The Washington times., 1902-10-05
The Departmental and Bank
Clerks Bowling Leagues
Opened the Local Season
Last Week--Contests Good
NEW A. A. U. COMMITTEE
Y. NJ. G. A. Arranging for Inter
City Series-C. I. Teams-Cor-
corans' Probable Iine-up-Na-
tional Guards Gym.
.How,s YOUR bowling thumb?"

"Hows your bowling thumb?"
The local bowling season opened /
earnest last Monday on the Palac
alleys with sets of championship game
in the Departmental and the Ban
Clerks Leagues, and the pin-5oys hay
been busy several hours each night eve
since setting up for the ambitious youn
bowling teams, for the above leagues ar
the babies among local n-pin organiza
tions.
| AS result of their early work, thumb
are sore, and the above query generall
took the place of one about the weathe
OF the coal supply all last week.
| In the Departmental League the team
epresenting the Treasury, Commission
ers' Office. Navy Yard and Bureau showe
up the best in the opening series, eacl
The Census, Postoffice, Navy Depart
ment and Interior had the short end o
the totals.
Commissioners Are Strong.
The Postoffice team failed to show W
as we'll as was expected of it, beins
weak in one or two places. Besides this
it had the misfortune to tie frame will
the Commissioners and lost on the roll
off in last weeks games.
The Commissioners team is strong, and
should hold leading place. 1t has on
NJ 11J hn. -Iar
who led the opening set, with an aver
age of III, one of his strings showing
2OS Milligan is a well-known bowler,
who. with Barr, will help make this a
strong team.
The league closed its first week with
games on Friday night between the Bn-
reau of Engraving and Interior Depart
ment, and on account of the G. A. r.
encampment It's teams will not bow:
again until Monday, October 13, when
the Census and Commissioners will line
up.
Bank Clerks Bowling League.
One of the most enthusiastic young
organizations that has recently broken
into the local bowling game Is the
Bank Clerks League. It IS composed Of
ten teams, the members of which are
nearly all young men who bring into the
game the spirit of rivalry sonewha.
akin to that of college athletes
Its championship season opened last
Monday on the Palace alleys. where all
It's games will be bowled. In the open
ng set the National Metropolitan team
In N al
and the second Nationals dtt
likewise to the Riggs team.
The West End has wo-i three ; games
md lost one, the National Capitals su--.
ering whitewash.
Or Friday night the Washington Loan
nd Trust team took tn. pace of the
raiders Bank ''hve." which withdrew
rom the league. The new team played
set with the American Security and
rust. and celebrated the occasion BY
inning the full set of three games.
The teams are composed of players
ew to the game, and as result, the
cores do not compare very favorably
18th the strings bowled by veterans,
ut If hard practice Will aid them they
iii be rolling fair averages in {. month |
r so.
ionship games during encempment |
eek and will take up the schedule again
n October 10, when the National Cap |
al and American Security will meet.
Athletics at Y. M. c. A.
The managers of the Y. NJ. C. A.
asketball and indoor baseball teams
i'll make a feature this season OF ia
,rcity series with Y. NJ. c. A teams
Baltimore, Wilmington. ard Cumbe :
nd. This method will not only serve
bring the associations of these cities
ose together in friendly way. but
i'll give the team an opportunity OF
laying some of the strongest in the
ime.
The basketball team is Negotiating fo-
lmes with the Central a!.d West
ranch Y NJ. C. A, of Baltimore, and
'ilmington and Cumbe1 land y NJ. Z.
-. and the indoor baseball managers
,pe to arrange an interei'y series with
,ntral and West Branch V. NJ. C. A.
I'd Vorwaerts, of Baltimore.
Football Candidates.
An unusually large number of candi-
ties are trying for places on the foot
III team and the indications are that
will be a light but fast eleven. The !
EN- are taking practice at Association
lrk and it is expected that a team will
in the field ready for play by next ,
ednesday a week. I
No special effort will be made to ar q
nge games with out of town teams, but :
ties with local organizations will be I
licited. 1
Among the candidates taking practice
der the direction of the physical in a
'uctors are the following and the po- o
ions they are trying for: C. f.
mes, temporary captain; b. Bielaski, '
d j. Burrus. jr., ends: R. Catchngs, a
e. Burke. WNCraig, backs; d. G. SUIT
/, fullback: II. l.. Newton. E. Fredell d
4 H. K. Rcderick, quarterbacks; T. a
rrson, halfback; d. f. McGowan and A
A. Loughran. tackles; j. Graham, T. Il
Ireland, X. n. Joab, and T. Richard N
i, guards: j. Orme and Barsford. CEN Ii
Gymnasium Glasses. v
he work in the gymnasium will be
EN- up in earnest next week and Phys
Directors Rideout and Beckett ex-