The times., 1897-04-04
SAENGERBUND
CHAMPIONS
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Nothing succeeds like success and the
Washington Saengerbund bowlers, the new
champions of the District league, have
been eminently successful and are now
enjoying the fruits of their labors spent
IN This their first season in the league
With the games DO wled on Monday even
ing in the alleys of the Washington Ath-
letic Club by The home team ana Carroll
Institute of the major league closed one
of the most exciting and at the same
time most interesting series Of champion
ship ten-pin games ever witnessed in this
city.
In series of forty-eight home and visit
ing games the number won and lost was
SO evenly divided between the three teams
up to a month ago that it was anybody's
race for first place, AT about that time
the Washington Athletics began to fall
away from the Carroll Institutes, and at
the same time the Washington Saenger-
bund drew away from the CAROLS and
handily won the championship.
The sturdy bowlerS from the Saenger-
bund richly deserve the honors they have
won. 1t was their first season in league
company, and the choice of a team after
a series of most severe tests and earnest
competitions was a good one, and team
work was the result almost from the
start. One of the great secrets of the
teams success is the fact that il pla yed
the same men throughout the whole sea
son and only upon two or three occasions
were changes necessary; otherwise the
team as shown in the cut remained Intact
and shared the victories and the losses of
a season so fraught with uncertainty that
no one dared even predict what the out
come would be.
The CAROLS held the championship two
seasons, and richly deserved the honors
they 80 proudly bore, but the new Rich.
mond in the field made them bowl harder
than they ever did before, and the battle
between the giants was royal one, in.
deed.
The result of the seasons bowling by
the major league, supplemented by the
excellent work OF the reserve team league,
has been to increase the interest in ten
pin bowling nearly four-fOld. and the
games have been witnessed on each night
scheduled by large crowds of admirers OF
The reserve team league will complete
its series on April 4 in a set OF games
by the CAROLS and SaengerbUnds and
the former VIII probably win the cham
pionship.
One Of the features of the work Of the
new champion team was the team work
for which at all times the quintet strived,
and its effect made itself apparent in
the result Of each set played.
The strength ana skillfulness of the
Saenger bowiers is evidenced by the num-
ber OF spares made during the season
A great test of the ability of players is
the making Of spares, as. these.are rarely
the result Of luck, but of good marksman-
ship, good eye ana steady nerve. The
Saengers are credited with team total OF
,O33 spares, which leads the other teams
and speaks volumes for their alI-round abil-
ity. The strikes, too, have not been for
gotten, and should not be overlooked.
The team was equally successful at home
and strange alleys. The fact that
visiting teams were so successful on the
Saengrrbund alleys speaks Well for the
excellence Of these alleys, which are con-
sidered among the very best standard alleys
ever constructed in this city.
AS there is no provision In the league
for the purchase of prizes for successful
bowlers in its ranks, rewards of merit are
provided only through individual liberal
ity. This season two prizes. handsome gold
medals, Were presented by members Of the
Washington Saengerbund. The first prize,
for highest individual average in thirty
six or more games, is heavy gold medal,
presented 10y Mr.. s Desto. ana the other.
for second highest average, also valuable
gold edai, is the gift of Mr. a. F. Jorss.
The two prizes thus given by the saen-
gerbund members have hecu won by Saen-
gerbund players: Jacob Brucgger and
George N. Burdne, taking first and second
prizes, respectively
The personnel Of the team is an interest
ing one, ana il is in oIder to say something
about each man composing team, which
is representative one, and one of the
strongest this city has ever presented,
and one which can with credit cope with
the best IN the country.
1t is Of special interest to the bowlers of
the city and the very large number of ad-
mirers of the sport here to know the Pc
culiarities and styles adopted by the cham
pions while engaged in the task of winning
the lead and holding it. In addition TO
winning the District champion ship, the
players of the team are nearly all holders
of prizes won in other local contests.
Fred c. Schlaich.
The captain of the Saengerbund team |
and the man upon whom the responsibility |
of selecting the team and placing the men |