New-York tribune., 1902-01-20

The intersectional fight for control of the Aneri-
can Bowling Congress will begin tomorrow at
Buffalo for the entire metropolitan contingent has
sworn allegiance to c. H Ebbitts. OF Brooklyn.
for president. and the West will support Frank L.
Pasdeloup Of Chicago AT the first annual con-
gress in Chicago last year the Westerners had
things much their own way and elected almost
the entire board of officers from the West, but
the large majority OF the delegates this year will
be from the Eastern section of the country, and
Buffalo will have such large majority Of votes
that they will practically control the result An
effort made last week by the local enthusiasts
who are booming Ebbittss candidacy to get the
Baltimore and Buffalo delegates to join issue with
them. but little will be known OF the probable out.
Western board OF officers has also proposed new
strongly objected to by metropolitan bowlers.
number Of prominent men have declared that they
are allowed to go into the new constitution that
ht0 10 se so senv OPPOSED to one Of these
that he will not remain in the organization should
fortunate since Dr. FINN was one Of the original
OF {ns Wa 4na argeSted st us at o
time to nominate him as a compromise candidate
Western delegates might agree to make the elec-
tion unanimous in this case but pr I1mm h posi-. ISL
harmony was lost.
All plans have been completed now for the metro
polltsn championship tournament. Five teams from
Brooklyn and five from Manhattan. each to include
FIVE men, will complete the schedule. and the open
ing games will be rolled in the week OF March 3.
The teams admitted TO the tournament are all
winners OF regular five men team tournaments this
winter and II is thought that the ultimate winners
will fully represent the METROPOLITAN championship.
The games VIII be rolled on the various alleys where
the original tournaments were held and some high
scores looked for. It is the frst tournament or
this kind that has been projected, and as all OF the
leading bowlers have had voice in the manage
ment there seems little likelihood Of a disagree
ment afterward the question of championship
honors
The Plumbing and Steam Supply League tourna-
rnent includes five men teams from fifteen whole
sale houses In this business and the championship
contest that has been in progress for some time
is producing the closest struggle of the season in
any OF the Industrial leagues. With eight games
played each there are four different tied for
the leadership. and the final struggle promises to
be exciting. Crane & Co. Behrer & Co. ]. Simmons
& Co. and the r. & ]. Co.. of Brooklyn, have
each six games and lost two. while the F. y.
Du Bos Company team has also lost only two
games and won six.
Seaburv e. Johnson's team keeping up their
fine work IN the Wholesale Drug Trade tournament,
noon from Dodge & Olcott and Colgate & Co. Ruddi-
man, the anchor OF the D. & o. team. made a
splendid effort 10 pull his out of the rut of
defeat but his best efforts failed bring victory
IN either OF their two games He rolled 2Os pigs in
the first game against Soabury & Johnson, and ISL
In the second against slgate & Co., but neither
time could his bring their total up to the
required 500 mark and double defeat was the