Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

terror qulnt made the best total for his
team. getting POI in his last effort
While his indisposition of the previous
week apparently knocked Brown off his
stride in his first set which he lost to
Van Buskirk. the leader i'm the individual
tournament came back strong, and not
only defea.ed Milovich and Hardie. but
ran up some very good totals. In the set
win van five games were found neces-
sary TO decide a winner. Brown won the
nrst, l?l TO 1o, getting a clean frame,
with two strikes and eight spares His
opponent had miss and a split The
second was won by Van Buskirk $50 to
l13 and he also won the next with ease,
going back to the strike game which has
characterized his work liz the tournament.
to Browns liz The latter had 1915 in
the fourth game, while in the deciding
match, which proved to be the first one
TO go again Brown in the tournament a
margin OF seven pins separated the bowl
ers, the scores being us to Ill
1t looked though Brown was in for
his second defeat in the set with Milo
Wen, as the latter caught him in a
slump and turned in ISL and .1o to two
games of LOO by his opponent. The leader
won the next, 191 to 10. and then finished
with scores of 2o5 and 237. beating Milo
V1tchs .J9 score in the last of the set.
Joe Hardie made valiant attempt to
head Brown off in their set, getting the
decision in two of the first three games,
losing the second game by three pins
Brown pulled himself together again and
games of 227 and 22j, i'm which he had
twelve strikes and seven spares landed
for him his second win out If three starts
in the week, and kept him ahead in the
tourney by fair margin.
Van BuskIk won from Milovich after
losing the first game 162 to .13 His sec
ond score was 1sJ against his opponent
l39. while he rolled the strong games of
20 and III in his concluding attempts
again rolling strong strike game with
five III each contest.
Watson beat Field three out of five.
winning the decision in the deciding game
by two pins. 80 to ls3. Fields highest
game was the first, 49, while 1871 was the
best Watson totaled.
VIII Miller hooked up with Doc Wat
son tor four games, and Won the set He
had III and 21I for his best counts While
Watson got his highest game i'm the only
one he landed, when his score was pol
Hardie piled up a 49,, game in the first
of his set with Shaffcr and followed this
up with 1910 and los. easily winning three
straight. $50 count was Skaters best.
In his set with Charlie Miller Shaffer
had game of ID but this was the only
one he came ahead in. Milers 1913 was
his best. getting this while Shafer was
rolling 2319.
Mcknew rolled a good game against
MiloVich, IA, and his other scores were
high enough to land him a winner.
Eddie next hooked up with Watson. and
after starting with 222 fell TO i56 and 1914
: but as Watson was totaling duckpir
scores of IA and 123 Mcknew recorded
| his second victory of the evening
Five games We're found necessary to de-
eide the match between Milovich and
Harwood which the former won His
best game was -42. while Harwoods first
| 1@2, proved his best.
A few more sets remain to be rolled in
the first series in the tourney, and then
the scene OF endeavors by the big pir
knights shifts TO alleys and 6, and il re-
mains to be seen whether the present
high average men can keep up their work
on these alleys. Those members Of the
Departmental League who are entered in
the affair should be benefited, as they will
then ke rolling on their home alleys L,
is an accepted fact that different alleys
have their peculiarities. even though the
difference Is but a slight one. and upsetS
of radical nature are liable to occur
The games Friday night are the last I'M
Ill January ..
The regular meeting of the Commercial
League will be held next Sunday, january
| .. at Ill Florida avenue northeast
A curious bowler writes in to ask b,
what parity of reasoning Skinny Car.
| roll. Buck Harkey and Dave McCarty
g1vinS 1t as his opinion that all three to.