Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-07


CUP to the Augusta Y. n. G. A. five
man bowling team as champions Of
the International Y. NJ. c. A. Candle
pin contest, and the presentation OF
the City League trophy to the Clerks.
winners of the championship in this
LEAGUE in the season which has just
closed. were features at the annual
banquet OF the city league bowlers.
held at the assembly hall Of the Y.
M. C. A. Tuesday evening with prac-
ticalIy a one hundred per cent repre-
sentation OF the six teams which
have been striving for the honors in
the smooth alley contests this past
winter.
Good fellowship and the splendid
spirit of good sportsmanship, which
have characterized the conduct OF
the bowling matches and have &C
counted for much of the splendid
success and popularity Of this league,
were very much manifest at the
banquet session last evening. The
menu was a particularly enjoyable
one and was served under the d.
rection of Miss Ethelle Garside,
women's secretary of the Augusta
"Y," assisted by most efficient corps
of young lady mattresses from the
Augusta Girls Community Club.
The men Of the bowling league
were particularly well pleased and
satisfied after doing full justice to
the good things Of the menu, from
the pineapple cocktail to the harle-
uuin ice cream and cigars, and ex-
pressed their appreciation Of the
efforts of Miss Garside's assistants
by rising vote Of thanks.
Leigh d. Flynt, president OF the
City Bowling League presided at the
head of the long table as POSTMASTER.
and his remarks on the success OF
the season just concluded. and his
humorous words of introduction as
he called upon the several individual
honor winners and team captains,
were received in splendid spirit by
the group of good fellows present.
Presents Trophy to Worlds Cham
pions
Blaine Owen, chairman of the So
cial activities committee of the Au-
to make the presentation of the
worlds championship trophy to
Captain William Cross Of the Au-
gusta team. He prefaced the pre-
sentation by very interesting remarks
in which he traced the history OF
bowling from it's origin sometime in
the 18th century down to the present
day 1t was recalled that in the pre-
liminary matches in the Internation-
al contests to determine state cham
pions, which were rolled off on Feb
ruary %, the Augusta team took first
honors for Maine and were second of
all the teams entered in the candle
pin division. In the finals, which
were rolled on March IA. the repre-
sentatives Of the Augusta ~" tai
lied the high team total and won the
worlds championship for candle pins.
''BilI' Cross accepted the beautiful
cup for his team, and said very
few words expressing the pleasure
of himself and teammates that their
record should bring such a distinc-
ton to the Augusta Y. M. c: A.
Lausier Gets Individual Medal
Eddie Lausier, who chalked up the
high three string total for the Au-
gusta team in the international
match, was called to the head of the
table and a medal presented by the
International committee was pinned
on his breast as his teammates and
the members of the several city
league bowling teams applauded
heartily. The other members of this
team which has won the premier
honors in their class in the 1nterna-
tional Y. NJ. c. A. bowling congress
were Hervey Fogg, Lester M. Hart
and Herbert Folsom, and all received
letters of commentator signed by
DIR. John Brown, Jr, international
secretary for physical work.
Clerks Take City League Trophy
' Captain Lester M. Hart of the Ken
nebec Journal quintet, winners Of the
city league trophy last year. made
the presentation of the trophy to Ray
White of this years championship
Clerks team. The beautiful bowling
trophy has been appropriately in
scribed with the names of the 1923
and 1924 champions, and in turning
it over to this seasons victors, Capt.
Hart called upon the members of the
league top-notchers to cherish and
protect the trophy well, serving
notice that the Journal team was
coming back after it again next sea-
The medals for the individual high
point men had unfortunately not been
received from the engravers, but the
announcements of the awards were
made by President Leigh D. F1ynt. The
individual high three-string total hon.
or went to Francis Overlook with 332,
the individual high average for the
season was won by William Cross with
81, and the high single by Lester Nc
Causland with 1877.
Tie for Team Total
At the beginning Of the league sea-
son President Flynt announced that
the Kennebec Journal would make spe-
cial awards to the members of the