The Jersey City news., 1892-01-11
STRIKES, SPARES AND BREAKS.
Doings and Sayings of tho Boys Who
Scatter Bowling Pins.

Doings and Sayings of tho Boys Who
Scatter Bowling Pins.
Dave Lawrence's mo Names" or "Or-
phans" or "Novembers" have presumably
died of inanition. The "No Names" ETC..
were never able to secure a game. They
were dandies. Five Of them have been
known to put up as big score ss 3I5,
" it'll the score keeper on their side.
Ed Field and Charlie Shone, two Jersey
City Athletic Wheelmen, are developing
into copper backed bowling cranks.
Superintendent Wells of the Peoples
Palace scheme has arranged an individual
tournament for the memuers. HANDSOME
prizes are to be awarded to the winners.
The bowling cranks of the Jersey City
Athletic Club are Keeping the alleys not
and the pin boys busy. Some fine scores
are put no by beginners The outlook for
q strong second team Is very bright.
The big five of this club recently put up
a game of $685. with fifteen strikes, twenty
four spares and eleven breaks, giving a
general average OF IVA. Whicn Is very
hard game to beat.
!. Olmstead is bowling in fine form and
is cracking the pins to the tune of 175 and
better in every match game; Leaycraf6 is
keeping up his good work and finds little
difficulty In raking in ITO points; Fisher
is bowling well. but 1t is said he is not rs
steady and reliable as he was. He can be
depended upon, however, for his good
team work. Curran is not bowling in his
usual form. He usually gets about 165 to
110 points, but he has been just dropping
over the average line of late.
Schermerhorn is in fine form. Gardner
Of the Palmas has not accepted his c hal
ienge.
Captain scudder of the ]. C. A. C.
Wheelmen is setting good example for
his followers. He is a strong bowler.
Jack" Watson is bowling in his old
time form. He is said TO have President
Hitler for a pupil.
The wheelmen bowlers of the j. G. A.
C. are doing but little practice work.
They put up stiff team game just the
same.
"Billy" Huson, the crack bowler Of the
Hudson County Wheelmen'5 team is in
the height of his glory. His team busted
Guests alleys recently with the Brooklyn
boys, anu now he is willing to let them
off on their regular Friday night practice,
He feels encouraged, and Is hopeful that
as the ice has been broken the good work
will keep up. Huson put up The phenom-
eual score of l29 on tue occasion of the
Brooklyn boys defeat.
His eight men won the game, but the
score was not one to feel proud of. The
| total number of points was 1.050. which
| gives the boys au average of 1879 or IL
work than this will have to be done If any
| of tine tournament prizes are to adorn the
| Belmont avenue clubhouse.
| Hopkins is bowling in hard luck. The
| club mascotte, Bob" McNaughton is his
| Jouah, he declares.
| Ballard is losing ground in bowling.
| He is not be depended upon as of yore.
| Treasurer Eveland intends entering an
individual tournament Billy Huson is ar
ranging.
Clark and Eiick are cracking the pins
| very successfully. Both men are doing
| excellent team work us well as putting
| up creditable scores in practice games.
| The game of the Bowling Association
| will be oowled tonight on the Palma al
| leys. The visiting team will be the Eliza
| beth a. G. IS talent. The latter has no
| lost game In the Association this season