The morning times., 1896-04-05
TIE FOR THE FIRST PLACE
WashingtOns and Institute Bowl
erS Finish Their Work.
LEAGUE WAS A SUCCESS
Armstrong Leads All Players and
Wins the Gold Cuff Butt0ns-Car-
rolls Lead In Total Number of Pins.
Detailed Tables of Results and In
teresting Data.

The District Bowling League which closed
its series OF teI-pin games during the past
week has been successful in q measure in
arousng an interest in ii healthful sport.
From present indications the interest is
permanent, Tor alre ady are there rumors
about new teams Tor q ne W league next
season.
From a league of threesteams this gea-
som, 1t is hoped TO create one OF six or
seven for next winter.
1ne series OF contests have been remark.
able i'll more ways than Onet but especially
III the manner III which, during the last
| month OF the schedule, the two leading
teams see-5awed Iheir positions. until 1t
became d tUss up Oil lne nIghJ tney payed
! as 10 which would lead.
For seseraI months the Washington Ath-
| Ietlc Cub team was i'll the lead, and bade
| 1air to stay there until tne emu. but the
| time came when IL began losing set here
! and a Set there and It's average dropped.
| In the interim Carroll institute was Bowi-
! ing steadily along and caught up to W.
! A. c., and then began the series or ties
and so the league series enueu, anu the
/ tie wiilnot be settled until Tuesday evening,
when the league meets tor that purpose
! ut the Young Mems Catholic Club rooms.
! pionsnip iii S93, the first year OF the league,
and again in 1894 and in both series g. A.
! c. won second place, and last year the w.
A. Q. was only few pins behind the
! second team at the close.
WORKED ITS WAY UP.
The G. L. team deserves great credit
| for the splendid manner in which it worked
/ It's way up 10 the top this season, it
I stuck To it and played a very strong up
hiIl gale. Ii is strong team ana VIII
! be stronger next year.
! The W. A. q. team deserves special
! credit Tor winning It's excellent Slanung
i'll local bowling circles. 1Hree years
: ago but few meInbe rs OF the cub had ever
! delivered ban, but by hard knocks al
! patient effort, the men mastered the art
! ana gradually became more skilfui, until
today IL is undoubtedly one or the strongest
, teams i'll the city.
Daring the last series while it failed to
! win game on the Y. M. C. c. alleys until
| the very last night it played tuere, 1t won
thirteen out oftwenty-four games with that
| team and took fifteen out OF twenty-yhree
| from Carroll Institute. Ii bowlei the highest
single game during the season with o65.
| and The highest set OF games, 1,7U2, was
| bowled by it.
II put up great team play, and in one set
but one pm separated nign aud low men,
and in another thirteen pins was he margin.
| ShleSSingcr, its crack bowler, has the credit
| ofmaking the hi CHEST average inthetourney
with 20S, scoring 1876 aud 220 in two
games. rolled on the Y. NJ. c. C. alleys.
Armstrong OF Carroll Institute, who leads
the league as its best bowler and won the
championship o fthe District. has rem aT k;i Bile
control OF very swift ball. while som etr es
| he uses slow ball with good effect. His
| highest set OF gam cs during the series was
391, making 200 in his first aud 1S2 in
hissecond game, with an average yeorl95 l-2.
The Carroll Institute team came out six
! pins behind Washington Athletic Club for
| highest single game, but leads that team
by T54 pins for total pins bowied DOWN
| AS the championship is in doubt UnaCcount
| Of the tie it cannot be stated what team
will receive the silver trophy cup presented
! by the Evening Star for winning highest
number OF gaICcs, but the S. Desio gold
| sleeve buttons will go to Armstrong Of the
| Carroll Institute. for the highest individual
average made in thirty or more games as
| stipulated.
TABLE OF SCORES.
Following is a detailed table showing
! individual staining al the end OF the league
series: individual averages and games
| pla yed ana total pinsand highest games:
| Games. Total. II g'st
| Bowlers and teams. pi'd.Ay'g. pins. game
! Armstrong, c. l. ...4S 163. "a Z $40 200
| Shlessinger. w. a. C...47 1878 1888 220
| Wnelan. c. L. ........42 156.25 G,577 1SS
Kidd, W. A. ca. ..4S 1917 1905 1876
B. Locraft. C. ..4S 1864 1892 q 4
Akers, w. A. c.. .... 43 154.11 6,633 1914
! O'Connor Y. NJ. C.C...4S 1884 1873 226
Fuller, w. A. SO 1925 5,497 100
| Kennedy, Y NJ. c. ..4S 161 .35 1888 2O3
Martin, w. A. c.. ....2S 1924 4,196 200
Lansdaie. Y NJ. C. c.. 80 14S.24 d. 464 gil
| German, Y. NJ. C. C...10 1882 1,4S2 $50
Il. Lehman, Y.M.C.C.40.145. 5,79S 100
B. Lehman Y. NJ. C. Csc 80 5,17S 1873
Schulteis, C. L.. ......24 .1S {, ,4O2 1S1
story, W A. c.. Ia 1909 1859 191
| C. LoCraft, G. L.. -. 140.1 SCI ITO
| Merritt. c. L.. ......12 1875 1850 ITO
! Downey, C. L.. e. 80. 1871 275 40
| Polly, w A. c.. ...... ID 1861 1,915 161
Bauers, Y NJ. c. c.. 10 1864 1884 155
Hill, Y. NJ. C. C.....10 1858 1858 169
| Livingston, c. L.. 1922 Blu 15o
| Grinsley. w. A. Co.. 131. 7S6 AS
Brazeral, c. L.. ...... 1852 752 165
| Trapp, Y. NJ. c. Co.. 1915 997 1873
! Ellsworth, C.I.... 1881 PAT 124
| Mullen, w. A. c.. -. 1o4. 2OS 10
Litchfield. w A.C..... / 100. 100 100
| Crupper. w. a Co.,. L 92. 92 92
Team averages highest games and total
number of pins in the full series bowied over
! by each team are as follows:
Team Highest Total
Teams. Aver. Game. Pins.
| Carroll Institute =. 1898 500 81 ,053
| Wash. Ath. Club :. 1879 500 Sc, 200
| YIN. Catholic Club. 1923 661 35,303
GAMES WON AND LOST.
Following table shows the number of
| games won and lost upon the three alleys
! by the respective teams in their series with
one another:
Bowled on Carroll Institute alleys:
Won. Lost.
| Carroll Institute.... :. s
! w. a. c..
Carroll Institute. :. -. :. IL
| Bo wled on W. A. c. alleys:
Won. Lost.
W. A. c.. :. :. :. :. :. :. IL 1
| Carroll Institute. :. :. :. -. :. 2 10
Bowled on Y. NJ. c. C. alleys:
Won. Lost.
Carroll Institute. >. :. :. :. :. A
Y. M. c. c.. 10
w. a. C. lO
The standing of the teams at the close
Of the series, on March 81, is as follows:
Games
W. L. p. C. p
C.I... :. :. :. 20 20 $50 4S
w. .A.C 49, 20 20 $50 4S
Y. Nj. c. Co.. 16 80 333 4s