The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-11
CHAPIN.SACkS COMPANY.
By KIRK c. MILLER.


Member when it blew I'D little chill
ly last evening and made a brave at
tempt to snow, and then all of sudden
the temperature took a brace. and the
snow turned into a misty rain? Well,
that same rise In temperature played
particular havoc in street. near the
vicinity of Ninth. 1t was at the Palace
bowling alleys that the principal dam
age was done, it being the occasion of
a duckpin match between Chaplin
Sacks. the ice cream manufacturers,
and woodward & Lothrop, of Wash
ington, New York and Paris.
The teams were playing of a tie for
exclusive right to third place. and
Chapin-Sacks were going along fine
with every sleigh bell in their establish
ment pressed into use to keep frigid
atmosphere around the alleys. The first
game they put into the freezer by
score of about sos to 40, which We all
agree is a neat little score. Captain
Simpson, of the Icelanders. led in hurl-
. ing the snowbaIls down the alley, his
total as a lead-off man being ia, and
was big help in widening the margin.
Abbott seemed to presage the approach
ing change in weather condition. and
was visibly affected. His scores went
below his standard, and his total was
but seventy-nine. Oliver, Moler.- and
Howser totaled log, 105, and 1o2 re-
spectively in this battle.
Temperature Rises.
About the time the second game COM
menced. was when the thermometer
went sizzling up TO something above
81 degrees Fahrenheit. and the ice deal
ers seemed to lose all their starch. Yes,
they seemed to fairly melt away. for
they Just couldn't keep the ball in the
middle of the alley. Again Captain
Simpson made a brave effort. rolling
IN lol pins: but while he was so doing
Captain johnson, of Washington. New
York. and Paris. was going after the
ducks for liz. Again Abbott was handl-
capped by the heat, and his total went
one point below that Of his first game.
V Riston, who rolled opposite I Ap ssi1,s
rolled IS and IS, respectively, but with
yery little respect r. Riston outdid
Moler by something like fifteen pins,
the formers total being lO5 On the
cleanup Chapin-Sacks' anchor man was
going according to his regular speed
Howser got his neat little Jos against
Nally's 104, but those who had BOWED
ahead of Howser had frozen the Gus
tard, the grand total Of pins having
been reduced TO AS against SO for the
dry goods merchants.
Velveteers Despair.
At 10 o'clock the rain was falling
gently and as fast as it fell upon the
Palace roof, just So fast did ii steam
away into vapor. Yes. the temperature
was way up, and there was little hope
left in the melting hearts of Velvet
bowlers. This last round was doomed
to be exciting. Each team had a game
to its credit, and each was anxious to
sit alone in the third-place chair. Cap
tain johnson collapsed the work OF Simp-
son by an even six pins. Abbott sue
ceeded I'm boosting his score to &c. but V.
Riston was going good and mt IL up for
los oliver and Moler as pitted
against p. Riston and Mills, were going
along fine until the final box. Oh. that
was a dreadful scene, that very last
frame. Mind you. only thirteen pins
needed to tie the score, and both these
old dependabIes fiuked. Yes. they fluked
outright, Each missed an easv spare,
which lost all hope OF getting that third
place seat. 1t must have been a sort
of spare fever or buck sgue, as
they say on the plains; anyway. the old
yellow stuff stuck out q ward wide, and
the game was gone. Howcer cleaned
up well in the last frame. getting
spare. but again, the re-enforcements
came too late. Score of final game.
5le TO 50S, with the arrow pointing 10
r, G, Tenth and Eleventh streets.
One of the closest races ever known
in the Patent Examiners League is
now on between the two leading teams,
Interference and Farmers. The former
are leading the league with thirteen
games won and eleven lost out of thirty
rolled, while Farmers have won two Less
and lost two more. The coming week I'm
the Examiners League is expected 10
develop some Interesting matches. Fol-
lowing are standings including Thurs
day nights match.