The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-04


bowling team il on its way to the
bowling classic of the year, the
10th annual tournament of the
American Bowling Congress.
which is now in progress on 80
band new alleys, laid solely for
tournament play In a completely
air-conditioned emporium In the
great Ohio city of Cleveland.
The Tacoma stars took the tour
namcnt trail today. They are 60
ing by automobile on the 5000
mile trip. stopping along the way
to complete In tournaments or
special matches. They will bowl
In the worlds championship tour
ney on April IL and ID.
The Heidelbcrgs are going east
with 4 team which has clicked
Ill season. II captured the cham
pionship of the Intcrcity Classic
league with ease. II has engaged
In many one-day tournaments IN
Northwest cities during the sea-
son and has won a remarkably
high percentage of first places.
AVERAGE 1901 PINS
The Alt Heidelberg team aver
age IL 1901 pins per game Ted
Tndich tops the members with 20s.
Doc Macsen, the pcppery Eaton
vile trundler. holds nice 200
mark. The enterprising captain.
Jimmy Radonich, carries an aver
age Of 1o0. Len Leftwich. steady
lead-off man totes 1913 figure.
and John Artoe, youngest bowler
Of the group, averages 1913.
The Tacoma pin stars will be in
the toughest of all bowling COM
petition. II will take mighty
scores to win the coveted cham
pionships. The Heidelbergs will
be rafting the NAPLES with the
mightiest bowlers Of the world. In
fact. to the winner of the tourna-
ment goes the title worlds cham
pionship." There are 4.145 five
man teams entered in the 1899
meet, second largest entry list In
its history. Woman teams to
the number Of s,349 will seek the
doubles champion. In the singles,
$500 individuals will shoot for
the singles championship.
STIFF COMPETITION
To gain an idea of what a bowl
er must do to win in this great
pin event. scan the scores Of the
winners of the 1889 tournament,
which was held In Chicago. Birk
Brothers Brewing company. of the
host city. won the team champion
ship with q score of 1924. q top
record for all the years the tour
nament has been held. Two lndi-
annapolis trundlers won the doubles
crown, with a score Of ]. 1897. knute
Anderson. ILL.,, was the singles
champion, with TAG, and Donald L.
Beatty. jackson, Mich, took the
all-event title with 1878.
A champion Of the American
Bowling Congress tournament is
Z champion, indeed. Since 1919.
no score under 5000 has been able
to win the team title. For the
past % years, II has required a
score of better than 1900 to take
the doubles championship. And
not since 1917 has any pin star
won the singles crown with
score Of less than 700.
In all the IS tournaments which
have been held by the A. B. C.
there have been only six perfect
games rolled. one of them coming
In the 1898 meet in Chicago. and
one being registered already in the
1850 tourney in Cleveland.
PLAN BOOKLET
\ After the final ball has been
rolled IN the 1889 tourney. the
A. B. c. office force will gather
together all the scores of the win
ners and publish them in book
let which will be distributed
throughout the country. showing
the names Of the winners. together
with the cash prizes which they
have won. And the list will be
long. for there is a prize in each
event for every four entries. This
means that more than 1000 teams
will share In the money in the
team event. more than 1000 in the
doubles competition, and more
than 1000 in the singles play.
There are also prizes for long
list Of all-events winners, as well
as special prizes for outstanding
performances, such as the highest
games rolled in the various events,
: and other achievements.