The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-23

When Greek meets Greek something
interesting 10 auro to transpirc.
That's tho way II was last night, when
Tho Brownie', champions OF tho first
series OF tho Wheeling Bowling League.
met Namoless, tho team that Is now
sure OF being champion, In tho second
serlcs. The engagement occurred on
tho Muses alleys, and tho preliminary
skirmish TO tho two set battles brought
out Il pretty fight tor points. In which
tho strategic abilities OF tho opposing
commanders woro demonstrated
1t came about in this way. Early In
the evening Maj General IIervcy. in
command OF Tho Brownies forces made
q discovery, and n startling one--that
thoro was board turned up slightly
on one OF the alleys. Now. rs 1t WA
Wnshington's birthday. the major gen-
eral should at once have nailed that
board down aud not turned It TO tho nd
vantage Of his team. But then 1t must
be remembered that the gallant lIervey
feared defeat, and plso that everything
is fair is love, war and in bowling-par-
tiCu!arly in the latter. The general
evidently thoughtso, for hs decided to
choose Number Three" as ono OF tho
alleys on which 10 battle with Nameless.
The other players were put on" and in
bowling on this alloy were to use
curve ball that would evade the
inperieCtion. However, the brilliant
commander OF The brownies forgot
about the big crowd that was sure to DO
on hand to witness the games. About
FIVE hundred were on hand aud three
frames OF the practice game had not
elapsed until the NameIess men who
had been falling all over themselves on
Number Three" were also put on"
And then, wasn't there kick by Cap.
tain Carenbauer, backed by the Name.
less crew. The consequence was that
brother George" had 10 take his little
hatche,-on Washington's Birthday at
that-and fix up the alley. Still the
Nameless captain WINS dissatisfied aud
the matter, that looked like real, dead
in earnest row for u while, ended in
another alley being chosen. Moral
Always be sure OF your crowd.
The games were undoubtedly the
most exciting aud interesting OF tho en-
tire season. particularly the first, which
was won by The Brownies by margin
OF two pins. Catenbauer, OF Namelcss,
was the last man to roll. lie made 4
spare aud scored eighteen. Had the
ten pins dropped the score would have
been lie. Couldn't be much closer.
But then miss was rs good as mile
in this instance. and Nameless was
beaten for the first time in the second
series. The score iollows:
The Brownies-Hervey 10. Mcclure
l46, Dahinden 100, Robinson l2g, ku..
len AZ. Ewing lis; total So.
Nameless-Canpbell l3l, Bowlin l52,
Atkinson 100, Wells IA, Riddle les,
Carenbauer lG6; total S63
Brownies 100 ISs "a $40 lis ~, COS Cos 7s7 S.
Sameless... 81 lis 26S So as i97 81. Ggy 7I6 sGj
In the escond game The Brownies
started out with loads OF confidence and
were not overtaken until the fourth,
when Name!ess made mighty spur,.
Nameless led from the fourth through
out and won by good margin. The
score:
Nameless-Campbcll 100, Bowlin l49,
Atkinson l3S, Wells ISL, Riddle l49,
Carenbauer IA; total SIS.
The Brownies--iiervey l5I, McLure
l52, Dahinden l32, Robinson lGi, Kug.
len 1877, Ewing no; total So.
Namclcss...74 i51 27i 3iS AS SO 6si ~ So SIS
Brownies .A leS 81 so 3gi ~ sol GSj 100 81,