The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
Elks' Bowling League Notes


 .The half way mark in the season has been passed and we find that no one has yet managed to win the weekly single more than once. This week it was captured by Armand Blanchard with g. mark of Al. :,
 Blanchard was bowling in great form last week and but for missing an easy spare near the end of the third game, would have captured He had 8 pinfall of 367 in his three games, to tie second high three.
 The Mcfarland team got tired of hanging around in the depths and are making a gradual climb upward. Led by Charlie Wiehn with his 316 pinfall they captured two games from the Bennett team and only for Ray Mathieu's good showing would have taken three. Ray saved his mates from a com- plete upset with his 129 score in the second game.
 Eddie Tougas furnished plenty of opposition to Blanchard, hitting 338. The second game resulted in a tie which the TOugaS men won in the playOff, making five marks while the Highlanders with two men absent made four marks.
 After picking up several pins in the last boxes to tie the first game, the Courtney Choppers, lost in the playoH by one pin. This loss took the fight out of the boys and they couldn't get going again. Jim Elan agan and his team were on hand to cheer Courtney to victory over their rivals, but the Jarlett Plough boys wouldn't give Flanagan his chance. We'll, Joe, 1t looks as though Flanagan has his eye on you!
 The new lineup seems to be working pretty good for the Watcr- town representatives, as they have won six In 6 row since they changed. The captain is now the lead off man, while Geo. Sullivan brings up the rear.
 Al Hadley demonstrated the value of arch preserver to the Mo- Verry clan last week, when he step- ped out with IF and 1O9 scores in the first two games to win both of these games.
 The Cahill team which had been showing good form and had ad- yanccd to third place were given a complete upset last week when Ron Sullivan and his men took them over for three games. The closest they could come to winning was a tie in the second game which SuI- livan settled himself in the playOR by getting nine fill strike.
 Tom H. (Lefty) Lawlor started the final game off in great style. making four spares. This start was just what the team needed to save at least the last game. Toms 127 score was the deciding factor.
 After the teams had split tl1e first two games in the Reilly MOn- aghan match, Frank Kenny stepped out to make 110 score and de- eide the final contest in favor of the Reilly team. George Bearings 110 paved the way for victory in the initial match.
 George McDuff returned to the fold this week for the Clockmen and he sure proved his welcome. After his mates had lost the first contest, George went out on a double spare in the second game to win it, while in the third game Capt Lux bowling as leadoff man and Alex Hauser, the anchor man, made marks to win this game by one pin. Dr Kilduff and Joe Finley made some nice marks at the end of this game but the one pin de- cided 1t against them.
 In three close hard fought games during the annual C0Oke.LOugh- ran battie, the cellar shamps Of this year took the majority winning the first on Cooke's 127 and the third on Gilbert's 117.
 Tony Pope and his North Binders are still trying to knock off high three games and at the present rate they are going, we may expect |it anytime. They had a total pin- fall of 1646 last week to take three games from verriker's Painters. The Power team of Cy Dvilcskis had some difficulty winning the first game, but in the two finals came hack strong, displaying some of their old time, form hitting s4z and Ssi.
 It is understood that D. c. Sui- livan is a very good scorekeeper, especially SO in playing setback. tho report beins that hs seldom
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