The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-10
SAYS INDIANAPOLIS WILL HAVE REC
ORD-BREAKING MEET.
He Enumerates Some of the Teams
TINT Will Enter the National
TOurnament-Result i'm 1. ID. Il.

w. V. Thompson, of Chicago, accom-
panied by his daughter Florence, are at
English's Mr.. Thompson is vice president
of the American Bowling Congress and
manager of the bowling department OF
the Brunswick Bake Collender Company,
which is to build the ten alleys in TomHn-
son Hall for the national tournament.
1.-The attendance at the Indianapolis tour
nament." said Mr.. Thompson, viii De
double what it was in Buffalo last year.
Mr.. Thompson has travelled over most OF
the country IL the last five months and
knows what be is talking about.
Chicago" he cortinued, will send forty
fve-men teams, about Us two-men teams
and 15O single entries. New York Will SEM
as large If not larger, representation as
IL had at Buffalo. The visit of Mayor Book
walter to New York settled that point Mr.
Bookwalter aroused the enthusiasm OF the
Gothamites, who were impressed with the
mayor as they never have been by West,
ern man in bowling affairs. St Louis Will
send seven teams. Columbus five. Cleveland
seven, Cincinnati four, Louisville eight
teams and special train load of players
and rooters in charge OF Mayor Granger
as Louisville wants the next tournament
Detroit two teams, Minneapolis one, 81
Paul one. Milwaukee two. Kansas City two
and one or two teams from score OF other
cities iii, Gonna
cisco, another from Denver and fourth
from Boone, Ia Where Is Boone! Wen, IL
has a team that never was defeated until
the Big Three struck il this winter. 'Old
Can" Arson went down TO Boone Tor an
easy victory and got defeated. Boone Will
he here and so will Lincoln, Neb From all
biggest event of the kind ever held. not
alone in attendance, but In all other re-
spects.
A. hon limo n
| morrow He is Sam Karpf, secretary, OF
Dayton, o. Mr.. Karpf has been using
mileage like street car tickets for four
| months plotting his Al-American trio over
| the far West. Mr.. Thompson and he are
to discuss finally the arrangements for a
| match series between the Big Three and
seven games in New York. seven here dur
| ing the national tournament either at the
| City Club or the Marion Club and seven in
Chicago. The Big dn a IS compose al, s Go o.
| cago These men played l32 games to-
| gether, averaging 1Ss each. Thompson lead.
| ing by ninety-two pins karpfs All-Amer.
| leans was composed of John Vorheis and
| Phil Wolf, OF New York, Peterson, of Chi
| cago, and AL Setback, of Columbus. o.. Sci
bach being the relief man. If the All-Amer
| leans insist on a relief man Mr.. Thompson
| will add Frank Brill to his team.
| Mr. Thompson, Mayor Bookwalter and
| Secretary Karpf, with Secretary Bryson
of the local tournament association, vii
| meet Sunday to discuss the arrangements
| for the A. b. c. when IL meets. The con
vention will probably be held at the Ger
| man House. The tournament will begin a
| O'Clock in the evening Feb %. and tn,
plan is TO have the congress finish its worl
before the tournament begins. For THU
| reason there may be Sunday session.
The work on the ten alleys for the tour
| nament Mr.. Thompson says. is up TO tn
| point where it can go no further until tn
| hall is available. The company will begii
the work of laying the alleys Feb. an'
| CT hav TWpntV-Si-
men will be brought here from the Chicago
/ factory to construct them.