South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-23
HIGH MARKS SET
IN ELK TOURNEY
Four Men During Twenty-fOur
Games Have Only Seven Err
rOrS - Studebaker League
Starts This Week.

This has been a splendid week for
individual work in both league and
tournament play. In closing up the
two-men team tournament at the
Elks' temple, a quartet OF experts
composed of Fred Hart. Bob Schnene,
Charles Van Kirk and William Hol-
land, in different combinations, in
dulged in a splendid exhibition OF
bou bardment During - games roll
ed by these cracks only seven errors
were recorded in the aggregate, a re-
markable exhibition OF concerteg &C
ton.
All during the week a mark OF
1854. posted by John Huber and Ed.
Peterson, weathered the storm But
Van Kirk and Hart raised the ante 70
1880. Immediately Hart and Schnelle
formed a combination which totaled
1904. In the former match Fred Hart
showed SIS, rolling PCS in the final
game, which might have been "A per
feet score but for the hanging OF the
ten pin on two apparently perfect
crotches. In the series which COPIED
the prize Schnelle came within one
pin OF Harris attack, showing 6S4,
with 254 for high game.
Good Scores Elsewhere.
But these were not all OF the big
games rolled in the city during the
week, as other organizations also
boast of stars. In the Factory league
Lloyd Jockey showed SAT. rolling
three double centuries. the highest OF
which totaled 221, which aided ma
terially In winning a couple Of games
for his team against the Dodges
In the c. A. club league Willard
Harlan took slant at specializing
and when he had finished he turned
in 665, showing 292, 211 and 90 in
the series between the Colts and Ath-
letics. His splendid efforts contrib
uted materially in defeating the
league leaders three straight games.
and putting his own team in the run
ming as well.
The number OF reverses recorded
OF leading teams in the several
leagues throughout the city was really
remarkable. This was particularly
emphasized in the three leagues at
the Elks temple and the c. A. club
league. In the latter the leading
Athletics were trimmed for three
games, which shortens the distance of
the prOhibitive lead obtained bv
Arch. MurdOck's men considerable.
In the Federal league the leading
Fawns and BucktaiIs were each taken
for three games by their opponents.
tors to the former the Orphans
jumped into third place As the
trailing teams were all accessories to
the crime the percentage standing
has been hammered into very re-
spectful appearance and il gives all
the teams an open chance to get
somewhere.
But in the Antlers' league the de-
feat of the leading Toasts proved
more disastrous as the trimming they
received at the hands Of the Tusks
caused an exchange of positions in
the team standing with Capt Colds
men holding the upper hand
Quite in line with the above was
the results in the Elks' league. where
the Hairs have been holding sway for
several weeks. But they met their
Waterloo at the hands OF the Horns
Saturday evening and in consequence
the Hairs and Horns exchanged
places AS the Jewels also cleaned
up for three games it places the lat
ter in fine position 10 make trouble
for the leaders.
Having concluded a very successful
season during the fall at the Stude-
baker club the Trio and Studebalker
leagues viii begin their long or spring
schedule season this week A series
OF ! s weeks has been arranged for
the Studebaker league. while the
Trio league viii play IA weeks.
There is plenty OF things doing in
the Factory and Oliver leagues. who
roll their contests at Mishawaka. In
the latter only three games separate
the first five teams, while the five
leading teams in the Factory league
are four games apart.
Some fine scores are being posted i'm
the Polish-American league. where
six teams are battling for supremacy.
The NJ. r. Falcons started TO have
things all their own way, but the St
Florians No. ! and Polonia club No.
are making things interesting now as
the latter two are but one game be-
hind the leaders.