The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-20
More Bowling Leagues
To the Fore This Fall.
Sport Gains Popularity
District Organization Opens Season Tomorrow
Night at Sangerbund AIeys-President
Livingstone to Officate.

ing Onice. Commerce and Labor. Inter
Tor Department, Navy Yard, Postoffiee
Department. Treasury Department. and
War. Two teams play every night. ex-
cept Saturday and Sunday. at the Palace
alleys.
W. c. BoWshe who led the league
last year, will not play this season, Two
OF the most promising aspirants for in
dividual hoaors are d. J. O'DonneIl, who
stood second in '06, and Charles Miller,
who, with a record Of 652, holds the
highest total for three games so far
this fall
The season opened Monday, September
%. bu, many OF the players have not
yet gained their true form, aad a. a
result, the Commissioners and Bureau
are much farther down the list than
they were this time last yesr.
Aggies Going Some.
The Aggies, who made an excellent
showing in past years, are bowling at
a winning stride and lead the league,
with Navy Yard, last years winners, a
close second. Navy has rolled the high
est set, scoring 2,S35
Jimmy Field, who finished strong last
spring started in with a 6OO-set, and by
keeping up his good strings, leads the
individual list He has bowIed seven
out Of twelve games over the 200 marx
and is only Short three points of
double century average
In addition TO President Conway B.
Hunt, the following officers were elected
before the opening gam: Vice prcsi-
dent, W. ". Chase; secretary. L. z.
Schrader, and official scorer, H. L
Deyo. These, acting in conjunction with
a representative from each team. con-
stitute the board Of governors.
Other Strong Aggregations.
Other strong organizations are the
Commercial Duc5pin League. the Dis
Iict DuChpin League, the Real Estate
Ten Pr League, and the Church
League. Cash prizes are offered to tie
members OF the first team, the winner
Of the highest individual score and the
highest individual set made in the Even
inS Star League, which bowls nightly at
SpdTroUgh's alleys. The Masonic League
has increased It's roster TO eight teams.
but has not yet gotten we'll under way.
Its officers are President Jacobus :.
Jones. James 4. Hunter. and Frank
g Curtis. The addition of four teams
reCessitated revision in the schedule,
and the new dates have not yet been
announced.
The Church League is composed Of
six churches OF South Washington: ST
Marks Lutheran, St Johns. Sixth Fres-
byterian, Westminster, Fifth Baptist.
and Marvin Methodist. The season
opened October 4. with IA game between
Fifth Baptist and Sixth Presbyterian
The officers are; President, c. D. Church:
vice president, A W. Richards; secre-
taTies. H r. FeIlinger and William
Erayslow; treasurer, X. Voelckner.
A New Circuit.
Five -teams from the Government
Printing Ofnce, Rulers. Blanks, Finish
ers. StanpeTs. and Foundry. and tie
Freshmen from the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, organized for the IN st
time this year into the Union Bowling
League. and played the first game OC-
tOber I, at .hE Royal alleys.
Bowling has become a clearly recog-
nIzed sport in the National Capital. and
ample opportunity Is afforded bowleTs
of any degree of efficiency to compete
ir league company.