The Washington times., 1913-01-06
Much Interest Surrounds In
dividual Tenpin Tour
nament.
BROWN CONTINUES
TOLEAD THE FIELD
Arrange Inter-City Matches at
Meeting to Be Held Satur-
day Night.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

They're off in a bunchi The quarter
half, and three-quarter posts are pass
"a, they're still punched, and are turning
into the straightaway for the final
sprint to the wire. Yes. there is one
team that has the inside track and
threatens to nose ahead of a team that
has perhaps been on the outside ever
since the beginning Of the race; but it
is going to be a close finish and even
now few venture to pick a winner.
This is nutshell story of the race
in some twenty-five tenpin and duck
pin leagues that have turned to the
last page In their schedules. Mid-season
form has been struck, and is being
held by the majority of cases. individ-
ually and as teams, and every ounce of
vitality has been saved up for the final
ten weeks. which commence with to-
nights matches, the first after the long
and tedious holiday recess. In more
than one way the vacation was truly
tedious, and some were unable to with
stand the temptation to peep into the
favorite alley with the hopes of find
ing an old ''pal'' with whom one. just
one, practice game might be rolled.
But tonight, they all report to head
quarters, and will take their positions
on the alley for the games which viii
strengthen or weaken their chances to
be among the chosen few. when the
final ball has been thundered down the
three-quarter-inch tongue and groove
maplewood.
Attracts Attention.
Probably no race now in progress on
q local floor is attended by the interest
that Is centered around the individual
tenpin championship tournament at the
Palace alleys. This classic is now two
months old. and will now run for
like period. Brown has been at the
head of the procession since the inau-
guration of this series of games. and
to date has dropped but single game.
Field and Hardie have been Browns
closest rivals for the attic position, and
either may overcome his lead in case
he should experience the slightest
slump.
With the duckpins, the greatest COM
petition is on in the Arcade League,
which holds forth at the amusement
mecca which bears that name. Presi-
dent Costinett's league has been on the
upgrade ever since its formation, about
three seasons ago. and Is now ranked
with the best in Washington. with the
schedule slightly more than one-halt
times been within very few games OF
each other, and one OF the scrappiest
little endings of any circuit Is expected
at the Fourteenth street alleys when
the final games are rolled. Arcade
Market Is still in the lead by a margin
of two games. with Immanuels, Sher-
woods. and Imper!als dangerously close
in the race. Individual honors in the
Arcade are matters of much pride
among the men. the fight to case over
an extra spare or strike Is nightly be-
coming more desperate.
Star, of the Government Printing Of
flee ouint, has registered the greatest
number of strikes. his record for thirty
three games bein fourteen strikes.
Post. who rolls with the same team,
has swept the alley clean thirteen times
in thirty-six matches, while Tassa, of
the Arcade Market five, has eleven
clean sweeps in the same number of
games. In spares. Thye. Ewers, Post,
and Bryce are leading the league in the
order named.
Critics Leading.
Griffos are beginning the new year
in lead position in the Columbia Duck
pin League. having a lead of single
game over Cubs, who are likewise but
one game ahead of the Indians. Buff
falos are in the cellar position with fif-
teen games won and twenty-one lost
city tenpin tournament in which Rich
mond, Baltimore, and Washington pin
knights will compete. are still to be ar
II il thought to be certain that |
such an event will be held in the three
cities during the coming month. one |
has been held by the local con- |
tingent, and a definite movement was |
made to draw the other cities into the !
matches. A meeting will be held at |
she Palace alleys next Saturday night, /
10 which representatives Of Baltimore |
and Richmond have been invited. The |
proposed tournament has been broadly |
heralded In those cities, tenpin men |
from both places having written here |
assuring their cooperation in the event |
the tournament is slated.
Belmonts seem to have rather secure !
Lead IN the District Duckpin League, |
there being three games difference be-
tive en- them and Royals. the team now
In second place.