The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-17
LEADS In THREE
LEAGUES TIED Up
Races in Bowling 0rganiza-
tiOns Interesting.
SPORT BOOMING FOR FAIR
Pioneers and Knickerbockers Fight
for First Place In COIoniaI-Three
Places in Railway LeaEze Tied.
Indian Leads in Y. VI. c. Alright
for Top HOnOrs In District League.

Bowling for the past week took a de-
cided jump and the fights for the leads
IN the various leagues has settled down
TO TWO and three teams. In three leagues
two teams are tied for the lead and in the
others the race is so close that the lead
ers are in danger OF being Ousted-
The Pioneers and KnickerbOckers are
tied for the lead in the Colonial League
with percentages OF ,sS7. The Virginians
ere a poor last, with III The Pioneers
lead in team averages for the season,
SIS. while the YiTginians are again last,
with .713. Aekers, OF the Puritans. is the
individual leader. with 1SS for fifteen
games Thomas, OF the Pilgrims, IS sec
Ond, with is for twelve games. Pop"
Hartman Is third. having bowled eighteen
games for an average OF 80. Jones still
holds the high-water mark for q single
game, with "a
In the Railway League the Eastern and
Columbia Cuints are tied up for the lead,
with .e56. Two other places are tied. too.
Fourth place is being hard fought for
by the Southerns and Track and Road
way CUNTS each having an average Of
81 General Office and Northeastern are
tied for sixth place with 80. Whitney, Of
the General Office CUNT. Is the individual
leader with an average of IL
A close fight for the lead in the I. N.
c A League is now on. The Indians are
leading. with 567. while the Warriors
are q close second with SIS. y. and E.
Eiker are tied for individual hOnors, with
g Is
Good work is being done IN the District
sin
ing passed. and the boys are once more
back in form. The Belmonts got most
Of the honors last week Michauds high
set Of S64 was broken by Marshall, OF the
same team, who rolled the high set OF
SsS. which IS very apt 10 hold good for
the balance Of the season.
It appears as II the Solitaire Pin Tour
nameRt which vas held week before last
al the Royal has increased the single pin
and spare chances. as more spares were
made last week than the week before.
and several individual averages were
increased a point or two. The Gar
risons, By losing two games 10 the
Belmonts. have dropped 10 third place
and are temporarily OUT OF the run for
first hcnors. The Royals and Capitol
Hills are running neck and neck for the
purse, with Only q slight advantage OF 2
greater total Of pins IN the Royals favor.
The Runners were unfortunate Thurs
day night in dropping two games 10 the
Resolutes the last by a single pin. 81
20 510- The Runners made FIVE more
spares and a greater total OF pins than
did the ResOlutes. but luck was against
them Marshall. Of the BelmOnts. rolled
high set for tbs week with the remark
able run OF Is. I29 lis: 10 % average
ChisweIl and HaWksworth. also Of the
Belmonts. rolled good sets. 81 and 81.
respectively
With half OF the games bOWled in the
Sunday School League, Union and Mount
Pleasant are tied for first place, and
every one looks for a hot Tnish, as several
Of the teams have taken a decided brace
by adding new material. and the leaders
are expected 10 have trouble from now
on. Charlie Miller Is the individual
leader. with Willie" a close second, but
as they have only rolled six games, the
honor belongs to Campbell, who Is closely
followed by Lansdale and Bum Ilans-
dale's high set OF So Is still good and
Swaggart has high game, 246