Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
HONOR ROLL FOR WEEK.
Department BOWLERS.
Exciting Struggle for Leadership
Between Navy Yard and
Bureaus.

The close of the first series Of games
in the Departmental League finds the
Navy Yard and Bureau teams fighting
neck and neck for the honors the former
leading by the margin of a protested
game. The Commissioners, Treasury.
Agriculture. Interior and Post Office
quints are punched for third place,
seven games behind the leaders. Grant
ing that the Bureaus win their protested
game from the Capitols, the Navy Yard
will still be in the lead by virtue Of, total
number of pins. The "Gunmakers'' have
bowled good and consistent games, 1.O11
being their best team total, and while
their work has been Of a high order they
have been fortunate in winning games by
scores considered as being below the
average. All of their regulars average
10 Or better.
The Bureau got off to a good start. and
as predicted in these columns at the
opening of the season, have kept up to a
high standard with the exception of one
or two sets, and are now running on
practically even terms with the league
leaders in so far Is games won and lost
are concerned, but change in their
lineup made in a recent set caused a
loss of two aand possibly three games,
and also the leadership.
The Commissioners got Off none
too well, dropped to last place, then re-
covered their form and by good bowling
worked their way into third place in the
standing. They are now doing their best
work of the season, all the regulars
being over the 10 mark.
Treasury is one of the uncertain propo-
stions of the league, but at times its
work has been brilliant especially against
the teams which are looked upon as being
stronger. In the early season it was
without the services of Carlson. but with
him back in the game it should be
found in the first division. although one
cannot expect 1t to finish better than
third.
Agriculture is the only team in the
league which has used the same five
bowlers I'm every set. 1t has done
fairly consistent work, but has lost
games to the weaker teams when it
should have won going easy. Although
not to be considered as league winners
the team will always be a hard prop
osition for the leaders to go against,
since the men seem to arise to the &C.
casion when opposing leading team.
The Interiors look to be a first division
possibility, but hardly capable of fin
ishing first unless they take a. decided
brace in their work They lack the dash
and finish of former seasons, and the alb
sence of Bum leaves vacancy which
appears to be hard to fill. Jacobs and Gar
rett are the strength of the team, Rice
is doing work far below his form and
Lennon has not bowled in more than
three sets since the season opened. Inelr
work in general has been far below their
past performances, and only three of the
team are above the 10 average.
Post Office has four good bowlers
in Roberts. Ward, Sherwood and Doug
lass. and should cause upsets now and
then among the leading teams. yet one
can hardly look for it to finish better
than fifth or possibly fourth.
The Government Printing Office, Capt.
toll and War teams will probably make
fight to see which will not finish last.
The War quint now occupies that berth,
but G. +. 0. is only three and the
Capitols two games ahead, so the cellar
position is liable to be occupied by any
of these three. If the Warriors should
finally land in last place they will have
the satisfaction of knowing that. for
time at least, they held the high team
total of the league.
Every team in the league has at least
one 900 game to it's credit. four of them
having games over the 1000 mark, and
the class Of bowling in general has been
above that of a year ago.
Field of the Aggies is the league leader
in individual work, having an average of
191. but O'Donnell. Roberts. Hardle and
Brosnan are trailing along in the order
given. with averages ranging from ls1 to
1S4 and sill climbing. so Field must con-
tinue on his toes to hold the leadership.