The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
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BOWLING

Billy Hopkins, of the Backus
team, will probably finish with high
average unless he falls down on Mon
day night. He has rolled in every
game played by his team this season
and has kept his average over la all
the time. 1t is now a fraction over
ia. Bartl, of the Elks. was ahead of
him for a brief space with an average
of 1874 for three games only, but this
dropped down very rapidly as soon as
he had played n few more games.
The project of sending two-nlan
team to Buffalo the week after next
to compete in the national bowling
tournament has been finally aban-
doned Sufficient enthusiasm couldn't
be aroused for the simple reason that
there is no money in the league treas
ury and the representatives who would
go would necessarily have to pay their
expenses out of their own pockets.
Many people are enthusiastic over
things until they find that their at
tainment means expense.
1t looks very much as if Taylor's
score OF 253 will stand as the record for
concerned. Every bowler in the league
has had a desire deep down in his
heart to beat that score if only by one
pin but since it was made there hasn't
been one who has begun to approach
it,, DIR. Wardell. who made 24S, the
second highest score. made it before
Taylor, broke all local records for
match games.
That the scores made by the bowlers
in the two local leagues compare fav-
orably with the scores made by the
crack bowling teams in New York city
can be proven by IA glance II. The New
York papers Publishing bowling
scores in full. IN games rolled on
Thursday by the Roseville Athletic
club team and team representing
the New York Athletic club in the bis
Athletic league, the total number Of
pins made by the teams was 2529 and
2,555 respectively. This showing has
been equalled and surpassed several
times this season by teams in the To-
cal leagues.
The Northwestern Il PENNSYLVANIA
Bowling League closes its first series
Monday night. The closing games
will be as follows: Black Diamonds
VS.. Scranton Bicycle club on Bicycle
club alleys Elks VS.. Green Ridge on
Green Ridge alleys; West End vs. |
Backus on Backus alleys.
The race for the handsome trophy |
to the winners of this series has now
narrowed down to the Black Diamonds !
of this city and the West End Wheel |
men of Wilkes-Barre, The former |
have "a shade the better of it so far |
but 1t is so close between these two |
clubs that it will he necessary for
Mondays games To decide who the |
victors are to be, AS the clubs now |
stand, the Black Diamonds are one |
game to the good, but should they lose |
two Monday night and the West End |
team win two the cup will go TO |
Wilkes Barre, Taking it all in all it |
has been very pretty contest and |
judging from the rapid Improvement |
in the playing of all the teams recent |
ly, the next Series will produce the |
very best bowling ever seen i'm this |
part of the state.
The West End No. . succeeded in
taking two out Of three from Green
Ridge No. Thursday evening on the
latter's alleys. thereby tieing the Green
Ridge boys for first place in the club
league.
DR.. Wardell OF the Scranton Bicycle
club team is undoubtedly the equal of
any bowler In the league. His dellv-
cry Is faultless and ball most effective.
Harry Pond of the Green Ridge
Wheelmens No. team is an unusually
steady bowler. He seldom misses a
spays