The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-25
BOWLING TEAMS
WELL PUNCHED
Saengerbunds Lead Fat Men
by One Game.
COMMISSIONERS 10 in REAR
Bureau and Interior Men Having a
Hard Battle-Railway
Clerks Play
COMMISSIONERS 10 in REAR

Bowling interest is at fever heat in
the Departmental and District Leagues
because Of the cl0seness of the race. In
the District League only one game sep
aTates the Saengerbunds and Fat Men.
and in the Departmental The Bureaus
are only four games ahead of the Inte-
riors.
The fight for first place in these
leagues. with the season only nine
weeks away is the most spirited for
years.
But Ten Behind.
The Commissioners are only ten games
behind the Departmental League lenders
and will have to be reckoned with in
the battle for the championship. They
are now in phenomenal form and it
would not be surprising TO soon. see
their position bettered. They drew uD
on the Interiors last week by winning
the full set bowled against the Treasury
boys. while the Interiors lost one OF the
three games 10 the Agricultural quinL
The Navy Yard increased its average
Dy trimming the Commerce and Labor
nNe, the calender. in the fun set
George Land. of the Bureaus, did the
best work OF the week, having 2s6 as an
average for series. His scores were
226, 2ll, and 21L Dwyer. 204: German.
205. and Hardie. POP. were the other men
to have averages over 200
In addition TO Lands, the 200 scores
were as follows: Dwyer. 2H and 2o2;
Fowle. 22S; Field, ODD and PIP; Lord. 220;
Hardie. 2lS and 2oS; Buell., PIC; Brown, of
Navy. PIC: BOWshers 212. German III
and 004. Smith and O'DOnnell each 212;
ii5elmeTlchs and CTlst each 2ll; Doug
lass, 30 and 2o3; Parker. POS; Garrett.
zoo; Fitzwilliams. 203; Splann. 2O2; Rice,
Nelligan, and Allen, each 20i; Brown,
G. p o.. and Bum, each POO.
District League.
There was no change of position
among the six teams in the District
League last week The Saengerbunds
and Fat Men. who are fighting for the
leadership. stand just as they were at
the last compilation of averages. as the
Saengerbunds won two games from
the Golden Eagles. and the Fat Men
COPIED a pair from the Acmes.
or its six games played last week the
Acmes won two, one from the Fat Men
and one from the South Washington
Business Men, In the first game with
the Business Men there was a dispute
as TO the score made by Hough. Il is
likely the game will be awarded to the
AGNES, giving them an even break on
The Rathskellers. who are last. only
two games below the Golden Eagles,
viii have an opportunity TO get out Of
their undesirable position on Wednes-
day night when they meet the Eagles.
The Raths have recently greatly i'm
proved. In their last set they won two
of the three games from the Jolly Fat
Men.
A Rathskeller player. Cooper, leads
the league in individual average, Spiess,
the leader OF the previous week, having
dropped to fifth place. Campbell. Of the
AGNES, who has led most of the sea-
son. has regained his form after a tenn
porary setback, and is but shade be-
hind Cooper.
Among Bank Clerks.
In the Bank Clerks League the Citi-
zens widened its gap over the Capitals
by winning four of the five games
played against the Riggs quint The
Capitals still have a commanding lead
over the Metropolitans. who are third.
The bowling was good, there being three
team totals over 500, as follows: Citi-
zens. 937; Riggs. 923 and Bell & Co. g22
The Columbias are having things all
their own way In the new Title 1nSur-
ance League. Out of three sets they
have lost only one game. Possibly more
reverssls of form are seen IN bowling
than in any other sport. however and
II may be that one Of the other teams
IS better. 1t Is yet too early to Judge
the winner. The Washington Title
boys record is the reverse of that of
one game and lost eight Miller stands
head and shoulders over the other bowl
ers In individual avera ges. having
knocked down 1705 pins in nine games
Phelps Is his nearest opponent.
In the Railway Relief Association
the Clerks, cutting down their lead for
first place. Whitney leads the bOWlers.
with Brown second and Staub and Jen-
l,ins tied for third position.