The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-31
DECIDING GAMES
TOMORROW NIGHT
Climax Of Season of City
Bowling League Is
Approaching.
BOTH LEADERS PLAY
Contests Will Decide Which
Team Is to Be the
Champion.
BOTH LEADERS PLAY

The championship race OF the Mis-
soula city bowling league will reach
its climax tomorrow night, when two
of the most important matches of the
season now drawing to close will be
rolled on the Rochester alleys.
The Uniteds, who have been at the
top OF the league ladder since the sea-
son opened, having climbed into first
place on the evening Of October Is,
only to be tied by the Dentsist on Oc-
tober 20, to take the lead again on
October 80, having remained there
since. will meet the tooth-yankers in
the final match of the season between
the two quints.
The Farleys. who have been con-
sistent winners throughout the race,
though never in first place, will meet
the Highlanders in a last clash. and
on this game the possibility of the run
nersup grabbing the flag pivots, as a
double victory FOR the .Highlanders or
even a single defeat for the Farleys
will probably cinch the title for the
Uniteds.
Two Hard. Fought Matches.
Therefore, every member Of both
the United and the Farley teams will
exert his utmost efforts towards win
ming three straight games from their
respective opponents tomorrow night,
for the match Is truly a survival of
the fittest, ana the crew that is
whipped may well be counted out of
the contest, though the uniteds may
have chance, even if they are sub
dued as effectively as last Monday
night. when the Mismercos took their
measure in three games
Lundwall, the reliable lead off man
OF the Tniteds, and Captain Sid Peers,
at anchor, are the mainstays of the
leaders. Lundwall has led the indi-
vidual bowlers of the league for
months, and Is now fighting not only
to hold the slim lead he has over Lar
son, Farley and half dozen other ex-
pert PIN smashers, but for the honor of
his team as well. Peers, who until a
few weeks ago -was near~the TOP,
though he has fallen off slightly lately
is out to repeat his performance of 1917
when, in the final week of the race,
he rolled 266 and took away the high
game mark from Tom Farley, White
Peterson and jerome compose the re-
mainder OF the United team, and each
and all of these three are determined
to give the best he has. The Eniteds
have won six of the nine games in
which they have met the Farleys this
season, and on pre-war form should
have two-to-one edge on their oppo-
nents. whom nothing would please bet
ter than to pull down the leaders from
their pinnacle.
Farleys Going Fast.
The Farleys after a brief slump
have been bowling along at top speed
for month, and with the great in
centive they have for victory, may be
expected to smash previous records to-
morrow night against the Highlanders
Farley's team has found Captain
Henry Greenhood's aggregation q
worthy enemy during the season. hav-
ing been victors in but three of the
nine games which they have rolled
against them during the year, theil
last set to having resulted in. two to-
one victory for the Highlanders, who
totaled 2,503 pins against e,447 for tht
Farleys.
Tom Carey, lead-off man for thu
Farieys, has the seasons record ir
fact, is high man not only for this sea
son but for the entire life of the city
league. his mark of 26s having beer
unsurpassed, not even approached. dur.
ing the 1917-191S season. Bachelor, q
consistent and even dangerous pin
smasher, Tubbs and Sim.rson follow
Carey. At anchor is Tom Farley. cap
tain of the team, who holds third place
in the individual averages. but cou.
pie OF pins behind Lundwail and Lar
son.
The Highlanders have five of the
most consistent bowlers in the league
in their lineup. which includes Fritz
Larson. GREENWOOD. Rice, Bickei and
Gibney, all reliable artists on the al,
leys, the Uniteds and the Missoulians
being the rocks on which their cham.
pionship aspirations have been shat.
tered.
The Farleys and the Ur.>eds eacf
have three games left during the two
weeks of the season remaining, Th'
Farleys must meet the Dentists
whom they have whipped in six of min.
games, while the Uniteds play ths
Forest Service quint, which has as We
been unable to achieve a single vic
toy over the league leaders. Both o
these matches will be rolled a weel
from tomorrow night.
The season will close April IL. witt
a clash between the Muscular ans
the Mismercos, and the Highlander
and the Bourdeaus. The games of thu
last two weeks win also decide wha
two teams will have the honor of fin
ishing in the first division, four team
being In the crush AT present for tn,
remaining two places with the United
and Farleys assured of the leadership
Spring 10 Nice. But
Lack of f11czh ypgefahIe food nd In.