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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1911
Page
28
A conservative estimate places the prize list around 30000 dollars with promoters expecting it to grow. The event, involving about 900 teams, will fill the alley space and run for three weeks in the city theater district under a financially strong company.
In the Northeast Duckpin League A J Bennett's squad holds a three game edge over Hilltops amid a tight pennant race. Twisters and Atlantics have delivered strong averages, making final outcomes uncertain. East Washington fans stay highly enthusiastic as three-team contest tightens.
Bowing leagues kept shutters mostly up for Christmas week yet many games occurred at Arcade Washington Railway Relief Association Patent Examiner Colonial YM A Railroad Saengerbund and Carroll Council venues. Tom Hughes led week at the Washington Tobacco alleys with 419 total and Yeatman 412, while Royal League plans a holiday tournament with attractive prizes. Sherman's parlors drew crowds as De Oro performed, leaving alleys busy during a quiet period.
The Washington Tobacco team in the Commercial League has won 18 of its last 21 and closes on the Evening Star leaders, who lead by three games. A second-week January meeting with Spauldings will test their chance to tie or narrow the gap with two or three wins. Woodward & Lothrop dropped a key set against Spauldings, widening the gap to seven games behind the Stars.
Boxing through a busy column the article lists bowling records and top performances by teams such as the Hiltops and Huskies plus the Amtnal and Rock averages. It notes no more games before holidays and hints at a January 2 matchup between the Atlantics and the A J Bennett team. It also covers Maj W A Wadsworth planning a wild duck rearing experiment along the Genesee River and reports Immaculatas signing George Post to bolster their bowling squad while a meeting of the Interdenominational League directors is set for December 26 at the president Felinger’s home.
The Manchester corporation has opened a municipal golf course at Horton Park England offering sixpence and a shilling per round depending on time of day. A yearly ticket is available for working men at half the price of the standard guinea rate for others.
No games were held in the National Capital League last week and the schedule is blank until January 2. The Casinos host Mount Vernon on January 3 while the Palace meets the Bureaus. The street team gains a potential edge as the Bureaus have slumped, and Mount Vernon is consistently formidable. The following week the Nationals face the Fourteenth Street team and Palace Playa meets the Potomacs.
Freight hosts Car Record in first week of year as Paymasters narrow gap by beating Freight. Newcomers from Terminal Y M A League bolster several teams while Managers move within one game of leaders Auditors and Revenues linger in standings.
Carroll tops a lean field at the Palace alley event where high quality play draws crowd interest. Baum trails as a close second with Pro Shop standings showing Carroll averaging around the required 1 percent to stay ahead over ten games.
The last seven teams in the District Duckpin League are tightly bunched with hard fought games after the holidays break. Harry Wrausa leads individuals with 1993 pins over 71 games. Hawksworth and Baum contest second and third places, Fowler posts a high game of 144, Michaud a top set of 367, and Belmonts post a high game of 64 with a 1680 set.
Chicago moves to ban the dodo ball after the Chicago Bowling Association plans are endorsed by the American Bowling Congress. A proposal seeks a rule to prohibit the trick ball at future meets, with a likely ban on loaded balls weighted to create an artificial hook.
The Commercial League board announced prize values and eligibility rules for determining winners. Top team averages earn prizes, with reallocation if prize value falls below four dollars. no one may win more than one individual prize, though team prize positions do not count as individual prizes. The complete list includes high average ten dollars, second eight, high team game ten, high individual game six, and other awards per team standings. Chicago seeks the 1916 Olympic Games.
On October 2, 1908 Cleveland Naps defeated the Chicago White Sox 1 to 0 as Joss held the Sox without a baserunner while Birmingham produced the lone run. Joe Birmingham repeatedly haunted Ed Walsh, talling multiple hits and driving in the decisive run.
Yale University boxing classes are expanding with 4 to 200 students expected after Christmas. More students, including several faculty members and notable former Yale football stars, are joining the self defense program, under instructor Muse King who says boxing benefits every muscle a football player uses on the gridiron.
A 31 player Scottish curling team from Scolar will tour Canada for four test matches to decide cup ownership. Events begin Hall Montreal and Toronto, then Winnipeg. The Scots travel with pipers and Western elites of the United States amid one of Scotland’s largest bonspiels at Chadwick.
George Freeth of Los Angeles directs Hawaii sprinter Duke Kahanamoku and star Vincent Gioves who have impressed Hawaiians with speed. The pair hold 10 yard and 60 yard records and will be entered in Coast events as a rising force in swimming.
The University of Pennsylvania announces its chess team for the Triangular Chess League annual tournament with Corneil and Brown universities. The event will be held at the Brooklyn Chess Club from December 46 to 3. Team members include Rudolph X Sze, a Chinese student, and M J Teitelbaum, with Teitelbaum having played last year. Sze succeeds Norman Whitaker. Hamilton College may join the league.
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