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Elizabeth Star Also Hits 300 in Winning 50- Game Endurance Match
William ( Whitey) Munn, Elizabeth bowling star and individual leader in the Newark recreation Major League, turned in one of the most sensational exhibitions in ally history when he won a 50-game endurance contest Saturday in Philadelphia.
rolling against Frank Serpico, a Quaker City ace, on the Bergman and Trucks alleys, Munn complied the phenomenal average of 231.38 and beat his opponent, who averaged 208.14 by 1174 pins.
The match started at 2:30 in the afternoon, with 25 games being completed by 5:45. The competition was resumed at 7 and the remaining 25 games were finished by 10:30.
The highlight of the match came in the 17th game of the afternoon block. Munn and Serpico matched strike for strike for eight frames. In the ninth Serpico faltered, but Munn continued and added four more for a perfect 300 game as Serpico wound up with 268.
Starting with the sixth game of the afternoon match Munn really went to town and in the next 20 games averaged 251.15, a mark that might well be termed a world record. During that stretch he turned in his 300 game and in addition had such towering counts as 279, 276, and 267, his low game being 222.
Twenty-Five Game Average of 240
At the end of the first 25 games Munn led his opponent by 394 pins to average 240.15. Serpico averaged 224.21 for the same string. During the final 25 games Munn rolled up 780 more pins.
At the conclusion of the match Munn appeared just as fresh as when he started, a fact indicated by his average of 241.3 for the last five games. During the 50 games Munn lost three pounds while his opponent dropped five pounds. Both bowlers used three different balls.
The pins used weighed three pounds six ounces.
Munn and Serpico will roll another 50-game match Saturday afternoon, March 23, at the Newark Recreation Center alleys.
