The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-05
Pin Officials
Hope for List
of 100 Elves
DeadIine Extension Spurs
Activity; Ahearn Has
702 Total.
BY BERNARD HARMON


f. Of the indianapolis A. B. c.
Tournament Corp. was the scene o.
busting activity yesterday as z
squadron of workers set out to boost
the city well over the 1000-team en-
try quota for the coming pin classic
Inspired by the Today extension
granted by Elmer H. Baumgarten,
secretary of the American Bowling
Congress, officials in charge of local
entries hoped to reach the 1000
mark today. But they will not be
content after that goal is reached,
for with the additional time allot-
ted, they expect to make a recan-
vass OF all city factories, stores and
other places Of business in final
drive that may boost the local entry
to more than 100.
In the meantime Baumgarten's
offices in Milwaukee are working
day and night filing the record
breaking entry received from al
parts of the nation. Hundreds OF
star bowlers from every state in the
Union are expected to parade the
decks of the tournament alleys, as
surfing indianapolis the classiest
show in history of the annual event
The record entry for the 1886 tour
ney is expected to boost the prize
fund to more than 100000, and
with thousands of cash prizes at
stake, scoring of the highest cal
iber should result during the five
weeks of action.
Construction Of the 80 tourna-
ment alleys at the Playground Col
iSeum site is to be started this week
Interior decorators also will SCI
about their task of converting The
mammoth building into one Of the
most beautiful plants that ever
housed the congress gathering.
y n II
T EO AHEARN cracked out his
IL second 700 total of season and
at the same time tackled up a new
high individual series mark in the
Commercial League while perform
ing with the p. II. Mallory team
Ut the Illinois Alleys last night.
He posted games of 214, 243 and
245 for p 7O2, leading the Mallory
aggregation to a double triumph
over the opposing Indianapolis
News. The losers averted shut
out when Charley Sellers closed with
a 246 that gave him 654 total
The only other honor count of the
session came from Harry Hendricks
who led his Crescent Paper Co. ia
an 0dd-game decision over Indiana
Film Transit with a CAB.
Central States Envelope Co. and
Spencer House Cafe turned in shut
out victories, Sugar Creek Cream
cry and Beveridge Paper Co. taking
the beatings. A. G. w. of A.,
Schlosser Oak Grove Butter and
Geo. ]. Mayer Co. were twice vic
torious over Merchants National
Bank, Gray, Gribben g. Gray and
Frank Hatfield F0rds in other
clashes.
NUT at the st. Philip Alleys
~ Chuck Markey went on a
striking spree that Melted him games
of 227, 237, 204 and a 668 total that
was good for city-wide runnerur
honors of the evening. His First
Premium Beers were unopposed ii
their games.
doc" Click and John Barrett were
the only other 900 shooters of the
session, both totaling 611 in Their
trio of games. Clicks Coca-Cola
quintet won a shutout over S. & S
Service Station, while Barrett's
ROLES Printing Co. was halted once
by Michaelis- cCahill. In the re-
manning team match, Cooks Gold
blume won the odd game from Lie
Der Lager.
MANUEL SCHONECKER con-
1V1 tinued his brilliant scoring of
the past few weeks with a 654 in
the Optical League matches at the
Central Alleys. He was LOG pins
better than any of his loop rivals,
Rea and White dividing runnerun