The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-22
AMONG The BOWLERS,

Representatives from the eight teams
comprising the City Bowling league
met yesterday afternoon at Rolls in
South Scranton and completed final ar
rangements for the opening of the sea-
son two weeks from tonight. Each of
the teams deposited the entrance fee
with the treasurer.
The Liederkranz team will not roll
and in its place a team known for the
present as the Independents was ad-
mitted. This team will roll on the Elk
alleys. 1t comprises only three men,
bers at present. AL. Ridgeway, John
Jansen and John Murphy but two more
will be secured in a day or two Meis-
ter. who planned to organize team of
his own has given up the idea and will
roll again with the Arlingtons.
The winning team in the first series
will secure prize of $50 in cash. The
high average man will win $40; the man
making the largest number of spares
will win $40 and S. will be awarded the
player making the greatest number of
strikes.
Within the next week or two meet
ing will be held by the directors of the
Northeastern Pennsylvania Bowling
league for the purpose of deciding upon
plans for the coming season. The
league will comprise only teams repre-
senting clubs this year and the name
will be changed.
1t is proposed to have the member
ship limited to teams representing the
Scranton Bicycle club, the Electric
ity Wheelmen, the Green Ridge Wheel
men and perhaps the Country club.
The West End Wheelmen of Wilkes
Barre will not come in because of the
bad shape of their alleys The MEM
bers of the Elks and Backus teams
who rolled in the Northeastern league
last year will roll on the City league
teams representing these alleys this
coming season.
There are so many fast bOwlers in
the clubs mentioned alone that it is
proposed to have two teams from each
In the league. This plan is being ad-
vocated by many of the leading bowl
ers and seems to meet with general
approval. 1t is claimed that if one club
Is allowed to have the two teams that
all should be, otherwise the club
with two teams would have an added
chance of winning the trophy. The
old Black Diamonds will likely be re-
organized by Captain Frank Beavers
and will roll on the Bicycle club alleys.
William j. Meister, who captained
the Arlington's last year, and who Is
one of the best bowlers in the city,
has rented the Becker alleys on North
Main avenue and will take possession
on Monday next. He is at present or
ganlzing team to be known as
Meister's Colts and he hopes to get into
the City league taking the place of the
Liederkranz team, which viii not enter
according to information received yes
terday. The Backus team, captained by
Bernard Coons, will roll on the two
new alleys which he is having laid
down in West Scranton.
The old Northeastern league Backus
team which did such splendid work last
year coming out second in the first
series and taking first place in the
second series will enter the City league
intact with the exception of Philip w.
Roll, who will play with the Arlingtons.
his place will be taken by new
conner, II. C. Vogelsang, who Is said to
ron tantalizing ball. The team will
be captained by Billy Hopkins as be-
iore and the other players will be
Moore, Fahrenholt and Peckham.
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Evidences of revival of bowling
throughout the country are every
where present. The agent of the
brunswick Bake company, who was
In this city recently. says that his COM
pany has contracts for putting no less
than 300 alleys this coming season.
Schriever Is Giving Gold Necklaces
to the Children.