The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01
REMARKABLE BOWLING
Coffman Defeated Duke in
a Great Exhibition
of Ten Pins at
Woods Hall.
JERSEY CITY LEAGUE AVERAGES
Preparations for The Big Curling
Tournament-BJou Athletic
Club Smoker.
JERSEY CITY LEAGUE AVERAGES

On of the most remarkable bowling
matches in the history of the game in this
: part of. the country was rolled last night
IN the Woods Hall alleys between Sam
Coffman. of the Dool.ttle Club. and Archie
Duke. of the Clintons. for a wager Of s25
and the championship of the city. The
crowd was also a record breaker, and by
far surpassed any before seen upon an
alley. The accommodation for spectators
is, large al Woods Hall, but it was made
quate for last nights crowd. and fully 500
people We're damned in the space allotted.
The prominence of the men was sufficient
to attract bowlersfronl every part of the
county. Cofffnan was the f~avorfte, but
Duke had a large number of admirers on
hand, and these showed their preference
by repeatedly cheering the Clinton repre-
sentative. Odds We're offered on Coffman
takers. The cIntons capiared several
dollars. however. on the three games that
Duke won. Coffman's exhibition was re-
undoubtedly be very few among the local
experts who viii be ready to dispute his
remarkably backed up in last nights con-
SsIinan rolled sOs or Better,
the extraordinary record OF 27 pins. Duke
also made a very high average, which in
itself would have been looked at with
wonder by those interested IN the game
mad it not been that the figures of his OPP
penent were so far ahead of him. Duke
lost the first two Games, but won the third
and-sixth and tied the score amid loud
cheering cheer Excitemsnt increased IN the
Y Glory by another trio of phenomenal
totais. Duke did we'll. was unable to keep
the pace set by Coffman. Scores were:-
n GAME.
DpLo o 1S AZ rs or INA 19t 10 ~ 1t
Coffnlan ;. ..l9 % Al &c Sc 16 lag 176 1876 213
sEcON GAME.
Duke :. :. :. 10 IS As 776 IS 1i5 1875 1854 1853 1872
Coffman :. 20 80 SO 70 SO 12S las 167 lS5 1914
THIRD GAME.
Duke Z. rs 50 IS IS lis 14S III 1877 27 26
Coffnan IL 81 81 II 1917 1856 1856 17s 1856 2l5
FOURTH GAME.
Duke >. I'D so 10 50 1O7 12e 1s5 1854 1es 1sl
coffman :. 10 80 SO 80 12s 15s 1879 2l9 249 27
=. FIFTH GAME.
Duke = =. :. rs Al Sc IS 105 124 1873 1853 1888 2I3
Coffman :. = ..1s 81 S. rs 9e 1l6 1876 155 ia 1913
SIXTH GAME.
Duke >. ..lS 81 Sc 76 90 116 1856 1856 176 1876
coffman :. 20 40 50 70 50 1os 12s 143 1913 1ss
SEVENTH GAME.
Duke 20 40 IS 81 106 lis 1874 143 173 POI
Coffman 20 80 80 10 10 10 19S 2S 234 243
GHT ZANE.
Duke :. .-1S q So 50 10 129 1888 1853 III 1875
Coffman !. :. 20 40 50 SO log 1876 156 l6 ia 234
NINTH GAME.
Duke :. :. =. ..19 IS Al 6f 81 LOG 125 1874 1853 172
coffman 80 81 70 50 1Os LIZ 1i 16i Isl 200
Average for Duke, 1877 40.
Average for Coffman. ZIG SO.
The positions Of the bowlers have
Two weeks in the averages Of the Jersey
City League, and although the leaders
are the same there has been a shifting
among some Of the others. Coffman'
Dickson and Duke are in that order at
the TOP. Ruddick is fourth and leads all
nigh in scores. The Clintons hold ton
place in team averages. The work per-
formed I'D to date is as follows