The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-09
BOWLING SEASON 70 OPEN.
Final Preparations Among the
Teams-Tournaments Contemplated

VeRmS-Tournament8 oL1eARp-aNe
The bowling season VIII be launched
next week throughout the county and a
most active year is expected as the inter-
est shown thus early has led the wise
ones 10 predict that the game Will re-
ceiye an unusual boom.
The alleys at the Catholic Club will be
opened for the season on Thursday night
and a great crowd is expected as Mr.. Jo-
seph Duane, who is the chairman OF the
committee, which is composed of John
Walsh, John Ferris, John Rooney,
Thomas Duane, James Sullivan ana
Joseph Hayes, has decided to ~augural
several novel schemes as inducements 70
the members to take up the game more
enthusiastically thar heretofore. A prize
win be given for the highest score The
committee met last night, and in consld-
ering ways n means to create new m
terest struck upon the novel plan OF
making the score of 127 a goal toward
which the less expert bowlers will strive.
Whoever scores 127 viii receive a special
prize. In. the event of no one reaching
these figures. then the one coming near
est. over not to count, will receive the
prize. This is thought to be a good means
by which beginners win be encouraged.
ST. Peters Lyceum opened its alleys
last Saturday night but there has been
no bowling since. The department IS IN
charge of a committee composed OF Jo-
seph Hill. Peter Conroy and Thomas
Rooney. Saturday night Lawrence Fltz-
henry scored 215. which is high score thus
far for this season. Last year Fitzhenry
made 264. the record for the alleys John
Walsh was second with 2i6, and Joseph
Hill third with 204. The committee VIII
hold a fall tournament for men and later
in the season will hold a mixed tourna-
ment. in which the ladies viii participate.
The first club to opeeln1 Ia me t5 Sea5 Ifneoln
Bowling Club. This is an rganlzatlom =
enthusiastic young men VINO pow every
Wednesday evening ana mex the grnehhp usyy
season. Team games and. inalvlouai
championship matches will pc neid n
the early part of the season When t he
memebrs get into the old time swing the
annlai i've men team tournament will be
inaugurated.
one Of the most important features. OF
fine season in this city will be the fofmins
of a team to represent Jersey CITY IN sns
American national tournament. Ine las5
originated among the cracks when noIa
forth at Woods dali alleys. ana me lsasi
will be organized of members or the VAL
ous clubs that bowl at that place. Inc
team will be of fine men, and the mem
bers will be chosen from among the TOT
lowing cracks: Sam Coffman. jack Gray,
Andrew Wright. Archie Duke, Frank En-
mis-. Joe Perlmutter- Lew Bald. Jack sell
now and Gus Buclltenkirk. Inc team
that will be selected from Sucn a.
should render a very good account q
itself, and the four students ave select
ed a place close up front which this team
Is expected to finish in
The Mantle Wheelmen have brought
forth that old determination to get the
championship OF the Associated Cycilng
Clubs of New Jersey this year, and after
two failures have at last taken the proper
course. Instead of forming a team a day
or SO before the first championship games
they have gotten a team together already
that should prove an easy wiener. rF
man Archie Duke, Jack Gray and Frank
Ennis. The department this year IS IN
the hands of Andrew Wright and George
Hughes. and a most successful season AZ
Woods Hall alleys will open Monday
night for unattached bowlers. It is ex--
pected that at least two new clubs Will
be organized then. The usual fall tour-
nament for five men teams will be started
as soon as the details and entries can pc
properly arranged The first prize IN TINS
tournament will be $50.
A plan that was thought of last year
too late to be acted upon has engaged
the attention of several chairmen VINO
have charge of the bowling departments
in the various Catholic clubs throughout
the county, and an effort will be made at
| once to put the scheme in operation. The
! idea is to form a league among the Cath
Ollie organizations that have their own
bowling alleys. The membership list to
include all the organizations of this kind
In the entire county. Under such condi-
tons each team would find no difficulty in
reaching another as an arrangement Sim
liar to hat of the Trolley League could
| be effected.
Mr.. Joseph Duane. of the Catholic Club,
is the most vigorous advocate of the idea
| and at the meeting of his committee last
night he brought the question up All
were in favor of pushing the plan and
Mr.. Walsh, secretary Of the committee
men with the nope of having a meeting
at the Catholic Clubsome night next week
when the preliminary arrangements could
be considered by those interested. The
would be the Catholic Club, st. Michael's
Club. st. Peters Lyceum and All Saints
Lyceum.