Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-08
SECOND
Bowling League
Formed.
Officers We're Elected
Tuesday Night.
Excellent Work Of Two
Kirkwood Teams.
Flynn Challenged For a Skat.
ING Race.

Grand Alleys is beyond the experiment
tai stage, and meeting was held last
night at which officers were elected,
the exact number and names of the
teams which, will compose the league
were selected, and arrangements made
for the formation Of a schedule and the
playing of games. Representatives or
the following teams were present: Ac-
mes, Columbias, Crescents, Eclipse and
n. o. L. Prizes Will be offered by
Manager b. NJ. Frees, and the series
will be started next Thursday, pro-
yided there is no delay in the present
plans for a schedule. The following
officers were elected:
Roberts, president; Kearns, secretary
ard treasurer; Gillen, scorekeeper. The
committee Oh prizes will consist Of
Messrs. Gillen, Kearns and Smith.
All the teams represented have made
excellent records in practice, and the
tournament promises to develop some
very interesting bowling matches.
BOWLING RECORDS TUMBLE.
Steady, regular and consistent bowl
ing was seen on the Kirkwood alleys
Inst night. Those who keep in touch
with bowling in some of the larger
cities say that they have seldom seen
it equaled, although single games ex-
cIuding any of these or greater totals
In three games have been bowled.
This was the first of the regular
match games which will be bowlcd
weekly for twelve weeks between the
..Old Guards" and Reserves" The
"Old Guards bowled 0O4, 933 and 90,
each little better than the preceding
one. and totaling 2S07. This is the
first time in seven years of bowling
tl,at team has bowlcd three success
siye games of over 900 on the Kirk
wood alleys. The last game of $40 Is
a record for the Krkwood alleys and
has seldom been beaten in the city.
The Reserves" bowled $40, S1S
and $50. each little better than the
preceding game as was the case with
the other team.
The first team captured the first game
by 94, the second by 1l5, and the
third by 13l, making total of $40
pins In the three games. g. +. Frain's
game of 245 Is tie with j. w. Chap
mans score OF one year ago for the
alley record In a match game at Kirk
wood.
SCARCITY OF ICE BOATS.
The association of Akron sports with
the doings OF ice boats is derived
largely from reading of the papers
as few specimens Of the queer looking
craft have ever SKINNED over the Ice
ON local lakes. The reason for this, as
Viewed by one of the men who owned
an Ice boat here some years ago, Ii
primarily that there are no bodies OF
water near Akron, large enough Il
make the sport successful.
The rest of the trouble has come
from the fact that the ice when Il
has come to Akron, has not remained
long enough to appeal TO the lovers oI
fee boat racing TO such extent that they
have obtained boats. The sport Is re
garded as one OF the most exciting IL
existence, and the recent invention
which win increase the speed posi-
bilIties of ice boats, will tend to max,
II more SO.
CHALLENGE FOR FLYNN.
Wm. Flynn, of this city, who ha
held, undisputed, the title of being tn
fastest skater In the county for som
time. has been challenged to trla
of speed by Paul Goucher, the Clcvs
land skater, who holds the title O
champion OF the state. Gouchcr
agreeable to match for any distanc,
at any time, and for any amount.
Cleveland hockey players are ais
after matches with any team in I'll
state and the communication in whic
Goucher issued his challenge, calls n
tenticn to this fact. The local hocko
players have lost great deal of II
interest they formerly had In the gam
and there is not great prospect th,
the challenges of other teams will |
considered.
SIMMS IN BENEFITS.
Art simms has promised to box son
exhibition rounds with his sparrin
partner, at the entertainment whlt
win be given in Barberton in a s,o
time, for the benefit OF Ed Cahoo
an athlete formerly well known
4 this part Of the state,
simms is regarded as one of the be