The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-05
TALK OF MATCHES.
BowIers are Getting Into Shape for
Fast Work.

Since the weather has given unmistak-
able signs of the approach of winter,
proprietors of bowling alleys have been
hustling and the season of rivalry be-
tween local bowlers opens this evening
on Whites alleys, when the Infants and
Casinos meet in u series of four games,
two of which win be rolled on each of
the rival alleys. Total pins in the
four matches will decide the victory.
]. P.' White. proprietor of the Pearl
street alleys, is making plans for tour
naments. the nature of which will be left
TO the choice Of bowlers. He has proposed
to the bowlers a 1o-men tournament In
which every man will roll 10 games with
every other bowler, making 80 games in
ALL Mr.. White win give half the money
for prizes to be hung up in a single prize,
or to be divided into three or more. He
will allow the bowlers to settle that point
Such tournament would go a long
ways toward settling the question that
caused so much discussion last year re-
garding the best eandle-pin bowler in
Worcester
Another plan which Mr.. White will sub
nit to the consideration of candle-pin
bowlers, is that of choosing sides of s
or 10 men each and bowling a series Of
matches The purpose of choosing the
sides instead of organizing teams before
hand, is to let good judges of bowling
select teams which, would be nearly equal
in ability. The choice would be made
after the fashion of Youngsters 'choosin
sides" at base ball First choice would
be decided by the toss of a coin and the
captains would then choose alternately
good chance to select those whom they
consider the best bowlers in the city
with small pins, and the sides ought to
make a royal battle.
AT the WinfhrOn nlieVS a big min team
is being organized. D. A. Potter, captain
of the Winthrop big pin team for the
last two years, will captain the new one.
j. Fred Powers, the champion all-round
amateur athlete of America, is mentioned
as one of the team. Powers is a crack
with the big ones. He has rolled a string
Of 24S already this season. Harry A.
Adams, Gates and Jordan are other men
spoken of. There are several other big
pin rollers in the city who have rolled
with the Winthrops in the past and who
would probably displace some of the men
mentioned If they made trial.
j. ]. O'Neil of the Casino alleys talked
last evening with young men who intend
to get up a candle-pin league. He will
to be rolled on his alleys.
The Candymakers' and Blaisdell Ma
chine Company's candle-pin teams will
roll the second of series of three
The machinists badly defeated their OPP
ponents in the last match, but the Candy
makers are practicing hard and expect
to reverse the defeat
P. H. Hurley has been so busy fixing
up his alleys at the Sherwood House,
that he hasn't taken steps to make any
That will doubtless come later.
p. H. Mccain. champion in the city
league two years ago, and also holder of
the 12-hour championship, is still con-
nected with the hotel and will head the
team. The alleys have been put in, ex-
cellent shape the ends of the alleys,
which were considerably cut up by falling
pins, have been torn out and new ends
put in as far back as the head pin. The
entire room has been painted and the al
leys are now very attractive. They are in
use for individual matches.