The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-09
Bureau Aggregation Wrests
Two Games From Inter
ioriJes and They Are
Again Tied for First Place
in Departmental League,
No Material Changes in
Plate Printers and Rail-
way Relief Association
Teams-Navy Yard Team
Establishes New Record.

There was but little change in the
standing of clubs in the various local
bowling leagues the past week The
only one where the leaders were al
fected was n the Departmental League,
in which the Bureau team again tied The
Interior aggregation for first position
The past week vas the first OF the
closing series in the league. four series
having been finished with the Interior
Bureau game OF Friday. The Census
Treasury series stands FIVE TO four in
favor Of the latter team. the Commits
sioners won five TO the P0stOffce teams
four the Navy Yard five to the War
TioTs' four. and the Bureau aggregation
six TO the Interior three. The honors
o. the past week belong 10 the Navy
Yard team. for although they lost two
games in their set with the Census five.
yet they broke three records, setting
3 new individual high score. d new team
total for one game, and one Of their
members BOWED forty-one boxes With
our q break Fritz established 2 new
mark for high score with 267, passing
Lcimbach's mark or 25S. TIE Nav
Yarders set new total Of ! .038. FIVE
more than that Of the previous record
held by the Interior qUint. To Crist,
Of the same team. goes the high hOnoTs
o. the week, thar fine bowler rolling
Ri, 221. 216 PA, 200. and l88, an average
for SIX match games during the week OF
20. The team bowling was also Of a
high order, their average for the six
games being g15- The bowling during
the week throughout the entire league
was Of q high order, scores Of 200 and
over were numerous, although high
averages did not prevail TO any great
extent. The scores over 200 were
Fritz, 267; Lord, 25s, 234, Williams
Census, 231; TaIbert, 229: Cooper. Z27;
Rice, 222; Christ. 2z1. 221. PIC. PA. 200;
Renner 52I Land 219. 215; Allen
212 POI: Van Hoesen. 209; Garrett.
209; Parker, 209; Schreiner. 206; Devor.
2O3 Leimbsch. 202. 202. 200. Williams
WAR, POI. and Bishop, 200 In the in
dividuaI averages, Lord had 220.z, CTtst
20. Tor six games, and Leimbach POLL.
TIE 1atter-s work was OF e consistent
order. Through some remarkable bow
Ing last week, Lord CT the Bureau
team, now leads the league in indi-
vidual averages. only - pins ahead Of
Bum Leimbach still holds third place
\ new man has now Joined the select
FIVE. He is Crist, of the Navy Yard
who jumps into fourth place with an
average Of IS2.I2 and as this bowler
is now rolling games Of a high order
he may prove q dangerous factor in
the race among the leaders. The census
quint did the unexpected last week
when they took two games from the
Treasury FIVE, and on the following
night won two rom the Navy Yard
team, which goes to show that even the
taiI-enders are not 70 be passed up
as easy marks. The Bureau and IN
terror teams are now again tied for first
place, owing to the former winning
Two games from the latter on Friday
night The services Of Captain Bum
were sadly missed by the Interiorites
but as he is recovering from his dis
ability. viii soon be back with the
team The Navy Yard team iucres sed
their aold Oh nth place by taking two
hard games from fthe Warriors. buI AZ
all teams are hustling for that place
in the second division. upsets are likely
10 occur. The Treasury FIVE are only
two games behind the Navy boys. the
War Department team but three games
behind The finish viii be q 3 interest
ing TO the followers OF these teams as
the fight for first place is among the
friends Of the leaders.