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

Bowling Club holds the record for capturing the
ntague championship, having taken it three times
out of the five years in which the club has BOWED
In the league The first year the club bowled in
the league il finished third the second It won the
championship. the third year it fell back into
third place. the fourth year it took the champion
ship again. and the fifth year il fell back to fourth
place
The league itself has been in existence seven
years, and in that time the championship has been
held by the following clubs in order: Empire,
Gable. Oriental. Belyidere, Knickerbocker. Belv-
dere and Lotus
The other clubs which prize winners. in
addition TO the Lotus Club. this year. Second
prize. Lafayette; third Bronxdale: fourth Belvl-
dere; fifth. Century Wheelmen: sixth Phoenix
seventh. Central Park and eighth. Morris.
The Lotus Club particularly fortunate this
gear. Not only did 1t capture the championship
but c. Rehm. Of that team. BOWED the highest
ecore OF the tournament, 275. The award for this
honor went. however. to d. Ulman, of the Pre-
nlfer Club. who ranked second. with a score of 265
TO his credit This was because a provision in
the rules of the league whereby one player is
entitled more than individual prize Rehm
had already taken a high individual average award
The winners Of individual average awards We're.
+. A Clnch. Corinthian, 70 games 1as; C Rehm
Lotus. 20 games 1872. J. II. Smith Corinthian. IS
games, 1so J. Heiles Belvidere l9 games 1s9; F. /.
biederick, Phoenix, IS games, 49,. F. A Clinch of
the Corinthian Club. was prevented from bowling
the full twenty gamer by a peculiar condition
brought about by the rules Of the league. Mr..
C1nch Is also a member Of Century Wheel
mems team and the rules make il impossible for a
member Of team bowl against another of
which he Is also member.
The high team score of the league goes this year
to the Phoenix Club, whose score 1895
The Harlem League bowers go into the sport
more for the love Of it and healthfu exercise
than from desire for what they get of it. In
reality they get little out of it. The old idea Of a
league banner or trophy to be handed down from
year TO year each succeeding club takes the
championship was long since abandoned, and now
the outset OF the season when the league is
Hrst made up. the clubs "chip in' a pool for
prizes The amount not the same from year TO
year but IL is enough to add little zest TO the
contest The pool is divided into smaller prize
allotments and these cash amounts are turned over
TO the winning clubs to do with as they please
There are eight team prizes ranging I'm value
from $e0 for the first down TO SIC for the eighth
There are five individual average prizes ranging
from SIS down S. a high team score prize ana
individual prize.
The tournament Of the Harlem League gave
promise at the outset OF the season OF being such
an Interesting one that unusually large number
OF the clubs entered. practically all of the clubs
IN Harlem The clubs taking part in the tourna-
ment Just brought to a close were the Auauhon
r. J. Maher. captain: Belvidere, H S. Lockwood
captain; Bronxdale. II. A Ball. captain Central
Park. b. {. Luce. captain: Century Wheelmen
J. p Walsh. captain: Colonial J. A. Bell CAPTAIN.
Corinthian. c. N. Schaefer. captain Cyclone T c.
Johansmeyer. captain: Friendship, Borough of The
Bronx. A H koeller, captain; Friendship Bor-
ough OF Manhattan, r. T. Mcdowell captain:
Grove Hill. c. Vogt. captain; Hyperion. A. Fecher
captain; Knickerbocker E. b. La Forest CAPTAIN:
Lafayette j. f. Darrell. captain; Lotus w Gerdes
captain; Morris. j. 7. Thompson. captain; New
Rochelle. c. II. West. captain: Phoenix, p. A Moy-
n&han. captain: Premier. B. Dawson captain;
Standard. NJ. c. Wyman. captain: Washington
Heights. Thomas Martin. captan,
The affairs the league are lookeS after D.,
o~oers and board OF managers in which all the