The Washington times., 1913-03-30
IS GIVING
WAY TO BASEBALL
Duckpn and Tenpn Leagues Rapidly Closing Their Schedules
Most Interesting Race in Arcade League-Hippos and
Track and Roadway Are Winners.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

All of this influx OF baseball players.
the coming and going of the Phillies,
Braves, and Giants, is a signal for joy
among the baseball fans, but to another
class. the bowlers, II has a semi
sorrowful meaning. The beginning of
the baseball season means the death
knell for the duckpin and tenpin wor-
shipers-and already the alleys from
the river front to Mt. Pleasant are be-
ginning to lack the activity and merrf-
ment which has been their lot for a
half dozen long, pleasant months.
Yes, the race down the maplcwood
floor is rapidly drawing to an end, in
many instances it having already closed.
More than half of the leagues have
staged their last battle between balls
and pins, and the adherents OF the
game have deserted their favoritle win
ter pastime for the sand lot on the
corner.
1t is generally admitted by followers
OF the duckpins that the closest race
that has ever been witnessed in a local
league Is that which Is about to close
in the Arcade League. There Is bitter
competition on for every position and
honor. and in all probability the team
TO carry away the bunting will be in
dicated in next Tuesdays match be-
tween the Imperials and Sherwoods.
Imperials Leading.
At present Impcrials are leading the
league with forty-three games won and
twenty nine lost. Sherwood is tied with
Emmanuel for second place, each having
one less game won and one more lost.
Al lao
present the Arcade bowlcrs also have
a struggle on their hands to decide the
honors to fourth place. Arcade and
Bankers have each won thirty-four and
lost thirty-eight games. and some in
terestinS matches are expected when
the untleing of this knot is attempted.
Two fast duckpin leagues closed their
schedules on Friday night-Track and
Roadway having won first honors IN
the Washington Railroad RELIEF League
while Hippos took the pennant in the
Southwestern League. In the Relief
League the pennant winners have had
the inside track for several weeks. the
closest race has been for second posi-
ton. whiChA goes to Northern. That
quint leads Columbia by but two games
| Their percentages are as follows TRACK
and Roadway i3S: Northern. 642: Co
lUmbia. 595: Eastern. J23: Southern. 800
Northwestern. 40: Mechanical. 2Gl, and
Lighting Company, 23S. Highest indi'
vidual roller in the league Is q. o.
Whitney. who has an average game oi
ISLE Redmond Is the holder OF thI
highest average for set, 22i. Highest
team score IL hoasted OF by Northern
who have n record of 963.
Stick To The Finish.
Eight clubs stuck to the final frame
| in the Southwestern League. where H'p'
| pos are looked upon the best duckpif
| team in the city. Three teams were II
the running until the very last game
was rolled. and never before has the in
| terest been so well held as in the season
just closed. Grands and Southern ar,
| but single game behind the season :
| champions and those teams are tied fol
| second place. with a record of forty
| four games won and nineteen :oGt. Hip
| pos won forty-fiNe and lost eighteen.
| Percentages of the Tunners-up are
! Virginia. 5SI; Alters. t9l: Lnworths
! $50: Genoas. 2SS. and Eastcrns, l90 At
| Iers have the highest team average
! score the game of 555, and the yalst
rolled the biggest set of 1853 Murphy
of the Alters. is third man in individus
averages and was high man in strikei