The Washington times., 1914-02-07
SEVEN FIVE-MAN
TEAMSLINED UP
theirs Will Follow at Tonight'S
Meeting of Capital Tenpin
Rollers.
BY KIRK C. MILLER

Seven five-man teams of this city
ave to date declared their inten-
on of going to Richmond for the
.rercity tournament which begins
the 18th Of this month, and that
lmber is expected 20 double itself
V the conclusion of tonight's meet
Tg which will be held al the Palace
"lleys for the purpose of ascertain
] g the ultimate number of bowlers
Who will participate as teams and
n the doubles and individuals. Sec
etary James Fields today received
n expression from the following
cams through the captains of same
which are named below: Agricul-
.yral, NJ. ]. German; Manhattans, c.
r. Jacobsen; Pioneers, Thomas
Frank; Bureau, R. S. Jones; Palace,
j. E. Fields; Knickerbockers, P. ".
I'age, and Welsbachs, H. H. HALEY.
These seven teams will furnish an
impetus for the Washington entry in
The Richmond tournament" said Fields
1oday, which should boost the total
Imber of ive-man teams up to at
last fifteen. There are other teams
lich 1 might name at tnis tiT7e Who
e sure to fall in line. but until /
tually receive an expression from
reir captains, 1 prefer to refrain from
antioning their names.
After t3night's meeting at the Pal
e, hope to be able to announce IN
cry definite terms the height TO which
{ g Washington entry will soar. When
get the bowlers together tonight, ]
all conduct a general discussion Of
re coming trip, and / know that the
,anpin rollers of this city will respond
large numbers to. the call which l
ave made, asking them to turn cut
eeiy for the intercity- tournament"
From Petersburg, Va. comes the en-
ruraging word that several tenpin or
anizations are putting many hours OF
.ractics in preparation for the Rich
0Ond tournament For the purpose of
miliarizing themselves with the Palace
.,Ileys, IN Richmond, a Petersburg class
b. quint will roll the Palace No. team
.r Richmond on Monday night.
Both OF these teams will take part
iw the intercity tournament which will
zen up February IS on the Palace al
Ieys in Richmond.
Messrs. Rowsey and MacFarland. of
hat city, accompanied a Richmond
am to Petersburg last Wednesday
evening, and while in the COckade City
they found that the Petersburg bowleTs
are working hard for the intercity
tournament, and that they will send
IN a variety Of entries on or by the
10Th Of this month. Peters burg viii
'alle a great part in the coming bowling
assic, and. perhaps. the COckade City
IN figure prominently in the prize list
ne bowling league of the Terminal
~. r. Y. NJ. c. A. is we'll on its way
the second section OF its schedule
Q first section having been won by
" Auditors by One-game margin
OF southern. The latter finished second
I'd is entitled To the silver and bronze
odalS.
IN the second, section. Freight and
-0ItheTn have started off at a fast
tie. both having won six games, with
10 losses. The other teams range in
'andinE as follows: /. and L, Auditors.
at atl5n. &sPa'''ns"'' lr1'n'isn' 'nOpS ana
isand and Industrial released Fred
. atsOn to the Trainmen to their sor-
". Fred having rolled l3I on his first
aDDeaTance as d Trainman.
Hasset. Of the Shop team, is giving
'Iiliams a chase for high average hon
.~s. but will have to keep plugging, as
lily gets the wood
\ double-header occupied the attention
the members Of the Georgetown Com
uorcial League when the Baltimore and
10 team took three straight from the
'0IOmacs and the F'reemanS admins
red a like defeat TO the NJ. Baers-
ecie's high game Uf 12O and set Of
represent the best work in either
1me.
S,oTerOom tied General Superinten-
a"nt's Office for first place in the
"pco organization when they took
rec IN row from Meter. Engineers
alked away with the majority Of
Eames when they rolled the COnstTuC
ION Department team.
Miscellaneous. the leading qului in
10 Navy Yard circuit dronp-d pair
% West Gun Carriage. a second division
an
2elrnonfs edged W. Oh the HoyqIs con
I"rsbly when three games vent iDI
latter, ContendeIs being the losers.
,,bors game OF 10 featured the set
which Cubs took Two out Of three
rom Buffalo in thr Columbia League.
Thursday nights game in the Com
..nrCial League between Woodward *
.Othrop and Judd s. Detwei!er mas
.e"n postponed until tonight. Friday
lEht General Baking Won two from
e Bcrberich FIVE.
In the youthful Postal Savings
-eaEUe. Team b dropped two games
f their set TO Team e" Nens game
.f l2G was tho best individual totrL
Mann recorded q game Of 10 when
.~ auditors took two from s,v' a..
'" Sgutlern Railroad Clerks League.
velvet kird and Cclumhias were tie
intending teams in the aNtiOraI ''ip-
nj circuit the former taking IN. IRA
"rity Of contests.
IeuCbscots mad a clean sweep Df -hc
ards when they took on the NiaG2TdS,
tho Young Mems christian Associd-
on Lea gue.
When Inspection Won two out % three
.Drn city POstOficC. Travellers I-st
4me Of II as,sumeG the highect ma
lITe Of any individual totals
Elements rolled high game for the
I'-E.oIts when they walked of with
40 1T the expense OF HarvarGs. IN
he All Pleasant League.
The pace-setting .Shervoois cNDcy-
'ruced little Difficulty in getting q trio
OF Victories n their set with Columbia,
% the Arcade.
The new Drillery League starod its
s-cOGd evenings schedule when the
Greggs took three from Teachers ana
o..