The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-21

CONTEST A
SUCCESS
DR.. B. w. Chidlaw Finds
Himself the Kingpin in
Masonic Match Games at
Temple Last Saturday
Night.

IN the basement of the Masonic tenn
pie, on the occasion of the opening OF
the new alleys there last Saturday
night, was a great success and was at
tended by about 100 Masons and their
| friends.
The games were started off by A. Nj.
Turner and William III. Gostiin. who
proved to be one of the cards of the
evening. When Mr.. Turner started his
pendulum-lfke arms to swinging. the
kingpin trembled with for fear of inn
pending disaster to himself and HIS
famiI yof nine.
The postmaster. however, did not
seem to be able to brighten the pins a
bit, and as the ball seemed to inter
fere with the calves of his legs the
total number of pins bowled over was
not considerable. 1t became apparent
early In the game the charge that Mr..
Gostlin had been going to Chicago to
practice was unfounded The final
score was 100 for Mr. Turner and IS
for Mr.. Gostlin. Charges were freely
made that the pin settlers had been
bribed, but Postmaster Gostlin had to
pay for the game and the supper Just
the same.
Danny Dreamer ON Deck.
One of the most interesting games
was between Dan Moran and Peter J
Lyons. Danny Dreamer Moran had
been practicing for days for this con-
test He knew that Peter Lyons was
a good bowler in the old days. but he
thought he might have refrigerated and
decided to put one over on the city
engineer.
Just before the contest he was seen
in the Bradford alleys with his coat
off, his trousers rolled up and all in a
sweat in an effort to get into prac-
tice.
Danny Dreamer saw himself appear
in the alleys before the crowd of his
brother Masons He saw himself MAX
ing the little tantalizing bow to the
long line of spectators and then. as
the ball shot out from his firm grasp.
he saw the pins go scattering into the
pit at the end of the alley
How did it really happen? Well.
Dan Dreamer Moran got up and all
he seemed able to do was to pick off
the pins on the edges. Somehow they
seemed glued to the spots, and there
was nothing doing for Danny. The
upshot of the thing was that Lyons
bseat Moran by the score of 1879 to SO.
Betd-Fitxgerald Match LaughabIe.
One of the most laughable games
was that bowled by John E. Fitzger-
aid and f. s. Betz These men may be |
somebody in the business world. but |
they don't amount to shucks in the |
eyes Of the pin-setters. They were sue
sessful in this, that they bowled the
smallest number of points during the
evening. Mr.. Betz beat Mr.. Fitzgerald
oy the score of 70 to So and the aggre-
gate number of their points was only
-O6. At one time during the game
3etz and Fitzgerald sent their balls
nto the alley for seven consecutive
lines, which is going some.
w. j. McAleer and Fred Newell, who
we're expected to display some fancy
'owling, could not get used to the new
Llleys, and McAleer beat Newell by
me point, bowling 12S to Fred's 1877
The highest score of the evening was
hat bowled by Dr. B. w. Chidlaw, who
cached the high mark of 173. He
owled against DR.. T. W. Oberlin, who
owled lat. As neither of these men
re in practice, that Is considered good.
One of Funny Incidents.
One of the funniest incidents of the
vening occurred in the contest be- ,
ween Morris Dobson and Jack NORTH
and. After the game had been fin
shed and Dobson had been beaten by a
ose, he stepped over to J. T. Hutton
nd offered him dime in payment for !
he games.
One dollar and half, please" said
lr. Hutton.
Vat" said the astonished Hammond
lerchant, and then he mumbled some
hing about, IF L had known that"
lille the boys gave him the laugh. He
roved to be a good sport, however, A..
nd paid for the game.
The following is the scores of the
arious contests which were pulled off
aturday evening:
:. ]. McA1eer. .12slFred Newell. :. .127