The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
bowling Notes.

Captain Off is the loudest rooter in the
league.
William Shreve is the Independent Turn
erS mascot.
G. Seidensticker is too light for the big
bail that he rolls.
The ladies of the Central Bowling Club
call the pins on either side of the alley the
two eye teeth.
Fred Kockert, of the Independent Turn
ers, is very graceful roller. He made
score of 175 Friday night.
Ten-men clubs to play ten pins will be
the order next year, and there will probably
be twelve clubs in the league.
The Independent Turner's were entertained
after Friday nights game by the Social
Turner's at the German House.
Bowling will now come down to club
games and there are enough bowling clubs
in the city to keep things lively.
The Woodruff Place Club is developing
some crack bowlers. In a recent friendly
game the low man made 1877 pins.
Mrs. Charles w. Fields holds the record
on the Independent Turner's alleys for the
ladies, with a score Of 146 with thirty-six
balls.
The support given the Greater New York
games by the indianapolis Bowling League
is all that saved the Columbia Club from
great loss. The patronage outside the league
was poor
The T. B. c. was invited to the Maenner-
Choir Hall by the Maennerchor Society Fri
day night after the game, but were unable
to accept, as the invitation from the Lyra
CLUB came nrSJ.
The arrangement of the Lyra Club to ac-
commodate the crowd at Friday nights
game was excellent. About five hundred
people saw the game, the majority of whom
We're 1. B. c. rooters.
The 1. B. c. are ready now to concede
that the Lyras have the better team, and
that the championship went to the right
club. They are not, however, ashamed Of
their position in the race
bowler of the Independent Turner's
made two kings and a strike Friday night.
equaling the record OF the season. held by
bowler made sc this season.
Captain Off and Joe Siersdorfer, of the
Independent Turner Club made some fine
spare shots in the game with the Social
Turner's last Friday night. OFF making two
! and Joe making four, shots. III IL
The dispute between the All-Americans
and German-Americans has Deen settled,
and the game will be played off next Thurs
day night at the German House. Neither
| club wants game by default.
The Columbia Club has challenged the
Lyras for game of ten pins on kleine' S
| alleys agreeing 10 defeat them by 100 pins,
the forfeit to be the, evenings expenses.
Five-men teams will be played.
Mueller. the champion Individual score
man, is like Fitzsimmons. The chance
blow has been credited to him and he was
looked upon as lucky. But he never fell be-
low first place and rolled regular game
throughout the season.
The Ivra Casinos entertained the mem
bers of the l. 3. c. and their lady friends
after the game Friday night They must
have expected to win, for they were pre-
pared to do the honors of the host. There
were speeches, refreshments and a general
| good time.
In the game with the Greater New York
bowlers Stick made an average of 1E4 in
seven games, Fred Kleine came second with
| las in six games. NJ c. Knox was third.
| His average was IA for seven games Noll-
| ing. of whom great things were expected,
averaged only us.
The independents Turner Bowling Club
| celebrated its first anniversary last Mon
day night at the independent Turner's al
| leys with bowling party The prizes were
won by Mrs. Thee Weiss, Miss Emma Ball