The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-16
PLUCKY PALMAS.
1t Was an Uphill Game, but
They Won-Wheelmen
WOrSted.
Bravol Palma.

Bravol Palma.
You did nobly in a night OF disasters in
the bowling arena and afforded the Jer-
sey City enthusiasts a chance to shout.
Our wheelmen had been thrown in the
wrestle for first place in the League, the
champion Independents were vanquished
and the ~invincible Centurys were wal
loped on their own alleys by the tail end
ers. There were several minor reverses,
too, that added to the misery and wretch-
eduess. The glad tidings nat came Ir9n
Elizabeth more than compensated LOT the
drawbacks. wiped N the gloom u re-
stored happiness.
IL was an important victory. Had the
Palmas been defeated the Elizabeth a.
G. team would have mad a firm grip on
first place, with five consecutive victories;
The Palmas had played three games u
not met with a reverse. so that they, too:
had a clean record. and the victory would
give them q first mortgage on the hlghest
honors in the association.
IL was an earnest. manly struggle.
Each was confident, n even wnen the
rival team had gained an advantage IN
any one of the series of ten bouts the
other was not dismayed, but went into
the next with a stronger determination
of balancing the advantage gained hy the
opposing team in the previous frame. a
better battle could not have been contest
ed. Had either side lost heart for an In
slant the result would nave been an easy
victory for the other. The home team
went away with q rush In b nrst
frame. The Palma boys were a little
stiff. but soon warmed up. The fact
that Elizabeth had IS points lead at the
end Of the first bout did no discourage
them. They had not settled down COM
pletely in the second frame, and Eliza
beth gained 8 points. The home team
ratified the pins in great style IN the
third frame, and there was great JOY IN
the club house. There was cause for the
exultation. for Elizabeth q the lead py
43. 1t was In the fourth that the Paimas
began to do their work. They BOWED
evenly with their rivals and then began
to cut down that lead. In the nth they
were only 20 behind, and in the slxth
they continued the grand work, and Sc
cured the lead for the first time. lt was
onIv one point, but the Jersey City boys
had rolled a magnificent uphill game.
The Elizabeth contingent shouted 10 en-
courage its PLAYERS, but the steady Palma
BOYS were not disniayed and went along
calmly and carefully. In the seventh
they gained seventeen pins. The Eliza
beths rallied in the eighth and recovered
the lead. Palma's ten did not weaken
and in the ninth they were only one pin
behind III Certain Oh NlCOOry. NON OufS
for some Palma prize bowling in the
wind up was the requestthat was p Used.
The Jersey City boys smiled and started
In to do it, and they did it. Smith began
il. His ball went whirling down the
alley like u shot. 1t caught the head pin.
A strike, prophesied everyone. There
was a clash of the tall pegs, and, when
the wounded were removed, TWO pins
remained aud they stood in
the most awkward position, for
they occupied the extreme corners. Ii
was a bad break apparently. but the
skillfuI bowler had before made difficult
spares and he felt a grave responsibility
1t was he who was to start the pretty
work for the team. An opportunity was
offered him. He closely measured the
angle, then sent the sphere with all his
strength to strike the point on one OF the
pins which would send 1t bounding
against the other. He measured ft accu-
rately and both pins went down.
The Palma boys yelled with de-
light and the large audience,
appreciating the beautiful play,
vociferously applauded the clever south
paw. The other boys on the team were
encouraged and did likewise. They
rolled w strikes and spares and moved
away from their adyersaries. IL was a
pretty finish and gave Palma the game
and lead in the association. They won
by IS pins. a gain OF 40 in the final frame.
The score;-