South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-27
LOTS Of LIFE IN
WEEK. PLAY Of
CITY'S BOWLER RS
Many Changes in Standing and
High Scores Mark Work
All Leaders Meet Reverse
Says SChneIIe in Review.
BY r.. A. sCHNELLE.


Bowling results during the past
week were startling 20 say the least.
They were not confined 10 any partic-
ular organization as every league Ope-
rating in the CITY had some high class
attraction billed. Chief among these
were the excellent scores posted. In
this respect the Prongs Of the Antlers
league carried off the prize as they
broke the local seasons record for a
single game and series, posting 1,130
in the opener and turning BIAS for
the evening, which is by far the larg-
est collection OF pins for match this
season.
While large scores are always ad-
mired by all and bring much satisfac-
ton TO the performer the most import
ant event to stimulate interest in the
league play is the cOmpactness Of the
percentage column. With the excep-
ton of the CA. club league the lead
ers in all of the other organizations
met with reverses and with the excep-
ton OF the Deer-TOast battle in the
Elks league the conquerors were those
bringing up the rear, which had such
forceful influence that a REPETITION
would completely reverse the situa-
tion.
One Thine After Another.
Opening the week with three teams.
the beers. Bills and TOasts. tied for
the Elks league up TO the highest pos
sible notch. OF the three only the
beers survived the attack because
they disposed Of the Toasts. not only
at bowling but everything else that
goes with IT, The Bills were over
thrown by the Horns the loss of two
games leaving them in a tie for sec
Ond place with the TOasts To add
interest new faces made their appear
ance at top OF the heap on even terms
with the beers, namely the Stays.
With the beers and Stays leading
the way proves that the Germans have
finally come into their own as mem
bers OF these two teams are all of
true sturdy Teuton stock. and ances-
tors of several of the members of the
two teams were very prominent in the
-'Kegel spiel" in the fatherland.
Landslide In ADtIeTs League.
4 terrible landslide took place in
the Antlers league as every one of the
contests with the exception Of the
Hairs-F awns contest resulted in
straight wins the exception taVOring
the Fawns in a two-game win. While
the leaders. the Bucktails and Hairs.
did not lose their positions. the effect
OF the weeks clashes was very diSaS-
trous. Think Of "a team dropping
from fourth 10 ninth place in a ten
club league. This is what happened
balanced the percentage column OF the
league really is.
While the new record hung up by
the Prongs created considerable COM
motion the event of the week was the
meeting OF the Elks and Bucktails,
which resulted in n complete routing
Of the latter These two teams have
been rivals for years and every meet
ing Of them. regardless of their stand
ing in the league race usually results
in a hot battle with all the side dishes
included. Both teams were keyed up
TO concert pitch last Wednesday and
the final count proved a big surprise
Smarting under the severe rebuke
OF the previous week the Antlers came
into their own. trouncing the Teeth
and going into a tie Tor third place
Although augmented by fish hooks
and artificial bait the Tails, going We'll
were unable TO cope with the record
breaking clip OF the Prongs and they
are now occupying the position their
name implies.
Having a perfect working machine,
every cog I'm fine working order and
an abundance of fighting stock on
board could not prevent defeat for the
leading AXles in the Studebaker league
as the Boosters took them into camp
for everything from soup TO nuts.
Discreet observers accuse the leaders
y
Can't. Witwer has been banqueting his
team bO1ntifuliy in anticipation of
winning the championship at the close
OF the season.
The Skeins were handled rather
roughly by the Rhine or the lead Of
the league would now be more con
gested at the top Still, a much heal
thier condition is eXtant than the pre-
Nious week and the distance between
the first and last clubs in the race has
been shortened considerably. The de-
feat OF the AXles performed an i'm
portant duty but the winning of three
straight games by the Studebakers
was the sensation Of the season and
they are now treating Sammy Gentle's
advance with respect. for the distance
between the extreme ends is now but
six games.
CA. Five I'm Record Dive.
The CA club the C.-A.-C.'S are
making a ridiculous procession of the
league race. having lost but single
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