The Washington times., 1915-01-20
Settler Proves To Be Individual
Star When He Gets High
Game as Well as Set.
cHAc0NAs PROVES A STAR
Red Men Establish Themselves
at Head. Of Commercial Alley
Loop With Three Wins.
BY KIRK G. MILLER.

BY KIRK G. MILLER.
No less than three records in the
Fourteenth Street Duckpin League
went by the boards in that Phelps
Columbia match, which developed
high individual game, high individ-
ual set, and high team game. Self
zer, rolling in second place for
Phelps, went the limit for game and
set when he totaled 149 pins in his
third game and amassed set of 354
by prefixing the monster string with
games of 1O2 and 1O3.
High team game was reached by
Phelps Brothers Company in the
third game, a score of. 543 in that
string being the best rolled this sea-
son by any team in the circuit. 1t
was largely through the efforts of
Seltzer that high team game was
established, as but ore other score,
BuStner's 107, went above the CEN
tury mark.
Many interesting details center
around the excellent performance Of
seltzer. who is today unanimously de-
clared champion of the league. Spares
were recorded by him in the 4, s. 6. :.
.. and 9th boxes and in the third box
he came through with a strike. But
one pin was dropped by him in the
first box and the same thing occurred
in the tenth frame. His work last
night is an example of the elassiest
rolling done in the youthful ducRpin
league and his teammates nave full
reason to be proud of the standard
which he has established..-- --..-l
kenyons got away to a healthy start
in their set with Security and the
seventh place team recorded victories
distinguished himself when he deliv-
cred high individual game, 100, and
high individual set. 3O7. kenyons
rolled up their best team total in the
third game when the pinfall amount
ted to 52s. 1t was the only game 10
go above the 500-mark.
Anacostia threw a scare into Neslines
Stars by getting flying start, but the
spurt was only momentary, as the stars
recovered themselves by winning the
last two games. James had a beautiful
string of 1873 in his second round and
followed it up with score Of l2l in
ono "ms Of the hest totals rolled by by any; any
member of the Southeast League in
three consecutive games this season.
National Laundry could only make it
two out of three when the Norris Peters
aggregation was taken on in the Busi-
ness Mems League. The last game went
TO the Engravers by sixteen pins. Shank
anchor man for the Laundrymen. came
through in grsad style with a string Of
133 in the first game
Crows took some of the pride out of
Oncidas. of the r.: NJ. {. A. League, by
winning two out of three from the first
division team. Tirass and Bennett were
tied for individual honOrS, each getting
a string of 104.
Red Men clearly established them
selves i'm the leadership of the Com
mercial Alley League by winning a pair
from the home team. BEFORE last nights
set the teams had been tied for 1irst
place. but the result of their meeting
gives the Indians" a slight advantage
which they will work hard to maintain.
IIustard was the star of the set getting
high game Of 122.
Swift & Co. encountered n difficult
problem in the Parker Bfidget rollers OF
the business Mems League the outfit.
tiers having pucketQd al three games
before the Packers knew what mad hap
rened. The complete victory gives J.. j..
games having been lost and the same
number won. Although none OF the in
dividual scores in this set were high, the
rolling was consistent throughout. Higgs'
llS was the best rolled.
Palace increased it's advantage in the
National Capital League by Catching
the I'OtOm<cs for three in row. Earl
1t
tomacs loss puts them on even terms
with Nationals for fifth place honors.
Two sets were rolled in the CONNER
Cial League. Judd E. Detweiller took
pair from Merchant Transfer and Stor-
age Company. and Nelsba chs admins
tered similar defeat to Woodward e.
1.othrop. 'Welsbachs drove another livet
In that first place advantage by winning
Its two, and Star will have to win a
pair this week in order not to lose any
ground.
Another forfeit occurred last night in
the Departmental Tenpn League when
War failed To appear for its scheduled
match with Bureau. War is at the foot
Of the list in hat loop and this con-
d.tion Is due largely to many defaults
on its part. Bureau went through with
its games. however, and Jones came
through with high game Of 212.
Two sets were dispoeed of by the
Reclamation I.eagee. Thanks to the
excellent rolling of Dueannc, Accounts
was able TO gel all three games from
Purchase and Supplies. Dugann"'s
same of l23 and set of 35i We're high.
In the second match, Stenographers
grabbed two out of three from Drafting,
when Potter had high game of 12S.
War. Of the Departmental Duckpin
League, received encouragement when
X took two out of three from Commits
sioners. The defeat came as g surprise
to the District Building Employees. as
War IL the present cellar champion.
and was thought to he an easy mark"
Electricians dropped to the bottom OF
the standing in the Terminal Ry. Y.
NJ. G.. a. League, when they received
three stunning defeats at the hands
~ the pisbursing Onice. Jrhmsun led
the attack Of the Dishursers by de-
l,ver'"~ -au'e ~ n, In the third