The Washington times., 1912-11-26
Two Are Tied for First Place
In District Championship
Matches.
THREE SETS ROLLED
AT PALACE ALLEYS
Navy Yard League to Roll Future
Sets at Car;tol Hill
All.
- KIRK c. MILLER.

AANA -. mAAA0Ns
Although barely two weeks old. the
championship tenpin tournament now
In progress At the Palace Alleys has
10 formed itself that the race for
maintenance Of leadership IL one Of
the keenest ever known In the history
OF bowling classic. One man has
dropped out Of the triple tie that ex-
listed for nearly Q week and hve have
evened honors for second position.
During the ensuing week . marked
change in these standings 10 looked
Tor and there IL every indication that
before the tournament 10 q month old
the hght for leadership will become
even more desperate than the present
one.
Thomas and Fields are now topnotch-
ers In the individual tournament each
having won three and lost one match.
Acknew. w. Miller and Harwood, the
latter having taken Covert's place in
the race, are tonight's contestants.
Either McKnew or Miller are liable to
get out Of the third place tie, for either
would bring their average up to 4.6S7
BY winning two games. With these
possibilities the games Will be watched
Last nights rounds developed great
sport for the participants and spec
tators. kr&use. Brush, and Van Bus
shox Hk sntr sad hs sHs %a sa
and krause first took the alleys ior
best record on grand total. and bid
aas aU os a:,r to ssa m.es naH Sus
Kirk. In the nrst and second rounds
Brush clearly had the advantage of
his. opponent but In the third. fourth
gins, too small. however. TO over
come Brush.s early lead.
The second was q three.round attrac-
tion between Krause and Van Buskirk.
krsuss retrieying his loss to Brush. by
three games. In the hnale. Van Bus
kirk and Brush went to the mat. the
former winning all the way. thereby
off'st.ins Brush. lead: 49,
Navy Yard League has changed its
place Of rolling from the Rathskeller
TO Capitol Hill Rowling Alleys and Bill
Hard Parlor. at :os Pennsylvania ave-
nue. 9. E. Three Of the closest matches
bowied last night between B. and NJ.
shops and Miscellaneous Shops, the
former taking two out OF three sets.
The second round went to Miscellaneous
by the narrow margin OF a single pin.
Agriculture and Census participated
IN An unusually close trio OF sets In
the Departmental Duckpin League.
one match was won by a single pin
took two out Of three.
In tho Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
League Ticket Office and Car Depart.
ment staged well contested trio Of
three-pin victory in the initial set.
while Ticket Office won by Ave pins
in the second match. Car Department
took the final round by six pins.
ties 90 and Hoimesds were at war. The
arst set went to Holmeads. the second
was . tie, score 81, and the last set
went to Laborites. Holmeads won the
roli'on for the tie game.
Climber had no trouble taking three
straight sets form Potomac In the Ns-
sS1 RSan and sser ae
~ taHsifan ss':s Starred for the losers. ~
Bureaus battled in the Departments!
three Bureaus losing the rare luck
whioh they had In the first set.
washsns.on Railway and Relief A.. AZ:
Company rolling at the big naples.
Eastern pOcketeo al SETS.
Following are the matches scheduled
I'm local leagues tonight:
Departmental Tenpin League. Navy
Colonial League. Virginians w. Man.
Northeastern Duckpin League. Keane
Company W. Haggertys.
southern Clerks League. Law W.
Commercial League. Hahn vs. Judd &
Oetweiler.
Departmental Duckpin League. Blu
feau va. Pension.
Navy Yard League. Miscellaneous Va.
avenuel.
Arcade League. Bankers VS.. Arcade
Market.
Terminal League. Station No. vs.,
Station No. 2.
interdenomination League. all teams
National Capital League. Casinos vs.
welsbachs.
TNstrict Duckpin IeaRue Hummer