The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-06-26
"VETS" BEAT
YOUNGSTERS"
Unusually Interesting Bowling
Match on the Tapkaow
Club Alleys
HIGH SCORE OF INDIVIDUALS

The Match Which had Been Arranged
for Some Time had Been Looked
Forward to With Pleasure. 1t
Proved to be Exciting and Many
Ladies We're Present to Enioy 1t.
Regulars Roll Three Games over 500.
There was splendid exhibition of
the art of bowling at the Tapkaow
Club alleys Wednesday evening when
the Regulars" administered very
mild 'drubbing" to several members
of the kindergarten class whose am
billions led to the formation Of team
and the issuance of a defiance to the
veterans whose stalwart forms were
covered with glory like clinging moss
to an ancient piece of masonry. The
Ancient and Honorables lost none of
their laurels, though the youngsters
made them put up the game Of their
career to win.
The Scrubs were exceedingly well
managed, and had outmanouvred
the Morris and Union champions in
the display OF craftsmanship which
preceded the game. They succeeded
in getting the date Of the match set
for Wednesday evening, which too
late, the glory covered Vets realized
was ladies' night. The young men
are all handsome, popular and strange
as it might seem, single. They made
it point to have all their fair friends
in attendance. The result was that
the sides of the building bulged out
several feet, so crowded was it with
I EN- mime spectators, They were
strongly partisan too, and failed not
tomake known just where theirsympa-
thies centered. Then, too, the club choir
was there, and this aggregation of
talented yoice-manipulators turned
loose their batteries against the team
which time and again they had sung
to victory "Uncle Danny battle
SCARED from many conflict with
bowlers of all degrees, burst upon the
scene just after the game opened and
found himself in one of the greatest
predicaments of his life. The gallant
county clerk had faced angry men, and
resisted their demands; he had met
the willy politician and had tanned him;
he had induced the tricky bass to take
an iron bait and landed him, but never
in his career had he been known to
turn deaf ear to the pleading gIances
of the fair sex. His comrades of many
a hard fight were now before him with
not single voice to cheer them on.
Loyalty won the day, and "Uncle
Danny shut both eyes and shouted
with all his might for the Vets. Stall
wart and solitary he stood on the
ground from whence even "Brady''
Stevens and George Clark had fled.
Not an atom OF sympathy other than
that given by the lonely "rooter' did
the old guard receive. Even the
usually smiling countenance of Eddie
Mitchell took on worried look. SEN
ator Childs, whose greatest misfor-
tune, the ladies ayerred, was that he
was on the wrong team, smiled, but it
didn't seem like the same old smile.
Uncle Lou, trained by years of news
paper experience was unaffected, but
"Cliff' Rutan, who last week lost
seven pound bass at Culver's Lake,
looked as though he was about to lose
another Commissioner Mcclellan,
the anchor knew his duty and de-
termined to perform it. This he did
and the first game was won. Harten-
STEMS voice had by this time become
husky, the ladies were so disappointed
that only glances Of sympathy were
distributed
Under these conditions the genius
of Captain Williamson of the Young
stersn shown forth. He disappeared
for a few moments He had hardly
returned before the telephone bell
sounded and "Uncle Danny was called
away. Then voices assumed new
tone Huskiness disappeared and the
second game was on. 1t was a great
game. The "Old Guard rolled S37,
but the 'Kindergartens had rolled
$40. Then it was that the ladies were
happy. Mr.. Mcclellan had put up
game of 235, but this was almost Offset
by Harry Lindabury's game of 223. 1t
was great contest and left the games
tie. The rubber was then put on. For
the first five frames things were even.
Then "Uncle Danny returned. He
didn't say anything to Captain Will
hanson about the telephone call, but
he seemed to be doing a lot O. think
ing, Well, perhaps veil better be
drawn over the sad details of the last
five frames. Dick Lindabury S wrist
band turned yellow and pathetic re-
quest for clemency went up to the gall
lery from Mills and Bockoyen. They
had put up great fight and a gallant
struggle had ended in defeat, but the
girls forgaye them all and interest in
the game has taken on new life in the
club.