The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-11
annual nm bowling contest for the champion

annual bowling contest for the champion
ship, cup
The clubs thus far forming the league
are those which participated In yester
days tournament, namely. the Houston
Turnverein club, the Dallas club. the Mer-
camille Marine club OF Galveston, the
Houston Bowling club and the Carlsruhe
Bowling club of Houston.
Other clubs in the State. however, will
he permitted to enter upon subscribing TO
the following rules. which were adopted
to govern the present and subsequent
tournaments
Rules and regulations governing Hous-
ton Turnverein championship cup:
In order TO increase and promote the
interest in bowling and thereby create
more thoroush acquaintance and friend
ly feeling than now exists among the
Texas howlers and with that object in
view. the Houston Turnverein has this
day offered for friendly competition a sill
yer cup to be contested for annually, sub
lect TO the following rules and regula-
tons;
/. This cup shall be known as the
Houston Turnverein State championship
cup.
?. ANY white club duly organized ana
of good morals aud In good standing in
the State OF Texas shall be eligible TO
compete.
3. The game to be played Geall he
known as cooked hat" and Is to ne
played with three pins and no other
game.
A club team shall consist OF ten
| men aud no more
| A game shsll consist Of no less then
nintey balls TO each man and not more
than 100
! 6. The club winning the cup shall re.
| tain same for one year, when 1t shall
again be competed for.
|
| shall be those of the Brunswick Bake
! Collender company.
| s. The club winning the cup and failing
to arrange for competition within one
| year from the date OF winning shall for
| felt the cup to the Houston Turnverein.
| Q, Any club winning the cup and should
/ for any reason disband shall return II at
once to the original donors.
TO- The possessor of the cup shall give
| due notice to the clubs whose names are
herewith attached at least two months
! before the contest takes place and to any
other qualified club that might desire to
| compete for same. subject to rule ..
we, the undersigned. duly acknowledged
and accredited officers of the club, whose
name appears opposite ours. do hereby
mutually agree to abide by the foregoing
rules and regulations.
Witness our hands in the city of Fous
ton Teyea this 9Th day Of December, 1899.
(Signed).
Louis Schwartz.
Captain Houston Turnverein Bowling
Club.
A. Feickert
President Dallas Social Gymnasium Club.
j, A. Danesen
Captain Houston Bowling Club.
Paul Verkin
Acting Captain Mercantile and Marine
Club of Galveston.
Chas Helm.
Captain Carlsruhe Club of Houston
In drawing for place the clubs rolled II
the following order: Turnverein. /
Carlsruhe. 2; Dallas, 81 Galveston 4;
Houston club last
1t was cooked hat contest each maj
rolling thirty-two frames with three ball
to the frame, or ninety six balls
Messrs John Meyer, Louis Christensen
f. We'll and Max Mueller were selected a
judges.
The Official scorers were Charles Kuhl
man, Charles Dumler Morris haan ant
J, Quinn.
The bowling commenced at p. n. IN
] continued till about 9 p. m. with the fol
lowing scores: