Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-22
METZ DOWLERS GET TROPHY
Pennant Race in Omaha Bowling
League Practically Settled.
THIRD WIN FOR SAME TEAM
Omaha Bikes Appear 60 Have the
Championship Token Cinched I'm
the Commercial League,
Lochs second.


Tho Metz Bros team has practically
clnched the pennant IN the Omaha Bowling
league for this season. The teams total
OF 2s95 in the match game during last week
was a grand performance and all three
games were won thereby. Metz Bros. will
further have the distinction OF being the
first team in this league TO win the cham
piorship three years in succession. The
Brunswick Bake trophy, a handsome silver
bowling pin, viii finally find a resting
place upon Art Metz's desk as Dad Hunt
ington, captain Of the team, has promised
this to him II they win.
II looks like the Omaha Bikes have also
clnched the rag in the Commercial league
with Loch's willow Springs a safe second.
Yousens Colts win win in the Booster
league, but a pretty race remains between
the Union Paciflcs and the Cudahy team
for second place.
Bill Schneider Ia threatening the leaders
in the Cellar League. He Is now Just few
pins behind but is getting some very high
totals
Since getting at the top Of the ladder
Powers sticks Ike glue and positively re-
fuses TO be displaced.
Maythaf the new member Of the Te BE
Ce team, still continues to shoot nice
scores for Captain Patterson.
Crabb has quit grabbing since he has
raised his average better than l75
Looks like Moran will have a hard time
regainlng his lest position in the Cellar
league In the lead for over half the
season Is going pretty good.
city Chan pion Keyt talks Of cutting out
the hook and going back to the straight
ball. Kcyt don't fancy this split habit he
has been running into.
Herman Beselin is still some shooter for
on old-tlmer The game will have to lose
all It's fascination to make Herman quit.
Johnny Laird is still the hard hitting
boy OF the Crowns. Between Gllbreath and
Laird the boys have a hard time ducking
flying wood
Bob Encen don't care how high fresh
fruit goes this spring, az he won a special
prize Of a case Of McCord-Brady's Advo
goods He selected everything from soup
TO radlshes.
Primeau and AngelsbeTg are winning
many a game for the Handy Kids. It's a
good thing for the Bikes that the season
is just finishing instead Of starting, as
this bunch would surely be in the running,
Scannell is stll paying that five into
the 81. James club Pet Schroeder has a
surplus in the treasury now and will have
a dandy blowoff at the end of the season.
Many Of the boys who were at Detroit
claim the ordinary bowling shoes are no
good for a tournament. Rubber bottoms
for them from now on. Slick runways are
scarce in this town.
Wood Hartley had hts dope working for
strikes all during the tournament. Had he
picked up his spares as usual II would have
taken a gpnnysack to have brought his
money home. u
Walton for Carmen next Sunday. His
new suit will be all ready for wetting and
he will be the hit OF the Easter day.
Weymuller was the tall bowler Of the st
james team. Had his mates been any
where near as good II would have kept
them out Of the last hole.
c. O. Francisco, finished in twelfth plaoS
at the International tournament at st. Pau
In the individual event. it.' = i'-...t
A meeting will be held at pes Moins'
this week between the officers of the Mid
west and International Bowling associa.
tions. 1t Is the intention TO combine these
two organizations which would make one
OF the largest association outside OF th'
American Bowling, congress,
Sorewball Kainea., ColoUei BaehT and Cor
poral Floyd are all tied in their average II
the Commercial league
Neale and Hartley are having a pretty
scrap over the top place, It's an even be-
who will win.
stapenhorst is fighting carp for thirt