The Washington times., 1902-08-31
Coming Bowling Season
Promises to Be I'm
usually Interesting.
FIVE LEAGUES THIS YEAR
Departnentals Will Bowl for "Times"
Cup-Y. NJ. c. A. Preparing for Ten
mis- Tourney - Light Infantry Has
Some Hard Luck.


Some Hard Luck.
The coming bowling season promises
to be the most active the local followers
of the game have ever witnessed. In
stead of three. as last year. there will
be five strong. well balanced leagues.
and championship games will be in or
der every weekday night on some one
or the other Of the now numerous al
leys.
The quantity of new bowling material
winch has cone 20 the surface in the
past year is really surprising. Much of
it Is susceptible Of development into
high class, and the end OF the season
should ind this city more than ever the
center for s;ro2g. consistent bowling,
beth for individuals and teams.
District Bowling League.
The District Bowling League. the vet
eran Of the sport among the locals, will
again take its place on the alleys this
seasor.
As heretofore the championship games
will be played on the alleys Of the clubs
represented in the league.
The makeup of none OF the six teams
is known as yet. There have been 50
many shiftings about and so many
changes that Il is hard to tell what the
teams Will look like this season.
A number Of surprises are in store for
certain managers and captains, and the
location of the championship next season
will be an entirely new and rather an
unexpected one. The race will be very
much more exciting than last year.
The splendid race made by Carroll In
stitute. finally winning the champion
ship. was one of the features of last
seasons play The same clubs will again
line up in the coming seasons battle,
and many of the players are waiting
anXiously for the cooler weather, when
they can take up practice. Some have
been practicing for a month.
All the alleys have been gone over
and renovated except those of the
South Washington Business Mems Club,
which were replaced BY entirely new
ones and are said now 10 be among the
best club alleys here.
Bureau of Engraving League.
The Bureau of Engraving League will
keep up its organization and will at
the same time have team in the De-
partmental League, which team Will be
picked from all the Bureau League.
The latter league will again be COM
posed of teams named after the cities
from which the players hail.
The Chicago" team won the cham
pionship last season by narrow mar
gin, and its members claim that they
are out again. stronger than ever, to
land the honors again this year. At the
first meeting of the season. held on
Thursday night, it was decided TO open
the championship series about October
Il, and It is more than likely that the
committee appointed win report a
schedule calling for sixty sets Of three
games each.
The annual election CT officers result
ed as follows: Mr. J. J. Batch. presi-
dent. reelected; NJ OConnor, vice
president; William Wright. secretary;
f. Springmeyer, treasurer. reelected.
and VI. Keiss, official scorer, reelected.
The committee to select suitable al
ley anu lNIOll u Alt LtAA lIstAlli =
consists OF Messrs. n. O'Connor, T
Lavender and ]. Hardie
The committee on arranging a sched-
ule. to report at the next meeting. is
composed OF Messrs. J. Hardic j. Stan
ton. 7. Roland, \. Hess, and J. Won
Deleher
Washington Railway Relief League.
The Washington Railway Relief As
sociation League, now located in its
handsome home, 9i4 E Street, in the
New Palace alleys building, will be
again in the field for bowling honors
The season VIII probably start in Oc-
tober, and promises. on account of the
good showing made last season, to be a
very active and prosperous one.
The Metropolitans won the champion
ship by a close margin, and are the
proud holders OF the silk banner pre-
sented by the Traction Company and
they are out to defend II to the last
game. and hope to again win. Messrs.
Z. c. Brown and r. E. Lee are very
active in looking after the leagues inter
ests, and with the splendid new alleys
to play upon. they hope tor make the
work Of their league compare very IA
vorably with that of the older local or
ganiZations
The TWO newest additions TO local
competition are the Departmental and
the Bank Clerks Leagues. The former
has eight and the latter ten teams.
Departmental League.
The Departmental League is composed
Of teams representing the Treasury
PostofIice. War. and Interior Depart
mentz. Bureau OF Engraving and Print
iug. Census Office, District Commission
ers. and Navy Yard.
The officers of the league are J. J.
Batch. president: George z. Deyo. vice
president; George II. Williams. secre-
tary treasurer. and L. J. Ward official
scorer.
The board Of governors is composed
OF the following delegates: H. b. Ben.
nett, Treasury, G. H. Williams. War;
A. ". Bum, Interior; l.. J Ward. Post
Office; A. J. Hess. Bureau of Engraving
and Printing: C. d. Williams. Census
W W. Chase. Navy Yard. and r. =
Barr, District Of Commissioners.
The league will open It's season on
September g with set OF gaines be-
tween the Census and Treasury. All
games viii be bowled on the New Palace
alleys. 9l4 f Street. which opens form
ally on September ,.