, 1890 all-events winner
and member of S. az L. Motors, first
place team of 1881 and runners-up
in 1890, is also with the Monarchs.
Sid Sherman, the match game star,
who Is one of the smallest men OF
the pin game in stature, but one of
the biggest In scoring ability, is to
fire at the tourney NAPLES as a
member of the Nation Wide Stores
of Toledo.
Weissenberger Chevrolets, of To-
ledo, with the popular Billy Matti-
son. and Miller High Life of Chi
cago with the former Fort Wayne
star. Eddie Kraft, are also included
in the 80 teams scheduled on the
1918 squad. On alleys 81, %, %
and "a, quartet of Chicago's out
standing maple Smackers are ex-
pected to turn in some fancy scor-
ing. The teams, Baby Ruth Candy,
Roosevelt Brewing, Ben Bey Cigars
and Moulding Brownell Corp, are
we'll fortified with some of the
Windy City's leading scorers.
Windy City Teams Go Big
Two of Chicagos outstanding
quintets are among the top ten in
the five-man event as the result of
some heavy bombarding during last
nights two sessions. Birk Bros.
Brewing Co. wound up their series
with an avalanche of strikes that
Melted it the second highest in the
history Of the annual tournaments.
an 1859. The Windy City five had
opened with games of $40 and 938,
boosting their three-game total to
3047 which sent them into third
place. Jules Lellinger, anchor man
of the team, starred with a $50
from games of 1899, 232 and DOT. Joe
Traubank contributed 625. Joe
Sinke GIG, George Geiser 500 and
Leo Kritsch $50.
Owls Club of Erie, Pa, through
1000 centerpiece, totaled 1850,
which failed to place them among the
leaders, but was good for runner
up honors of the early squad. Mike
Semple paced the Keystone staters
with a COL total Gebhart's Motor
Supply of Decatur. III and Orange
Crush OF Elmira, N. Y, were other
high-scoring combinations of the
squad. The former assembled
2Sl1 in its three games. while the
New Workers, through 1912 finish,
totaled 2799.
Mineralites Post 2942 Total
The touted Mineralites, another
Chicago aggregation, lived up to
their reputation as they faced the
naples on the 1915 squad. Winding
I'D their series with a 101l game,
following openers of CAT and 984,
they totaled 2942, which was good
1OK SSNSiibl pldCS III tllt SldllulllSS.
Loren Burning with a 642 and Joe
Fliger with 621 were the teams
heavy scorers. Waldorf Harvest
Brews of Cleveland, although they
failed to land among the big ten"
backed up their rating as high
scoring combination with 1891,
made possible through a 1899 night
cap game. Willie Hess paced the
Clevelanders with a 648 series.
Scoring Low in Minor Events
OLeary's Cafe of Detroit and
Croft Insurance Of Cleveland we're
other teams posting high totals on
the closing squad. The Motor City
quintet opened at 1913, but failed to
keep up its scoring punch and
wound up with a 1888 total. The