Evening star., 1912-11-03

been passed, and a fairly good line on
probable championship contenders in the
different leagues can be drawn. In some
of the organizations-notably the Arcade
Duckpin League-the race is so close
that it is very hard to pick out the teams
which will set the pace to the wire. Every
quint in that league is within striking
distance of the leadership, and a three
game win by any one of the eight teams
would put it up in front. The Northeast
League is one Of the few staging run
away. With fourteen games won and
only one lost, the Atlantics are amassing
a lead that will be hard to overcome.
The Young Mems Shop and I. T. keane
are tied for second place in this organiza-
ton, with nine won and six lost. Capt.
tolls are in third place, with eight wins
and seven defeats.
The District TeHpin League has not yet
bowled enough of its schedule to enable
a correct appraisal of the different teams
strength. Colonials are in the lead, with
four won and two lost, while Palace,
Chamber of Commerce and Columbias are
tied for second place, each having won
three, and lost three. Excluding the set
rolled between the Florists and G. P. O..
Friday. night, the former had won two
ard lost four, while the Printers had not
until then rolled a set.
Welsbach. Palace and Y. NJ c. A. are
going to have a pretty three-cornered
fight in the National Capital League,
despite the great strength shown by Hall
leys team in the first four sets 1t was
not to be expected that this team could
keep up it's clean record for all time, and
the Association and Palace quints refused
to be shook off. Lewis outfit, after the
three-game defeat in the initial set with
Welsbach. has lost only one other game.
and Whitfords team has been equally as
stngy in letting games slip away from
1t. Lemmon's return to the city and his
presence on the E street team are going
to give it a world of confidence, and
every man in the present lineup has been
through many tight battles and came out
with first honors, which fact should stand
the team well in stead in the pending close
race. The same can be said of the Wells
bachs. Goodman and Rider were men,
bers of the Casinos last year. and had to
race some tough pinches before they were
returned winners. Lon Krauss was a
member of the Palace champions of 1910
The Y. NJ. {. A. team is more of an un-
certain. quantity. John Eikers ability
to hold his own in the duckpin game
under any and all circumstances is un-
questioned. For gameness he does not
have to take his hat off to any bowler
in the city. A spirit Of never -give-up
permeates the entire team, and if
Meaney and Earl Eiker can maintain
anything resembling their present stride
and Farrow and Stamford roll the game
they are capable of, some pretty con-
tests are on the cards.
Continentals lead the Colonial League
by half game, with seven won and
two lost. Pioneers have second place, the
disputed game with Manhattans account
Ing for their odd won and lost column
six and two. Knickerbockers, Pilgrims,
Vfrginians. Manhattans. Puritans and
Iroquois follow in the order named.
While Agriculture and Navy are tied in
percentage, with 1888, the Sailors have six
postponed games to play, and must win
five of them to put them on even terms
with the Farmers. The postponed sets
are with Interior and G. P. o., which
teams follow in the order named in the
league standing. with Bureau, War, Com
rear.
Evening Star took its three games
played during the past week, and now is
League. one game behind the leaders
The Chaplin & Sacks outfit, which is one
game behind the newSpapr team, will try
conclusions with Hahn next Friday, and
upsets are liable to occur.
The knights of Columbus Leagues
there are three of them-the Patent Elk
aminer. Westminster, Southern, South
west, ooulucTn railway TOSJ
Office Departmental Duckpin. Terminal
Y. NJ. c. A. and the Y. NJ. c. A., all nave
interesting fights on hand, and every de-
velopment of the first months bowling
bears out the statement that Washing
toms most prosperous duckpin and ten
pin season is now under way.
Official schedules of great many of
the above noted leagues have not been
furnished the bowling department of The
Star. Secretaries should see that copy
is furnished, and the rule requiring the
home team to insert scores in at least
one local paper should be rigidly en-
forced. Many times good work on the
alleys passes unnoticed because of the
absence of the scores from the news
papers.
Brosnan d27 high and 334 set, Helmer-
ichs Q2D and Hunt O13) rolled best in
the Commissioners-Bu set. of which
the former won two games.
Election night festivities have caused
the Interdenominational League to cancel
its games for that night, and the Com
mercial League set scheduled between
the Stars and General Baking is also
likely to be deferred Whether or not
other leagues will have the games falling
on that date postponed will rest with the
captains of the teams which are booked
to roll. 1t is understood that a number
or teams will make these arrangements.
Another of the interesting series of
games between Baltimore and Washing
ton newspapers is on the cards to be de-
cided around the coming holidays. Bill
Menke and Clarence Palmer of the Bal
timore American were Washington visi-
tors last week. and plans for the pro-
posed match were tentatively discussed.
On several occasions in the past few
years team recruited from among the
duckpin bowlers of The Star has tried
conclusions with a picked team from
among the newspaper men Of the Monu-
mental city, and while the local team
has been fortunate enough to get the
decision in nearly all of these matches,
yet close and interesting battles were
games has been a popular feature of the
series. and present indications are for a
repetition in ali it's details of the contests
of other years.
meeting Of the Commercial League
is to be held this afternoon at I'll Florida
avenue northeast. Several matters af-
fecting the leagues welfare will be up
for discussion.
Joliffe carried the A. G.. NJ Y team of
the National Capital League to one
pin victory over the Potomacs his 131
count being a life saver Brown of the
Georgetown quint had 251 to work on in
his first two games, and then dropped to
50. The Association juniors took two
games.
Talk of other intercity matches than
the one above mentioned is being start
ed, and several will undoubtedly be ar
ranged before the season is much older.
Martinsburg, Baltimore. Richmond and
Philadelphia teams are anxious to get a
a cks