Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-06
BOWLING GOSSIP.
Everything Ready for the -
Hour Match.
Mccain and Norton Both Confident o
Winning Games Scheduled For
This Week.

There is but one topic Of conversation
among the bowling fraternity, and that is
the twelve-hour match between Norton and
Mccain, which begins Monday morning at
9 o'clock. No small amount of speculation
is being INDUCED in as to who will carry
on the palm, both men and their admirers
being confident of victory. Both are IN the
pink of condition, and taken all together
the match promises to be the most inter-
estlng of its class ever rolled in this coun-
ty.
Norton holds the championship of the
county among twelve-hour bowlers, and
has rolled four similar matches. three with
Wilson and one with Mattison, winning an
but one. the second that he rolled with
Wilson on the Winthrop alleys.
Mccain has never participated in a
twelve-hour match, but has an enviable
record among local bowlers. He won the
Individual championship in the City Bowl
ing League contest, and is considered one
of the most clever and cool-headed bowlers
in the city. His daily routine of work on
the alleys gives him an excellent oppor-
sighted, and in his present condition he
feels that he will make creditable show
ing.
Everything is in readiness for the match
at Whites alleys. Seats will be arranged
on the alleys not in use SO as to furnish
seating capacity for about 300, in addition
to the floor space back of the seats, which
can be used to good advantage as stand
ing room From present indications there
will be few vacant seats to be had on Mon
day morning, as heavy advance sale is
reported.
Proprietor j. p White, who may be said
to be the father of bowling in this city,
has made an extra eXertion to arrange
everything to the best possible advantage
for spectators and principals as we'll.
On the occasion of the last twelve-hour
match 1900 people attended, and at the end
Of the match there were 800 in the hall.
Mr.. White looks for an even larger at
tendance Monday
larity into which bowling has sprung in
the past few years would indicate that his
prophecy is not far out of the way, and If
nothing unexpected occurs the match will
undoubtedly be one of the most successful
affairs of its kind from a financial stand
point as well as that of sport, ever held in
this city.
Every one who knows anything about
bowling can readily understand the in
tense mental as well as physical strain
under which men labor in match of this
sort, and Mr. White has spoken of getting
some physician to attend the match and
take the pulse of the men, as was done on
the occasion of previous match, when at
different stages mans pulse went as
high as 40, and as the tide of fortune
ebbed was hardly perceptible.
Score cards have been printed so that
every one attending the match can keep
full and accurate score without the usual
attending Inconvenience. But little bet
ting is heard of, and that is for the most
part even money. Mr.. White has made an
them the gate receipts after deducting the
attending expenses of the match, which
will be divided, the winner to take 60 per
cent, the loser 49,
the tournament for the Hurley trophy
City Guards VS.. Guard of Honor, City
Guards vs.; Waverlys and Rosedales VS..
Guard OF Honor. No date is set for these
games, but they viii probably be rolled off
this week. The Rosedales lead at present.
The standing of the teams follows: