Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-13
BOWLERS FALL OUT
Disruption of Tri-city League
Over Contested Game
Threatened.
oENTRALs AND COLTS INVOLVED
Directors Fail to Agree and Remain
ing Contests May Be
Called OF.

The Tri-City Bowling league has be-
come involved in a ruction that has
lined the members up on two sides
and threatens to prevent the finishing
of the season. The trouble has arisen
over the game that was to have been
played in this city one week ago last
Monday evening between the Rock
Island Centrals and the Moline Colts.
That contest, it will be remember
ed, was declared at the time to have
been forfeited to the locals on ac-
count of the failure of the Moline
team TO appear lat the stated time
with full team. Carl n. Gustus,
who has since died, was the absent
member. While awaiting for another
man to put in appearance the Moline
team insisted upon playing with four
men. This was done, but the extra
man did not show up, and as the
match was of no interest and had al
ready been decided under the rules
by the failure of the Moline team to
make good. the contest was called
off after few frames had been roll
ed, the Moliners admitting at the
time that they had forfeited.
Series Was Important
Later they Matched up scheme to
lay claim to the game. The Colts
were in the last place in the percent
age column, while the Centrals were
tied for second with the Flying
Dutchmen, of Moline. If those three
games could be turned about the Re-
cruits of this city would be forced to
I no hot
third place and the chance that they
then had of finishing at the top
would be destroyed.
The chairman of the league, c. Il.
Stephens, of Moline, was appealed to.
and he called a meeting of the six di-
rectors at the Brunswick alleys in
Moline Wednesday evening. There a
heated discussion was held. Sam
Dart, of this city, represented the
Centrals and J. j. Enderton, of Mo-
line, the Colts. On the propositions
that were submitted for settlement
of the matter they did not vote and
the other four split. Robert Cochran.
of Davenport, and ID. +. Noftsker. of
this city, being opposed to c. +. Yves
ton. of Davenport, and c. =. Skinner.
of Moline. President Stephens refus-
ed to cast the deciding vote and some
one suggested that Mr.. Dart and Mr..
Williams. a member of the Colts,
should roll a game to decide it. Hav-
ing no intention of settling the point
in this manner, but yielding to the
demand of the other directors, Mr..
Dart went into the game and rolled
left handed, being, of course. defeat
ed. The Moline team now claims that
the matter is settled, though the di-
rectors have not officially put that
construction upon it. The local team
still claims a forfeiture as at first.
The result will probably be that Mr..
Dart viii resign as director and w.
III. Thoms. also member OF the Cen
trails and secretary Of the league, will
do likewise. 1t is now improbable that
the other two series of games will be
cancelled. If they are not there will
likely be n contest over the division
of the prizes, which are six in num-
Der and range from $72 down to $24.
Planning New League.
There has been n movement on foot
for some time to form another league
at the end of the present season, and
the present difficulty may bring mat
terS to a head at once. The Rock Island
and Davenport teams are opposed to
taking Moline teams in another
league on account of the fact that
the Brunswick alleys are very poor
and the balls and pins used there are
in bad shape. The total scores of the
teams in each series rolled there dur
ing the season. has been from 200 to
400 pins lower than those rolled in
this city and Davenport. Many IA
vor the forming of a league compos-
ed of four teams, two from this city
and two from Davenport.
The Hoo HOos and the Rivals.
The Hoo Hoos and the Rivals, two
bowling teams recently organized
among the office employees of the
Rock Island Sash & Door works, roll
ed series of games last evening at
the Central alleys with the following
result:
HOO HOGS.