Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-12
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Won Four Out OF
Seven.
He Leads Frees In Their
Contest.

l1ONuTu ST. dDtyS hOlN'g hlShb'
Seven games were played, Thinner
man winning four. His work was re-
markable. In every game he was
steady as IA clock. Frees would have
won the final game and the night S
series had he been less nervous. AS
Ii was he lost it Dy four pins. He had
an easy four pin spare in the last
frame. Rootcrs for Zimmerman talked
him out of 1t.
The high score was made by Frees
in the fifth game when he bowled
246. This was his only game over
200. Zimmerman had three 200 games
his high score being III, 210 and 2l2.
His average for the seven games was
1871 Frees had an average of 1S4 81.
Bowlers were present from Cleveland
and Cincinnati Andy Sommers was
there for the purpose of challenging
the two men to n contest with Cleve-
land team. after he had witnessed
the games he changed his mind. lie
departed without putting up any
money. The scores:
Zimmerman: 100. 100, 2l7, 212, 30,
14J. 1866.
Frees 173, 1SO, ia, 100, 24G 100,
1G2.
The men will bowl eight games on
the Grand alleys tonight. In order to
win the wager of 500, Frees must
capture five of these eight contests.
BASKET BALL.
The A. and r. teams of the Akron
Basket Ball club played at Assembly
hall, Monday night, 1t was an inter
esting contest tile A. team winning
out by score or . to Z. Two hun
dred enthusiasts witnessed the game
POOL GAMES.
1nskeep and ,iaIret will play tonight
In the handicap tournament at the
Grand tonight.
Hard and King meet for the first
time tonight in the Toward ST., tourna-
ment. Hard Will play 125 TO King $
100.
BOWLING.
The Postoliice and Ultra bowling
teams will meet tonight on the Grand
alleys.
An interesting and friendly contest
In bowling came off on the Grand alleys
last night, The champions of the
Dague team challenged the scrubs of
the team for IA contest, the losers to
pay for the dinners for the team; their
wives and sweathearts. They We're
very liberal and agreed to throw in
an extra man, thus giving the scrubs
as they were called six men to their
i've.
The champions won the first game
by q pins. The scrubs went after them
heel and toe, taking the second games
by ~ pins. Each team had n game
and each was determined that they
must win the deciding game, hut the
champions We're doomed to defeat. They
did their best and bowlcd Il strong
game running their score up to So
pins, but the scrub team had blood In
their eyes and were not going To have
II that way, and won the game by six
dinners are 10 ne given and they may
have TO bowl another game to deter
mine whether they will take the vie
tors to the lIolcndcn or the Barbcrton
Inn. Nearly all the employees of the
store with their families were present
to coach them on TO victory, aud the
enthusiasm of the crowd knows nc
bounds. Cheer upon cheer went IN
eas brilliant play was made, the
Indies enjoying the sport ms much ms
the men II would hardly seem posi-
bic to crowd so much enjoyment In
nm evening as was produced by this
contest.
Scores
Champions; 735, Go7, S52.
scrubs: 720 100, ,.sJe
MCFARLAND DISSATISFIED.
Eddie Mcfarland, formerly an Ak
ron player Is keeping both the League
and Association managers guessing,
There Is no doubt about his having
signed an American League contract
but since .slgnIng that document Me,
Farland has madc remarks Indicating
dissatisfaction which have dIsgrstrd
the eApnnsionlst leaders with him.
and unless he assumes "A different at,
iitude toward the new League at
once he VIII bc turned adrlrt ana told
TO go back TO the National League.
STEEL FACED DRIVER.
According to golf professional
has brought out stoclfaced driver
that seems TO have merit. II is in nlI
respects like an ordinary driver, cx
cept that II has heather Of some
composition let into the center of the
face In the usual way, and over this
thin plate of roughcncd steel Il
fixed over the whole surface of the
face by small screw in each corner
II Is said TO increase the driving
power in au astonishing way, as "a
both carry and run, and the bal
leaves the club very swcetly, with nc
suggestion of metal about either IN,
sound or the length of the stroke
Equipped with this club and one OF
THE American rubber-iillcd balls II I,
safe TO say all long-driving record,
would be easily broken.
CLEARWATER IN FORM.
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