The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-02
SPORTS
ENTRIES SENT IN.
Minneapolis Bowlers Will Be Repre-
scented in All Three Contests
at Indianapolis.
Earr Retains His Place on Team
Chicago Expects to Win
Championship.

Chairman Olness Of the schedule COM
n1ittee Of the Indianapolis Tournament
Association, Saturday mailed the entries
Of the Minneapolis bowlers for the ma
tioinal contest The local men entered in
all the competitions, the f1ve-men team,
two-men team and individual champion
ships. Following are the entries:
Five-men Teanl-Woolley, Sallander,
eandblom, Fust and Olness. Substitute,
Farr. r#:-
DER Woolley and Olness, Fust and Farr.
All six men are entered in the individual
contest. ~.
This action settles the contest between
Apall and Farr for sixth place on the
team. 1t was thought at one time that
the dispute might cause a split among the
local bowlers, but Apall and his friends
finally accepted the decision of the sched-
ule committee and did not press the mat
ter
The twin cities will be represented by
three teams instead Of two at the national
event. The Twin City Sportsman and
Bowlers' Journal has decided to send a
team Of its own, and has selected ten
well-known twin city mon. from whom a
team Of five will be picked. The ten men
chosen are as follows: John Ruge. Jake
Suehler. A. A. Hansen and Alex Koppell
of Minneapolis; II. p. Keller, Fred Gose-
wisch, Harry Graham Walter Mailer
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The Commercial League Of st. Paul has
elected as delegates to the American
bowling congress, Fred Gosewisch, H. N.
Fowler and Harry Graham. The delega-
tioin was instructed to vote at all times
against the loaded ball and to vote for Mil
waukee for the next meeting place. If a
deadlock occurs. however, the st. Paul
men will try to start boom for their own
city.
Chicago expects to carry off the national
championship this year. The windy city
will be represented at Indianapolis by
fourteen fve-men teams, and double that
number Of pairs. In the individual cham
pionship Chicago will be represented by
some three-score bowlers. I'd.
The time limit for entries in the Indian
apolis tournament has been extended
seven days. The entry list was to have
been closed yesterday, but the managers
decided on the extension for the benefit of
teams that have not made up their minds.
The Indianapolis association which was
organized to give the tournament has COM
pleted all the arrangements. 1t has Sc, 900
in the bank to distribute as prizes and to
defray incidental expenses. This amount
does not include the entry fees The
work Of constructing ten alleys in Tomlin-
son hall will begin within two weeks, the
contract having been awarded.
Eastern boWlers generally admit that
with the use of loaded balls the champion
ships are sure to come to the western
bowlers. This fact has to certain extent
1essened the interest in the tournament in
the east, but it has proportionately in
creased the western enthusiasm.
Cleveland bowlers are making the great
est efforts to land the presidency of the
congress for the coming year. That city
is prepared to send a big delegation tc
urge her claims not only for the presidency
but for the 1904 convention as we'll Mil
waukee and Louisville are the other chief
contestants for the convention. Indian
apolis bowlers look with favor on Cleve.
lands claim, principally because Cleveland
is further east, and there is unwritter
law that the convention shall alternate be.
tween the east and the west The Louis
VILE delegation will be headed by Mayor
Granger Mayor Rowe of Lakewood will
head the Cleveland delegation. He will
be strong favorite for the presidency.
The Buffalo and Chamber of Commerce.
teams in the Greater Minneapolis league
will roll tonight at the Cooperative al
1eys. The feature Of the week in thu
league will be tomorrow nights mattel
between the Tasmo and Turner quintets
A Twin City Foresters league, whicl
will be composed Of ten bowling team
from the different courts Of the Independ
emit Order of Foresters in st. Paul an
Minneapolis will be organized during tn
next few days. A committee compose
of prominent Foresters from both cities
at work arranging to perfect the organiza