New-York tribune., 1902-01-13

but the Eastern men were outvoted by the West
erners and a local man put m the top place among
the officers Another attempt will be made next
week TO elect Ebbetts, and the Metropolitan dele
gates believe that they can control the meeting.
The Western board of officers now in control OF
the congress have proposed two features for the
new constitution that will be strenuously opposed
by the local men, those which provide for a pro-
fessional side OF the game There promises be
merry war at BHI1alo and the wooden pins VIII
the balls the only missiles delivered
But the competitive side OF the congress has the
greatest interest for most OF those who will make
the trip Buffalo. There Will be last year
three championship competttiOns-ror individual
supremacy. for the two men team championship
and for the I'VE men team championship Last
season Frank Brill. OF Chicago. the individual
championship, with total OF 6tS pins for three
games; John Roster, OF New-Yorl second. with
621, and w. Jones' OF Chicago. third with TOO The
two men team championship by a New
York pair however John VoOrhes and c. X Starr
who scored 1908 pins for three games while Dave
Schiman and William Linden. also OF this city.
finished second in this competition, with 1S7 pins
The full Ave men team championship won by
a Chicago team, the Standards. who rolled 27a0
pins for three successive games. an average OF
over sos. Brooklyn alone will send eight
leans ans Two willie 3 o Bd Ior Is 16VaGai az m
still stronger representation.
Saturdays games in the Custom House League
tournament brought out than the usual
friendly rivalry among the bowIers The Seventh
and Eleventh Division teams together in the
third game and the struggle waxed hot from the
start When the last frame began every was
keyed up for a close finish. as only a few pins
separated the totals OF the teams. and single
ball might the result way or the other.
When Penrose. OF the Seventh Division team de-
livered his first ball he slipped somewhat and his
opponents up claim OF foul. declaring
that he had crossed the foul line When the referee
failed to uphold them the score was counted. but
when the game finally by the Seventh
Division by margin OF only i've pins the losers
formally protested the game Should their protest
be upheld by the league officials the result OF the
Be lowered by more than the ifrerence Between the
totals for the ball that was claimed 10 have been
foul
The New-York IntercIub League has started It's
tournament with six clubs-the New-York and
Knickerbocker athletic clubs. the West Side and
Harlem Republican clubs, the Caledonian Club
and the Catholic C1ub-an OF which have their
own cIubhouses and alleys. In the opening series
last week between the New-York and Knickerbock-
er athletic clubs the winged foot carried or
all the honors from their time honored rivals not
withstanding the fact that the games rolled
on the home alleys Of the losing bowlers. Klingel-
hofTer and Breen two "acquiredr members az 1ha
NeW-York Athletic Club team. did yeomen's SER
vice for their side and materially nat helped to turn
Ietic Club men put in one game OF se4 pins but
it seemed 70 be a spasmodic EFFORT as their other
scores well below these figures.
The Lotus. Lafayette and Bronxdale teams ar.
making a close fight for the seasons champiop-
ship of the Harlem League The Lotus hvs have
thirteen games and lost only three SO they
thought to have the best chance now for the
final victory. The other two have each won, four
teen and lost only four. The one series that Lotus