Chicago's gilded old Auditorium, built for the voices of Caruso and Adelina Patti, echoed last week with the contralto exclamations of bowling pins. The best bowler in the U.S., 46-year-old Johnny Crimmins of Detroit, was trying for the national match-game championship. During the year, he had won 15 major tournaments, averaged 207 pins per game, earned $5,000 in prizes. He was out to beat 33-year-old Ned Day, who had held the title since 1938.
Champion Ned Day has practically retired from tournament play. In partnership with Comedian Harold Lloyd (Hollywood's best bowler)...
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