The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-02
LINDEN LOST AGAIN
Van Bergens Defeated Them
in Two Canes and They
Have Lost the Least.
NIANTICS ENTERTAIN
The Wheelmen Had a Pleasant
Reception New Years Eve
Rifle Tournament at Green
yiIle-Other Events.

The games in the Jersey City League at
Fred Hean's alleys in the old Hudson City
section were Of great Importance to those
most interested and attracted a very large
attendance, by far the largest crowd that
has ever been there in the history of the
alleys The struggle had a direct bearing
on the race for the Championship, as it
determined the positions Of the foremost
clubs in the record. The Lfndens. whose
remarkably strong bowling had held them
in first position of the race with an I'M
broken record until this week, were OBJ
posed by the Van Bergens, third in the
contest and whose chances are considered
OF an excellent character of carrying off
the prize. The Van Bergens were the
home team and all along had promised
that the Lindens would tremble when
they attempted TO make a stand at their
alleys, even though they had an unbroken
record previous to the time. The Van
Bergens are strong rivals of the Green
vile team and Captain Casey remarked
during the match Thursday night that he
would rather have lost a limb than a
game to the Celeryvil1e team. All of tile
other teams in the race were well repre-
scented, and the sympathy was with The
Van Bergens. Almost everyone at the al
ieys, With the exception of a few of the
Linden's admirers. rooted against the lead
ers and cheered themselves hoarse over
the wonderfully clever work performed by
Casey, Ennis and Patton. Captain Casey
was the star, and it was his great bowl
ing that did the trick and compelled the
II .ind0pc~ ia S1ffFa,. %1Afr e1,,rt
defeat Of the week. Never was a contest
more exciting and the cheering that
echoed every credit by the Vans must
have been a great surprise to quiet old
Hudson City. For a time it was continu-
Gus, and when it was at its height MEM
bers of the Van Bergens Rugged each
other as an Indication Of their delight over
the success of their representatives. The
Lindens made a great fight and their de-
feat in no way lessened their regulations
as bowlers. The team is unusually ag-
gressive and Their steadiness produce a
game that is hard to beat. The pace cut
out gave the Van Bergens a great deal of
difficulty TO overcome, and it was by a
stroke of good luck for them that they
were successful in the. opening game. The
eOoNi DcWiD otSduliy u4hlil iit last lIdiftG,
and it was here that the disaster was
averted by Frantz's split on the first ball
of the w~ind-up. A credit would have won
the game. The Van Bergens went to
pieces badly on the tenth frame, while
every member on the Lindens made cred
its which quickly reduced the lead of 26
held by Van Bergen on the ninth frame,
and ave them the chance to win, which
was lost by Frantz's break. The bowling
of Gray and Bald was a sore ~disappoint-
ment. Neither got anywhere near their
usual score, and the greater portion of the
work fell upon. the other three. Gray
made many splits, Bald losing easy spares.
In the first game the Lindens were be-
hind on every frame. On the second it
was wonderfully close all the way unit the
last frame, when dou~ble-headers helped
swell the margin for Van Bergen to 40
pins Casey made the fine score of 218,
which turned down the Lindens, and their
fourth defeat has placed them on even
terms with the Clinton- for the cham
pionship, with the Van Bergens two games
behind in the victory column, but on the
level in defeats. The score:-