The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-07

tary Clubs, who will form the nu-
cleus of the initial squad on the in
augural night, will meet at the In
diana Bowling Alleys at $50 to form
parade that is to march through
the downtown district.
Two teams representing the
Thompson McKinnon Co. and a
pair of Optimist Club quintets will
be in action along with the Kiwanis
and Rotary groups.
Walker Winslow, president of the
indianapolis Bowling Association, is
In charge of the parade arrange
ments and has announced the fol-
lowing line of march From Indi-
ana Alleys, west on Westinghouse
to Capitol-av, south on Capitol-av
to Maryland-st, east on Maryland-st
TO Illinois-st, north on Illinois-st to
Westinghouse, east on Washing
ton-st to Meridian-st, north on Me-
ridian~st to 38th-st, east on 38th-st
to the Playground.
Opening Program Arranged
Gov. McNutt and Mayor Kern are
to ride at the head of the procession
which will include several fire
trucks, four bus loads of bowlers Of
the opening squads, many private
cars and a host of additional pin
followers. Red fire, noise and music
rill be plentiful as the marchers
traverse the line of march, Winslow
reported at the meeting.
Preparations for the opening
nights festivities at the tournament
site have been completed and tour
ney officials are preparing to handle
the largest first-night crowd in the
history of the annual pin classic.
Gov. McNutt, Mayor Kern, A E.
Jankowski, president; Neil King,
sixth vice president, and Elmer
Baumgarten, secretary of the Amer
lean Bowling Congress are to take
part in the opening program. jan
kowski, whose home is in Detroit is
to arrive in the city some time Mon
day.
Open House Tomorrow
Tomorrow's "open house" at the
Playground site was discussed by the
corporation group. Thousands of
persons are expected to file through
the Coliseum and adjoining expo
sition building between the hours
of ! and when the structures are
thrown open to the public for in
spection. Visitors will find the en-
tire layout ready to greet the open
ing squads of Monday night, for
finishing touches were being put on
the two buildings today.
The local promoters, who are
nearing the end of their long bat
tie to make the event the most sue
cessful in bowling history, can
point with pride to their achieve
ments. All pre-tourney records
have been broken, and the local
boosters are now shooting at an
all-time attendance mark.
Judging from the sale of special
bowlers three for 81 tickets during
the week, this is practically assured
Thousands of the ducats have been
disposed of and continual stream
of messengers were busy carrying
the pasteboards to the various
bowling establishments during last
nights meeting. Alley managers
are handling the sale of the spe-
cial tickets, which ends at midnight
tonight.
Although complete schedules had
not reached the city this morn
ing, revised lineup of all booster
squads was received at the local
headquarters yesterday. With in
formation garnered from these
schedules plans for the many "Spe-
cial nights" were discussed and ar
rangements made to entertain the
guests with extra attractions on
those particular evenings. The
opening nights squads will consist
of the Rotary, Kiwanis and other
quintets mentioned heretofore on
the initial squad ana Statehouse
pinmen on the second shift. Gov.
McNutt and other high state Off
Gals are to perform on the second
squad.
Special Programs Arranged
Two squads representing Indian
apolis Merchants and one of the
two Police and Firemens squads
will take over the drives on the sec
ond night of the tourney. On
Wednesday, March IL, one of the
indianapolis Hotel Associations
groups are books on the afternoon
shift while during the evening
members of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, Courthouse, Medical Society
and Folks Milk Co. Leagues will be
in action. The following day, March
IL, the second shift of Hotel pas
timers will go into action along with
Big Four Railroad, Hoosier Athletic
Club members and several addition
al teams representing commercial
organizations. Friday the 18th will
find the remaining Police and Fire
mems teams pacing the decks on the
afternoon shifts, while at night 81
teams representing Catholic organi-
cations of the city will take over the
drives.
With the arrival of the weekend,
booster teams from all parts of the
state Will pour into the city. During
the second week of the event the
most important celebration will be
dedicated to 80 quintets from Co.
lumbus. Ind, Thursday night having
been set aside for kegelers from that
bowling-mad city. The long trek of
out-of-state teams will begin to ar
rive over the following weekend
and the tourney followers will find
many OF the nations leading pas
timers in action during the re-
mainder of the event
Civic interest is running high and
the entire citizenry of indianapolis
seems to be bowling minded as the
time for the opening nears. On the
streets, in Offices, hotels, on trolley
cars and BUSES, the general con-
versation of the day is A. B. C.
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