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Show a su&T jr-f- c arrs Mk a Jt SI If UVBil flDO ..!T- . i.-, M m ,,111 WW Down to Last Game, Last Pin By JOE WATTS iSMSt$ Editor Tmswr ted made Vm a good comeback sgaiasi champion Jack defending of Wadiey in the ppeiung rnnd Men's Herald The Daily l ist night Bowling Tournament at Regal Lsses. He trailed 2 0 in the best of a the seventh, but turkryed to tern. In the sixti ix.e A was tied at 1GH04 ia the Mth. but Hansen doubled to lake a slim edge and then doubled again in the tenth to clinch it. In those three games Hansen rolled 193. 192, and then a sizJ ing 22Uu tie series, but seven game He it at eves to managed but won the then lei! behind sixth game to send ti match into the seventh and deciding 2-- 1 3-- 0 jLj..,. ..2- '"'. i - Nr"jri- V I ' - m in rw-- w i - niuiiuiiiin Toumatneot. Tanner fared defendiaf champion Jack Wadisy ia a thrilling read the story. match. Fur results VERN TANNER responds as big ball bin the itrike pccket during atiioa last night at Rega! Laces in the Heraid Boiling I. .'VS? fj? f I 1 isrfng p?tlon In Ia?t sights hwt won the tournament in rr:r 1370. 1971, and Wi . winner i JACK WADLEV, The Daily Herald Men's Bowling Tournament, watches his bail hit the bead three-tim- p'--s e "'"y Could Tanner oast Wadiey. the man who has doirmated The llerald Tournament Or Mi fuiatikick ifestased for eventual failure? The two twlers matched the shot for shot through until disaster game struck Tanner m the ninth HO eni it He failed from to pick up the difficult split and t like he had fallen behind once too often to come back. Vadley needed a 20 pm count in the tenth to close the door on Tanner. He spared and came up with an eight pin count on the bonus bail to finish with a 182. leaving the door slightly open for Tanner, but only slightly. Tanner needed to strike out in his half of the tenth to win the match by one p;n. Tanner struck the first time. He struck the second time. Almost everyone 1st the large gaiter' took a deep breath, and so did Tanner. He eyed the on a pocket pins, concentrating hit, knowing that a nine-picount would at least get him a tie and an extra game, and that a strike would win it. his approach, He made released his black and white speckled ball, and watched it b ad toward target. It made a good packet hit. but one psn n game. Tanner turned and headed back toward the cheering gallery, and suddenly the applause and cheers increased n intensity as a pin bounced off trie sideboard and in delayed action rolled into the lone standing pin and knocked it over. Tanner didn't see the pin fall, hut saw his victory in the eyes of the gallery. 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ATA PRICE YQU CAN AFFORD. onl Rauidi tires You've Ail Atlas radia! tires are on -- bur participating came from a defeat Regal proprietor iyniie but he almost lost Wright his comeback bid in the ninth frame of the last game when he came up with the split At the time he was a mark and a half ahead of Wright, but this split appeared to open the door t aboul ti iefi i. You may be ccnsicJci ing them. Now is the time to buy them! sale during May for 25 of( your nearest participating Chevron dealer's are "regular station price Federal excise tax excluded). Credit terms are available and the., tires across the stations Country backed by Chevron at more than 14,000 Don't wait See your Chevron dealer, today. , to deficit bowling d Craven's ag tnst enough finishing 2li were the