Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02

ton ciupS the FORMER scored an easy v1c-
Bowling.
The sport with the balls and pins has
taken big strides in Washington during
the last couple of years. many leagues
holding contests, and among the members
thereof are numbered several Of the best
players in the country. The season that
closed last spring was conceded to be the
best in this city, but the present season
now In full blast will show a most marked
icrease in the number Of organizations and
membership. In the District League the
Washington Saengerbund team won first
honors. with a percentage of .7f6, while
Campbell of the Acmes was the best of
the high-class bowlers. The Departmental
League had a very close contest for first
honors, the Bureaus finally winning out
with percentage of TAI, while the In
teriors were second with percentage of
.715. The Bank Clerks League also had
fierce battle for first-place position, the
Citizens team finishing first with a per-
centage of 100. with the Capital team
close second with a percentage of .6S3.
Barber had the best individual average in
this league. The Railway Relief League
went through another successful season,
the winning team turning up in the East
way team secured the best Individual aver
age. The race for first place in the Title
Insurance League WIS somewhat one
sided the Columbia team winning the GOV.
and the second club. Miller of the Co
lumbia team was the best individual bowl
er of this league.
Tennis.
The spring and fall tournaments of the
Bachelors Tennis Club. at which the local
championships have always been decided,
we're great successes in 1904, splendid play
ing marking each event and large crowds
turning out to witness the games. The
spring tournament was a mixed event, and
first honors were captured by Harry Allen
of Philadelphia, who defeated Franklin
GeOghegan, the local crack In the fall
te urney. at which the local championship
was decided, Conrad Doyle successfully de-
Tended his title of champion by defeating
c. r. Parkes winner in the singles. Mr..
Parkes had. earlier in the season. won the
championship of Wisconsin, but the local
man proved the better player. The crowd
on hand to witness this contest was the
largest that mas ever gathered at the pop
ular Bachelors Club courts. and the play
was watched with unusual interest. The
first set went to Doyle by SO and also the
with the third and won it by 60. The
fourth set resulted in Doyle's favor, GO,
and the contest was over.
Rowing.
But for the narrowing catastrophe at the
annual regatta of the Potomac River Re-
gatta Association. through which many
lives were lost through the capsizing of
steam launch, the rowing season on the
Potomac river could have been placed
among the most successful on record. All
the clubs along the river reported increased
membership and the interest in rowing
showed an advance that was most crafty
ing to the energetic promoters Of the sport
In this city. The annual regatta. which
took place in August, had numerous en-
tries and the spectators at the event crowd
ed every available place of sightseeing ad-
vantage. In the junior eight-oared event
the Ariel Boat Club of Baltimore finished
first, rowing against the Potomac Boat
Club. In the junior singles George F. Jolly
OF Bachelors Barge Club, Philadelphia, won
out. The Junior four-oared race went to
the Anacostia Boat Club, who defeated the
Arundels of Baltimore. The senior four
cared race was walkover for the
Ariels Of Baltimore. The local contin-
gent showed up well in the International
Fights, the Potomacs of this city trimming
the Ariels of Baltimore in clever style.
Then to finish up the days work the Po-
tOmacs looked SO formidable in the senior
eight-oared race that all other contestants
withdrew and the popular local crew had
walkover.
Rowing at the Georgetown University
was something of a disappointment this
year, when the outlook appeared the
brightest. The splendid showing Of the
blue and gray crew at the intercollegiate
regatta at Poughkeepsie in 1903 led many
to believe that an unusual record would be
secured this year, but the contrary was
the case, the rowing of the Georgetown
boys being very unsatisfactory.
The outlook for the coming season at all
the rowing clubs Is most promising, and it
is predicted that several crews will be
developed with strength enough to attract
attention at the out-of-town regattas.
Basket Ball.
The National Guard and District leagues
F,1,~v ,ScI,a fHa 1n,n
trict last season, and the games in both
organizations were not only we'll played,
but the battle for f1rst-place honors was
unusually trying on the leading teams. In
the National Guard League the Corcoran
Cadets captured f1rst-place honors, and
later on, at a big banquet. were presented
with the handsome championship cup In
the District League the Carroll Institute
boys won the championship after a gallant
battle with the Y. M. c. a team. An eff,
fort was made to bring the Corcorans and
CAROLS together to play for the champion
ship of the District. but after considerable
parleying the scheme was dropped
Foot Ball.
The gridiron game was very popular the
past fall in the District, but considerable
interest was lacking owing to the marked
Superiority of the Georgetown team The
George Washington boys had out about the
best crew of foot ball players in the his
tory of that institution. and the Gallaudet
team was also strong but when lined up
against the blue and gray one-sided con-
tests generally followed, the local cham
pionship easily falling to the lot Of George
town. Out of town the blue and gray
boys also did WELL their most marked
achievement being the holding of Princeton
down to six points to nothing in their an
meal contest. The game scheduled for
Thanksgiving was cancelled on account of
Lehigh preferring to play with Lafayette.
and the heretofore pleasant relations exist
ing between these colleges is now a thing
of the past.
Unusual interest centered around the foot
ball teams of the different high schools,
and the most decided improvement was
noticed in all the aggregations Westerns
Improvement was doubtless the greatest,
and at one time the championship appeared
to belong to the boys from Georgetown,
but Technical finally struck its true gait
and captured the championship. The record
of the eastern boys was most gratifying,
the team being very light, and this handi-
cap had to be overcome by remarkably
fast play.
Unattached organizations had busy sea-
son, almost every vacant lot In the city
having it's team, and as q result dozens of
games were In progress at one time.