Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
BOWLING NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM MANY LOCAL LEAGUES
Akers Heads the Departmental With Nice
Average, While Rodier is Best in
Commercial.


the boys Of the Census team of the De-
partmental felt the AK during the re-
cent wholesale dismissal in the census
force. While the team failed to sho"
very much this season, 1t nevertheless
was composed of some very clever
bow1ers.
Interest in the race for championship
horors in the Departmental took an
other brace Tuesday night when Asri-
culture. by trimming the Navy two
out of three, drew up on even terms
with the Sailors Both teams shot the
limit in the second, the Farmers p1line
up 1,031 against Nays 952.
There are any number of bowlers
who would be only too glad OF a
chance to shoot in the Colonial and
1t would not be a bad idea to place a
few on the Pilgrims list. Ii memory
serves us right this team has been the
only one in the league to forfeit. why
not brace them now so there Will be no
more forfeits?
The knockers had their inning prior
to the meeting Of the City Assocla-
ton. but maybe the boys who stood OUT
for another tourney didn't snow EN-
something. While the entry list may
not carry the class as in former years
it promises to be larger, and from the
enthusiasm which is on tap great 40
ings can be looked for.
The opinion seems to prevail among
quite a few Of the bowlers that GER
tain teams will not be accorded the
treatment they would be entitled to
should they enter the different events
in the city championships This same
old cry was brought up last year, and
it is only necessary to ask every one
concerned if they were satisned WIN
what they got last year. when matters
were little hotter, perhaps. tnan tney
are at the present time Tether thai
stuff.
There is no reason whatsoever why
the coming tournament should not
prove to be a record breaker AS an
illustration dope this out Inc De
the Colonial eight, the District SIN, the
Patent Examiners eight, Sunday School
four and the Saengerbund six. rms
makes a total of thfrty-elght teams.
The Departmental, Colonial, ana sun
day School will enter their fun ros-
tiers. 1t is now up to the other three
to come through with their full repre-
sentation.
The Star does not intend to let any one
slip anything over on 1t in this twenty
lowing list Of twenty names. which we
think represents the twenty greatest
buckers in the game: Clayton, Bennett,
Bartelmes, Lon krauss and Bradley:
That's our first five. The next five would
be Bennett, Bartelmes. Lon krauss.
Bradley and Clayton. Then for the third
bunch we submit Bartelmes. Lon krauss,
Bradley, Clayton and Bennett. and for
the last bunch, Lon Krauss. Bradley,
Clayton, Bennett and Baytelmes. Can
you beat it?
What's the matter with the tenpin game
in Washington? How many times. Mr..
Bowler. has that old stereotyped phrase
been shot at you during the past two
seasons. No doubt until you are sick and
tired of it. Everybody CO knows that
been due to the fact that ducks have be-
come so popular. That's. what ninety
nine out Of every hundred think. But
are they right? Seems funny that the
game is going back, yet at the present
time there are at least 20 per cent more
men shooting in tenpin leagues than there
were in 1907, considered by many as be-
ing the most successful season the game
has ever experienced in this city. Any
suggestions which any bowler may wish
to make in regard to the game Will be
only too gladly received by this paper.
One Of the crying needs of the game in
this city is a tribunal vested with suffi-
cient power to enable it to lay down rules
and regulations the same as that by
which base ball is governed. Why not
make, or. rather. give. the city assoca-
ton this power? II the association board
was composed of a representative from
each league every one would be insured
Of a square DEAL Why not get together
at the next annual meeting and put some
thing through along this line?
The seemingly impossible feat of max
ing the eighteen spare by Mr.. George
Scharf Of the Continental team in "a
match against the Manhattans inspired
the following. The writer in some places
had to stretch his imagination: