The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
HILL
II1IN
Spares and Strikes

mat the present augnment OF teams
in the different bowling leagues Is going
to make for the most interesting series
of races ever staged in the District be-
comes more apparent as the season pro-
crosses. Teams, which were considered
very strong, are showing weaknesses not
expected of them, while the outfits,
which were not seriously considered In
pennant calculations. loom up strong
In bowling alleys in every section of the
city-Northeast. Southeast Southwest.
Georgetown, Mount Pleasant, and in the
older establishments downtown-new
talent at the little pin game has been de-
veloped. and while, with few exceptions.
all Of the old stars are still in the game.
there does not appear to be any one quint
in any organization which can boast of
enough stellar performers to insure an
easy road to success. This state Of af-
fairs, undoubtedly, viii prove beneficial
to the best interests of the sport, and
the devotes OF the popular indoor amuse-
ment have every reason to be in high
spirits.
When the crack WelsbaclI quint dis
banded after its triumphal sweep through
the National Capital League ranks last
year il left as its apparent successor in
pennant calculations for this year the
Fat Mems quint, with Keeler. McCarty.
Miller, Harry Oehler, and Carroll as its
first-string men. Finishing with a rush
in the last season, and strengthened by
the addition of Oehier and Keeler. the
Fats looked TO be sure contenders. The
indisposition of Oehier, however, who has
been unable to get into proper condition,
has changed the complexion Of the race
considerably The new Capitol Hill quint,
composed of Krieger, Slye, Mccormick.
Ferguson, Bisselle, and Van Buskirk,
starts out as il 1t means business; the
Y. NJ. C. A. five. with practically the
same strong lineup as last year, Is ever
to be reckoned with; Palace, with Harry
Krauss. Charlie Lennon, Earl Lewis.
Michaud, and List, can never be passed
over lightly, and the new Columbian
quint, with men Of practically unknown
ability, gives promise of hotly disputing
every game in all its sets. The National
Capital League race ought to be hum
mer.
In the Mount Pleasant bowling body
the Arcade League--hew faces and evenly
distributed team strength Is bearing fruit
in good scores and close games. Where
the Sherwood team last year stood out
head and shoulders above all its COM
petitors, there are at least five quints
this year which are capable of putting
up a great fight. The Bankers. Arcadians.
Immanuels, Goodfellows, and Sherwoods
all have crack bowlers on their lists, and
the low team averages which were in
vogue in Joe Costinett's league last year
will have few counterparts in the one
now under way.
The Belmonts, champions OF the Dis
trict League, are on to poor start. al
though possessing three exceptionally
Ea3 nd
HALEY, and Baum comprise a trinity Of
stars, around which it is very easy to
build a pennant winner. They represent
the pick of last years team, and the
three men who contributed materially TO
the Welsbach-Belmont combination cop
ping the District and National League
pennants. The Goodfellows. second last
year, at the present time lead the pro-
cession. Dulin's team-the ]. e. D.s-
in the main of the old Toledo
quint, is second. There will be more than
one upset in the old duckpin organization
this year. The new blood is showing
symptoms of contssting the right of the
old stars to forever monopolize the lime
light, and before the final sets next spring
many warm matches will be staged.
In the Commercial League the Star
quint appears to be the class. While
HALEY has gathered about him In the
Welsbach five a bunch Of good men,
and Woodward & Lothrop and General
Baking have good teams, the caliber Of
the men on the newspaper quint makes
it highly probable that the most inter-
esting feature of. GERS league will be
the three-cornered struggle between the
three teams mentioned as to which will
occupy the runner-up position. By TAX
row night at the Palace Alleys Welsbach
can change the complexion Of this cal
culation slightly. as a three-game defeat
Of the present leaders will reduce their
lead to a margin Of but two games
The Observation-Disclosures League and its
the Westminster outfit, had
their inaugurals last week, and the
church boys, as is their custom. will un-
have close races and keen in
terest in their sets. The foul-line rule
has been adopted in the Interdehomina
tional, and when the members OF this
body go into the tournament in the spring
the benefits received by adhering to the
foul-line rule will become apparent
The new Mercantile League. the
knights of Columbus, the Southwestern
League, Departmental League, Navy
Yard League, Patent Examiners, Termt
nal R.. r. Y. NJ c. A, and Washington
Gas Company duckpin organizations all
had teams in competition.
OF the old guard tenpin leagues but
two have taken the alleys for the pres-l
ent season. The Department and Colon
iaI Leagues refuse to forsake the big
pins for the elusive luck, and will, as in
the past. roll all their games on the
Palace alleys. The District and Patent
Examiners Leagues, which rolled last
year, have apparently gone out of ex-
Istence. The Patent Examiners LeagueI
Is now a duckpin organization, while the |
Relief Leagues scores are miss
ing from their usual place among the |
bowling leagues. II looks as though the |
big pin game has died locally. and what
extent this will have on the fnter-city |
which was organized last |
year remains to be seen. Richmond. |
Va. is to be the scene Of the meet, with |
Baltimore, and Washington pledged toI
send down teams and individuals. That
the regular City Association tournament |
Is liable to be dispensed with this year
looms up as a strong possibility. There |
does not appear to be enough interest
In the big naples to warrant the trou-
Bile such an affair necessitates As the
season progresses interest may increase |
and the "old guard" which refuses to |
give to duckpins the palm as the more |
popular sport. may once again stage its i
annual tourney.
In any event, the boom which bowling
S enjoying in this city seems destined |
20 remain. More people are interested
d the game-either actively or through
he r1a rffcina fion of friends-fhan avar