Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1951 — Page 38

A bright sun hung in the sky over Holland on Sept. | 17, 1944. That was the day the 504th parachute combat |

team dropped behind German lines in a “squeeze play” | - ree | EAN ES,

on Nazi forces. Pat Maloy was one of the 82d Airborne soldiers who made that jump. The operation went off without incident , . . the casualties were small . . . the first phase a success, Yet 10 days later the war was over for Maloy. It was the beginning of a ) new life from a the instant Jack Welsh fragments . from anti-personnel bombs ripped into Pat's left side. But it was to be one that called for courage, & kind courage kindled deep within and one that a lesser man could not hope to renew, Pat Maloy's luck ran out on his third combat jump, He had been wounded slightly in drops over Sicily and Salerno but this time “the German clobbered me good.” Pat was hit near Nimejgen. The Nazis shrapnel and shell fragments badly maimed his left arm and leg. “He was removed to England and later to the United States, There were fiye major surgical operations before the native of Gary was discharged on May 31, 1946. Maloy was able lo shed his army khaki but not the scars of combat. For a while the 82-year-old disabled veteran of five and half-years army service did statistical work in Gary. In March, 1947, he joined the Veterans’ Administration and was ulfimately assigned to the Indianapolis - area. During the pre-war days In Gary,. Maloy always took an interest in sports. He liked golf and did a little league bowling. Pat never talked much about his kegling prowess but one night several colleagues at the hospital asked Maloy if he would substitute in a Mixed League at the Uptown alleys. aloy thought they were kidding. Sure, he’d love to bowl again but it was quite obvious he wouldn't do much to help their score . . , at least that's what Pat sald, “Nuts,” was the * reply of the veterans, “you're going to bowl . . . lke it or not.”

» " “ “I DON'T mind admitting now that I was scared to death,’ Maloy explained, “It was worse than the first time I ever ‘tried to bowl before the war, I felt conspicuous and had to unlearn everything that a normal bowler would do. I felt terribly discouraged at first. I don’t have much control over my left side and it was impossible to follow through like I did before the war.” 4 Maloy, who Is now quartered at Billings Hospital dur~ ing his “current assignment, began to again know the thrill of an occasional strike. Each year he would bowl a few more games than the pres vious season and the scores began to increase, Last year he hit a 145 single and got a turkey at the Uptown alleys. When Pat goes over the 100 mark these days he feels pretty good , . . that's really. a big league score for the badly wounded veteran, Maloy competes against terrific handicaps. He can not run up to the line for his approach and follow through with a power swing. “My coordination is way off balance due to my war injuries,” Maloy said, “and I have to walk up to the line, let the ball down

gently, I can't hook ’em anymore ,, . the best I cah getsis a straight ball” Maloy asks and gives no quarter in league competition,

He's steadily improving , gaining added power each year. He bowled dover half of the league games last year and expects to up that figure during the 1951-52 season. Pat is also bowling every Tuesday night at the Indiana Alleys this year. Maloy is modestly proud about his bowling progress

but his eyes shine with pride every time he comes up with

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“ ” » PAT'S assignment has listed him as a contact representative. He deals with veterans and their problems, presenting

the difficulties before the Veterans’ Administration, Maloy told us that every disabled

veteran wants to ‘regain his usefulness as a citizen,” He wants to feel independent . . . earning his living without the sympathy of charity. “I feel that I have been luckier than a lot ‘of veterans. I have been gainfully employed by the V. A, met a lot of new friends, developéd new interests and I'm even making a comeback in bowling.” Those are Pat's convictions but he doesn’t mention those pain-wracked hours in Holland, formsv fears of his future, the conflict of mind over matter . . . that was Maloy’s personal scrap . . . a fight he likes to keep annonymous after scoring =a convincing victory. Yet to any veteran seeking his counsel, they are getting quite a break. Pat Maloy has shown the heart of a champion in the sport of bowling and in the sometimes frustrating chore of every day living. The barrier of physical handicaps is not recognized by this gentleman...

