New-York tribune., 1901-12-16
AMONG THE BOWLERS.
FIDELIA AND METROPOLITAN BOWLERS
IN CLOSE RIVALRY-OTHER
LEAGUES.

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lust now in the Columbia League tournament COM
r,ands tbe rnosr attention. Here the struggle for
championship honors is closer than in any OF the
other big leagues. The four leading teams nav
each lost the same number of games. though the
Relvidere five leads with an extra series OF two
games won Rosedae, Corinthian and Montauk
have each won ten games and lost four, and are
tied for second place. AS the end OF the series aP
would not surprise many if there three cor
nered tie at the end of the schedule The veteran
nave the best chance but the race will not De
won until the last ball has been rolled
The FfdeIia and Metropolitan teams are closer
rivals than ever in two leagues this winter Both
are entered in the American National and New
York tournaments. and both among the leaders
in each tournament. In the New-York league the
Fidelia five stand at the head of the list with
six victories and no defeats, while Metropolitan Is
a close second. with seven games won and only one
tional tournament for here the Metropolitan bowl
hold the lead with a record OF eieXen satHtS itS
twelve of sixteen victories
Peter Moora, of the R. f. Downing & Co. team
raised the seasons record for the highest indi-
vidual score in the Custom House League tourna-
ment by rolling up a total of 219 in SATURDAY
game against the third division team WIN TINS
ma terfaI help his team two of their three
games in this series. hut in the last of the day
everything seemed to go wrong. splits. missed
snares and breaks following each other rapidly:
and tbs he DGwnng Dns md 0GWerf 1 to rev " IL steiner & 90
iiS''' 10 -I''''
The Belleville Wheelrnen and the RosevilIe Ath-
letfc Association came together on Friday evening
In an exciting series of games in the SUBURBAN
Ieague tournament schedule. The play took place
at the BelleviIle alleys. and excitement ran hlSn
throughout the evening. The conditions cdieu
for the best two in three games, and the Roseviie
men were looked upon before the games as toier-
with the aIevs proved a heavy stumbling block.
and in the first game they ran against sun
heavier obstacle in the high scores OF me bele-
willie cyclists The latter rolled splendid tot'i
oF SO pins and won with margin 'f a 10 spare
Then came the real test of the evening in the
second game and the botn sides showed
some nervousness. the score Of all heiES lower
Rosevle pulled out Just two pins 20 the good with
a score of 1913 to 791. In the deciding game ol tt
evening they had another scare. ard but Tor Fl
,ers high rolling which netted a total Of lhi-
they would have lost the series The clever an
Choir of the visiting team carried the day- row
and the last game was won by 't9 mbhsr 20 r
thev actually scored fewer nins by % than t3elr
defeated adversaries and tnere : .% WI Irl, w de-
vile in consequence OF the haru lueA "e
feat
The RovaI Arcanum League tournament is fur
nishinE again this winter the best bowling IN
Brooklyn. Not only are the highest scores roled
in these games but of the most exciting nm
rank well with even the best of the big semi-pro-
fessional league games in New-York. and not
few bowling enthusiasts occasionally cross the DIG
bridge to see these games. In Glass of this tour
nament the Gilbert Council team again put up a
splendid exhibition of high grade tenpins on Sat
urday night. THey took the second game OF IT, n
evenings series with the excellent score OF Si5
nins beating the Fort Greene Council boWlerS by
g. and in the final game surprised all hands a9d m
the cook by turning in score OF 9ZI In the odi
zane of the series J. F. Price Council beat Fort
Greene by s42 to 100
The Wholesale Drug Trade Association tourna-
ment is developing some remarkably inconsistent
results this season. and students OF the game nave
been amazed at the fckle smiles of the goddess OF
good fortune-so far she may be said to control
the dropping the elusive bowling pins In Sat
urdav afternoons series among the drug clerks the
seabury & Johnson team. which won the league
championship last winter turned in a wretched
score of 100 pins in its first game. and then re
yersed this weak showing by piling up a total OF
e23 i'm the second game. which is the highest team
score vet rolled by the drug trade men The Parke
Davis & Co team the only one OF the SIX en-
paeed ON Saturday that a double victory