Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-03
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sport, but the impetus gained by the
pastime and through whose work its
influence has branched out in every d.

pastime and through whose work it's
influence has branched out in every d.
rection it can now safely be called the
leading fall and winter sport. What
cycling is to outdoor recreation bowl
ing has come to be regarded as an in
door means of building up the body
and mind. The aims of both are identi-
cal and as such the interests of both
are being promoted wherever athletics
are feature of the community.
And what bright possibilities there
are for the season now at hand. Let
us look to the East.The season of 1896
and 1897 saw no less than seventy tour
naments in Greater New York and vi
entity. Until about month ago it
looked doubtful whether there would be
half that number of competitions de-
cided in the same territory this season.
Since then, however, there has been a
wonderful change. Although only a
few had begun to make preparations to
begin tournament rolling, there are to-
day no less than fifteen competitions
ready to begin business tomorrow
This in itself clearly proves that 1897
and 1898 will prove a banner year for
the sturdy wielders of the wooden
sphere. The Royal Arcanum bowlers
Will again lead the way in the number
OF clubs to the tournament No less
than twenty-nine different councils and
all from the city of Brooklyn have en-
tered teams. They will be divided in
two sections, one of fifteen clubs and
the other of fourteen. The most inter-
estlng open competition in the East
Will be the one decided in New York
City, the American National Tourna-
ment. This tourney will open it's
eighth season on October Ii, with
twenty-one of the best teams that can
be found within a radius of 100 miles
OF the great metropolis. The COMPETE
ton will run seventy consecutive nights
except Saturdays, Sundays and HOLIDAYS
and the games are always well attend
ca LOT the reason that the cream of the
talent In the East completes. There are
several other twenty -one-team compe-
tltlons, to say nothing of the number
or Journeys made up of nine, twelve
and fifteen clubs.
IN addition to these the enthusiasts
or New York and vicinity are also treat
ed 10 tournaments, made up exclusively
or men In the drug trade There is also
Bank Club League, Fire and Life In
surance League, Litho Artists League
Dry Goods League and other too nu-
merous to mention. After the Yule-
tide season the ladies of New YORK
Brooklyn and New Jersey, organize
tournaments. The games are rolled in
the afternoon and the sterner sex is
not admitted unless accompanies nv
one OF the fair bowlers. The winners
or the Journeys Of these three great
bowling centers then meet in
flnal round of games tn
decide the championship. This
same opportunity is also offered
20 the sterner bowlers, for after the
regular bowling season in the Fast
walch is from about October 15 IN
March l5-closes the United Bowline
Ciubs, an organization comnr;sin,,
ABOUT ninety clubs and whose sole MIR,
pose is TO foster and promote the snort
hoids championship tournament IN
otner words this tournament is only
open TO teams who have finished firs+
IN open competitions. In this .vav the
champion OF all champions is i,scov-
cred. uisoo'-
There is always considerable discps
sion IN the East prior to the opening of
the bowling season as to how manv
ciuDs or teams should constitufe
tournament. A few years - fiffeen
teams vas the limit Sine fhaf In.