The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
But Bates and Mccain Admirers
Do Not Show a Disposition to
Deposit Any Cash in Support OF
Statements
BOWLING ENTHUSIASTS
EAGER FOR A MEETING
City CandIepin Championship
Would Go to the Winner of a
Match Between the Cracks
A Month of Bowling Mapped
Out for Sherwood Alleys

The mammoth candlepin tournament
on the Sherwood Alleys in which 20
teams are engaged, will enter upon
its third month, tomorrow. The pace
grows hotter each week, and before
March 10--some phenomenal scores are
the end of the tournament--about
sure to be registered.
In the race for team honors, the
Woodchoppers have Increased their
lead over the Midgets, but the latter
team has in Walter Bates, the indi-
vidual having the highest average. r.
H Mccain, Bates's rival, is mem
Der of the Woodchoppers, and with ms
associates has done some splendid
work, but Batess rolling has been Drill
liant from the beginning of the tour
nament and he has attained an aver
age Of So per string mark that rev
can hope to chase in any hopes OF
catching.
There is a constantly growing desire
on the part of bowling enthusiasts
throughout the city to see Bates ana
Mccain pitted against each other in
match for substantial prize Bates
appears to have many ardent admir-
ers, but cash. in support of the state
ments made in behalf of the Midgets,
crack, does not appear in sight, ana
Mccain men are chagrined at the
failure of the Bates delegation to de-
post money in behalf of their man.
A match Of % strings would un-
doubleday settle. for the season at least,
the championship Of Worcester. Bates
and Mccain are evenly matched so FAR
as records for the present season are
concerned, although Bates has a slight
advantage in City League and Sher-
wood tournament averages II is be-
lieved that a meeting of the two stars
would result in an increase of interest
. ant
upon whose alleys such match would
be pulled off, could obtain no end OF
popularity, so deep is the desire of
candlepin rollers to witness battle
between the men.
1t has been suggested that match
of 30 strings total pins to count be
rolled by the pair but no arrange
ments to that end have been made 1t
is believed that the most satisfactory
match would be one Of 30 strings, to
be rolled on the plan of 10 strings
per night on Monseys, the Sherwood,
and Casino alleys. Such an event
would draw throngs of bowling enthu-
sfasts to each place Of meeting.
Manager Connect Of the Sherwood al
leys, has shown exceptional executive
ability in keeping 20 teams in the tour
nament, and the original plan of re-
ducing the number of clubs on jan
uary / will be dropped, as there is a
desire on the part OF each club to re-
main i'm the tournament until the close.
The following schedule for the month
of December has been prepared by
Manager Connect
2 AIdgets and Musketeers.
Daniels Cornell and South Ends.
g. City Guards and North Ends.
Hewetts and South Worcester.
4. Woodchoppers and San Juans.
GharWOodG and l)uingiRamOndg.
s. Brewers and Recruits.
Finnigans and Suffolks.
6. Blue Labels and Blackstones.
Foresters and Iryingtons.
9. Woodchoppers and Daniel-Cornen.
North Ends and Brewers.
II. City Guards and Foresters.
Sherwoods and Musketeers.
r. South Ends and San Juans.
Blackstones and Midgets.
13 Qulnsigamonds and Hewetts.
Suffolks and Blue Labels.
49, Finnigans and South Worcesters.
Irvingtons and Daniels-Cornell.
II. Recruits and Woodchoppers
Sherwoods and North Ends
49, Midgets and South Ends.
IrVngtons and South Worcesters.
10. Quinsigamonds and Finngans.
Brewers and San Juans.
90 city Guards and Hewetts.
Foresters and Musketeers.
%. South Worcesters and Suffolks.
Irvingtons and Blackstones.
26. Finngans and Blue Labels
Recruits and South Ends.
o. Hewetts and Midgets.
Daniels-Corne and Foresters.
90 Sherwoods and Irvingtons.
North Ends and Finnigans.
81. Quinsigamonds and South Wor-
cesters.
City Guards and Blackstones.