South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-21
TEAM IS
FIRST To ENTER
IN CITY contest
TyIers of EIkS' League Are Out
After HOnOrS-MiShaWaka
BoWlerS viii Be Allowed to
Compete.

Every indication points to the city
tournament, which VIII be inaugUr-
dted at the Elks' temple next Satur-
day evening TO be the largest in the
history of the institution. The en-
tries close next Thursday evening and
every bowling organization in South
Bend has promised representation. Ii
is singular that the first entry re-
ceived was from team finishing low
est in the percentage column at the
Elks' temple, namely the Tylers in
the Elks' league. who forwarded their
entry on Wednesday.
Because of the state tournament TO
be held in Mishawaka next April and
many South Bend bOwlerS playing
there. Mishawaka buwlers have been
invited TO participate in the tourna-
ment, and, IL is believed many of the
pin knights OF our neighboring city
will take part. one of the singular
angles of the early stages Of the
years local classic is that the Never
sweats of the Walther league, have
not yet entered, as they have always
been the first in the field. A special
prize has been added this year by the
Brunswick Bake CO. for the winning
team, which VIII be on exhibition dur
ing the tournament
Many Lex ucs Finish.
Nearly all of the leagues in the city
finished their fall schedule during
the past week, and in nearly every
one of them the honors of the sew
eral organizations depended upon the
results of the final series. While there
were but two clubs involved, great
interest centered lin the finale of the
Elks' league, where the Jewels and
HoOfs were tied and were scheduled
TO battle for supremacy 1t proved to
be a splendid engagement for the first
two encounters. each club winning
game leaving the final game to deter
mine the champions
This proved disastrous to the Jew
els as on the first ball Charlie Birk,
enc of the stars of the team, injured
himself in the delivery of the ball in
the first frame, compelling him to re-
tire, which took the heart out OF the
rest of the team, and the HOOfs had
a walkaway. The winners proved
their gameness as they started at the
bottom and worked themselves to
the top in o consistent manner. One
of the surprises of the season was
the work of the Tylers who occupied
attention among the leaders during
the greater part of the season and
lost out in the stretch, almost falling
out of the league
One Of the features of the Elks'
league was the finishing of the Charms
WITH DeIltCl dlleuudHtt IGNOINs IiiC
only club performing such faithful
ness in the three leagues operating
at the temple. This is exceptionally
meritoriOus because the club was
anchored with the trailers nearly all
season and managed to finish in tie
with the Hairs and Teeth in fourth
place in the last two weeks work.
Federal LeaguerS Close Well.
An exciting finish was staged in the
Federal league, where several teams
had a chance at tie flag. An error
was committed in the compiling of
the records Of the previous week. in
which the Bucktails showed a gain
Of two games. 1t was well that this
discrepancy existed as this club won
the hOnors by n single game. Even
then had the Tails rolled true TO the
advance dope and turned in as the
Orphans and Fawns did a quadruple
tie would have existed at the close of
the regular schedule.
But the BucktailS upset all of these
things by winning the first game from
the Tails, which put the latter out of
the prize list and left the Fawps and
Orphans in a tie for second and third
a special contest between the two
clubs on Tuesday night of this week.
The race for the season was the
closest of any ever contested in the
city, not excepting the many tight
finishes for which the Studebaker
league has become famous. Only six
games separated the first and last
teams when the final bell came and