The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-21
BOWLING.
I he Organization of the Inter- State League
--organ!zed in Seven Cities-The Seasons
schcdule-New Ravens Chance to Como

The bowling men of this city will be
interested to know that one vacancy
exists in the circuit of the Interstate
Bowling league, organized November Il
last, and which now comprises New
York, Brooklyn and Paterson, N. j., IN
the east, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Roch-
ester and Syracuse i'm the west. Either
New Haven or Newark is booked to fill
the vacancy and if the bowling men
here who incline to professional league
have sand" enough for the purpose,
the vacant place can be occupied by q
New Haven team. The league is pro-
fessional affair, organized on the same
lines as the National League OF Profes-
sional Baseball Clubs. Only three cit
les, New York, Brooklyn and Buffalo,
will take part in this seasons tourna-
ment The season Of 1896 and 1897 is
expected to begin about October 10.
Should New Haven men essay to try
for the remaining franchise all partic-
ulars necessary can be obtained of Sam
uel Karpf, secretary of the Interstate
Bowling league, office 93 Park Row, New
York.
Concerning the league the following
from recent issue of the New York
Recorder will be of interest:
The air was blue with bowling talk
in the vicinity OF the Sinclair house,
Broadway and Eighth street, from to
o'clock yesterday afternoon 1t was
the annual meeting of the Interstate
Bowling league, and was called for the
purpose of getting things in shape for
the shut" season, which begins in Buff
falo March "a next. Adopting a sched-
ule, acting on the new applicants for
membership and making few minor
changes in the rules took up the most
of the delegates time.
When President Foss called the
meetingNto order the following delegates
We're present: Buffalo, Joseph Thum
and DR.. Timm; Brooklyn, Peter Eppig,
Joseph Wingenfeld and Samuel Karpf;
Paterson, N. J., Ferd Fredericks, and
Newark, N. j., Harry Montgomery.
Franchises were awarded to Niagara
Falls, Rochester and Syracuse, who
made application by letter. Paterson's
delegate spoke well for the future sucA
cess of Interstate league contests in
that city, and his efforts We're reward
ed with a franchise, which will go to
the newly organized Paterson Athletic
club. Harry Montgomery was loath in
taking a franchise, fearing the bowling
men of Newark would not support him.
He finally decided to have his applica-
ton go over until the next meeting, by
which time he expects to receive enough
to go into the league
with the finest alleys and best team
that money can secure.
The adoption of the constitution and
bylaws was laid over until the next
meeting, which will be held in this city
September and next. The schedule
for the shut" season, which was
adopted, follows:
At Buffalo-Brooklyn Tuesday,
March "a; Wednesday, March Is, New
York, Friday, March 26; Saturday,
March q.
At Brooklyn-New York, Monday.
April 13; Tuesday, April H. Buffalo,
Wednesday, April 10; Thursday April
16.
AT New York-Buffalo, Friday, April
II; Saturday, April Is. Brooklyn. Mon
day, April 20; Tuesday, April 81.
The rules of the American Bowling
congress, which were adopted at the
meeting last November, We're accepted
with the exception of the following
change: Should a player roll on the
wrong alley or out of his turn he shall
forfeit such ball or balls he may have
rolled" In other words, if Mr.. Brown
is to bowl on alley No. / and starts on
alley No. 2 the ball he rolled on No.
is lost, but he can still roll the remain
ing ball on alley No. 2.
The list of eligible players was in
creased from fifteen to twenty, and the
Original Three" were given until Feb
ruary l to submit their lists to the
secretary. A trophy in the shape of a
massive silver cup was adopted as the
prize, emblematic of the championship
of the league, and will be awarded to
the team winning it from year to year.
IT is not to become the property of any
winning club, but will act as a per
petual trophy. The Bowler's Journal of
this city agreed to donate a silk pen
nant to be used on the flagstaff on the
building of any club winning it.
Among the other special prizes offered
are a cup by the Buffalo club to the
player having the highest score, and
a prize by the Brooklyn club to the
team making the highest score.
1t was decided that each club shall
roll four games night with every
other club in the league. In the event
of a tie at the close OF the regular
season, the same to be decided on the
alleys of the two clubs interested by a
Special series of seven games, four
of the games to be decided in the al
leys of the club by the toss of coin.
The new applicants were instructed
to have their entrance fee paid at the
next meeting. Before adjourning it
was agreed by the Original Three
that any player released during the
progress of this seasons tournament
could not be signed by another club
and be used this season.
AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS
MEETING.
The American Bowling Congress or
ganized in this city September 9. 1896
for the purpose of perpetuating the
game Of ten pins by securing uniform
playing rules throughout the country
and also establishing national body
to which bowlers may have their dis
putes and differences decided. held a
meeting at the Elephant club, AL Full
proolyluY,