South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-29
LOCAL B0WLERS
IN FINAL Squirt
Several Lively Scraps For the
Leadership Are Under Way
With News Times League
Having Edge on COmpaCtneSS

Local bowling leagues are fast
drawing o. a. close. three weeks being
the average time I'm which the several
schedules reach their expiration. With
the exception or lour lcasues, the city,
ClOthiers Post office and United
leagues. all Of the organizations have
exciting races in progress. For COM
pactness the NcWs-TimCs league has
the edge on them all as but two games
separate the first and last clubs in
that body
No one could wish for more excite
meEt than which prevails I'm The Print
ers league. with three clubs. the Cata-
log Service Co, Peerless Press and
Tribune teams. tied for first place
while the three succeeding clubs must
still Be conceded "a chance. In the
Singer league the clubs are crowded
80 closely together that i; keeps the
genial secretary awake nights 20 keep
them tucked under the same blanket
Oliver League Scrappy.
There is plenty of scrap m the Oil
yer league in which the sales and
Main Office are tied for first place,
with the Assembly and Pattern close
up The latter are at slight dIsad-
vantage owing to the tmidness and
mOdesty OF their captain. The eX-
champion Purchasing team have dem
onstrated that they can deliver If nee
essary They trailed the first half Of
the season only winning two games
but have won five out of the last six
played against the leaders.
Much excitement prevails in the
Studebaker league. There are but
two weeks play left on the schedule
with no cinch of any club on the prize.
\ series between the Hounds and
Skeins resulted in the former taking
all OF the games and an exchange of
the leaGerShip OF the league AS the
IL ia
rectiOn wgthin striking distance and
scheduled this week with the leaders
interest Is al fever heat.
g. 4. Club Race Spicy.
No organization N the city can
boast OF more interest in its bowling
league than that or he G.. A. club.
While apparently only three clubs can
be conceded a chance at the big stuff
and these three clubs have been flirt-
ing with each other all season, alter
mating &t the head of the procession,
~ Is the lfttle fellows at the lower end
OF the staAding who have been respOn-
ssibIs for me big features. 1t remain
ed for tire despised Yankees to pull
the Singers out of first place with a
three game wailop. feat considered
b. all az impossible, as il was quite
as many games as tnat club had won
all season.
ReOrganize Old Team.
Announcement OF the EcOIBetulId-
ton OF the Bucktail bowling club last
week which viii be known as the
Conservative Life in the future,
crAted quite a stir in local bowling
circfts However, there is no reason
for serious lamentations. Every sue
cessful team. club or combination, is
constantly offering some small alter
alton within its organization. This
has been the history of this team in
the past and VIII probably continue
to be practiced.
Many sound and sane suggestions
were offered relative to the cOnstruc-
ton of this team, which was fortunate
enough to be successful at the Ameri-
can Bowling Congress tournament at
Peoria, by adding some one in place
OF the man who showed low for the
event. But there are about 500 other
teams, which competed. who might
present the same kind of an alibi.
The same conditions hold good with
the new Conservative Life Insurance
team. In adding +. l.. Dennis new
blood is infused. He is not a young
ster but has earned his spurs on local
alleys and always acquitted himself
creditably, with every reason To be-
lieve he will add strength to this IA
nous bowling team.