Evening star., 1914-01-25
BOWLING LEAGUES ARE
SHOWING CLOSE RACES
Teams Are Running One Another Hard
for Leadership in Several Of the
Circuits Other Gossip.

Vu Julio -V
There have been few times in the his
the races have been as close as is now
the case. There are few circuits in which
the leading teams have such a margin
that single match may not oust them
from the position, while in some cases
the loss of all three games would throw
them down into third place.
There are two teams which seem to
have the championship in their leagues
won already. barring an unforeseen turn
in events. Unless they fail to show the
kind of form that has characterized their
rolling during the first half of the sea-
son. it is practically certain that the FL
nance team of the Post Office Depart
ment League and The Star quint Of the
Commercial circuit will be champions at
the end of the yeaf. Both have good
leads and are going along at gait
which does not presage any material
downfall in the near future.
One of the three best leagues in the
city is being led by a margin of only
one game. The Jeds are in first place in
the District but the Royals are SO close
to them that they may get the lead by
an even bigger margin as result of one
match. The Critics and the Cubs in the
Columbia League are having 1t nip and
tuck. The former are at the top of the
list with twenty-five games won and sew
enteen lost, while the latter have won
only twenty-four and lost eighteen
The Yakimas and the Mohicans have
displaced the Mohawks from the leader
ship in the Y. NJ. c. A. League and are
now tied for first place themselves with
twenty-three won and thirteen lost. The
Bureau is on top in the Departmental
League by less than two games, having
won twenty-five and lost eleven, While
it's nearest rival has won the same num-
ber but has dropped fourteen. The South
lands and the Altamonts are having such
a close race that they vie continually Tor
the leadership in the Southwestern
League.
And these are not all the circuits in
which the fight is close between the
leading quints. With two possible eX-
ceptions there is not a circuit in which
any of two or three teams may not
win the championship, and even IN
these exceptions it is possible that
some unexpected spurt on the part OF
some five may find them mapping ana
cause one or the other to lose out.
Anyway. before the end of the year 1t
is certain that there are going to be
some brilliantly fought games, partic-
ularly toward the close of the sched-
ules. when every game Will seem 10
count more, there being less time IN
front to make up a disadvantage.
The Bankers are still holding the high
game record and it is probable that the
mark of the runners-up in the Arcaae
circuit will not only stand 1or tle me
league. but the city as we'll IT VIII
take some mighty nifty rolling by
any of the clubs to pass that score of
622. and it would not be at all sur
prising if it stands as record at
the end of the year.
The averages of the Arcade League,
published today, show the Arcadlans
still leading with the high set marx
thew having registered 1872 times be,
fore the holidays The best individuai
set was secured by Tony Gulil-of f''
Green has secured the hlghess sanns-
$50. The greatest number of strikes
goes to the credit of Stanford OF the
Sherwoods. who has toppled all the
pins with his first ball t"enty-onS ts
times. Mann of the Bankers mas hao
the most Spares-93-
wayerly of the Northeast League IS
leading that circuit with the highest
set and game. The best totaI lot
three games the team has reglstereuG, is
1875, while 572 pins have been splilea !
in one Crooke of the Atlantlcs mas
the highest individual average-lO4-l2
The best set secured by an Individual
was rolled by Mccarthy of the Can
mons, who got ss7. ngbnsi B,ssh0n name-one ol ene
of 14e. Mccarthy also has the most
strikes. and Norton of Waverly leaos
in spares with seventy-one.
Gardner of the storeroom team in the
Pence League has the records OF the
circuit for game and set. He has ~ a J,
mark of lat for the former ana ga
for the latter. Logan of the superin-
tendent's offive leads in a tie win
Doerner of the Underground qulnt LOT
the greatest number of spares. while
Crockett of the General Superlntend-
ent's office has the most strikes. me
number of spares is 80, whlle strlhes
have been registered. Logan also mas
the best average-9S.
Earl Eiker, one of the best young
bowlers in the District, will probably
finish on top of the list of indivldu&is
in the Y. NJ. C. A. League II ne con.
tinues to roll in anything. like the
form that has characterized his work
in the past He has been at the head
of the association duckpin followers
for a long while, and the manner IN
which he persistently holds his place
at the top of the heap is certainiy
to be commended. especially when 1t is
considered that many more experienced
men roll in the same circuit.
There seems to be little doubt thai
Tn" Star Gt ut Will land the champion
ship in the Commercial League. Right
now the team is leading by a comfort
BILE margin and should hold at least a
| good part of it. The beauty of the lead
| held by the newspaper men. from their
standpoint. of course, is the fact that
| it is being held by team which is not
| the strongest that can be placed on the
| floor Any time the quint gets in d
| close place it will have lots of reserve
strength to fall back on. At least
| three men who are eligible to roll sell
| dom appear for the games. it being as