The Washington times., 1915-02-11
Association Quint Loses Ground
In Race Which Is Close in
Arcade League. \
HESS CLUB STILL IN FRONT
Every Game From Now Until
End Of Season Counts
Heavily With These Teams.
By KIRK C. MILLER.


tsntion Of the fans in our bowling
community Wednesday night, prob
ably the greatest amount Of atten-
ton was focused on the Y. M. C. A.
Gandil match in the Arcade League,
both teams being contenders for the.
highest honors in that circuit. AS
the fracas ended, Gandils were de-
clAred victors in two out Of three
games, but the skirmish sea-sawcd
backwards and forwards so often
and the tide Of battle changed SO fire.
quently that the very last box was
necessary before either team could
be sure Of walking off the alleys
with two out Of three games.
While Hess & Co. continue to set
pace for the Arcade loop, Gandils
and Y. M. c. A. are both considered
formidable contenders for the flag
and every inch Of advantage which
can be gained by either team is now
considered at its greatest value.
In the opening game, Gandils got off
to a rapid-fire start and put over q
victory Of twenty-one pins. Y. NJ. c.
A. recovered itself somewhat in the
second and placed forty-four pins be-
tween itself and Gandils in ten boxes.
Gandiis. however. did not stay under
meath for long. for the Association lads
fell back into slump in the third and
were defeated by 52a to 49, Charles
Montgomery Wright featured the roll
ing for Gandils by getting game OF
1as in his first attempt. His other two
games were "a and l02. and the three
strings gave him high individual set
of ~.
One Of the most fascinating compeu-
tions which now exists is being enacted
in the Mt. Pleasant League, where De-
caturs and Parks are lined up in battle
array. Last night Decaturs won three
from the cellar champions. Immanuels,
and thereby overcame some OF the dis
tancs lost Friday night when Parks
won three straight.
Although the last two games were dis
tinct victories for Decaturs. the first
string went to them by the narrow mar
gin Of five pins, tho score being 47S to
high game and he and Week shared the
high set honors with figures Of sla each.
Norris Peters took q pair from the
sS tssS pads the IN capta pf c9H
League. Here was one OF the most bit
terly contested arguments which was
seen on any alley during the night, the
deed in ali but the middle game; In the
opener the Engravers won by nine pins.
The second game went to Bureaus by q
healthy difference. but the third game
reduced itself to matter on OF o,3 0@wi,ns hX
nose. this time by thirteen pins.
In the Business Mems League. E. B.
in last place for so long. took some en-
couragement In the fact that 1t won two
out Of three from Swift 4 Co., the pres
en-: runners-up. 1t required the services
the trick, Shuey having besn substituted
in the third game for Peck. MacAbee
was the individual star. his game Of Ill
in the second scrimmage being high.
Down by the Navy Yard. Breach Me-
chanics took all three from the Foundry
team, and the leaders cinched their hold
on first place while the poor Foundry
than ever. 1t fell to the lot Of the lat
ter team, however, to have the high in
dividual bowler on it's side. Auguste's
1T being an example OF the fastest roll
1hR 00eu Ooi"6 e'S "@'~h'
It remained for none other than Car
roll Buck" Barton to pocket high in
dividual honors In that Virginia Avenue
HIS score Of ll9 was high for the night
Lucas won by narrow margins
Two sets were rolled In the Washing
ton Gas Light League. West Station won
a pair from Installation when Berry had
hiSh game OF 1923. and Engineers took
two out OF three from Commercial,
Kreisher's game OF ll6 featuring
Auguste. OF the Navy team in the De-
partmental League. had things pretty
much his own way In the set with
Marines, and high individual a., game,
both accomplished by him. Marines
took two from the Navy quint. 1t be-
INK one Of the few times that this has
been done by any Departmental League
team this season.
Norris and Smith tied for high game
In the Continental Second game, In the
National Bankers circuit. Each had a
score of l0s for high game. Continental
Non the opener and left the third game
Judd & Detweiler threw a scare into
Pepco bowlers, in the Commercial
League. by walking Off the boards with
all three games neatly tucked away in
the winning column The Electricians
had set themselves for a victory at the
expense Of the second division outfit.
but the Printers couldn't see It that
way. and. by bowling their best. got
all three,
HUT one OF the two scheduled sets in
the Colonial Tenpin League were rolled
Pioneers dropped three in row to
VIRGIN ans, the last game having been
dec ded by the falling of a single min
Williamson was high man. with a2I in
his first game.
Pete Maloney has someth of a
problem on his hands. Early in the