The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-18
SPORTING WORLD.
BOWLING.
ElmwOcd No. Wins Close Game From
West Side No. ?.

The Elmwoods won very close match
from the West Side No. 2.Thursday night
The Elmwoods won the record contest
in the history OF the Inter Club League
on the West Side alleys The first string
was fought for In every box. anu the
scores did not.vary over 10 pins until the
last two boxes. when the Elmwoods won
II out by score OF $40 20 792. "a pins.
Lestrade Of the Elmwoods drilled, while
Vaughn doubled ana Littleheld tripled
for the home team, but the breaks spoiled
ths home teams chances.
The second string was hotly fought for
and was full Of punching Of strikes.
Anthony doubled twice for single OF l9l
and Lestrade also doubled. Perkins and
Littleneld each dou 5led for the home
team. The West Sides led by . small mar
gin until the seventh box when tine Elm
woods forged ahead by one pin. This lad
they increased to pins at the end Of the
string
The final string was when the battle
was fought and the effort made by the
home team to win out should have been
rewarded. At the fourth box the Elm
woods lost 81 pins OF the lead and the
West Sides rooters reJoiced. The half
was full of excitement as Vaughn and
Perkins OF the home team dou Died strikes
and the team led by IL pins kimball
u
and reduced the lead. The West Sides in
the eighth box we're in the lead by %
pins. the ninth toy by 80 pins, 2 pins
good over all and the home team went
wild. The last box was rolled amid In
tense excitement but the Elmwoods
managed TO make ole more pin than the
home team and won the game, although
the West sides won the string by 81 pins.
The Elm woods made five more spares and
missed two less than the West Sides who
made five more strikes. The E!mwoods
made six doubles while the home tehin
made five doubles and one triple. An
thoDy carried of the honors for the even
ing with n total of SAL and made the least
NUN ber of misses. Vaughn and Durfee
passed the 500 mark, the former being
high and also made the best single string
Of this game, clean string of 200.
p. A. A. NO. 3-EDGEwOODS
The p. A. A. No. 3 team are still vic
torious as they downed the Ehgewoods by
"a pins. The Edgewoods were at the al
leys at au early hour TO get In some prac-
tice, but 10 was Of no use as they made 40
misses, the record of the league. Their
game vas a decided contrast to that of
tn previous week when they made the
spare record of the league for that week.
In the second string the Il. A. A. had
a lead OF l29 pins In this string. Adams
doubled twice and Manning doubled
once.
The last string was won bv the Edge
woods by 30 Plus but left the home team
ahead by "a pins. Porter rolled pretty
string in the last. making one strike and
nine spares. Griffith tripled strikes for a
single of ls. In buncning strikes the
home team excelled as they made five
doubles while the Ed gewoods only made
one double and one triple. Adams was
high roller with total of 497 and did the
best spare work. Adams also made the
best single string of l92.
MACHINE GUN BATTERY WINS.
Teams from the Machine Gun Battery
and Naval Reserves rolled game on the
Music Hall alleys Thursday and the Bat.
tory boys defeated the Reserves by 573
pins. The features OF the contest were
the first string Of the Battery team who
rolled up a total Of Sl9 and the rolling
done by Barrow made bis single str ing
of 2l5 and three string total OF 546, rel ins
that any OF the cracks Of the Club league
would be proud OF. II. Townsend was
the high roller for the Reserves with
total OF 3ji.
WIDE AwAKES AND WEST SIDES,
JRS.
The Wide Awakes rolled a warm game
against tho West side Juniors on the
Music Hall alleys THURSDAY night, the
former winning by 10 Jins. Inc first
string went to the West Sides by 8 pin.
the second to the Vide Awakes by 3 pins;
with one Pin against them the Wide
Awakes rolled up big string of 403.
winning the string by IL pins aud the
game by 10 I ins. hunt of the West Sides
was high roller with a total OF 2i9. a.
Rogers of the winning team rolled up tie
best single string OF 81.
DIAMONDS AND CRESCEN1S
The Diamonds and the Crescents con
tested on the Oineyville alleys last even
ing in the Junior Duck lin league. The
Cresoents represent the Olne, vile alleys.
while the diamonds hail from this city.
The first string went TO the Diamonds
by IL ins. the second also by ii pins.
making their margin 81 pins good. Then
the home team rolled up a string OF AIS.
which is the record OF the league. Ths
Diamonds lost the game by 10 pins. link
ham broke the single string rec,rd, max
ing Ill, ono pin short of tho State league
record.
1he third string record was also broken
by linkham who rolled up a total OF 276.
Foley was high for the home team with u
total of 263.