South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-16
BOWLERS WILL
CLOSE SCHEDULE
Local Clubs viii Complete
Seasons Schedule This
Week-Tourney Follows.
BY JEHosEPnAT SPARE.

Practically all or the leagues IN
the city that are operating under the
double schedule plan. will close their
schedules this week. Some or them
will not complete their full quota OF
games as originally Intended because
or interruption by the Flu" epidemic
while others have. and made up
their shortage by playing extrs
games
OF the latter plan the Commercial
and West Side leagues are getting
along spiendidIy The Commercial
by reason Of having better accom-
modations. were able 20 roll two con
tests each week instead Of one. and
are practically caught up with the
exception OF one weeks games and "A
couple Of matches. an OF which are
expected 10 be concluded this week
The West Side league had 20 make
mp their stuff by piece meal and arc
nearly up 20 their original schedule
The city league viii lose nine
games from their schedule and will
close their fall season this week. the
Hardw0Ods having easy sailing. and
the CoIip Electrics and Shafer Lum-
Der CO. teams fighting IL out for sec
ond and third place The Federal
and Temple leagues only scheduled
a five weeks season. which will close
this week in the poorest season that
was ever encountered at the Elks'
temple
Trio Has a Tight Race
40 better race could be asked for
by any one than that which exists in
the Orpheum Trio league. where the
four clubs are travelling under one
blanket. and the result Of a weeks
play shifted the clubs from the bot
tom TO the top. This weeks games
will settle the argument and il might
be possible TO roll pOst-season games
i'm order 20 establish the flag win
ners.
II is also remarkable I'M the man
ner the big oliver league is keeping
so many clubs so close together. At
the end Of eight weeks play one-half
or the clubs are within one game Of
each for the honor position. which
has not been held by any club more
than week In succession After
this weeks games the oliver league
will have a vacation until after the
Christmas holidays, as viii the Au-
tomobile and Vehicle leagues Of the
Sudehaker club.
For three straight seasons the oil
vers have had things all their own
way i'm the Commercial league and
they have come through so far this
season with the remarkable record
OF having lost but four games. The
officers Of that organization have in
mind 20 vote the divers the pen
nant when the schedule starts ir
the future paying off prize money
and everything in advance.
Handicap Tourney Wins.
or the several tournaments under
consideration by the management of
the Orpheum bowling alleys last
week the Handicap tournament pre-
vailed The affair will he staged
during the Christmas holiday season
and the entries will close at mid
night. Dec. 25. Christmas tt is
rather short time TO notify all bowl
ers in the city but indications are
that i'm the neighborhoOd Of 100
clubs viii take part I'm the event.
After the tournament viii come
The era OF reconstruction rs a lot of
the old guard win undoubtedly ba
home I'm time TO take part in tho
festivities Three of these boys have
already arrived. namely. George
Moore Warren Hickey and Tonev
Fernandez The latter did not wal.