Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-25
WAGNER LEADS
CITY bowie rs;
SECOND LEAGUE
Bill Karman Has High Ave-
rage With 1873, but Bowls
Only Three Games; New
League Is Organized


Blil Karman, the Delmonico
cafes representative in the Y, M, c.
A. bowling tournament which was
finished during the past week, was
nominal leader, with an average of
1913. However, Karman bowled in
only three games and was not ele-
gible for the loving cup awarded
for high average Of the tournament.
John G. Wagner, First National
bank representative, captured the
trophy with an average of l76 for
Is games,
Wagner was fully entitled to the
trophy. His game showed no great
spurts during the tournament but
he bowled a highly consistent game
until the final match, when he fell
Off slightly. IT,. BY that time, how
ever, the Banker had established
such O substantial lead through his
consistent work that be was able
TO finish with n margin of three
bins for general average, over
Marsh and kurtchner of the For
est Service, who had an average of
173. This gave him q lead of 40
pins for the Is games.
In the coming tournament many
look for the Rcsterateur, karman,
10 finish well ahead of Banker
Wagner. Others look to one of the
Forest service men, Marsh or
Kartchner, to wind up the season
on top. However, the majority of
those who saw the Resterateur to
capture top score, A few look to
Swain, dark horse"
Members of the bowling COM
mission met at the Y. NJ. c. A. Sat
urday to arrange for the organiza-
tion of the regular league. The
one just closed was merely pre-
liminary TO obtain averages and
organize teams from the averages
compiled.
The first business Of the meet
ing was to officially announce the
winner Of the prize for high score
the final week. This prize, a
shaving set, was awarded to Ken
ner G. Kartchner, supervisor Of the
Manzano national forest, who roll
ed 211 last Tuesday night. Through
this win the forest service captur-
ed three of the five prizes offered
for high game each week. Busch
and Marsh had each won the prizes
in previous weeks.
II was then announced that Ray
mond u. Marsh had resigned as
a member of the commission. Il. V.
Berry, general secretary of the Y.
M. G. A., and o. M. Love, assistant
secretary or the same organization,
were elected to membership.
Compilation of averages was then
taken up and John G. Wagner Of
ficially announced winner Of the
loving cup awarded for high aver
age. Then teams were organized
according to the averages. The
teams were selected so as to obtain
as nice a balance as possible. In
order 10 assure balance It was de-
eided TO follow n handicap plan
after the first two weeks II neces-
sary.
1t was decided to use the same
names for teams in the coming
tournament as was used in the pre-
liminary affair ana to give each
captain of a team in the prelimin-
ary tournament the same name for
team. Thus Karman drew the
Navy Wagner, Cornell, Evers,
Yale, Graham Army. Berry, Prince
ton and Feldman, Harvard.
Some Of the players were allotted
slightly different scores for the
coming tournament than they ac-
tually made in the past tourna-
Ineut This was arranged in the
opinion that some rolled slightly
above the scores they will reach in
the regular tournament, while
others were somewhat below It.
That Bill karman Is figured as
top bowler Of the city was indicat-
ed in the fact that he was allotted
an average OF 1856. This is nine
pins more than any other bowler
was given. Wagner being placed
second with the 1T6 he average in
the past tournament. Swain, IS
also rated at 1856, but his average
is merely guess, as he has not yet
bowled here.
The definite rate for opening the
big league has not been set. How
ever, it is expected to be set for
early next week. The bowling
commission will meet next Friday
and determine the date.
It was officially announced al
the meeting that the Navy had won
the preliminary tournament, with
IA games won and only one lost.
for an average Of .9S3. Cornell
was second, with nine games won
and six lost and Harvard and Army
finished in a tie for third, with sew
en- games won and eight lost.
Although the Priucctoniars fin.
ished in last place the Berry Pick.
ers were far from being without
honor. After losing 70 STRAIGHT
Pameg the lowly Prncetonians fin.
ished with a great rush and knock,
ed the runner-up Cornell crew out
IF possible chance for first place
by taking two ont Of three games
But the lowly Berry Picker;
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