South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-08
LOCAL BOWLERS
ABUSE HANDICAP
MENACINC CAME
Take Advantage of Chance For
Self Gain-RaCe for Lead in
EIkS' and AntIerS League
Close.

Bowling in South Bend is a peculiar
Institution and its popularity is the
handicap. Because Of the small num-
her to select from in order To- conduct
league play at ten pins I'm every club
or association where the game is
played. the handicap comes of neces-
sity for il the result in q scheduled
contest in any sport is determined
before II takes place its life is a short
one, consequently an allowance is es-
sentiaI TO stimulate and. maintain a
certain degree Of interest.
But such allowance places a pre-
MUM on efficiency and handicaps the
better player far more than to make
MP the allowance he is obliged to sac
rifice for the sake Of having OppOn-
ents to play against.
However. the allowance. or handi-
cap as II is known locally, is cOnsid-
erably abused. There are three dis
tinct types OF bowlers rampant, viz.
the finished player constantly al prac-
tice with desire to improve; the good
fellow. anxious 10 make any enter
prise IN his club a success but without
talent, willing to devote time for i'm
pr0vement, but unable TO find il, and.
the fellow with talent but of a shiTk-
ing disposition TO sacrifice nothing
for the benefit Of the sport.
Sinking Talent Menaces.
The latter is a menace TO the great
INDOOR game as he is constantly prey
ing on the fruits OF others labors and
glories in the compelled sacrifice Of
his faithful and industrious neighbors
The handicap is abused in another
s0rin where the standard is set SO
nigh that no player IN the Organiza-
ton can attain the standard for the
sake OF making the grand total Of The
team comply with those Of organiZa
tons in n more advanced stage.
re- i'm
mary schedule season during the week
when the GAGS defeated the stars
at the Q. A club on Saturday evening.
The season was remarkable in that but
two OF the teams in the six club or
ganization finished above the 800
mark and the GAGS won the
championship with the extraordinary
percentage Of 200. In spite of un-
balanced conditions the league en-
loved a greater success than in years.
In the recent past il had become a
matter OF custom for some team TO
forfeit several games. an event which
was entirely eliminated during the
past season and the committee in
charge and all the bowlers should be
CONGRATULATED for the new order of
things.
EIks League Races Are Tight.
With but two more weeks TO play
before the fall schedule season closes
the race I'm the ElSs and Antlers
leagues at the Elks temple are very
close and exciting. In the former the
beers still lead by one game over their
nearest competitors. the TOasts, in
spite OF the two game victory OF the
latter over the former in their sched-
uled clash. There is but a difference
~ seven games between the first and
last teams in the percentage column.
The situation among the leaders in
the Antlers league remained UNI
changed durin0 the week with the ex-
ception that the Hairs lost some
ground, the result Of their loss of the
odd game in their series with the
Elks. A feature of the ensuing week
will be a contest between the Buck
tails and Tails and should the latter
come off best the championship viii
have been practically settled
This week will bring the preliminary
season Of the Post Office league TO a