The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-26
BETTER THAN LAST YEAR
AN IMPROVEMENT SHOWN IN THE
WORK OF THE BOWLING LEAGUES.
Standing and Averages in the Differ
ent Leagues-Manager of Greater
New York Team Here-NOtes.

SO far this season the bowlers of this
city show al Improvement of an average
of ten pins to each man over their averages
of last year. The work last week produce
good results and there were several high
scores registered in the various leagues.
The continual winning Of the Blue Labels
and Oneidas in their respective leagues is
growing somewhat monotonous. The Blue
Labels have yet to lose their first cham
pionship contest. while the Oneidas have
only lost one during the season. They -owl
better than the other teams and deserve to
be sailing at the top. but it would make it
much more interesting If they would lose a
game occasionally. Samuel Karpf. man
ager of the Greater New York Bowlers, Is
in the city, and in speaking OF the dvance
ment of bowling in Indianapolis stated that
he knows of no city in the country where
bowling has had such a substantial in
crease as it has in this city. In some
places. he said, bowling takes a squirt and
is all the fad for a short time and then
dies out, but 1t has not been spasmodic in
Indianapolis. Mr.. Karpf said that when
the New York bowlers were here last year
and year before they had no trouble in de-
feating the Indianapolis men. He expects
his team to win on the next visit to In
dianapolis. but he realizes that they will
nave to bowl stronger than they did last
year, as the indianapolis men are doing
better work. This is quite a compliment to
pay the Indianapolis bowlers, and they de-
serve it, for they have taken hold OF the
sport to further the interest III the game,
and in this way it will last
Manager Karpf, of the Greater New
York bowling team, who is now in the
city, will arrange dates for his team to
play in indianapolis about the first or Sec
ond week in January He is anxious for the
star bowlers TO play here two days. reserV-
ing one day for games with a picked team
from the Tenpin League ana the other day
TO play a team from the indianapolis
Bowling League. These teams will probably
be selected from the men making the high
est averages.
The race between the Independent Turn
ers and Marions in the indianapolis Bowl
ing League is really exciting. Week befo: e
last the Marions succeeded in tying the
| turner's by taking two Of the three games
from them. Last week both these teams
won three games from their opponents
leaving them tied 70: first place.
The Marions have offered TO wager
$50 that they will beat the Turner's
| out at the end of the sea son. but the Turn
ers have not. as yet, accepted tn bet. TIL
week the Marions will bowl the Crescents,
on the Turner alleys. and the Turner'S Will
rlav with the i. B. c., at the German
House. These games VIII attract large
crowds.
The bowlers in the Independent League
did not do so well last week. c. II. Wiley.
who led at the close of the bowling week
b fore last, with an average of 16T. now has
but l62. Several Of the other high men have
fallen from their high averages. The aver
ages given in this league are for the ~, y
placed at $50 there would be but two men
in the list this week