New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20

c,ubs are represented as far as possible The
officers this year are: President. NJ. c. Wyman'
vice president. e. L. Thompson: secretary A.
Brick; treasurer. II. Kahlsdorf; executive commit
tee F G. Snyder: ]. A. Bell. Charles Schoaies'
C. H West: board Of managers. j. }. Nicuui,e
Audubon Club: II. Haigh. Bevidere; ID, a, ba,~
Rronxdale: B. c. Luce Central Park; }. 4 WASH
Century wheelmen: ]. A. Bell, Coloniai =. H.
v,1ford Corinthian: Charles Schoales, cyclone;
G Sbdjer Friendship of The Bronx; D. Jarcho"'
Friendship, OF Manhattan; & Nolgt ufo.e ~
A Fecher Hyperion; F. G. Snyder, hhlcher poN'ne.
]. Darrell. Lafayette; A Brick, Louis, :,
THOMPSON Morris: c. H. West. New-Rochene' L.
/ Tboupson Phoenix: B. Dawson, Premier; M =.
Wvman. Standard; Thomas Martin, washington
Heights. .
So interesting has this years tournament oeeh
that it is probable the league will next year De IN
creased by the addition of two or three ne" I,upS'
One such that is already being formed is the Fros
pect Bowling Club This club, composed Oh soune
men living on Washington Heights apouIuS AZ
thusIastic bowlers, and regular practice wan 10 -
nm until hot weather. The team which the ciuo IS
working at present is made uD Oh ~ oti'e.' 49,
Johnson D Davies, H. Drake and W. r arlington.
The Washington Heights Club was a ne" , MEMBER
of the league this year. Captain lhofias MAJ .ih
is well satisfied with the work OF ms teS1 of the
club He confident that another seaso5i III iea1
will he able 10 place a team well toward tne letu
in the league The club organized SepteHDeIL
League i Tournament has bowled in downtown tour
nament being active throushou tig Sn,itS
and G. Turner all of whom have been among rn ne
high average in the insurance Leasue .ou in,,t
ment recently closed, The club is now lust a ,t
TO open Individual tournament for al, IeS
of Washington Heights or Harlem TO De e e9H
on Martins alleys. Prizes Of $780, $50, $40 ana sIo III
o be offered. . .,o,o.. ,ho
standard OF bowling in the Harlem League is tns
fact that the honors in each club are not corereu
by any set of men While each cup oepen .S
To n degree on certain members to MAINTAIN inc
bowling honors of the club. few have regul teams
subject to no change whatever. The greater part OF
the clubs are continually changing the personnel
of their competing teams and in this way all mem
beers of the clubs share equally in the honors. some
OF The clubs have. however, teams that are mace
I'D at the opening of the season and changed but
little il any, throughout ii. The tournaments OF
the league are conducted under the rules OF the
American Bowling Congress and are always held
or the alleys of Thum & kahlsdorf. at Thrd-ave;
and One-hundred- a nd-twenty -ffth-st- The avowed
object of the league is the improvement and
the promotion of the game OF tenpins and the
maintenance of an annual competition among the
bowling clubs of Harlem Membership in the league
is limited by residence those clubs located within
the district bounded by the north side Of Fifty
ninth-s and the upper city limits Under the rules
all clubs not winning at least six games IN the
current series lose their membership in the follow
ing years tournament, unless they attain team,
average of SIS pins for the total number OF
games scheduled. Any team thus displaced has
however, the privilege OF reappncation- The rules
governing the play Of teams in the league also pro-