Sport: A. B. C. in Columbus

"Palooka!" "Spaghetti bender!" "Wop Barber!" Bowling cries like these have resounded since March 9 in the Fair Grounds Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio. There after a month of bowling by more than 8,000 expert bowlers, each with his own $17 composition rubber ball, the annual A. B. C. (American Bowling Congress) Tournament ended last week. Titles:

Doubles ($500)—Gil Zunker & Frank Benkovic (Milwaukee).

Singles ($300)—Earl Hewitt (Erie, Pa.).

All-events ($130)—Zunker, with 228.8 average for nine games.

Five-Man Teams ($1,000)—Flaig's Opticians (Covington, Ky.).

The A. B. C. tournament, No. 1 event of the year for U. S. bowlers,...

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