The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-17
LOVING CUP OFFERED
IN BOWLING CONTESTS
Times Dispatch Gives Trophy to Be Fought for
by Teams in Richmond Bowling Association.
Close Games From Now On.

for the contestants.
will rest up in order to be In trim for
the contest tomorrow night. II is sur
prising the amount of interest shown.
1t will be an absolute impossibility TO
accommodate all OF the candidates
who are DESTROYS OF participating.
Lockers have been Installed for
the various teams. and the men arc
more than grateful to the management
for the care and time which has been
expended in looking after their COM
fort.
Looks Like Rival League.
Should rival league be formed, and
there is a great possibility of this hap
pening. 1t looks as II the fight would
be even warmer than II Is now. Tn
questionably some good men are lay
ing around loose waiting for an OPP
portunity to become connected with a
representative team. AS a matter OF
whether the best bowlers have not
been left out in the cold. This occurred
not because OF desire to Ignore these
bowlers. but because they were slow
in signifying their intention OF getting
in the game this winter.
Truth to tell-and this is betraying
no secret-the organizers of the asso-
citation were most anxious to get out
the amateurs. They could count on
the regulars. but 1t was the youngsters
fore. You will And on the several teams
men who have not been known prom
inently in bowling circles.
Good Dowlers Left Out.
However, these newcomers, as 1t
were. have the right spirit, and they
are willing to meet the more expo
rienced handlers of the balls. In fact.
the new ones are firmly Of the opinion
that they can vanquish the more ex-
with reason that the old-timers feel
that they have the best of it, and
that their confidence will be their I'M
doing.
Whether or not this is true will re-
ouire rival organization to tell. II
the other league is formed watch out
for squalls. Having gained precedence
by prompt action, the first formed or
9anization will endeavor to retain this
precedence on the alleys and Is ready
Challenge Received.
A challenge was received yesterday
by Captain Whitman. Of The Times
Dispatch team. from w. L. Birsch, OF
Blackstone. It is the desire Of the
and try conclusions witt. the news
| paper aggregation on Thanksgiving
Day Captain Whitman has accented
the ohallenge and will have .Sa, his men
an interesting game. as advices are
to the effect that the Blackstone crowd
| Is up to snuf. Look for the result and
then pick the winner.
On Friday night the Locomotive
| Works team Will meet the Engravers
after which the real fighting will be.
| GIN Following Is the score OF the
| games last night, together with the
standing Of the clubs:
Standing of Teams.
l .veyyNleTN. 4
ssp!llinE (capt.',. 1 1sS 1 1,,ss 1 rs
Sutherlln ...''...8.. 1so i 1ss 1 iaa
Rlilsy .... rs rs i 1ss i is
Martin ti '. ........... 15s i2s $50
~ 7sb III s,s4;
ist. I'd. Sd. Tota
Booker (Capt.).... 12s 152 165
Roy .............l. l64 164 l8l
Cook ~. ........s.3. 116 149 1874
B Ssyass :... III IL i is5 ~ y
7o1 745 74b 2.lel
4 minutes Umpires, Deveraux and Blair
n ,Scorekeepers. Bailey and Cottrell. III
Z Standing OF the Gibbs. Y, J,
Meat Packers .5.3... ~ ~,
Times Dispatch ... ~ ~;
4 Plumbers ...E....{,s.. AZ" 40,
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