Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-07
Pastors on the Teams.

A striking Illustration of the interest
shown by the pastors In the wholesome
sports of the young men is the fact that
Rev. Weston Drummer of the Fifth Baptist
and Rev. j. C. Hawk of the Marvin Meth
odist were members of the bowling teams
of their respective churches and that Rev.
D. w. Skellinger of the Sixth Presbyterian
would have been member of the winning
team had not an accident incapacitated him
physically, for the time, to withstand the
exertion required. The names OF the mem
hers of the two winning teams are as fol-
lows:
Sixth Presbyterian Church team winners
of The Star cup trophy-D. r. Brown, ]. E.
Field, G. d. Campbell, f. NJ. Wolff, Grant
Howe. H. f. Clark. j. c. FISH Robert Nc
Lehman. Fred Litchfeld William Reid, Ed
ward Herbert.
St Marks Church team, winners of the
league cup trephy-H. A. Sunwold If Fell
linger, r kluge G. Friederichs, B. Gal
breath, F. Voehl.
st. Marks won the second place last night
in an exciting finish. At the beginning of
the closing game ST. Johns needed one
game to win, ST. Marks three But with
three games, thus securing the league cup.
Satisfaction With Results
DR.. NJ. F. Thompson, president of the
Bowling League, in opening the exercises
of the evening, commended clean athletics
ed the participating teams upon the just
and generous spirit of rivalry which had
at all stages been characteristic of the COM
petition.
Mr.. D. NJ. Knapp of st. Marks told of
the mingled pleasure and misgiving with
which he had aided in the organza ton of
the St Marks team, expressed his salts
faction that good feeling and agreeable re-
lations had obtained among the teams at
all times, and claimed that the effort to
do No. toe flr,,
man endeaVor.
Mr.. Fish of the Sixth Presbyterian then
introduced Mr.. G. A. Lyon. ir., of The Star
whom he welcomed on behalf of the bowl
ing league as representative of journal
that had always evidenced a progressive
and generous spirit toward the young men
of Washington who were interested in am
ateur sports of worthy character
Presentation of the Cup.
Mr. Lyon. on behalf of The Star, then
presented the handsome silver cup trophy
TO the winning team of the Sixth Presby-
terian Church in brief speech in which
he gracefully felicitated the bowling teams
upon the generous and manly spirit of
rivalry which had animated all the partic-
ipants in the contest. He referred to the
interest which the management of The Star
had manifested in clean and worthy am
ateur sports in the last twenty years, and
promised The Stars continued cooperation
and sympathy with the efforts of those
who are striving for the moral and physical
betterment of the young manhod of Wash
ington. The silver trophy cup was then
presented to the representative of the
league. Mr.. Fish, who voiced the thanks of
the members in appropriate words.
Mr.. Fish then presented the league cup,
or second prize, TO Mr.. Gunwold of the st.
Marks team. and the latter responded in
a brief speech of acknowledgment
Individual Prizes.
Mr.. James Fields was presented with the
Individual prize. given by the Sixth Presby-
terrain Church for the best player on the
winning team, and Mr.. Gus Friedrichs of
St Marks received the individual prize Of
fered by Rev Mr.. Frantz. pastor of that
church. who bestowed II In brief and
amusing speech. The leading player of st.
Johns Mr.. Louis Ostermeyer. was present
ed with a cane. The other team leaders
were: Westminster Church, Edwin Spies;
Marvin Methodist VIM. Brayshaw; Fifth
Baptist Howard Norton. Rev. D. w. Skel-
linger, pastor Sixth Presbyterian. also
spoke briefly. welcoming the guests of the
evening and Mr.. Faliinger read some origt-
nal verses descriptive of the contest.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Harry Clark
seconded by Mr.. d. n. Knapp, rising vote
Of thanks for the trophy cup was given to
The Star TO which action Mr.. Lyon made
appropriate response.
1T was stated that the winning team pro-
posed TO present The Star silver cup trophy
to the Sixth Presbyterian Church.