Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04
BOWLING LEAGUES RESUME
AFTER HOLIDAY RECESS
Close Fights in Many Organizations Should Keep
Interest Hgh-Local Men Interested in New
York's Twenty-Four-Hour Contest.

With the last OF the holidays out OF
the way, and nothing to interfere Win
the struggles in the several bowling
leagues. a series of hard and interesting
conflicts is sure to be staged between,
this period and the time the pin knights
swing into the final stages Of the sea
son. Particular attention attaches to
the races in the three major leagues
of the city-the National Capital, Dis
trict and Aracade duckpin circuits-where
the teams are closely punched. In the
first two mentioned margin of only
one game separates the first and sec
ond quints. Palace is a single game to
the rear of Y. NJ. C. A. in the former,
while in the latter Jeds have similar
advantage over the runners-up. Royal.
out in the Mount Pleasant body Bankers
promise to make things interesting for
sherwood. the present leaders. who. with
one postponed set to be rolled, have a
lead of three and one-half games Even
ing Star is five games ahead of Wood
ward & Lothrop in the Commercial, while
in the Y. NJ. c. 4. organization three
teams are deadlocked for the premier po-
sition in the percentage column.
1t is probable that the bowlers as a
NHOlc VIII not start out with the same
speed that was being shown in nearly
all the circuits when the recess was
taken. Two weeks absence from prac-
tice is liable to throw the best bowler
out of his stride. but inside six or seven
days the same high quality of bowling
Will undoubtedly again be on tap
The match Tuesday night between
Palace and Brunswicks ought to be a
good the last sion when
these two teams met Fletcher's quint got
the odd game. Since then. however, the
L street five has been rolling in excep-
tionally fine FORM and while they are
today a game behind the Association
team in the percentage column. Lewis
quint has an excellent team average, and
is easily leading the circuit in this re-
spect. The match Tuesday will be
rolled on alleys 1 and 2, as the CONNER
cial League teams, which use those
alleys, are idle.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial League will be held Tues
day night at the Palace. President Geer
requesting full attendance.
Roy Whitford. secretary of the Ma
tional Capital League. is out with sug-
gestion. along the lines of the idea of
Pop HALEY that a central duckpin
body be formed. Whitford thinks that
five men be named as a sort of ma
tional commission" with authority vest
ed in them to pass upon all matters in
dispute in the several little pin organi-
cations of the city. He would have one
man appointed from each of the three
big leagues-National Capital. District
and Arcade, and two others from the
ranks of the other bodies.
George Cox. president of the City Duck
pin Association. is of the opinion that
the present organization has ample
jurisdiction in all matters of interest to
the sport, and does not think that there
a he sod NOD
Unless there is further agitation of the
question at the present time, it is prob
able that further steps along the lines
suggested by Mr.. HALEY will not be taken
until the annual meeting of the City As
ISOLATION in the spring, when the plans
for the annual duckpin tournament are
made
The officers of the Observation-Disclosures
League We're the guests last week of
Tommy George of the Kendall quint
in that body at an oyster supper, and
at its conclusion rendered the popular
bowler vote of thanks for his hospi-
tality.
as to Richmonds plans in the intercity
tenpin tournament. meeting Of the
Virginia men was to have been held
three weeks ago. and it was understood
at the time that final arrangements were
to be made. and Baltimore and Washing
ton bowlers supplied with eagerly looked
for data of the event. Secretary Fields
has been requested to write Richmond
ind find out the status of the tourney.
Competition in the dot" tourney at the
Palace is particularly keen at this time,
with only week left in which to quail
fly. Several men passed the 400 mark
the past week. and the alleys at the pop
ular Z street resort are crowded every
minute of the day and evening with men
seeking to register one of the favored
ten knights who will uattle for the juicy
rrizes at the finish.
The announcement that the star ten
pin men of New York city are to stage
I twenty-four hour contest this week has
aroused great deal of interest in this
city. 1t was in Washington that the first
Of this kind of tenDin event was ever at
tempted. Harry Krauss, the champion
big pin man of this city, rolling continu-
ousIy for twenty-four hours at the Pal
ace alleys January and 9 1905. In the
period mentioned Krauss rolled lis games
and knocked over 1.9iI pins. for an aver
age of 49,. He had forty-tive games of
90 or better. Just how this record
Will measure UP to the scores made by
the New Workers is a matter of conjec
turc- The caliber of the men who are
inferred in that affair makes it highly
probable that some big games will be
recorded. Jimmy Smith. the champion
If all the tenpin men in the country. is
one of the number who will compete
end much the local bowling contingent
thinks of krauss ability. there is none
who Will place him in the class with
the celebrated New Yorker. As a spare
bowler Harry probably has no superior
Ia the country. but he does not seem to
get the stuff on his first ball as do
men of Smiths caliber. krauss seems to
have penchant for leaving up No. 10 pin
IN an apparently perfect pocket hit.
When II comes down TO steady rolling,
however and where the physical condi-
tion Of the entrants is going to cut a
az u ms
tHenty-four hour contest in New York.
krauss' performance six years ago is
going to come pretty near winning out.
Always in the pink of condition. the
Washington champion was in especially
fine trim at the time he pulled off his
celebrated stunt. The fact that he was
able 10 roll lis games, an average of
nearly I'VE full contests an hour. and at
tine same time maintain the excellent
average he turned out. is not to be passed