Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
LEADERS HOLD FAST
IN DUCKPIN TOURNEY
Sunshine Drops Into Third Place
Pennsylvania Railroad Rolls
High Score

High scoring on part Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad team, the present lead
ers in Section r, of the Summer Duck
Pin League, enabled them to add con-
siderable percentage to their total, and
it now looks, from cur standpoint, that
this team will take first prize in this
section. Mock proved to be the most
consistent duck pinner of the evening
and it was through his efforts that the
team romped away with the full series.
The Sunshine team, which was in
deadlock for second place, lost out and
stepped into third place when the Ter
minal quintet made clean sweep. al
though in the third game the Sunshine
team threatened them more than once
and it was not till the final pill had
Travelled down the maple alley that the
game went to the Terminal team.
The leaders OF Section T.. in the duck pin
tournament refused to allow their opponents
a chance last night. and the IennsylNantiL
Railroad squad took the hrst Two salnes
by a large margin. winning the nrst gam
by a score OF 45O to 4+3. Mock shovel his
old form when he spilled the wee one ones :
for lis and 1O3. The second game showed
keen competition until the final frame when
Mock tossed the big count. and DIS scoring
gave them the game with nineteen pms 10
spare.
Keystone Quintet got a good start when
when McCiill tossed for 1O4, giving them
"Gir nrsf st to !ESm RS they aFS Sa TepeaSG
opposing team Tailed 4o3. Scott. in bOth
games. crossed the century mark and had
Mueller gave the duck pinners fancy sX,
hi-ition OF topping the reedes. and ms
scoring carried him through for both the
iirst and second prize for the high three con, Sa
and AS. H. Zisr took the third with 34.,
while Coxey Contented with fourth prize
with score of 329.
Hundreds of bowIers pass throrsh tFors ahG thS
Quaker city on their wax oyer tmgre' sVs
OF the city to give the places thS p; ere
leavinT these partsi Is nS'9SSs ne P% i,dsIphin t
| afford the soldier bowlers "A royal "ec!oiht
when they call.
Bowling clubs that have suffered in mem
bership during the past season throush th'
| minded Of the TACT that this Is the season
| OF the year to look about Tor Eoou Htt
duTing the bowling season of 1919 and u"
There are lots of young men YOU HnoT o ~ ",
would b" E 9nIy TOO E"d prop5Siton .S 5Si is put {
| them in the right way.
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad retained the tor
runF Of The ladder in Section h. by dofea tinl
the strong Florist team in their series Las las,
! evening in the duck pin tournament sun:
| shine was forced out Of the tie D% p'ihf'
Dictated at the hands of the Iermna
| squad going into third place. In the lIrtI
| game of the evening Mcdowell. Lent ils
! davidson of the Terminal team. all wen
over the hundred mark. tOtaling al pln'
/ against $50
George Moss. of the Keystone Alleys, a
the Pitcairn Building. feels that thfre I,, rs NJ
| better league or tournament than the DucF
| PIN League that is being rolled there at Inc
present time.
The extreme heat last night failed TO no e
down the high scoring. although IN" nuCh
| miners abandoned their collars ana shirt'
| To keep cool, They all agreed that II Wa'
the coolest spot they had struck durlns I'M
hot speel and amid the breeZcs that Ip"eu
| through the spacious floor the small pms
| we're pell-melled in fancy style.
II Il would be possible TO get up an IN
! =; tournament among the female sel