The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24
LOCAL MEN TRYING CONCLU-
sloNs WITH PROFESSIONALS
SINGLES and TEAM GAMES
First of Series Of Contest Now in
Progress-WiIl Close
Tonight.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.

From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
The All-American bowling team
consisting of Samuel Karph, Dayton
O., manager; AL. Setback, Columbus
O., captain; Ernest Peterson, Chi
cago, John J. Vorheis of New York
and Phil. Wolf of Brooklyn, arrived
in the city this forenoon from Miles
City, where they played a series last
night and won, as usual.
The great contest, which has so
long been talked of and prepared for,
will come off at the local alleys this
afternoon and evening. During the
afternoon there will be several indi-
vidual and two men matches and one
OF the All-Americans, Wolf probably,
will roll an individual game with L.
A. Corey, the champion of Montana.
Twoaof the five games of the big
three-men series will also be played
this afternoon.
The alleys are in fine condition for
a great game and it is so arranged
that the room will accommodate a
large crowd of people. The third al
ley has been boarded over and two
rows of seats placed along it's entire
length and at the end there are a SER
les of raised seats which command
an excellent view of the game. On
the west side there are also two
rows of seats and accommodations for
a crowd of $50 will be, afforded.
Manager Karph informed The Ga
zette that the tour of the All-Ameri-
cans has been a triumphant and enjoy
able one. The team started out from
Dayton on the End inst, and up to
date has played II series of five
games each and won all of them. Of
the "a games played to date the team
has won 80 and lost IA.
Three general prizes, open to COM
petition to all states within the tour
of the team, consisting of three dia-
mond studded medals, are offered for
the teams making the three highest
scores against the team. The closest
competitor for one of these prizes is
a Chicago team which on October
5 made a score of 1888 pins against
the All-Americans' score of 2,843.
There is also a special prize of a
beautiful loving cup for the states of
Minnesota, Iowa and Montana and up
to date the Pfisters of st. Paul are
in the lead for this with a score Of
2,770. The Billings bowlers will en-
deavor to top this score today, and
will feel more than satisfied if they
do it.
The total score of the All-Ameri-
cans in the IA series concluded last
Saturday night, as shown by Manager
karph's official weekly record, is 3d.
346 pins, and total score of all op-
ponents, 34,791.
The teams individual average in
series games is as follows: Vorheis.
IS games. 1872 1866. High score, PSF.
Wolf, SO games, 100 1859. High
score, 257.
Peterson, Al games, 1874 1S-41. High
score, 243.
Setback, As games, ITS s7-45. High
score, 22O.
UP to this time Vorheis has the
hlghest average made in a single SER
les of any man on the team. He
made an average of 222 at La Crosse,
October 10.
Manager Karph says that Montana
has furnished the team more dates
than any other state and that every
bowling town in the state, except Hell
ena, will be played. Helena unfortu-
nately applied for dates after they
were all taken and the manager is
sorry his team is not to appear in
the capital city.
Mr.. Karph was for many years the
sporting editor of a leading New York
daily n knows Just how to treat the
members of the press and what to
do to tighten their labors in getting
information of the games. He has
Travelled with star teams several
years and next year expects to take
a team through old Mexico. For five
years he has been secretary of the
Bowlers' association, but
says he is serving his last year in
that position.