Evening star., 1917-01-21
ROYALS MAY ROLL BIG MATCH
WITH BALTIMORE DUCKPIN FIVE
Challenge From Quint in Maryland City
Accepted by HALEY, Captain of Strong
Local Combination-Bowling News.

It. is probable that one Of the most
| interesting intercity duckpin matches
rolled by representative team from
Washington since the affair with Brock
| ton several years ago will take place here
and in Baltimore within the near future.
Attempts recently have been made to ar
range a match with local team, but per-
sistent refusals greeted the efforts of the
Baltimoreans until they challenged the
Royals. Pop HALEY. on behalf of the
Royal quint. has taken up the def Of the
Marylanders and offered to meet them in
match for q considerable side bet.
which was a condition imposed by the
captain of the challenging quint.
Herer is the body Of the letter written
here relative to the match:
81 have been corresponding with -
in regard to a match Of ten games. five to
be rolled in Washington and five in Balti-
more, and he has refused to make the
match when he found my team was will
ing to bowl the two-ball game for a con-
siderable side bet. am writing to
you to find out If you can secure team
that would be willing to make the match"
In response to this letter, Pop HALEY
sent the following communication to c.
H. Won Lossberg, the author of the chal-
lenge:
acknowledging yours of the 18th in
stant. beg to say that on behalf Of the
Royal duckpin team, will be pleased to
accept your challenge for a match Of ten
games. five to be rolled in Washington
and Eve in Baltimore, for the side bet you
mention.
I'VE cannot accept your proposition
to roll the two-ball game in each of
to Washington to have our team roll
a strictly new game, as we know poth-
ing OF this two-ball game. We will.
however, roll you under the following
conditions:
That the five games rolled in Balti-
more be the two-ban games and tho
five games rolled in Washington be our
standard three-ball duckpin game. un-
der the same conditions we are rolling
our league games this season. .,s.s
check Immediately upon your accept
ance Of the match.
I'VE believe this is the only fair
way to roll this match. as we are not
and we understand you are not bowl
| ing the three-ball game this season..
This reply to the challenge was
mailed day before yesterday. Since
that time HALEY has received no an
swer, but one is expected shortly. The
members Of the Royal team feel the
Baltimoreans ought to be willing to
accept their proposition, as it entails
no disadvantage to either quint.
Intercity matches of this character
serve to stimulate bowling and there
| is no doubt that intense interest would
be shown in such an event. Local fol-
lowers of bowling have no question in
their own minds concerning the capa-
bilitfes Of the Royals. and firmly be-
lieve that five to be the best ever or
ganized. It would be extremely hard
| to convince the average bowler here
| that any quint could defeat the Royals
| In a special match under the condi-
tions which govern bowling in Wash
ington. Also it is thought that the
Royals would stand an even chance
| in any set Of games against another
team in which they had an even break
| in the conditions. such as Pop HALEY
suggests for the match with Baltimore.
A tie exists in the Navy Yard League,
Breech Mechanism and Miscellaneous
standing on even terms for first place,
Each team has won twenty-eight and lost
eleven. Radio is third, Foundry fourth
and East Shop fifth, and none OF the
trio is far behind the two leaders.
Risler holds the high individual aver
age, with 10s-22. Mccormick has OBJ
tanned the best game rolled by the play
ers, topping the others with 147 pins:
Kennedy is credited with the best total
third position, is the record holder for
team game and set.
Here is the list Of averages for the
lea