St. Philip's Tourney THE 24TH Annual Invitational Handicap Sweepstakes tournament will begin on the week-end of Dec. 29-30 at the

St. Philip alleys at 535 Eastern |

Ave. The contestants will also roll on Sunday, Dec. 30, Tuesday, Jan. 1, Saturday, Jan. 5, and Sunday, Jan. 6, All reservations may be made by ealling: Al Kriner or Jim Hickey at Market 0722. Entries will be accepted only from men bowling In estab: lishments which are mem-

bers of the Indianapolis Bowling Proprietors Association. A $100 first place prize is

guaranteed with $75 for second. The best single game will bring $25 and $15 for the second high single game, A handicap will figure twothirds difference btween the bowler's combined average and 200. The entry fee is $4 per man and will include bowling. All bowlers entering the tournament must have bowled 50 per cent of thelr respective league schedule as of Dee, 23. The prizes will be distributed on the basis of one for every seven entries,

June Has Good Idea JUNE SWIGGETT came up with one of the most logical answers on the topic of whether it's slacks or dresses for the lady bowlers, :

June, who has been quite an | 3 organizer locally, contends that [170 through |

when the girls are bowling In an out-of-town tournament they prefer to eat first rather than go right back to the hotel where they are quartered. However, if they are

wearing slacks there are very | few restaurants that will toler- | ate a flock of women parading |

through the dinning room. “Consequently, we all have

to go back and change into’

street clothes before getting anything to eat. With that particular thought in mind, I say dressés are more praetical.” ...

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City Star Rolls 768 At Chicago

Times Special CHICAGO, Il, Rolling a 788 series for four Pat Striebeck, 22-|

§ year-old Indianapolis secre-| tary; set a torrid pace in the) women’s division as the 11th an-| nual All-Star Match Game Bowl-| ling Tournament opened tonight at [the Coliseum. ¥ i Pat, ‘who is appearing in hep third All Star tourney, rolled lines of 186, 189, 198, and 215 to take a six pin lead over her nearest rival, Flossie Argent of St. Louls, Mo. ! » » ~ MISS STRIEBECK exhibited almost flawless form in’ leaving! only two open frames in four games, Tonight's performance moves the third-seeded Miss Striebeck into the limelight as one of the contenders to reckon with. Last year she finished third in the World Series of Bowling and after a fifth place performance in 1949. | Pat's amazingly high backswing {caught the fancy of the Coliseum {galleries. In delivering the ball, |Pat lifts it to an almost vertical {line overhead before starting her! |downswing. The remainder of the top contenders ‘includes Sylvia Wene, (Philadelphia, 778; Ann Schuch, {Philadelphia, 753: Tess Johns, ! Cleveland, 752; Elvira Toeper, Detroit, “749; “Ruth “Murphy, St. Louis; Sarah Alongi, Chicago, 739; land Val Mikiel," Detroit, 738. | = =” » TWELVE QUALIFYING games stand between Striebeck | {and one of the 14 finalist's positions. Elimination lines Sunday, Monday and Tuesday precede the {48 girl roll off on Wednesday. A grand prize of $600 plus an estiimated $10,000 more in royalties awaits Pat if she can annex the women’s match game title, Miss “_Striebeck’s next appearance will be at 8:10 p. m. Sunday. Curt Heady, Indianapolis’ male representative, swung into action first, The bowling supply salesman appeared in a morning session and posted a 1127 game total and is now 233 pins behind ithe leading Jimmy Vaughan of Torrance, Cal. The Californian thas a 1360 total. un »

FJ HEADY, all-star

making his appearance,

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team League Wednesday alleys, is now on the comeback trail. one as Birney must learn to bowl, all over again with his left hand.

last year. slowly from an injury received at work and the fingers were sore

WEL see Yoo AFTER YoU RECUPERATE

Injury to Hand Doesn't Stop City Youth

The amputation of two fingers

on his bowling hand hasn’t curtailed the career of 21-year-old Birney Weber. 2

Weber, a member of the Blues in the Western Electric which functions every at Fountain Square

It appears to be a rocky

» ~ ” WEBER WAS out of bowling His right-hand healed

strength in the final three lines for many months. The mishap oc-| this morning. He was 183 pins off curred almost two years ago this | the early pace of Ray Schanen of month while young Weber was)

Milwaukee who is now second be-'working on a punch press at) hind Vaughan with a 1310 score. Western Electric.

| Curt started the day's activity!

Just how it happened is hard,

with a 186 line. He slipped to a for Birney to explain because it

1179 and a 173 in succeeding games was quick . . .

the wound was

‘but came back with a 182 score clean. Physicians found it neces-| |in his fourth game. In his last sary to amputate the thumb and| two games Heady rolled a 196 and fore-finger. The index finger suf-| a 211 singles,

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{the league this year. {mates certainly don’t consider the |young man a handicap. Birney’s scores aren't startling but his {spirit is unshakable. {

Weber explains, “for learning to | do something with your left hand that comes naturally with your right has many problems. When

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fered a permanent impairment. It| iappeared that -bowling was {thing of the past for the am-| ibitious young kegler.

