Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-11

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this connection to learn that Boston is to have
a bowling tournament for the individual and
team championships Of the United States. The
tournament will be open to amateurs only and
| unattached teams or individual bowlers must
furnish the bes: kind Of evidence as to their
amateur standing. The tourney will be held
| under the auspices of the Boston Athletic As
ISOLATION and the Casino Association. jointly.
| March ID Is fixed upon as the date of beginning
and the Casino building, Bost ton, as the place of
holding the tournament
The joint committee having in charge the
| tournament VIII consist OF a delegate from the
| American Bowling Union of New York city
ana one from the Massachusetts, Amateur Bowl
| ing League and three members of the y. A. A..
and of the latter Warren Hill and Fred Wood
OF the bowling committee of the b. A. A. will
be In charge.
The entry fees will be IS for each team mud
~ LOT each man in the individual events.
| Entries close March /. All entries should DO
addressed TO II. S. Cornish, Boston Athletic
Association, Boston. Mass
Two new regulation alleys will be built for
these events. and no previous practice by any
one VIII be allowed on them. thereby making
them absolutely neutral. In the team tourna-
ment two strings games will constitute
| match until the final game when three strings
or games will constitute match. In the
| IndiYi dual events two games will constitute a
match until the final game, when four strings
'Hoi SVil1lltule y HlatCl
The following prizes will be given in the team
| events:
FIRST prize to team winning the tournament
| second prize TO team defeated in the final game;
| prize to each man on the winning team and
one TO each man on the team winning second
| prlze; special prizes to each man on the team
| which makes the highest total when each team
| mas rolled one match; second prizes to each man
| on the team which makes the second highes.
'otai when each team has rolled match; a
| prize to the individual who makes the highest
| single string III the tournament.
Handsome prizes will be given to winners in
| the individual events
| Now, If no opportunity offers to get on a tour
| nainent with outside clubs, here is a chance for
j. Z. Head. Jake Jones. Will Dove. John
| Walker, Cross. Johns and others to try conclu-
| sions with Dowiers from everywhere, and from
| what learn there will be a large number of en-
| trles. Better enter in the team and individual
| events-they would be sure to win one or the
other OF the several prizes offered
BOSTON A A. AGAINST NEW YORK BowLERs.
The trip of the Boston bowlers to New York
is now somewhat in doubt. The games with
| the Manhattan A. c. are off because of the re-
| fusal Of the latter to play a return series. No
definite word from the New York Athletic Club
has been received, but il is more than probable
| that this club will consent to a series OF games
III either tho " Y. A. c. or the Pastimes arrange
| TO play the y. A. A. it will be big affair and
one which bowiers all over the country will
watch with interest. II the Boston A. A. can
not get on match with the New Workers why
| not come down here to the nations capital and
lose series? am sure the c. A. c. bowlers
| would make 1; interesting. and of good time
the Bostonians are always assured. With the
possibility OF some Of the c. A. C. entering the
open tournament in Boston think now that
the Bostons are preparing for a trip, visit here
| would be In It's nature reciprocal
TIE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB
Between the annual club election and the
winding up of the second series of the bowling
tournament general news of interest in the
Columbia Athletic Club has been at premium
this week. The result Of the election meets
With the almost unanimous approval of the
entire membership: it is satisfied that the men
whom 1t has placed ct the head of the organiza-
ton and TO whom 1t intrusts its interests are
Just the men for the places thew we're selected
to fill. Now that this important matter is
settled the new administration Will go TO work
| to map out its line of labor, and it cannot do
much better than TO take up the strings where
Its predecessors laid them down. The sane
careful and conservative policy which has
marked the work of the past year will be con-
tinued. The club hopes to be more prominen mt
in athletics this year than last, and especially
is this SO OF boating.
The great question now in hand aud the one
most difficult to solve is that of selecting ath-
here. and after grounds have been selected
there will have to be some tall bustling to get
them in some sort Of shape. Several very ex-
cellent pieces of ground. well and conveniently
located. are offered, and the inducements to
take either are very tempting, and now the
officers are in quandary as to which to take.
LIZ one Is SELECTED In the city near it then the
members will be ,lebayred from having that
amount Of fun on holidays and high days which
only man in neglige costume can have on a
tai. Ntl l1At, Ty
selected would suggest that this club and such
other clubs ms desire TO join select some good
| grounds down near and on the other side oil
the river. where they can have base ball and
tennis, and so on, on holidays and such other
Gays rs they desire to congregate. Such a
scheme would not cost any one club much
OF aa outlay, it would not interfere with the
regular working or practice grounds and ii
would still give great deal Of pleasure to that
large number of members who do not pre-
} pare or any special line of athletics.
Enough has been said By The STAR this
week about the bowling contingent OF the C. A.
Q. to justify the assertion that never before in
his city has there been much good bowling
by amateurs. The interest in that line of atl-
letics Is spreading. and it wonid not be surpris-
ing II before another season rolls around that
there will be built handsome club house for q
bowling club which Is now organizing. 1t will
| be clue for bowlers only. OF course il will
have eli the necessary features of other club
houses excepting gymnasium. which latter
, will be only on small scale ard incidental to
the main feature of the organization. The
: members who will compose this club are bust
ness and professional men and men of standing
from all the walks of life-iust such a club as il
needed bore. One ofits principal features quits
overlooked, and that's that certain aileya on GER
tain days or evenings of each week will be given
up to the wives and sisters and the fair friends
OF members. When this club is in full opera.
ton there will be some chance for bowling
matches here, and this means the continued
growth Of the interest in the sport
, When the third and final series Of the ten-pin
tournament ID completed, nine- pin tourn ?
ment, beginning about the first week Of March
will be taken mp. 1t will last about three weeks
and will be tn two series OF five games each
After that will comea cooked hat tournament
\ There are quite number Of players who prefer
above two, and especially the latter style Of
game. and some OF the players are very exper,
IN the use OF the small or pony" ball. The as
: signment Of players in the third series OF ths
ten-pin tourney has already been published in
the STAR, and the dates given are the correc
: ones The last assignment will play on Thurs
day next, and a. this interferes with the fegu
lar practice games on that night practice vii
be had on tho evening following for next weel
; only. = =
BIILIARD ToURNAMREr.
The billiard tournament win begin in abou
: Two week., and . very iptefspting series Of
games u promised. Later on. NEXT month poe