Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-05
Great Contest Arranged Among Three
of the Leading Local Or
carnations.
Mr.. HOSTETTER'S GOOD OFFER.
He Will Give Valuable Silver Cup to the
Winning Club-ConditioEs
of Contest.
CORKHfLL SIGNS FOR NEXT YEAR.
Results Of the leading Turf Evens-General Sporting
News of the Day.

No branch of sport or recreation has
made as much progress in Pittsburg during
the last l. months as bowling, and as a
result, on the 10th inst. big contest will
commence among the leading clubs of the
East End and Oakland. The public have
little idea how the local bowling clubs have
grown in strength lately, and it is safe to
say that between 500 and 900 are members
of East End clubs alone. The leading or
ganizations are the Bcllefield, the Linden
and the East End Gymnastic clubs. Such
srrong rivalry has developed among those
clubs that Mr. ID. II. Hostetter has offered
a valuable silver cup to be contested for by
teams representing the clubs named The
cup is now being designed by Mr.. Wattles,
the local ieweler.
The Terms of Contes..
The terms of the contest are such that it
may probably he a long time before any par
ticular club be eecmes absolut: possessor of
tie valuable trophy. There will be three
contests o matches. that is one on the alleys
of each club ard no club can win the cup
without winning three straight matches
No club is compelled 20 be represented by
the same Eve players at every match; changes
can De made at any time. The first contest
Will take place at Bellefeld on the evening
of the 10th inst: the second at the East End
gymnasium, and the third at the Linden
Club No club has made definite selec-
zion of It's team yer, but contests are
taking place nightly at the various
slievs as means OF determining
the hes: players. AT each club all the
PLAYERS who want to be on the teams who
will con~est for the cup are requested to
take part in II games and the five having
the best averages viii be the team 10 repre-
sent their clrb. This arrangement is in it
self causing lots of fun among the leading
business men who are sportively inclined
and il is also increasing the membership of
the various clubs to a very great exten..
Members Are Prominent Men.
The clubs are made up of the most promi-
nert business men in the city and by their
efforts bowling promises to become one of
the leading pastines in Pittsburg. 1t ought
20 be. Bellefield Club has membership of
zoo and mas four excellent alleys D. W. C.
Bidwell is President and j. w. Heron is
Secretary. The alleys of this club are well
patronized every evening. and amorg its
players are some very good ones. They eI-
pect to make a strong bid for Mr.. Hostel
ier's trophy.
The Linden Club has membership of
2jG. and they have. also four good alleys.
ID. Mex. Lloyd is president, and r. c.
Duncan is secretary. 1t is expected that
this club will soon become very strong
organization, as there is large number of
hustlers among its members.
But the strongest club of the three as far
as membership is concerned is the East
End GYMS. The Gyms are in everything,
and are always we'll represented.
A strong Club.
Their bowling club has a membership of
eve 40, and there are some really good
bowlers among them. They are confident of
winning the silver cup, and there is sure TO
he some lively work between them and the
BellcfieIds
IT is safe to give every encouragement
possible to the game of bowls. 1t is called
the ''gentleman's game, but as an exercise
giving pastime it cannot well be excelled.
II is growing, and very rapidly, in popu-
larity in every large city in the United
States. in New York several club contests
for valuable prizes are now going on, and
numerous new clubs are being organized. If
5he local contest in question proves as sue
cessful as anticipated others will follow.