The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-13
BIG BOWLERS AT WORK.
IHEf BEGIN TIE AMERICAN M TIOyAL
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High Scores All Along the L,ne-The
First Contest Results In . Tie, and the
Germsnia Club Villas on the Roii-of.
Rip Van Wrinkle once attended q bowling
tournament In the Catskills. and popularity
OF the queer men who rolled the balls with q
thunderous roar along tho greensward was
that they never smiled. Not movement Of
the muscles ofthe face or the slightest vocal dis
turbance greeted tenstrike. and Rip thought
1t was the most mournful and lifeless bowling
contest he Ind ever witnessed. 1t is unfortu-
natc that instead OF falling in with Hendrix
Hudson's crew Rip didn't wait until last night
and wander into Joe Thum's bowling alleys In
tho Germania Assembly Rooms. The famous
sleeper was fond OF scenes Of jollity. and he
would have got into congenial company. The
briliinncy and exuberance was due to thefact
that 1t wos the opening night OF the American
national bowling tournament Joe Thun.
with set smile that dimmed tho electric
lights. circulated among the throng OF
perspiring. yelling devotees Of the game. and
spent about four hours shaking hands with his
friends. The rooms are large. but they were
not equal TO the demands last night. The
crowd wedgcd itself behind the railing on the
north side of the alleys. occupied every
inch of space in the centre Of the room.
and TANNED itself in solid mass
buck of the bowlers. Every man there
smoked. howlod waved his hat. cane. or
anything that came to hand. and. in fact. gave
convincing evidence Of being alive and fully
cognizant Of all that was passing. The howl
ing enthusiast has q peculiar way Of express
ing pleasure. When crack bowler secretes
his fingers in the Interior Of ball and walks
up to tho mark preparatory to making
kindling wood OF the pins. the crankS sit
silently with eyes glued on the headpin.
Iheir gaze Is strained on the pins, even when
si f along tSsaie sH Which
sSe the sreas Is lad one
there Is not a sound. but the eranks turn and
to ths
my boy?' But 1t Is when the pins all tumble
sors Ss ss so Yh That . ~ ss sS5
buck his head opens Ills .I mouth liz as widely as
a ys Hsy HsS
times in rapid is the cry. followed BY
You're great bowier. sir. and SO ~" was your your
sSisE VII BUY nssps s1d PP SsRs
The Vocal ezposion cam ami BE- heard ssd' for
ment, and New York; Brooklyn; Yonters. Jer-
politan experts. Nothing could be finer than |
the condition Of the alleys last night; There
pine alleys and a new railing around the |
seats arranged ike baseball bieachers. The
BIN bo With wore nSe new s@ts Of x dafs
letters across the breasts OF their shirts. and |
red and white baseball caps completed their
o''s Denending from the ceiling over the
which were banners bearing the names Of the |
various clubs IN the contest Down tho centre
Of the room. between the alleys were tables
was fun in quantities to suit all concerned
Judging from the roaring beginning. the tour
nament will be the most successful on record.
FIRST GAME III YRAMEs,
Prior to the beginning Of the first game Pres:
hat the American National Bowling Tousna e
9rcanization Of its Kind and ' That When u the
on,g series is c9mpleted higher, scores and
previous contest Of its Kind. Mr.. Hsss before fore
organization to The suE for its pest interest
LeErbaci then toed the mark and began the
long siege Of battles that will continue until
tani ~: Tietjen was cheered for bringing In
minutes later, when Fahrenksmp, the giant
bowler OF the Germantas. brought down all ten |
pins with his first ball.
The Rosedales secured the lead at the start.
tho eighth frame was announced both teams |
we're on even terms. and again when the tenth
frame was completed zach had BOP pins to
bowling game results in tie. In such cases.
however. an extra franz Is rolled. The Ger |
nanias plucked up courage in the additional
rame, and scored fifteen more pins than their |
opponents. winning the game as follows: