Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
Individual Averages,

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1t has Just dawned upon the rollers in the
Omaha Bowling league that there remain
but four weeks more of play to the end Of
the schedule. This has brought them to
their feet with a start, and It seems a
cinch that there will be some smoke rising
from the alleys during the twelve games
that remain for each team to throw.
Two places In the final club standings
are already practically decided. Those
are the first and last rungs OF the ladder.
The Omaha team still maintains its lead,
having never been headed during the
progress Of the schedule. II 1t wins three
games out Of the next twelve, which seems
certain, 1t will be beyond the power Of
any other team to pass IL. The only ag-
gregation that might then tie 1t is the
Clarkson outfit, and It means twelve
straight victories for them in order to do
this. Meanwhile, the Omahas play the
Clarksons this week. and II they take Just
one game from them and two more from
some Of the other three they meet, the
present champions will be a safe first.
The Nationals would seem to have an
equally c~astiron cinch on last place. II
they should win ten games of the twelve,
and the Krug Parks should lose all their
twelve, the Nationals would move up, but
this contingency is not likely to occur.
Beyond this it is safe only to say that the
Westerns, Krug Parks and Nationals will
hold down the last three lines, as now, but
not necessarily in the same order they now
exhibit.
The four Intermediary teams are so
closely punched that much may happen.
In second place now is the Ciarkson team.
with forty-three games won. The st.
Charles, Germans and Gate Citys range
down, the latter being the winner of thirty
eight games, not far from the Garrison
score. So 1t Is a tossup yet where these
four will land.
BY taking three games straight from the
Gate City team the Clarksons increased
their lead for second place a little, and the
same match butted the losers down a point
In the standing to fifth place. This was a
surprise. as during the poor play Of the
last two weeks the Gate Citys alone have
been making a really hrst-class howin
The st. Charles only got one away from
the omahas, who bowled the game of the
month. Their total Of 2,7l3 is a fine score
anywhere and has not been equalled in the
league for many weeks; in fact, not since
the same team made 2,742 on February "a.
The Germans meanwhile took two from
the Krug Parks. and so gained a notch on
the st. Charles men. The Western team
Increased its lead on the Krug Parks by
taking two from the Nationals. :
Scores are still generally a little low, but
six teams showed a marked improvement,
over the previous weeks play. All save the
Germans and Gate Citys bowIed a higher
total, and thus raised their team averages
No new high scores were set. Only I'VE mer
in the league rolled 200 or better and zarE
took individual single game high, with 2Os
This man played a great game all through
taking individual total high as well, with
$50. His games were 100. 200 and 100
Every man on his team, the Omahas, ROLLED
above 500, and the team took high sinEl,
game total, with $40. IL also threw tb,
only other score above 900, It being 900
In both those games the boys had the LOO,
mark going for a time, but along in tn,
late frames they ran against some dis
a%strous splits and other Jerks Of Ill lucI
that prevented their getting up there.
Ten pin scores Of 200 and better at tn,
Gate City alleys: F. w. Armour, PA. 2Os
q. NJ. Young. 211, 21s; Jack Hughes, 200, 223
221, POS; Glen Buck. zoe; J. H. swartz, PA
ZIG, 2ot; II. C. Frisbie. 247. EOS; Ted Neale
202, POI, PIP; NJ. d. Smith, 22S, 2O4; C.. b
BridenbeckeF. 2Oe. 264. 211. PA. POI. 212; W
C. Sherwood, 2Os. 212; DR.. Ellis, 200. 2lO
H. d.. Reed. 21s. 2OT. 212. 204; J. ]. Davey
219. 2os; Ben Hull. 2O6, 2O2. EOS; Kit Car
son. 202. 30; Ed Brdenbeeker. 22s, 2O4, 2l2
f.. Carpenter. 20s; NJ. J. Forscutt, 2l2. 2OS
John YOcum. 2l2. POI. 20s; @. Potter, 2O4
James Terrill, 20s, 20i; Fred Graham, 2O1
2O4; James p. o'Brien, 80, 22l; w.
Hunter. 2O2. 2O4; Ed Evans. 22s. EOS. 212; A
Gordon. 2O1. 2l2. 2O4.
Ten pin scores Of 200 and better at Clark
alleys; II. ID. Reed. 202. PIP, 40; G. z
Zimmerman. 2is. 22l; r. A. KoIls. 2O2. 81;
21s. 204; B. W. Christie, 2s3, 2Oa; NJ.
! Forscutt, 201; w. Wigman. 202. 203; C. Kit
son. POI. 20S. ans; e. A. Nordstrom, 2O5; I
J. Bengele. 23s; J. II. Hodges. 2Ol; NJ. I
Huntington. a2s, 2ls. zoe. 800. 800; W. l
Clarkson, go, 201. PIT; Frank FOgg. 2Ol
Dave Rubin, 2Ol; C. J. Francisco. IA; I