New-York tribune., 1901-12-23
AMONG THE BOWLERS.
THE CRACK ROSEVILLE ATHLETIC AS
ISOLATION BOWLERS HOLD THE
LEAD IN THE ATHLETIC
LEAGUE.

The Athletic League tournament promises this
to exceed in interest any of its predecessors,
and the rolling of its members has already de-
veloped both high and exciting finishes. The
crack bowIers of the Roseve Athletic Association.
who have been cutting such wide swath among
the metropolitan clubs during the last few seasons
hold clear lead so far for the Athletic League
championship. The New-Yorlz Athletic Club and
the Knickerbocker Athletic Club have put their
strongest bowlers in the race again this year but
they not been able to keep with the visitors
from over in Jersey Three series les Of s gamHs we're we're
gave excellent sample Of their skill tnen, I'm On
6e2 2sT 6 at tbr {he eeg e09f3 6 3 ss @ and M 3 9
average of just SS6 which is good enough for the
highest championship class.
Two other series were rolled on Thursday night
in the Athletic League. and in each New-1ork
team was engaged at Newark. The New-York
Athletic Club FIVE journeyed out to the Newark
Bay Boat Club, and won two out Of three games
from the local experts by good. consistent rolling
Even the strange alleys only one of their ht'een
strings fell below the standard Of 16o-Bootns 100
in the first game-and only four of their scores
were below TO- giving the men very even aver
age. as there was only score of over 2o- Inc
Knickerbocker Athletic Club men were d beat
en- in two of the three games rolled; There were
one or two weak spots the team tnat tIie IoCt @
organization sent out to Jersey and theg gnt ran up
against some high scoring by thelT eF & IN The
and $40. Knickerhocker winning only the sec0liu
Among the teams entered in the championship
tournament Of the Suburban League there aIe
MANY Republican bowlers picked from the lneiii-
bers of the local political clubs Friday ngh there
were tournament games at the alleys Oh oo'L N1e
Northern Republican Club and the First WaIo
Republican Club. OF the six games they foileu'
however the embryo politicians won only one
their scores Being What 0f%~ fRe young Repub
cans lack in skill they make UP IN 5. sinaIs
rctorv in the last game Of the evening in fttns ing
styie The CeuIoid Club members were n I6te fbe i
Teaea eTy of the rGbbeT they take their de-
feat mgeR n TO at hf1iS the end end Of the evening
The Eleventh Division team in the Custom House
League tournament did some surprising ! po"i','9
Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn. After putting Ip
. score of $50 against the team represehuhs LiHse
s+edt & Co in the first game. which they promptly
1os+ the Eleventh Division bowlers prohe 'is
nament high score record by rolilils up 80
$50 pins in the last game of the doupe seirv , 80
eru-es heating the Fifth Division easny- Inc 80
- .bo Naval Office broke all low score go .5
the same DAY rolling three games ~ a exosnse of
so So naTa Contingent but like some Others her nsa mno
enjoy game Cor the spor[ lost interest because
ure of winning they nave ho' 'O''
of their poor records
,,-4, 1aap11e tournament, at the Palace
s11avs in East One-hundred~and-t"ehls IN -
the championship race is closer TINS aI.o +.aTs
.,,a- te<ore At the top OF the llSI ete'4D1 ~ ,uo
eacb of which has lost just three satte, .r,ta
go ro+.. aud Lotus have each won thlrteeh'
atns+ eleven for Phoenix, Morris ana broiNuh4o
-, -oto1,,1e calls for the usual twenty games
~ aach club and Is still ample I3S ~ b Ton
Of the other two or three clupS rise of every one
10 'St1, tive is well down among ta
aIso ran" and it is doubtfn II lTi TfeT have many
i -, "a pernents and have not alMSSS
% mt their best team in the IeIu ~ iut PaiaCe rour
games. so they may drop Out Ai
1ament next year.
The New-York Royal Arcanum bo~iine
"a ,+s eiehth annual tournament last week ar
oPoH I, IN West Fifty-ninth-st. Grand Re
. Sim+b rolled the first ball down the alleys
nd ne was followed by many of the crack oo"l-
~ of the various councils that have entered teams
a., tba tournament The schedule this season mas
haer divided into two parts as 1t became un"i'u'
Irt winter This plan considered oettet 'rah
having Sub tournament ike tndI ne onening
eiee last tuesday night the Harlem SoSltU Nt
scored double victory IN Sectlo55 S,Sa, Council
or Council was twice beaten ana CoLtaA -; -os
1orh - Let In Section . Defendam Councl vas WIS
ha aVenne's double winner, ana tne % t%at,
Cou9ctL @ jCa beaten the odd game going TO the
Knickerbocker hVe.
,rx >-ou,h,,rp Wheelmen, who surprised all
- IA +be cook early In the season by rolling
- ,,a,oroenal score of LOSS pins in one or the
ct aaroes of the American National tournament
ar5 then promptly losing nearly all OF thelr oliie
Games gave the followers of the crack league an
o+ber s,rnrise last week by rolling TWO games ot
OK and e3 in the same series. Another surprise OF
|%e same evening the repetluoh OF tiie Pm, Pm,
asTsI IN two min SPARE made from splits ieaFlhg
noix- T1ins and 10 on the alley. ms Is
~ most difficult spare that can oe mace, as th
~, ~ widely senarated opposites sloeS or tle
III, vet n was scored twice the same eEelis
Sakiev of the Newburg Wheelmen' ana HOMIE VI
l.