New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
LEADERS CHANGE
RAPIDLY IN BIG
BOWLING TOURNEY
Rutherford Pair Jumps to
Front with High Score
of 1882.
FORMER CHAMPIONS
AWAY OFF FORM
Negley and Van Ness, Last
Years Winners, Almost Out
of Running.

Gradually the participants in the
championship tournament OF the Ma
tiorai Bowling Association IN the
Grand Central Palace are working
nearer ana nearer such nigh scores
that something in the line Of records
may be expected before long. In the
last twenty-four hours OF bowling
leaders in al fixtures have been
charged a dozen times or more.
An unpretentious pair from Ruther-
ford. y. j.. went into the lead in the
doubles yesterday, with 1882 They
were Arthur Walter and Joseph A.
Smith. and they will remain at the
tor OF the list until this afternoon at
least
The real fireworks we're provided by
Walter, who ran up pa in the first
game. Even with q split in the tenth
Of the second. which meant twelve or
more pins, he obtained 2l3. Then he
rolled 222. Walter is a strike artist,
and when he gets into the mood there
is no telling what may happen. MS
ball works in from the extreme right
edge. and, occasionally. he is success
ful on a cross hit. His delivery -
clean cut and the ball leaves his hand
without much effort on his part
Smith rolled consistently and fairly
we'll. aiding his partner materially IN
the last game. He had 100. 1872 and
201 Keppler and Weber. of Newark,
worked into seventh place with l,l45.
while Williams and Hinton. also or
Newark, took ninth with LAP. John
Necley and Deward II. Van Ness. OF
the Roseville A. A.. of Newark, who
won the two-man championship in the
West last year. could muster only
1899.
Robert wentzell performed the I'M
usual feat of making FIVE split spares
in as many games. In the hve-rnan
fixture ne tore off the 4-l0 twice and
the 81 once. In the doubles he also
negotiated the 81 and one right hand
baby" Added 10 that he made the
SIS combination. a difficult spare.
J. Bowman Thompson, Of the Ssgi-
naws. who admits the age Of sixty
five years. Tailed 200 in the first game
and proved to be a terror in turning
splits into spares. lie negotiated the
as and 5-9-7 combinations, twice
taking Off the right hand baby" He
was partnered with Keffer. and the
pair made l.1ll-four of kind.
Elmer F. Wood, Of Roseville, con-
tributed a new high individual score
FOR one game in the doubles, rolling
with William s. Moffatt. Wood made
258. He started with a split for 9-all,
then struck nine successive times. On
the second ball in the tenth the lO-pln
wabbled and stood erect. and he had
70 waste a ball 70 make 1t. Wood and
Moffatt had LIZ.
The many changes in the doubles
-, he cFn nla
than five new names appearing IN the
list of the ten leaders. In fact, il nov
requires a double century average IN
get on the singles honor roll.
Elmer Z. Wood, of the Roseville Nv
A came within twelve pins of the
lead when he tailed 636, getting
scores OF 2l3, 214 and 1893. He had
misses in the eighth frame OF the
second and the sixth box Of the final
Joseph A Smith. OF Rutherford, as
sumed third position. with $50, while
Fred Clinch, of this city, worked into
fourth. with $50 Clinch, through his
fine efforts in the ive-man fixture,
Friday evening, now shows the way
for the all-around title. His total IS
1909, or an average of pol.
Richard Erler, oldtime Athletic
League star. came into ninth. with SOL
while George Sayre. Of Philadelphia,
is now tenth. with 500.
Roseville occupied the top notch
position for ever so short time as
along came the Nsneto five. Of Phils-
delphia. with a total Of $50. which
not ONLY went out in front, but ac-
complished the downfall of the single
game tally Of Roseville with 1893.
The Maneto effort was 1903 in the
first game. within only six pins OF the
best team score ever rolled in Ma
tional Bowling Association tourna-
ment. Every man rolled better than
the double century. Guest had 202,
Flick 2l2. Moant 2l5, Brannwell lo2 and
Cook 233. After this fine start the
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