Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20
INTERESTING BOWLING NEWS
FROM ALL THE LOCAL LEAGUES

The Y. NJ. c. A. team of the National
Capital League simply refuses to stay
out of the iimelight. In the opening
games of the year, with the Mount YER
mons, 1t turned in a good set-a total that
would have won top-notch honors IN
other years. The Welsbachs. in their set
with the Palace went them several pins
better, hanging up high game t61D and
set, but the Association boys went after
the high game mark strong Thursday
night, in the set with the Fat Men,
and in the last game turned IN
6l6 as their total. Earl Eiker kept
up his sensational work with the HI
tie pins, hitting them for BOB total
Meaney rolled 40 in his last game
getting $40 set; Farrow contributed 3D.
getting 121 in the big game; Stanford also
recorded his highest game, when 1t was
most needed, his 119 mark making Tor
him. a 347 total, while old reliable John
Eiker was the low man, both IN his game
and set, totaling only 311. A 616 game
will be nice mark for the league TO
shoot for, and ii may remain record
for the year. In none of the other three
seasons of the National Cap tai League
has a team had to better tiat mark in
order to get the high game prize. In 1909
the Nationals. with J31, took off this
honor; the Palace led with o93 the next
year, while last season the y VI. Z. A
team with 6O1, was the winner 1t has
been pointed out, however, that the most
successful year in Washington duckpln
history is looked for this season, due to
the big advance in popularity or the little
pin game, and even the Associations big
mark is liable to fall by the wayside.
Pop" HALEY gave his team a practical
illustration of the art of hitting EN-
cot no 1n-
tomacs he rolled 49, 123 and l2o. for
37S set. his team winning the three
games The WelSbachS have not lost
game yet, but the fate of a winning start
is going to cause them lots OF annoy
ance. at least Instead of the old cry.
Lick the Palace, the new leaders have
got to stand the pressure, and all the
teams in the National Capital are whet-
ting their knives for Halley's outfit.
Palace has run into more trouble this
season to date than it has been in the
habit of running into all year. The triple
licking at the beginning of the year was
followed last week by defeat at the
of the league. H. Ricketts,. who came
into prominence with the little pins both
in the Y. NJ. c. a. League last year
and on the Ingram Memorial alleys to-
tailed 81 for his three games. getting
III. l29 and 131. Joliffe rolled 3i5
set, his team winning the last game with
54l score Lewis of the Palace team
had 352 and Hawksworth turned in $50.
The Hiffos of the Southwestern League
took the set from the Alters. Murphy
getting 3l6, while George had 3OS as his
three game total.
In the Post Office League the Rural
Mails won two from the Executives. FL
nance had c-ean sweep In the set with
~ FOL opyin Division
fell victim to the City Post Office team
in all three games. Van Meter of the
Rural Mails pulled game out of the
fire for his team with double-header
Finance sandwiched bad game GAO pc
tween two good ones, the team getting
5O4 and $40 in it's first and last attempts.
Grubbs was the original inconsistent
chap, his 1O5 and 116 games being dis
counted by 10 score in the second Jol-
iffes 1927 was the best contribution. In
the City Post Ofice-Supply Division
match none of the men in any game
reached the 100 mark
Continentals beat the Iroquois 100 pins
In the first game, and to show an entire
lack Of hard feeling, were In turn licked
by the latter 1G3 pins in the second.
Erratic individual scores were in evil
ience, outside the set rolled by Weiser.
who had 500 his evenings total. Bar
clay was off to a good start. with BOB
and 2O1 as his first scores. but ran into
a few SPLITS in his last and was lucky
to get 49, Scharf started with III in
his first and wound up with 212. Krauss |
had a consistent set-1SS, 175, 1884,
War won the first of the set with the |
champion Aggies. getting 901. James |
Field had high score. 212. with Williams |
(21O) and Rose COD next in individual
game. The latter had the best set. with
5S7 as his three-game total
William Hahn kept up its good work |
asst week, and now has a winning per- |
Of 800, winning twelve and los !
ing three. The averages of the CONNER
,ial League. which will be published in |
The Star next Sunday, will show some big |
upsets IN the ante-season dope. WASH |