The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-24
Congress to
Choose Site
This Friday
BoWIerS From Two Cities to
Battle at TomIinson
Hall Session.
BY BERNARD HARMON

The subject Of high scores in the
American Bowling Congress tourna-
ment was Of secondary Importance
today as pin leaders from New York
and Detroit launched their cam
paigns to land the 1897 event, which
VIII be awarded during the annual
meeting of the Congress in Tom
Ilnson Hall Friday afternoon.
Jimmy Morrison, publicity chief
OF the New York Convention Blu
reau, arrived in the city Sunday
ana opened the Gothamites' head
quarters in the Lincoln. AL Lat
tin, president of the New York
State and the New York City bowl
ing associations, along with Bill
Landgraf, vice president of the city
association, William Pollack of
Buffalo, past president of the Con-
gress, and Harry Levine, another
pin notable from the big city, as
sembled today and Immediately
touched off the campaign fireworks.
Gotham Mayor Expected
Mayor La Guardia is expected to
be on hand to deliver a personal in
vitation to the delegates to bring
the 1887 tournament to New York
If he is successful in his bid for the
annual classic, it is to be staged in
The National Guard Armory, which
is within five minutes of the
heart of the city.
Representatives who are to pre-
sent the Detroit bid are expected TO
arrive late today, and battle for
the next event will be under wav.
Howard Mccullough and Harold
Allen are to head the Auto CITY
contingent and are reported loaded
with enough propaganda regarding
the Michigan site to win the 600 or
more delegates expected at the
meeting.
Pins Topple in Singles
Yesterdays daylight activities
found squads of minor events prize
seekers monopolizing the alleys.
Kenny Nelson, Minneapolis pas
timer, nicked the naples for games
OF 235, 244 and 215 to total 694
winch boosted him to third place in
the individuals standings. Myron
Corners, youthful Cleveland en-
trant, also found the tourney pins
TO his liking and with a SIT from
games of 236, 228 and 213 took over
fourth place in the standings.
An additional trio of keceIers
competing in the individual events
crashed the top ten, Bill Rose. Up
per Darby, Pa, collecting a GIL for
sixth place; Elmer Kringel, Mil
Waukee, a $40 for seventh. and
chester Puster a 667 for eighth
Inc latter opened his series with
one or the best single game efforts
OF the tourney, a 277. Herb Voss
another Milwaukeean. added series
OF GIG, $50 and 633 for an 1879 to
assume fourth place in the all
events.
PeEn Team Second
Although Sd teams, practically all
OF them rated as topnotchers of the
pm game, were in action on the two
night squads, only one was able to
penetrate the standings of the five
leaders. Windsor Cigars, a Pekin
Gid quintet rolling on the final
squad, cracked out games of Oil.
1907 and 900 for a 1908 that was
good for second place. White paced
his team with a 653 series. Elm
hurst Gardens of Elmhurst. Ill
rolling on the same squad, totaled
1886 to take seventh place.
The Honolulus, who Travelled near
ly 5000 miles to participate in the
classic, and the H. VIM. Pollack
Poster Prints of Buffalo, both touted
teams, crossed alleys together on the
BIS shift, but neither was able to
connect for an outstanding total. The
New Workers collected a 2755 in
their three games, while the bows
from Hawaii garnered 2679 in their
series. Although the 2810 posted by
the Iron Inn of Iron River. Mich.
was good for squad honors, it failed
TO land the team place in the big
ten"
TodayS daylight program found
FASTENERS who were in action with
teams last night, rolling their
minor events. Tonights activities
call for the appearance of three
full squads of five-man aggrega-
tions, practically all local teams.
The $50 and 1890 squads are solid
indianapolis booster teams, while at
$50 several of the city's crack
quintets will face the naples along
with 16 out-of-town teams. Indiana
Wheel and Rim, Capital Ice Co.,
Beck's Coal & Coke. Stahlhut jew
elers. Russell Cafeteria and Crystal
Flash are local fivesomes expected
to feature tonight'S $50 session.