The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-04-12
Louis Stops Tony Music In The Ninth
Right Down
YOU ALLEY
By FRED 4. DURRETTE

All entries have been filed for
the national tournament which will
he held May 9. 10 and IL al the
Forest club and the outstanding
teams at this writing are the pres
ent city champion. Porters Clean
ers. the Racine. wise. Ave: Log
Cabin. Cleveland; Woodlawn and
Brass Rail. both OF Chicago, and
Springhill Farms and Friars Ale.
both OF Detroit. Any one OF these
teams would be about to 5 ia
vorite TO cop the title that is now
held by the strong Log Cabin five.
Lob Cabin. although dropping a
close match to the Porter's Clean
ers FIVE in an inter-city match.
proved that they are ready TO de-
fend their coveted bauble against
the country's best by taking 400
pine victory over the Chicago ALI
Stars. Just beating this Chicago
team is considered quite feat. but
when team does II by such a
convincing margin. we just cant
see any team outscoring them in
the nationals. unless they run into
some very bad luck.
Champion Joe Louis. although
member OF the Porter's Cleaners
five. will have one OF the strongest
fiyes in the three day tournament
in the Springhill bunch OF little
Roy Hillyer. Captain Hillyer and
the boys have been spilling the
pins with reckless abandon OF late
and will give the best OF them
fight before the smoke OF battle
dies down.
Porters Cleaners five will have
the added strength OF George Fields,
one OF the top notch bowlers. when
they step on the floor. Fields will
be holding down the spot left va
cant by the drafting OF J. II. Brown.
and along with present singles
champion Jimmy Jones, Capt jim
my watts. George Porter and lead
OF man walter Sauls. will form
very formidable five.
Jimmy Jones will defend his sim
giles title against the onslaughts OF
the nations top keglers. but this
column predicts that his strongest
competition will come from either
George Bennett or Boots Fairfax.
both OF the Motor City Bowling
league where they hold all sorts OF
records on the Forest Club alleys.
Then with Boots and Bennett.
good for about 1856 in the doubles.
will just about have a finger in the
important pies in the largest ma
iional tournament OF the three
years.
There are fellows at the alleys
who will bet 2 TO that you can't
pick two men TO beat the Fairfax
Bennett duo | wouldn't try this,
but will let you in on secret.
that is II you won't tell a soul. The
Greyhound Ave OF Horton. Bell.
johnson. Bell and Brandon are
about as strong team as is enter
ed in the Boosters division. and we
are handing them to you as a good
bet 10 land in the first three In
their class.
Sunday is Easter and a few rob-
ms may be seen flying about. but
will hold the spotlight here
as three teams are due from Toledo,
and then there is the practice ses-
sions UP a 1.-THE Rotary where you
are probably entered in the Handi-
cap tournament on April 90. Al
most everyone else is entering and I
a very large take is In store for I
the high scoring kegler.
Then too II you are one OF the
fellows who loves the limelight all
you have TO do IL shoot high
score and your names hit the light
out front Besides. you can win
one Of the many merchandise
awards that will be given away for
the high scorers.
In the handicap tournament you
are given enough pins so that you
are able 10 beat those tough fell
lows. Let's say your average r.
100 we'll all you have 10 bowl IL
a measley 40 TO top the event
You see with your 100 average you
get 75 pins which Is added 10 your I
40 will make YOU 2i5 bowler and I
good enough TO beat any OF the
hove