The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-28
o. S. Collins, Unattached,
Scores Remarkable Az
erage of 226 Pins for Nine
Consecutive Games.
Also Equals Record of Pal
ace Alleys With a 28o
Single-Harlow. Rodrick,
and Hardie Are Well Up.

Bowling is practically the only sport
carried on in Washington these days
Despite the fact that the local leagues
have temporarily abandoned their
schedules until after New Year, bowlers
still hold high carnival on the local
alleys. the Palace alleys in particular,
where tournament has held sway for
the past week and will continue for still
another. All the leagues in the city
have contributed to the success of the
tourney. and there are now sixty candi-
dates for the various prizes hung up
by Mr.. Brown. the proprietor of the
alleys. and Washington merchants and
business men.
Several unattached bowlers are in the
tournament. and one OF these. o. s.
Collins. carried off first honors for the
past week. When it is taken into con-
sideration that Washington bowlers eul-
ploy the regulation wooden ball. The
work Of Mr.. Collins is remarkable. FIe
bowled nine consecutive games on De-
cember q only two of which fell short
of the 200 mark. They were as follows:
1s5. 2Ss. 24O. 23S. POI. 225, 1e1. 225, and 2s5.
for total OF 2.0SS pins. This is an av-
erage of 226 per game. IL is doubtful
II any two bowlers In the country have
recently surpassed this performance
with the regulation ball. 1t is a record
OF which any Western bowler, who uses
the loaded ball. often weighing q and
q pounds. might well be proud. Mr.
Collins high score of 2S9 equals the
record for the Palace alleys The first
z6s total was made by Hugh. on Jan
uary ?. 1908. and the second by Rodrick
on November 3. 1903.
Christmas Day Prizes.
The special Christmas Day prizes were
won as follows: Class A. first prize.
chair. donated by Clark & Davenport.
won by Rodrick, score, ISL; class A. sec
ond prize. turkey. donated by the Column
bia Towel Supply Company, tied between
Harlow. Hardin, and Waters. score. 247.
70 be decided later; class B, first prize
clock, donated by z. G. Hines, won by
Collins, score, 24s; class B, second prize.
turkey, donated by the Columbia Towel
Supply Company, won by Lee. score. 2z3.
The records for the past week show
the reliable. consistent bowlers. who
have stood well up for the past two sea
0't-1f a. AAt AtP VI TIE liSL. Harlow ana
Rodrick, Of the Fat Mems Club. in the
District League who are near the top
In the Departmental League. are second
and third, respectively. while Joe Har-
die, who leads the Departmental. is
fourth Roesch, captain of one Of the
teams In the y. NJ c. A. League. made
a surprisingly good showing. finishing
fifth. Barber, who heads the bowlers
in the Bank Clerks League. follows
Roesch. only two pins behind. Whitney.
the premier bowler OF the Railway Re
lief Association League, is twelfth
Whiney's work shows the Palace al
leys TO be easily the best in the city. IN
his own organization his highest single
for the season is 30. while last week
each Of his scores exceeded that figure.
In the three games he knocked over 30.
20, and % pins, a total for the series Of
6Sl
The bowling this week will probably
be better than that OF the past one. as
there is sure to be great rivalry for a
position in the finals. which viii be
rolled on Tuesday night, January s.
The twenty men with the highest aver
ages up to that time will meet for final
honors- The first ten viii compete In
Class A and the second ten in Class b.
Twenty Highest Men.
The twenty highest men I'D 20 this
morning are as follows.