The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02


ever played in this city has a team
done such splcndidly consistent. steady
| work as the Bicycle clubs representa-
tives in the tournament which Is now
| In progress A record of twenty-five
| games won out of twenty seven played
is a splendid one, and the resultant
percentage of .sl5 is IL standing which
every member Of tho team can we'll be
proud Of
Tomorrow night the club will COM
rlete the season with the Backus club
on the latter's alleys. and the Black
Diamonds will close their schedule by
meeting the West End wheelmen at
the Bicycle club. There are three post
poned games yet to be played. however,
in which the Elks, West End team and
the Backus team and the West Enders
No. will all participate.
These matches are not likely to make
any material change in the league
standing. however so the Bicycle club
| team il sure of first place in any event.
Every man on this team has rolled in
first class form all season. and at pres
ent Charles Moore leads in avera gcs
with something over 10. The Bicycle
club men have demonstrated them
together well and plays for every pin
possible. Scranton can be proud Of it's
league champions. and pit them against
any of the metropolitan teams with
little fear.
Thus far in the league race Captain
Billy Hopkins, Of the Backus team.
leads in the average bowling. While
l. 81 =
yet. an approximate estimate shows
that Hopkins Is the only player who
| has participated in every match his
team has rolled and maintained a
steady average of about 10. Moore.
the Bicycle club leader has been out
of a number of his teams matches.
Hopkins rarely splains himself with a..
spectacular double century game, but
he keeps right on getting his spares.
| and that's what counts IN the long run
Roper, Of the Bicycle club. and
Charles Weichel, of the Elks, are tied
for the leagues high score with the
very respectable game of 225 apiece.
Wcichel's POI and a fraction. against
| the West End team. is the star achieve
| ment for any man in three games.
IT.
Promising bowlers are as plenty as
| the daisies of the field at the Green
Ridge Wheelmen's new alleys, and each
week brings forth some new tenpin
artist who evidences that he has in
| him the spirit of Il Starr or Brill.
Moore. a swift left-hander. and Nicol
| are among the rd-bowing youths
who are counted upon by the club
members as components of next sea-
sons team. 1t is practically certain
that a team will represent the Green
Ridgers in an entirely club league.
The Tin Can bowling team organ
lied at the Bicycle club, has had the
| hardihood to challenge the first team.
| and while a. first sight a. match looks
about as equal as the participants in
| the famous David and Goliath contest
| did, there are those in the club who
| hopefully predict the same sort of out
| come. as that of the above mentioned
| biblical combat. Captain Edward
| Pryor can do Il few stunts in the
| bowling line himself. and in Sivelly,
| Pryor. Fuller and Reynolds he has Il
| quartettc of fast youngsters to roll
with A. match between the Black
Diamonds and Tin Cans would, how
| ever, seem to be more even.
In case of an all-cub league next
year. which would mean the freezIng
out of the Backus and Elk clubs. there
is a. possibility that another league
! would be formed. in which these two
crowded-out aggregations of bowlers
| would be members. and teams from
| Laubscher's South Scranton alleys and
John Blatter's place fill in a quartette
Or ii necessary. two teams could
easily be put forth from both the Elk
| and Backus alleys. and thus a sextette
| of fast bowling fives be formed. which
| would give the city some excellent en-
hibitions of the good old game. In the
club league the Bicycle club and
Wilkes-Barre West Enders would each
have two teams, the Green Ridgers one
| and possibly another club allowed into
| the circuit.
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