The Washington times., 1902-09-03
Preliminary Games Between
Various League Teams.
CARROLLS WIN SILVER CUP
Defeated Fat Mems Club by Close
Score = Saengerbund Took Consola-
tion Prize-Departmentals Win in the
Series With the Bank Clerks.

lne opening OF the local bowling sea-
| son last night was made the occasion
for the formal opening of the new Pal
ace alleys. 914 f Street. Both had a
most iattering start, and successful
season is assured them.
The alleys. described in The Times
last month. in their completed condition
are perfect in every detail and it is
doubtful if there is a more complete
anywhere in any of the bowling centers.
Palms and other growing plants greet
ed the visitor last night on every side,
and the brilliantly lighted hall. with its
six polished alleys and it's half dozen
billiard and pool tables. made the large
crowd of visitors feel at home from the
first entrance therein. Comfortable,
airy locker rooms, with every convent
ence for the bowler. open on to the main
floor, while rooms for meeting purposes
was complimehted on all sides upon the
completeness of the alleys which he was
in the main instrumental in securing
From the opening hour until midnight
the big place was crowded with en-
thusiastic followers of the sport
Formal Opening by Mr.. Lackey.
At s O'Clock began the ceremony of
formally opening the alleys and this
was done by Mr.. James B. Lackey, one
of the directors who. in neat address,
bade the visitors welcome and placed at
their disposal the new home OF the
sport, and expressed the hope that they
would make frequent use of all it of
fered for their pleasure His address
was loudly applauded. and then. at a
signal. the captain of each of the six
team represented in the opening tourney
rolled ball down the alleys and the
season was on. The games are pre-
lminary to the regular season, which
opens later in the month on these al
leys:
The District League was represented
as follows: Saengerbund. Captain Ford:
Carroll Institute. Captain Cox Jolly Fat
Men. Captain Rodrick; South Washing
ton Business Mems Club. Captain Dietz;
Departmental League, President Batch
and Bank Clerks League, President
Dooley
CAROLS Won the Cup.
The first set of games in the tourney
We're played by teams representing the
District League, named above, each
bowling one game. The CAROLS bowlei
the Saengerbund and beat them handily
S27 to 795, and the Fat Men beat the
South Washington Business Men 740 TO
6gS.
Then the winners of these sets played
for the prize a handsome silver loving
cup, and the CAROLS defeated the Fat |
Men by twenty-six pins-75O to 724.
The cup vas presented with few
by MIR. Lackey. who congratu-
lated the winners. and Capt George r. |
Cox received the prize for his team in !
a short address.
Then the Business Men and the Saen- |
gerbund bowled for the consolation |
prize, fifty cigars. and this time the
won by the narrow mar
gin of four pins-7SS to 7S4.
Departmentals Defeated Bankers.
two teams each from the Departmental
and Bank Clerks Leagues were bowling
for supremacy. The first set was won
by the Departmental League, Ward |
captain, with score of S19: Captain
Barclays team. 66l.
On the other side another Department
tai team won, Captain Hess team de-
feating Captain Dooley's Bankers, COS
TO 500
The contest for the first prize between
The two winning Departmental teams
resulted in victory for Captain Wards
team. 100 to TAI, and the winners re-
.ei~ed 100 Mantell cigars. which the
players divided among them.
Then the two defeated Bankers teams
played for the consolation prize, fifty