Bowlers Journal Team of New York Sweeps Series In First Block Of Title Match

Manhattan may soon gain the same distinction in bowling that it enjoys in the baseball world, where the New York Yankees almost annually dominate the scene. For the crack Bowler's Journal team, under the leadership of the colorful Joe Falcaro, all but knocked the props from under the St. Louis Hermans, current world champions, in the first three-game block of their eighteen-game series fro the worlds' team match-game title last night at Feusers's Del-mar Recreation. After all firing had ceased, the New Yorkers held a commanding lead of 338 pins, the result of a clean sweep of the three games.
The Hermans , however, will have a chance to cut into the Journals' advantage when these teams meet in the second trio of games in the marathon series over the same Nos. 13 and 14 alleys tonight at 8 o'clock.

Hermanns Off Show

The Hermans, with a majority of the overflow crowd of 350 cheering them on, got off to a slow start and could never catch up. Capt. Cone Hermann, Sam Garofalo, Ed (Bud) Rice, Charles (Chuck) O' Donnell and Lowell Jackson opened the series for the Hermanns and after their first game, which added up to only 888, compared to the 1,009 for the journals, leaving the St. Louisans 121 pins behind, it was apparent that the St. Louis squad was not at its best.

Hermanns Improve

Then, in the second game, the Hermanns improved somewhat by firing 875, but this still wasn't as good as the Journals' total of 981, increasing their average to 227 pins.

After the second game , the Hermanns, in shaking up their lineup, benched Rice, who had tossed only 152 and 158 in his first two efforts, and sent Joe Pallardy into the game. Pallardy improved on Rices scores when he shot 175 and the team totaled 865, but this still was not good enough, for the "Bronx Bombers" rolled 976.

The visitors seemed right at home over the resurfaced Del-Mar alleys, especially little Marty Cassio, who came up with games of 190, 231 and 212 for 633 to cop scoring honors for the night. James ( Junie) McMahon wasn't far behind with scores of 235, highest single game in the first block, 205 and 179 for 619.

Falcaro Below Par

Falcaro, who has fifty-six 300 games to his credit, or more than any other bowler, didn't warm up until the last game, when he shot 204. His 188 and 158 gave him 550 for his contribution to the Journals' cause.
Jacksons' fine pin toppling as anchor man for the Hermanns kept the Journals' margin from reaching greater proportions with his games of 208, 196, and198 for 602, the highest total turned in by any bowler on the local squad.

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Chips of The Tenpins
( this is a small article written about the same matches posted above, unfortunately, my grandmother did not specify the name of the newspaper it was clipped from)

Harry Feuser announced that the afternoon sessions tomorrow ans Sunday will start at 2:30 o'clock instead of 3 . . . . Cone Hermann got the series under way with a strike, which turned out to be a bad omen, for his 486 total for three games was the lowest of the night. . . . William (Whitey) Munn, husky leadoff man for the Journals', was never without his cigar. He even leaves the bench and bowls with the stogie in his mouth. . . . The match was forty-five minuets late in the start and ended a few minutes before 11p.m.. . . . The crowed cheered when Jackson picked the six and seven pins in a split in the third frame of the first game.

Here is another article writen on this same match

Munn Hits 300

William "Whitey" Munn, Elizabethan known throughout metropolitan bowling circles for his sweeping hook-ball, today has a fourth 300 game, and the first of the local pin season, to his credit. Bowling for the Club Royale team in the Elizabeth major League, Munn's fast-breaking ball snaked into the pocket for twelve strikes in the middle game. His other scores were 237 and 201.
Clube Royale bowled 1,030, 1,08?? and 1,068 to sweep the recreation Five, Munn showing the way. Munn also bowls for the Elizabeth Lodge team in the State Elks League.
The six-foot ironworker's flaw-less effort is the second for 1939 here. George Yorke hit a perfect game for Simmons at the Y.M.C.A. Industry League on February 14 last season, and George Scheuerman of the Epworth M. E., banged a 300 in the Church Federation Leauge late in 1938.

Whitey Munn Awarded $500.00 Major Prize; Misses Perfect Game

Maraton Kegler From Elizabeth, N.J., Rolled 210-188-222-299-207-240 To surpass Pvt. Vince Mikiel, of U.S. Army Air Corps, in Competition at Phoenixville Recreation Center; No. 6 Pin Refuses to Fall in lAst Frame of Fourth Game.

The $1,000 added individual bowling sweepstakes on the new Phoenixville Recreation Center allys is now history.

Chalking up 1337 pins in the six games, averaging nearly 228 pins a game, William (Whitey) Munn, burly kegler from Elizabeth, NJ., claimant to the world's marathon championship, copped first prixe of $500.

Munn, performing on Saturdays night before a capacity crowd, displayed dazzling form to surpass Pvt. Vince Mikiel, of the U.S. Army Air Corps, Mitchel Field, Long Island, who rolled 1337 on Friday night. Mikiel won second honors, $200.

The tourney winner nearly enteres bowldom's hall of fame in the fourth game when he came within one pin of a perfect game. Munn, with the crowd applauding his every effort, racked up 11 straight strikes and on the 12th try the No. 6 pin failed to drop- robbing him of a 300 game, finishing with 299. He started off with a 210 and then continued with a 188, 222, 207 and 240.