The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-24
Sheafe Wants Match
In Worcester.
HENNESSEY NAMED
As the Probable Rival for
Boston Bowler.

a smashing bowling match at can
dlepins between John c. L. Sheafe,
manager of the Boylston alleys of Bos-
ton, and P. H. Hennessey, manager of
| the Casino alleys of this city, is all but
made. There is no hitch in the ar
rangements, but the men have not
| reached a complete understanding on
one or two points. If they could get
together, the match would be made in
five minutes. Correspondence being
necessary to reach a certain agreement,
1t may be a day or two before every
thing is satisfactorily arranged.
The proposition came originally from
She3fe. who Is at the head of the list
Of Boston candlepin bowlers. He came
out with statement that he would like
to roll any candlepin man in Worces-
ter 80 games for 500. William H.
Carpenter. who bowls on the Casino
candlepin team, at once accepted the
match. He did not feel called on to
name his man, and has not yet said
who the man is, but there is hardly any
doubt that Hennessey is he. Carpen-
ter himself is one Of the speediest can
diepin men in the city, and many
thought ha was the man, but he can
not devote as much time to practice
as he would desire for such a. match
He did not take Sheafe at his original
proposition. He sent Sheafe a letter
telling the latter that he would back q
Worcester bowler against him for 500
for 25 games, the match TO be rolled
in Worcester.
Sheafe wants a match. He replied
that he would take on the Worcester
man and give Carpenter the choice of
oil no
match be rolled under the rules which
govern candlepin rolling in Boston,
namely, TO have referees at the scratch
and foul line. He also suggested that
the match be rolled in two sessions, 10
games in the afternoon and Is in the
evening. He mentioned Monday as the
date for the match
Carpenter replying to him yesterday,
said he wanted the % strings rolled con-
tinuously instead Of splitting them, as
suggest ed. He told Sheafe the date
the latter mentioned is too early for
his man, and suggested April 4 He
agreed to the referees, bJt asks in ad-
ditioa that each man have a coach or
umpire who shall watch the other, the
purpose of having this official being to
relieve the bowler Of the task of watch
Ing his opponent for fouls.
A Spy man talked with Sheafe last
evening concerning the conditions
which Carpenter named. Sheafe is
agreeable to all the changes except that
Of having the match on April A. He
says he has a game scheduled for his
alleys that evening with a team from
Portland, Me, and could not come to
Worcester and neglect the Portland
men. He would prefer to have the
match rolled next week, but if Car
penter is not agreeable to next week.
he will consent to any date after April
o. He suggested that the match be
rolled on the evening of April or 7.
Sheafe also suggested that if the men
were to roll 20 games continuously, the
match would begin in the afternoon.
He raised no objection to rolling con-
tinuously.
In his first proposition Sheafa sug-
gested that total pins count, and not
the largest number Of winning strings.
That proposition is agreeable to Car
penter.
Sheafe was asked if he had opened
negotiations for a match with Dominic
Doran OF the Sherwood team. who
bowled in Boston last evening FIe re-
piled that he is now dealing with Car
penter, and not knowing who Carpen-
ter's man is, has not made any nego-
tiations with another Worcester bowl
err