The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
Speculation Is Rife Concerning the
Identity of Local Men Who
Go to Indianapolis.
Turner's Still Hold the Lead in Min
neapolis League-Why ALL
American Trio Wins.

bunch: -. '.s--
+. sandblom, salander, Hughes, Olness,
Wooley, Apall, Mathley, Hansen, Ruge
and Buehler. "*%
All of these men have been making
high averages in the league games this
season, and the guess looks like a pretty
accurate one. Just what sort Of showing
the Minneapolis men will make is prob
lem, but most Of the local bowlers do not
anticipate that the flour city representa-
eastern teams With the exception of
Sallander and Sandblom, none Of the
bunch of ten named above has been up
against a proposition like the Indianapolis
meet before, and the majority of the men
have only taken up the game within: the
last two or three years. In experience at
least, the eastern teams will have a. de-
cided advantage.
Averages Of Ai-AmerIcans. 8
The averages of the all-American $trio,
from Oct. 5 to Dec. 6, inclusive, range
from 1873 plus to 191 plus. These are only
a little better than the averages made by
the best of the local men in the league
games of this season, and no better: than
are made by many teams which have been
defeated by the all-Americans. 10 an
outsider, this fact makes a mystery OF
the continuous victories Of the star trio.
Roy, Woolley thus expounds upon the prop
osition:
while the all-Americans on this falls
trip have: not averaged remarkably high,
it must &be remembered that they are
|boWling upon all sorts and conditions OF
alleys. When they, strike poor alley, the
local team rolls badly, and the: ira velers
roll just a little better. On a good alley
the local men make good, scores, but the
visitors go still stronger. Put the five
best bowlers in Minneapolis up against
some of the alleys the all-Americans have
used during their trip, and their scores
would take a big slump.
Again, you must take into consider
alton the fact that the fatigue of travel
every night, has it's effect upon the game
of the allAmericans. Rolling upon sood
alleys all the time and relieved from the
strain of constant travelling, their aver
ages would be considerably higher. The
all-Americans win some games through
nervousness on the part of their oppo-
nents, but most of their victories are
fairly earned. They win because they are
the best bOWlers. p -
= 5S5 5zz:5. Local Team Viii :Barnstorr,. X
"You will see a parallel case after the
indianapolis tournament.sIhe team when ls
represents Minneapolis will roll on all the
local alleys in rota ton, and will also make
a trip through the smaller towns about
Minneapolis Then you will see the aver
ages drop, when the men strike the poor
alleys. know half a dozen alleys in Min
neapolis on which a mans game will fall
off fully ten pins" 4+
The Turner's still hold the lead in the
MINNEAPOLIS league, having increased
their lead over the Tuxedos by one game.
The contest between these two leaders
was the star event of the week locally,
and it was, thought that the Tuxedos
| might take the odd game and pull up
even with the leaders. < The Turner's
proved equal to the occasion, however
| and took the long end of the match
The Tasmos, by taking three straight
from the Buffalos Monday evening, gained
! a lap-on the Tuxedos, and are now only
two games behind. Woolley's bowling In
! this match was g. feature. He made, ar
average. of 205 1-3, scoring PIT, 176 ano
223 in the three games. This Is high
average for the week. = = =,
work upon the new building of the Co.
operative bowling association is progress
ing rapidly, and the bowlers will probably
be rolling upon the alleys Of the struc'
ture before the end of January. ~
| - Where They Give Good Prizes.
willyum Skewball, a prominent wieldel
! of the lignum vitae, with headquarter n
Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Boston
Hoboken and several other large cities
| was a visitor in ST. Louis Saturday, says
the st. Louis Star. -=
He paid a call at. the various bowling
4 alleys and discussed the. local situation
| with devotees of the game. =,
! Mr.. Skewban was surprised at the, large
number of bowlers< in ST. Louis, and espe
| cially so at the great interest shown BY
the performers when the remunerativt
compensation was insignificant &.
Mr.. Skewball, in speaking Of the prize!
offered in other. cities, mentioned Chicago
in particular. - H. ~- ~, =s
| why aid Willyunl, ut is a myster.
to me how the game can exist here .unde
the circumstances Chicago, with som,
300, 900 leagues, several more than exist il
the Mound city, I presume, offers induce
:ments, which, when compared to ,thos'
of the ST.. Louis field, assume enormous
proportions. T. .. !:
1T is the custom each season to Civ
the high average man in each organize
ton a brand new city hall, as we'll a.
minor prizes, such as street car lines, !:
tunnel or two and shoe factories galore
"This latter inducement, while no
quite as valuable as some of the others
is greatly appreciated by the bowlers a
they necessarily wear out more Or les
shoe leather while performing on TIL
alleys. [-. .s5.E
| H'While am not prepared to state tn
exact value Of the prizes given to eacl
league, would not miss it by more thai
0U- CT 70 CenIS IL 1 mentioned Si,b6o, tZs
as the figure.
: "Of course, each league is representa-
by fifty or sixty men, but only portion
Of them are expert enough to draw any
J, thing so that the winners share is no
as small as it might at first seem.
Pianos and Autos.
s'In addition to this there are any mum
Der of small prizes. For instance, dur
ing a contest which I witnessed one da;
4 last week, a prominent piano manufac
;. turer came in with both arms full O
4 pianos. Every time strike wa
I scored, the performer was given one, OF
= If he Knocked the center and picked bot
: corners, he gotstwo.
''At another match few days precious
! three or four employees of a well-know
automobile firm went down amongst tn
players and handed each a racing auto
regardless of scores. 81
) t"The papers in Chicago also boom tn
game to no small extent One after
q noon paper recently gave each Of the 800,
n 900 leagues a line. Of steamers, which pl
n between the windy city and Buffalo, a
q a prize, which though rather belittled b
q the fraternity on account of its diminu
4 tive proportion wasf accepted becaus
q Of the advantage which could be obtaine
Il during the off season.
Just before leaving IsWas informe
81 by the secretary Of one aof the league
q that the queen. Of Bavaria~ had just not
{ lied him that she had fOryVari3eff II 700