The Washington times., 1904-02-22
EXCITING RACES
AMONG BOWLERS.
Interiors and Bureaus Fight
1t Out in Departmental.
DISTRICT LEAGUERS BATTLE
Saengerbunds and Fat Men Separated
by Only One
Series.
DISTRICT LEAGUERS BATTLE

The race for championship honors in
the Departmental League is more excit-
Ing and interesting than at any time
this season.
The Interiors, who won the champion
ship last year. have recently been bowl
ing in excellent form. and last week ad-
mInistered a drubbing TO the Navy Yard
five, while their rivals. the Bureaus,
who had led the league for four months.
net defeat at the hands Of the Post
Office team. The reversal Of form on
the part of the Bureaus and the success
of the Interiors, Gusts the former from
first place. the Interiors now occupying
the position made vacant by their rivals.
Only one game separates the teams.
however. and as both play thfs week
the result OF the games will be watched
with renewed interest. The Interiors
meet the Government Printing Office
team tomorrow night, and, Judging by
past performances. should win the full
set. on Thursday night the Bureaus
meet the Navy Yard boys. The latter
are in excellent form, and the Bureaus
viii have to bowl their best to win two
or the three games. 1t appears as
though the gap will be widened this
week. the Interiors increasing their ad-
vantage. However. just such a reversal
Of form as that suffered by the Bureaus
last week may take place, and knock
calculations all awry.
The Commissioners are third, with
but little hope Of bettering their posi-
tion. The Postoffice team. by scoring it's
victories over the Bureaus. tied the
Navy Yards for fourth position The
Government Printing Office is fifth: the
Treasury. sixth; the Agricultural, sew
enth; the War Department. eighth. and
the Commerce and Labor team last.
BrOsnan Gains on Hardie.
Joe Hardie's work was not UP to his
usual good standard last week, and
Brosnan Iessened the gap between
them for first place among the indi-
vidual bowlers Hardie still leads. how
ever. by three points. Crist, German,
O'Donnell, Lord. Bum. Rice. Douglass,
Meyers. Budke, Smith. Garrett. and
Brown follow in the order named.
The race I'm the District League is as
interesting as that in the Departmental
and tonight the leadership will probab bly,
be decided. when the Jolly Fat Men and
Saengerbunds roll of a postponed set OF
games on the alleys Of the latter. To
date each team has won twenty-seven
games. but the Fat Men have lost three
more than the Germans. II the Fat Mer
win two games of the series another tie
for first place will result. but II the
Saengers take a majority OF the games
they Will I'm all likelihood win the chafa
Bionship. The Acmes are stin third
having won two more games than they
have lost. The Golden Eagles are fourth
the South Washington Business Mer
fifth, and the Rathskellers last.
Miller Tops List.
Miller. OF the Saengerbunds, tops tn,
list in individual averages. with a slight
lead over Spiess. Krauss and Eiker, who
are separated by only a few pins.
n Half the season has been played ~
the Tit'e Insurance League. and th'
COlumbias so Tar outclass the othe
three teams that the championship looks
easy for them. They have won seven
teen games and lost only four. whn'
the Lawyers. their nearest opponents
have won only twelve games and los
nine. The District and Washington Titl'
teams hHYe more defeats than victories
and rank third and last, respectively.
Miller is I'm a class by himself amoni
the individuals. averaging twenty-eigh
pins per game more than Phelps. VII;
IS sec 0nd. Marsh ranks third. ans
Eernald Bishop; McKnewy, Dryden
low as named
Easterns Far Ahead.
The Easterns lost three games in tn
Railway Relief Association League las
week. but stili have commanding Lead
over the other teams for first place
The Northern and Track and Roadway
quints. which are tie for second place
have each won eight games less and
lost two more than the Eastern. Th'
other teams follow in the order named
Clerks. Southern, Northeastern. Colum
bia, Mechanical. officers. and Lighting
Company.
Whitney. Of the Clerks. has averaged
eight pins per game more than Staub
his nearest opponent, for individua
championship honOrs. Brown rank
third; jenkins. fourth: McIntire hfth
CARRIER. sixth; WynkoOp. seventh; bod
son. eighth; Lovelace. ninth, and Wen
zell, tenth.