Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-28
INTERESTING BOWLING NEWS
FROM ALL THE LOCAL LEAGUES

The District Tenpin League has finally
seen the error of its way in barring
Harry Krauss from its membership. and
a team from the Palace, rolling under
that name, will finish out the schedule In
that organization vacated by the With
drawal of the Saengerbund quint. Around
this announcement is woven the story
Of most Of the trouble that has beset the
tenpin followers of this city in the past
few years, and out of which has arisen
a condition of affairs which has brought
the big pin sport almost to its grave.
As has been repeatedly stated. and as Is
almost universally admitted, Harry
Krauss Is the best bowler in this city.
From the time five or six years ago
when he came into prominence in bowling
circles in Washington until the present
time there have been few who could give
the flying Dutchman' anything re-
sembling g. contest for big pin supremacy
and az a consequence in the leagues In
which he contested he carried Of high
honors. A few disgruntled BOWERS, 1eei-
ing about for some means 70 eliminate
Krauss from competition in the Leagues,
finally had adopted a rule prohibiting
managers of bowling alleys" from roll
ing in the District League. AS krauss
was connected with one OF the local
alleys, this WAS palpable thrust at MIN,
and when 1t carried the Fat Men team
of which he was a member, also with
drew from the league. Since then the
cd tenpin organization has done any
thing else but prosper, ana the pau Ieei-
ing engendered at the time has put the
big pin game almost on the snei1. re
cent DEVELOPMENTS in the District League
prompted the officials to ask the Palace
to put a team in the organization. Man
aeer Brown of the alleys agreed to do
this, provided that the disability against
Krauss was removed. This request was
committed with. and Palace is now a mem-
her. On the new quint will be II. krauss'
McKnew, Field, Brown, Waters and Lon
Krauss.
c;ai League and with one Of Its members
holdinR down all the individual honors,
william Hahn has proved the surprise
package of that organization Although
always troublesome In the past. the Shoe
Dealers were not counted on as pennant
oontenders, yet they have held their own
not only with the weaker teams. but took
The star ouint into camp for two games
Thursday night, thereby breaking the tie
which has existed for two weeks be.
tween them. Scofield, the hustlns lead
of man Of the Hahn quint. by virtue OF
his 1861 set against the newspaper team
now leads the league in averages. with
1861; has the high set to his credit. 36i
Moler for strikes, having to his credit
Outside of this Mickey" is not rolling
very well. Houser of Chaplin &. Sacks Is
next In individual averages, with 104. 13
with McCarty third, having 1923 for
twelve games. High team game is held
by The Star team. which outfit also has
best team average. 49213. Chaplin &
Sacks has to its credit high set, 1850.
Rural Mails took two from Supply Di-
vision in the Post Office League. Finance
made a clean sweep from City Post Office
and Postal Savings got two from Exec
utives Thursday night at the. Palace.
Fenton Of the Supply team had 341 as his
set his scores being the best Of the even
Ing.
Stanley of the Southern team of the
r.. r. Y. M. C. A. League totaled 354 pins
in the set against the Ticket Office quiht.
beating the man he rolled against 1874
pins for the three games. The scores of
the defeated teams-none of them getting
past 387-were consistent, II not classy.
6treeter OF the winning team turned in
325 for his three games.
A team from the Colonial League, COM
posed Of C.. Miller. Harwood. Brush. Au-
guste and Thomas defeated the Florists
quint In match set Wednesday night