Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-18

With the annual convention of the
American Bowling Congress, which
took place last week, a thing of the
past, the thousands of bowlers in the
United States and Canada have al
ready begun to turn their attention to
the big national bowling tournament
to be held under the auspices Of the
United Bowling Clubs of New York,
at Union Hall Park, from July 18th to
I'D next, at which $4,000 worth of
prizes will be rolled for.
Numerous attempts have been made
in the past few years to hold national
competitions, but all of them have
proven a failure because OF the lack of
suitable alleys, which made it next to
impossible for those in charge of the
tournament to assure the bowlers of
other cities that they would have an
equal chance against those whose good
fortune it was to be near the alleys.
Proiting by this mistake, the first
aim of the United Bowling Clubs was
to put some one at the head of the big
competition next July who has the %
fidence not only of Eastern bowlerS,
but those throughout the country as
well, and also a nan who would be
able to handle the bowling programme
of the affair without the slightest trou-
BILE. Their first selection resulted in
the choice OF Samuel Karpf, who, for
the past five years, has served the
American Bowling Congress as it's Sec
rotary. Mr.. Karpf, by his numerous
trips throughout the country with the
Greater New York Bowlers, Linden
Grove, Brooklyn and Buffalo clubs, all
of which he arranged and conducted
personally, is really responsible for the
present boom bowling has throughout
the country. AT conducting big tour
naments he is no novice, which he
proved c~onclusively 10y the in
which he handled $50 bowlers at the
Madison Square Garden, New York,
IOulD Cy III ICOt IN 1000 LII W
devote his entire time to the big tour
nament in question, Mr.. Karpf has can
celbed all the dates he had already for
this seasons trip of the Greater New
York BoWlers, for, with such a big
tournament in sight, something that
every bowler has been anxiously look
ing for for years, he believes the time
is now here for travelling teams to
step aside for at least one year, and
thus give bowlers an opportunity to
practice and secure funds SO that they
can compete against the whole coun-
try, instead of against me or two
teams who would naturally represent
only a fraction Of a portion of the
country in which bowling has gained
a foothold. Mr.. Karpf will have as
his advisers, the general committee of
the United Bowling Clubs, which con-
sists of six men who have spent most
OF their lives at the game in the East.
For the benefit Of those who are not
thoroughly acquainted with the United
Bowling Clubs of New York, a few
words along that line would be in or
der. In some parts of the country,
there is an impression abroad that the
United" is a strictly German organ
ization with Anticipated methods. On
the contrary, its membership list is
made up Of 1875 of the leading clubs of
Greater New York, and as young blood
prevails in most Of those clubs, it can
readily be seen that the United" is a
thoroughly u~p-to-date American body
of bowlers. The United is to the
bowlers of Greater New York what the
Illinois State Bowling Association is to
the bowlers of Chicago and other Illi-
nois cities in which the American game
of ten pins is played, and like other
similar organizations, it is a home
body, and is also affiliated with the par
ent body-the American Bowling Con-
gress.
The big tournament or series Of diff
ferent kinds Of competition, which will
be embodied in q, will be held on
t~wenty-six alleys, located in two Sepa-
rate buildings. The fair sex will have
a building all to themselves, in which
will be located six alleys. On these
will be decided the women's team cham
pionship and women's individual cham
pionship. All of the contests are open
to all lady bowlers in this country, and
moi a few of them are expected to COM
pete. Miss Rose Murray, of Toledo, O.,
who at present lays claim to the cham
pionship of her sex, because of an aver
age of nearly 200 pins in eight games,
will be on hand to defend the title, but
will have quite a contract ON her hands
because the leading women bowlers of
the country have already promised to
participate.
For the sterner sex there will be
eighteen strictly regulation alleys con-
structed, with all the latest modern
improvements. These will be all in a
row. in a building 125x125 feet. In or
der to provide the necessary room for
spectators, the alleys will be laid di-
rectly in the center of the building,