The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-31
TO FORM Big LEAGUE.
Bowlers Meet Tonight to Arrange for
Next Season-Eighteen Club
Circuit Possible.

A meeting for the purpose of organi-
cation will be held at $40 o'clock to-
morrow night at the Elks' Cafe, by
the Scranton City Bowling league. the
members of which are already begin
ming to get anxious about the coming
seasons rolling The teams which are
to enter the league this year will be
the Arlngtons and Maennerchors, from
South Scranton, the Hampe and
"Bobby's'' team from the Hampe al
leys, the Liederkranz and Elks', from
the latter's alleys, two teams repre-
senting the Backus alleys, and two
from North Scranton. 1t is also ex-
pected to have present at the meeting
representatives from the West Scran-
ton alleys, Scranton Bicycle club, Elec-
trio City Wheelmen, and Green Ridge
Wheelmen.
| If it is decided at this meeting to
have teams from the various Wheel
mems clubs in the league, a big circuit
of fourteen or eighteen clubs will be
| decided upon. There is strong possi-
bility, however, that the wheelmen will
again have an exclusive bicycle club
! league which will include the West
End Wheelmen, of Wilkes Barre. Even
| in this event, however, the league will
be composed of more teams than ever
| before. This will be the cause of more
| spirited competition than has marked
| the local tournaments in the past, and
| a long and interesting session is being
| eagerly anticipated by local bowling
enthusiasts.
| Most of the city alleys have been
| running all summer, for the first time
| in years, and consequently the formal
opening of the season will find all the
bowlers in the pink of condition, and
excellent bowling can be anticipated
from the start of the game, until the
dog days again arrive.
The Arlingtons are already beginning
to feel strong, and have issued a chal-
lenge to all organized teams of the
city, the match ~ be bowled for re-
| freshments which the losing rollers
will stand for. Philip Roll and Will
liam Meister. who have already chal-
lenged Billy Hopkins and Charles
| Moore have repeated their challenge.
The Maennerchor team has organized,
and is having weekly team practice.
| While most of the members are some
| what new at the game they have been
| injecting an enthusiasm into their
| work, which is bound to have good
| effect There is also some talk of a
printers team. With Frank Gold or
Cyrus Evans as captain, crack quin-
tette of bowlers could be found among
| the typos, who would be able to roll
with the best of them.
The Hampe teams are looked upon
as the dark horses of the prospective
league. A number of crack bowlers
have been developed there, and it is
expected that they will make a strong
bid for this years trophy. One of the
highest scores ever rolled in the city
was recently made on the alleys.
Murphy. who bowled on one of the
City League teams rolled 217
At the Bicycle club, there is a like
lihood of the old Black Diamond team
being reorganized. This collection of
bowlers never set the world of ten pins
on fire, by any startling achievements,
but it's members We're recognized as
the jolliest crowd of individuals in the
league, and the side features attached
to their exhibitions We're always a
source of general amusement.
At tomorrow nights league meeting
officers will be elected, and the num-
ber of clubs in the league definitely de-
cided upon. A committee will also
probably be appointed to draft sched-
ule of games, which will be submitted
at a subsequent meeting.