The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-23
BOWLERS AT PLAY.
The Real Season Seems to
Have Opened up on
Local Alliys.
MANY CLUBS ACTIVE
Practice Games Rolled and officers
Elected-For a Public Gymna-
sium-Klondike Club
Outing.

was organized at the residence u A1hoo
Gertie Thompson, on Cottage street. II
has an equal number of ladies and gentle
men and is limited to a dozen couples.
They. will probably bowl on the PhoenlA
alleys. The majority are novices, but en-
thusiastic and anxious to begin the sea-
son which will open the first of october.
The officers are:-President, James Cole
man; Vice-President, Miss Nellie Watkins;
Secretary, Henry Bowen; Treasurer, MISS
Jessie Hoyt; Captain. Albert Brown.
The Doolittle Club had a lively practice
meeting at the Woods Hall alleys last
night, and a large attendance was pres
ent. The club has opened the season
with the prospects of a successful year on
the alleys. The members are awaiting
the opening of the local league season,
which they expect will find them holding
the pace with the best teams in the coun-
try. Samuel Coffman is Captain, John
Clark is the President, n E. Hertz,
Treasurer.
The Amateur Athletic League is ready
for the championship season, which Will
open the first week in November. Ihe
clubs that will Struggle for the prize will
be the Jersey City Club, Columbia Club Oh
Hoboken, New York Athletic Club, knick-
erbocker Athletic Club, Elizabeth Athletic
Club, North End Athletic Club, Rosevillc
Athletic Gu and the Manhattan Ath-
letic Club. James Newkirk of the Jersey
City Gu has been elected to the Presi-
dency, and A. H. Chamberlain of the
Elizabeth Athletic Club, is the Secretary
and Treasurer. The Executive Commit
tee consists of William E. Scudder of the
Jersey City Club; Henry Brown, New
York A. c.. and Chamberlain of Eliza
beth. They will have full charge of the
drafting of this years schedule. The
prizes will be 800 to the first team, $50
to second, and the individual prizes will
be S25, SIS ind $40.
AL Brown, the crack bowler of the Jer-
sey City Club, will captain the team this
year, and will have the full management
Of the Jersey City Clubs interest in the
championship season of the Athletic
League.
Arthur Duke. one Of the best bowlers
in this city, will captain the Clinton Club
this season. He is an enthusiast, and is
out for the individual championship this
season. His friends are ready to back
him against Coffman, Muller, Chesterfield
Dickson or any other bowler in the city.
The bowling season has opened at Fred
Henn's alleys. The Letter Carriers Club
started the balls rolling there last Sat
urday.
The Palma Club has withdrawn from
the Amateur Bowling Association, and
there is considerable regret because of it.
The Palmas were foremost in the pro-
motion of this league years ago., and was
at that time one of the best clubs inter-
ested in the game. During the last few
years the interest has decreased, and
with a lack of young material last year
the club fell to a low percentage in the
record, and the member decided to pull
out leaving a vacancy which the directors
in the association are trying to induce the
Jersey City Club to fill.
Several vacancieS in the National Tour
nament this year has resulted in a num-
Der of applications for the positions, all
of which were received and in order to
secure the very strongest clubs the teams
anxious to fill the bill are given a trial on
the alleys, and the ones making the high
est scores will get the positions. Last
night the Metropolitans and Lotus Clubs
rolled on Thom's alleys with this result
Metropolitan-Van Week, 1873; Starr; 247;
Keller, pos; Fisher, no.; Leuly, 1H. Total,
IOluS7N. dGIQtS, Log, L.. dCAoCcs Luz
H.. Gunther, 1870; c. Rehm, 142; J. Boem-
hermann, l62. Total, S44
SECOND GAME.
Metropolitan-Van Week, 1877; Starr, 1856;
Keller, f4s; Fisher, 1876; Leuly, 16S. Total,
Lotus-W. Gerdes. I7s; F. Gerdes, 1s7,
hermann, les. Total, S69. Grand total,
1,n3.
Joe Thorn received word last night that
the Gotham Bowling Club members had
dnaianA 10 rafain fh0ir- rnnY0hhrEhjn in the
tournament, which leaves six vacancies to
be filled should the other four clubs not
represented at the last meeting drop out.
The Pin Knight Bowling Club of Brooklyn
was added to the list of applicants, and
will roll their preliminary games tomor-
row night. 4
on the club alleys, this week, showed
the benefit of the second weeks work
aand rolled up some very creditable scores,
Koehner, los; H.. Luning, 1872; z. Brod-
erick, 1923; J. Woltmann, 102; J. Car
michael, l55; J. Kennedy; IA; J. Wey-
176; M. Mather l4S; G., Runlhusen, ISL;
f. Smith, los: A. Vezzetti, 126.
The Annex Club is the newest addition
formed and will roll at Ed Bergmann's
alleys each week throughout the season.
Emil Baumann is president and Henry
a lively interest in match games. The
first meeting gave these fgures:-
Staude, 152; Schumann, 40; Vonderhey-
den. 147; Carlson, 12T; Schmidt, ISL; E..
Bergman, 145; Louis Bergman. 142; Ell
lenberg, 49, Reichardt, 1877; President
Hudson Lodge of Odd Fellows will be
well represented on the alleys in Hobo
ken this year. It has some very fast
rollers on the list and these will be heard
of in games with other teams in this
vicinity. The scores at the meeting
Tuesday night we're
Vorrath's team-Vorrath, IT'S; Goetz,
1873; Frey. 1854; yolk, 10; schutt, l2.
Steneck's team-steneck. 1893; Deetjen.
$780, Stahl, 155; Ludecke, 179; Seggel, 1853.
Some high records were made in the
several games that marke the weekly
competitions of the x Spartans ON Fiseh-
er's alleys. One of the games gave a
total of over 800 for five men. Score
Team No. Id. Kuncken, 1877; L. Kunc-
ken. 1872; WilIg, ITS; Hasselman, 1856; L..
Keller, 168. Total, 81.
Team No. 2-E. Miller, 1856; Duncan, 1893;
ortlieb, ~; Lane, 1853; @. Luehs. 2ls.
The Full Moon Club has organized and
Schulken's alleys. The officers are-PTes-
ident, Otto Harms; Vice President, Will
lam Stalz;. Treasurer, AL. Seeschof; Sec
rotary, William Budenbender.
The Lyceum Bowling Club Of West Ho-
boken organized last night for he sea-
They decided to bowl on Thursday eyen-
ing of each week. Next Monday night
officers will be elected. The alleys in the
Lyceum building have been put in good
condition.
October 5.
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