Evening star., 1909-03-14
EVENING STAR
DUCKP|N LEAGUE
Nonparei|s Making Runaway
Race of Championship
Struggle.
Standing Of the Teams.

The race for the championship in the
Evening Star Duckpin League Is nearing
its finishing stage. and for the first time
In the history of the league one Of the
teams-the Nonpareils-is making run
away of the struggle. In the opening
days of the season the Pleas set the
pace and held a comfortable lead over its
rivals for many weeks. the other teams
being punched Gradually, however. the
Pleas began to lose their grip. and by
steady pounding the teams behind brought
the leading quint to within reaching dis
tance. Under pressure brought to bear
against II the team weakened and by
great squirt the Nonpareils went into the
lead and have never since been headed.
Consistently steady bowling has enabled
them to pull far in the lead. and the pros
poets of their losing he championship are
very remote. Last week all of the three
teams underneath the leaders were tied
for the second position, and even now
they are closely grouped. the Pleas ana
the Brewers being tied for last place
The struggle from now to the finish of
the contest will be between the three
for the honor Of finishing second, and 1t
gives promise Of being a hot one. The
Pleas have been strengthened by the ac-
ouisition of Corwin, who started the sea-
son with the Brewers, and the quint
should give a good account of itself from
now on.
The individual playing of the members
of the league has been of the classy
sort and the averages of the leaders are
as good as the best in the city. Tommy
Harlow still holds onto the leadership
with the excellent average of 1904 for
twenty-seyen games, and Baum is close
on his heels with 9S.2S for thirty-six
games The latter bowler Is the main
stay OF the leading team, and is still
contributing some fine scores 10 ms
teams totals. Doran McCarty has MADE
a tremendous squirt since the last publ
cation Of the averages, and his creditable
average of 97.24 for thirty-six games is
one Of which he has reason TO be proud
Macs development this year has been a
source of much qualification to his team
mates and friends, and there is not
bowler in the league now who has any
thing on him Collier Is In fourth place
with 95.2S for thirty-three games, While
Castell is fifth with 95.25. and Essex fol,
lows with $500 With this group Of good
rollers all in a bunch changes are liable
to occur in the standing In any set.
The high score set by Essex In the
opening game of the season. 14o, still
holds good as the best in the league-and
it is probable 1t will remain so. Harlow
has a 13O game Collier one of 127 Baum
125; McCarty 124. and there is not man
in the league who hasn't a century
to his credit.
In strikes and spares Baum holds the
lead with Is strikes and 30 spares. and
Doran McCarty is second. with II strikes
and 40 spares. McCarty also has bowled
the highest set. his games of 116. 124 and
1O7 in the last match being the real
thing for one set.
The Honor Roll.
Following is the honor rolf Of tAe
league. games of 100 or over being in
cluded:
Baum-1n3 1o7 1o3 100 JOG 10 113 105 LOG
l25 lis 100 100 los l03 121.
Collier-1O2 1O1 los 1Os 10S 1O4 1O1 10 10I
102 10l 101 112 106 127-
TIarlow-I12 lO3 103 1O1 Ill 1OI l30 1O3 1l3
Casteil-107 ia 1o5 1O9 III 100 III 1O4 100.
McCsrty-lI9 1903 ia ia 1O4 102 l16 124 1OI.
Burhans-l13 1O3 1O2 10l 107 LOG lO3 10i.
Nolan-1o1 1O2 112 101 106 100 l0l 10j.
Fssex-l45 104 100 lis 100 100 10o.
Walker-1l0 102 liz l03 1OI.
Weller-1OO 101 100 101 102
DarnaIl-1O1 1O6 100 104 l03.
McIAan-10l 1U3 40 l09.
Fllett-1OS 10l 40 102.
FOrd-1O0 1o2 1l3.
Wood-1OO 102.
Kendrick-1O2 100.
Corwin-1O6.
Johnson-1O0.
Stephens-101.
Field-104.