Birney has always been an en-|

The injury would have shelved

the hopes 6f many bowlers-—with iless determination. decided to try again this year. «He had only a handful of practice] igames under his belt when the | league opened in September.

Yet Birney

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Softball Pitcher Also Godd Bowling Prospect

| Predictions for the future in sports are ticklish items. They ean blow up in your face or come F& to pass, leaving the prognosticator hailed as a modern Wizard 3 of Oz. E There is going to be some mighty red faces on the Indianapolis bowling scene if the former prevails in the case of Helen Stegemoller. i Helen is a 19-year-old girl who bowls every Tuesday night in the Kingan Ladies League at Dezelans | alleys. Right now her average of 140 may not draw rave notices from. the experts, but from the contingent of keglers who have seen Helen i. action, she’s tabbed as a comer with excellent prospects,

ly Gene FeimgOM....

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THE YOUNG lady, ie works in the transcribing de ent a 'Kingans, has only been bowling Helen Stegemeller /three years. Yet she has repeat- most shy, when talking about the edly scored with high series hon- trophy. She carries the same ators among the league bowlers. titude over into her bowling. Her name is buried in agate type| “Right now I'm having trouble of the newspapers’ honor roll, but with my approach,” Helen exdon't be surprised if that name plained during a weekly session flourishes to bigger things. \at Dezelan’s. “I seem to be runHelen is no newcomer to recog- ning up to the line too fast. May|nition in the feminine sports be that softball pitching doesn’t |world. She has played softball agree with bowling.” for seven years, starting in Te Leien 8a forthright But wits | outfield, moving to the infield] | Ea {and then IE ental on her to make a decision between al {WERE LANES pitching. bowling and softball.

NIGHT. \ { sa 4» { The 1951 season saw Helen] «1 LIKE them both equally

|achieve her biggest success. She well. Right now I'm bowling but {won over 20 games for the In- this summer I'll be back pitching |dianapolis Machine team and softball. How many games will

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[National “West™ Central Regional my hands full with tournament at Logansport. now.” . This softball spectacle at-| tracted state and city champions|ler wants to get strikes and plen~ from Kentucky, Indiana, Wiscon-|ty Of them. If she approaches her sin and Dlinois. Miss Stegemol-| softball output . . . move over, ler’s Indianapolis squad advanced 8218, there's a new champion jubt |to the finals before losing the around the corner ,..

| championship to the Peoria, Ill, | Dieselettes, 4-1, in extra innings. ABC Tournament i ‘Arm Emblem

| ’ I first started I had trouble keep-| Weber's bowling in the league) yp yyAS heart-breaker for], MILWAU KEE, Wis—ABG was)

ing the ball on the alley. Those this week was highlighted by a poe and the girls but it ‘no disgrace. The Dieselettes are purchase a specially designed arm

gutter balls get discouraging but succession of improved scores. not enough to keep me down. JBiraey rolle 4 29 iB J fist one of America's top-flight girlsemblem to wear as evidence of Birney has also waged a per- 8 ; hi h teams and went on to finish as the fact that they have entered sonal battle in getting his foot’ hy Ro Third same ot ae runper-ups in the world's cham- the 1952 ABC tournament here, work and follow-through to co- vokins Ian's best game te date pionships at Detroit. The emblem, a tenpin and bowlordinate. But he believes each ou 3 a 108. & "Yet in defeat Helen had one of ing ball, has the lettering “ABC week's work ‘has brought an im- or her biggest moments. The tourna- —Milwaukee—1952" on it. They provement, Weber is sometimes Birney Weber has a long pull ment committee selected the Cap-'may be ordered at ABC Tournairked by his inconsistency but ahead ‘to reach championship itol City lass as the player most ment Headquarters, 312 West Kilthat is to be expected until he status but when it comes to heart deserving of the “Sportsmanship bourn Ave. Milwaukee 3, Wisdevelops his newly-acquired and stick-to-it-ness , , , the boy Trophy.” {consin. The price: 75¢ each or southpaw style. it already there .,. < Miss Stegemoller is modest, al- five for $3.00.

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