The Washington times., 1915-02-04
Crucial Point in Competition
Passed This Week, and Y.
N. c. A. Fails to Deliver.
NATIONALS WIN TWO GAMES
Eight Games Now Separate
Leaders and Runners.Up in
Circuit.
BY KIRK C. MILLER.

BY KIRK 4. MlLLER.
Ungrateful as is the task Of pick
Ing winners in any branch of sports
in advance Of the competition itself,
one fact has made itself emphatic
during the past three nights on
Washington bowling alleys, viz: the
Palace team has cinched the pennant
In the National Capital League and
only a miracle can now grab victory
from its clutches. The facts which
form base for this statement are
deduced from the two sets in which
the Palace and Y. M. C. A. have fig
ured and with an eight-game margin
between them and the association
rollers, Capt. Earl Lewis band of
pinners can almost afford to rest
completely on their laurels through
out the remainder of the season and
still walk away with the bunting.
Since the rolling commenced last
Monday night, Palace has won three
straight games from the Climbers
and only last night Y. M. C. A.
struck fatal snag in the Nationals,
when the latter won two out of
three games and stretched Palaces
margin of leadership from six to
eight games. These two sets have
been crucial ones in the National
Capital loop and although it may
seem premature to select the win
ners in any of the leagues which
still have ten weeks to roll, the prob
abilities do lean strong toward a
flag for Palace and a mere glance at
the standing of the league will bear
out this statement.
Being classified with the major duck
PIN leagues of Washington. the race
in the National Capital loop has at
,acted city-wide attention. It ia made
rp, from the leading team to the Gel
lar champions, of the tastes. rollers
in Washington, and all eyes have been
turned toward the race which mas been
centered largely around the Palace and
Y. NJ. c. A. teams. For weeks the teams
ran along at about even terms until
the Association team.
Farmers and Bricklayers, the two
trailing teams in the Patent Examiners
circuit were contenders last night, the
lhowmen getting the opening game by
ping the last two by forty-one and
seventeen pins, respectively perrins.
with twenty-seven in his second game
was high man of the set.
Two sets We're rolled in the Depart
mental Duckpin League. Library hay-
Ing won pair from War. and Marines
having pocketed a pair At the expense
stockett featured with high game of
las and high set of 33G. while Thomas
and Young divided individual honors
In the other match. With a record of
li6 for high game. Thomas attracted at
,cnton. and foung's set of 327 branded
him AS the best all-round bowler OF
the Marine-Commerce set.
,,,, Westminster Gas Light Company
tween Commercial Department and In
stallation Department, the latter having
walked off the boards with all three
games. I<reisher. anchor man for the
losers had high individual game with
figures of 121.
In the other Gas Light Company set.
West Station won the first two games
and left the third one for Engineers
by the narrow margin of single Din
the score having been 473 to 474. Cain
had a monstrous string Of 132 in his
third attempt. and At was followed
Lucas Specials caught the Nesline
Stars for three in row in the South
east. and the le>gue leaders dropped
behind several points Neslines. s. f.
Stars. and Model Lunch are closely
punched in the Southeast circuit. and
an extremely interesting finish is prom
ised, in which those three teams are
expected to be the principals
Swift & Co boosted its stock in the
Business Mems League to the extent Of
three full games when lIecht & Co.
were taken on. Unless hecht can fall
into its former winning streak again,
the services OF one Earl Lewis. who is
on the eligibility list. will have to be
asked. Lewis has been sidestepping
duty In the Business Mems League. but
he may still have to respond to the re
servist call"
Washington Loan and Trust Company.
pace settlers in the Bankers League.
was able to get but a single game
from Second National Bank when those
Two teams clashed. Second won the
first and third and LEFT the middle game
TO the F. street bankers. Hugo Donch
kane through with another of his bril-
itant games when he spilled l2S pins
IN the second game, but despite this his
team dropped the contest
Down in the Navy Yard League Mis-
'rl.aheous went after East Gun car
iiaee IN true war time cashion'' and
nh' hun Makers wer" unable to record
singl" victory. I.aizure featured tho
sci with high game of l36. and his indi
Nldoai performance was seconded bv
SET OF S&'' rolled by lIe1dcl.
llitOns won two out or ,broo r,
Braves in tho Commercial IIlev | oarH.
ga us, sink"r man for Hiltons had
h,sh game, 49, il coming IN his sccond
attempt. ''
In tho Carltal cry Duckpiu League
Bureaus refused to give Fslrlswns