The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-27
FOOTBALL CLUB MEN WON
LAST NIGHTS CONTEST.
Itvlrns Tied in the FIRST Game. But tho
Visitors Took the Remaining THREE
"A Most Popular Match.

Thepreitiesi arid most satisfactory bowl.
ing contest which has ever taken place
In the state occurred last night at tho
Irving Club alleys when six men FROM
that club met a Ike number nom tho
Astoria Football Club, Great interest had
been taken In the match by the members
OF both clubs, and the attendance was
very large. Nearly 80 ladies' we're present
and manifested quite as much interest
In the playing as the gentlemen.
The scoring In the contest was not hlgyh
in fact It was rsdiculously low The Irv-
Ing Club men bowled In miserable luck.
getting many centers. which cut down
their scores Throughout the match they
eOwlcd an uphill game. and they were
almost six pins short OF average In tho
four games. Each player worked indus
triously. but luck was against the home
team. and. try as they might. the pins
would not fall
The visitors played very poorly. with
two exceptions. and finished with a team
average Of only 81 II was confidently
expected that the A. +. c. men would ay-
erage % or over. but they, too were OF.
The hard luck OF the home team, how
ever. gave the visitors an opportunity and
they succeeded In taking the majority Of
the games.
The first game began promptly at S
O'Clock. The men played very evenly on
both teams. and there was but little dif-
ference In any frame. Both sides were on
the tip-toe OF expectancy. and there was
great cheering when tho result was an
nounced. The teams had tied. each bowl
ing 2l7 pins.
In the second game the Irving Club
team ran against streak OF hard luck.
Centers were painfully numerous. and IL
was a rare thing to see a player with
line Of strikes and spares. Despite
this miserable luck, the home team
played for every ptn. The visitors were
more fortunate and scored a total Of
-, the Irving club getting lss.
In the third game the a. r. c. "jarred
loose Tor a good total, the only one OF
the evening. The best score was q. but
all but two Of the players were over W
The team secured total Of 2i3 pins. an
average OF i0is. Bad luck still pursued
the Irving Club. and that teams total
was only 22l-
The fourth game proved an interesting
one. and the result was in doubt until
the last ball had been rolled. The home
players seemed determined 10 make mat
ters interesting for their guests, and tho
latter gave them an excellent opportunity
by bowling their poorest game. Wise
and Burroughs finished In garrison style,
and won for the A. F. c. by the narrow
margin Of seven pins.
Throughout. the contest excited the
greatest interest. and every good play
was loudly applauded. The visitors re-
ceiyed more than their share OF the bo-
quets.
For the Football Club l.. b. Burroughs
secured the best total. l72. He played
great ball. and his scores were even and
consistent, being 81, A. R. and %. WIN
Laws also played well. securing l62 pins
and made the high single score. 60
For the Irving Club w, c. Logan was
| high, with l55. He had miserable luck In
The first game, getting only o. but pulled
out after that with 45, %. and 45. c. c.
Fulton, who Is considered the best bowler
IN the Irving CLUB. had a scandalous time
and his aggrayattng scores probably tel
greater hard-luck story than those oi
any other player He got but one good
/ game, a., the last one bOWled. ]. A. Full
/ ton was also on, as was w. T. Clutter
/ G.. II. George and c. L. Balm did not
come up TO average. but they were vic
/ tins Of adverse circumstances.
J Apart from the scoring, the contest wai
most enjoyable. The home team left
/ nothing uudOne for the convenience d
/ It's guests, and the latter are loud lr
| their praise Of the courteous treatment
| Of the Irving Club. a few more tourna
uent games will greatly improve the
bowling OF the members Of the Irwin;
/ club team. All have excellent deliyerle
and require only experience TO becOm'
experts at the game. The alleys are
without doubt, the finest in the north
west. They are kept In the best pOsslbl
condition by Mr.. Gilmore, and the A. b
c. men were delighted with them.
n return match viii probably be bowie,
at the A. f. c. alleys two weeks hence.
The scores last night follow:
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