thre most of the ragnl. matches exciting and the only three thai were forced the full seven gam? Ttwse limit, last year's Ted Johnson, the highest rolled runnerup, average of the night in winning four straight games over Gene Delve. Johnson rolled games of 20, 201, 235. end 205 for a 235 average. He narked in every frame during the first three games, hit a split in the fifth frame of the fouith game kept liim from n errorless night. In other matches Don Vinson w,xi in four straight over Floyd Kimber and in the process Vinson rolled a 238 game, high of the night. Ray Campbell won in four straight over Ross Wilson arid av( raged 199. , Ron Mack ' Hail defeated Wood 1 and had a high game of 223. and Kr.ri Bowers and eliminated Ron Maxey Tonight's action will iVat-jrthe quarterfinals m both the women's and men's tournament beginning at Bom. at Regal Lanes. last Night's Results Upper Bracket Tanner Vern W. UW, 137. U? 190. 151, 224, Jack slef. Wadley 1221, 213. 181. 181, 1S2, ' 159, 182), 4-191. 188, Mack Hal! (223. 1861 del. Ron Wood (212. 131, m 164, 156,171). Warenski U48, Vi 157. 179, 183. 216) dtl Lyrtiu Wright 1162. 19S, 204, 165. 153, 166,190), . Dick Craven 2W, 17!, 180. 179. 178, 138. 216) def Frosty 1S5. 171, Hansen (2o4, ISO, 167, 199. 192. 221,200). Lower Rrackrt Ted Johnson (221, 20!, 235, 205 def. Gene Delve i200, 198, iffi, lbfil.4-- 0 Ray Criniplv!! (212. 290. 183. def Koss Wilson MSG, 197. M) 170. 1601.4-0- . Don Vinson (205 183.238,173) Floyd Kimber (167, clef 212.165), towers Karl 192. 19, 4-- 214) def. (2M. 22S. Ron Maxev 189. 1 187. 153, 174. 181,194, Tonight's SchfJuie 8p,m. Jiega! Lanes Joan Women's Tourney vs. Anna Lou ! Allen Chevron flfifllcifC1 fUWf hmsmwE ytaliJSJ S& is! Gillfns vs. Rnnee Abel vs Sandy Swenson Lois Hurst Hutchison Vi'm Jewell vs Men's Tourney Tanner vs. Mack Hal! We Warenski Craven vs. Dick T:d Johnson vs. Ray CampM! Dun Vinson vs. Kad Bocrs MacKinnon Quits Spirits 0 1 hi'i-r- rt'guiar-scji.sts- ot" H.nioien nd "castoffs- gained the first game and rc)f'CU;b.iiiyintjepi..y:iffs. ' ' After Uvhg n u wnt on to takes lead. games to But Hansen didn't die. In the tin; defending AHA champion fourth .jama ha had fai.T Nov.' Vork Nets d'i;in the sttaiuht finishing strikes to resular :Msor. the Knirlu ffimcfromoenindinwin In mo is in fjwc playoff Vh gam? (if. tiiilcd 122 11C i Die g Lois Ifcpworth JoAufs forWriKhltowin. However. Warenski cam? up ST. LOUIS, Mo. LTI) wiih the shot of the niahl. pocket perfectly and hometown lies. Bob Mac-aiR- i hitting the skidding the six p;n across K..nrm ha lewgnwJ as comets the lane to clear oil trie seven of the Spirits of Si. Louis after pin and complete thp snarp. It one war snH w!l rt"Oir th was a dramatic pickup o! a Puffalo Braves a front- difficult split. oiiKvpf-'suion- , Fnrr. there Warenski stru;:k Aithujgh the Spirits w.re 32- f out in the tenth to record a 216 59 fnr a f,,....i. r match. the win and play in the game Dick LTaven ana rrosty American Baskpibali Assncin- Hansen also were having a real lions ha.orn ui.ision, Mhc battle. Craven set the stage- - fur Kinrwn rln:S his team of rookies 210-20- n'rjht by in .. f as Hansen again tur keyed in the sixth through eighth. He seeded now oh in the ninth to get back in the match however, and he couldn't get them ait to go down Hansen finished with a Artie in the tenth for a ?00 came, but it wasn't go-t- 183-18- ' 'I 3--3. That took Craven and Hansen down to the fi 1 match, and .99-1- game, There ! thftnalfnat -- |