The Washington times., 1915-01-14
CoIumbians Turn Trick by TAX.
ing Measure Of Runners;Up
in Two Games Out Of Three.
RACCAR CLUB POCKETS ALL
Tail.End installation Defeats
Commercial Department in
Washington Gas League.
By KIRK C. MILLER.

Dy hlRA ~. MlLLLRs
1t remained for the lowly Colum-
bians to take the Y. M. C. A. team
into camp for two out of three
games during the proceedings in the
National Capital League. This un-
expected loss Of the Association out
fit reduces its chances to tear down
the lead of the Palace lads by sew
eral points, and generally weakens
the hard fight which Capt. Roy
Keith Whitford and his band of
pinners have been making since
their terrific slump of last Novem-
Der.
Much interest is attached to the
Y. M. C. A. A.-Columbians match, and
throughout bowling circles last night
their set was being closely watched.
No little surprise was expressed
when word of the "Y" downfall
reached the various alleys, as the
Columbians were considered the
weaker team, and that they should
have the good fortune of winning
from the second place team seemed
to "shock" the fans.
Raccar Club put UP three excellent
duckpin exhibitions when the Dread
naughts. of the Northeastern League
were taken on. All three games went
to the Clubmen. the margins in each
game being sufficient to make it easy
going throughout for the winners.
Some more OF the grand old done"
was upset in the Washington Gas Light
Company circuit when the tail-end In
stallatton Department made a clean
sweep at the expense Of the CONNER
c1al Department. The latter Is the
runner-up as the teams now stand ,
Anchor Man Taylor had high game Of
u.s. and high set Of 500.
In the other Gas Company set. West
Station pocketed two out of three from
Engineers. Burns string of 123 being
the individual feature Of the match.
Engineers one victory came in the
second when they won a roll-off after
the score had been tied at 1884, The
highest team game recorded was 52.
west Stations total in the opening
combat.
Continentals white-washed the Vir-
Ginians, in the Colonial League. when
H. Scharf and Frits fairly rolled their
heads on
Pioneers we're able to get but one out
OF three from Iroquois. despite the fact
that Life Member George Thomas Cox
was substituted In sinker position for
Frank Thomas. 1t had been four years
since Cox had toyed with the big
naples. but at that he got scores Of 10
and 1870 in his first and second games.
respectively In the third Cox fell
down to some extent. only getting l37.
although he was ablv coached by Cir
culatlon Manager Rodrick. AS it hap
rened. January 1s was Cox's birthday.
and he feels that IL he could come
back" at tenpins after absenting him
sc'f from the game for so long, he will
he able to do the same ten years
hence-and we hope he will
A persistent inquiry prevailed around
the alleys regarding the outcome of
the Southern Railway-Lnworth match
Of Tuesday night. 1t finally developed
that Southern dropped two to L.inworths
and Moe Goldberg says the scores were
so discouraging that he was ashamed
to !,9.,s send then them to the papers. All Of
lave been low, indeed, for Goldberg
10 the press. in his time.
Woodward & Lothrop experienced
little difficulty in taking the measure
of the General. Baking Company crew,
I'm the Commercial League, in all three
games. Duckett. with 119. was the in
dividual star. while Hutchinson fol-
lowed with e string of l16 in his second
round.
Manager Jerman distinguished him
4 -.z.-
for the home team. incidentally. Jer-
mans score was the highest rolled by
any one bowl Ter in al of the leagues
Wednesday. night Commercial Alley
Won the first two and dropped the
BY winning the roll off in it's second
came with cellars Company. the CO.
teenth street League. made it three In
o row.
Despite the fact that Norris came
nsS1ss Mith ra.f high OF is the the
Bankers League. dropped all three
to the MetropOlitans.
Those fast flying Saks bow!ers had a
surprise thrown into them when Swift
& Co. walked of the alleys with two
out OF three: Fowler, OF Saks. had
high game OF III. and followed it up
With one or liz.
In the Capital City League. Bureaus
got away with the last two rounds,
out were forced to the wall by the Ma
llonal Laundry crew in the opener. Nc
Apoy continued i'm his rapid stride when
ne put over high game Of 1oS.
faper picked up three straight for its
win column when the Government Con-
lsct department was encountered in
ne andrews Duckpin League Walsh
nad high game, 1ol, and high set, 2SS.
Rurns Demar grabbed off all of the
Individual honors in the Ncsljne-Nor-
on set in the Southeast League. de-
mar high game Of l3l and high set
~ I'i, pla'es MN on pedestal in the
,trcuit in which he rolls. as il is ono Of