The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-16
SPORTS
SCORES LOOK Low
Record. ct Past National Bowling
Journeys Not Sensational New
Alleys a Handicap.
New Workers. Boycott Indianapolis
Meeting Schedule Of Games
Has Been Sent Out.

With the national bowling tournament
only a week away, 1t is interesting to
refer back to the scores made in the two
previous competitions at Buffalo and Chi
cago. At first glance the. scores made by
the winners in the various classes seem
remarkably low, in view Of the quality of
the bowlers represented. The Fidelia club
of New York; winner. of. the five-nan
team championship at Buffalo in 1902.
made only 2,792, or an average CT $50 2-3
for the three games.<s The Standards Of
Chicago, winners Of the same event in
1901, made only 2,720.& orr an2average of
900 2-3 These records. have been sur
passed both in Minneapolis and st. Paul
The Tuxedos OF the Minneapolis league
have record of 1904. or an average of
96S, and 2,S2S has been made in league
Itch In St. Paul.
MCLEAN and Steers of Chicago, winners
of the two-man team championship in
1907, made 1887, while VOORHEES, and Stark,
winners in 1901, made 1903. That means
an average of Az 1-3 for MCLEAN and
Steers and 4o1 for VOORHEES, and Stark
Both figures have often been exceeded on
the Minneapolis alleys. Fred Strong OF
Chicago, the individual champion for 1902.
made only 649. an average Of 2l6 1-S, and
Frank Brill, champion for 1901, made 64S.
averaging 21s. Con Sandblom, in the trial
Indianapolis tournament, averaged 23l for
three games and 2274 for four games
The highest five-man team score in 1902
was 97S. made by the Rosedales Of Chi
cago; the highest in 1901 was 956, by the
Interstate club Of Erie, Pa. The Courts
Of st. Paul have made 1,O53 in a league
match and the sTasrEos of this city 1,04O.
The best Individual scores in. 1902 were
made by Krug Of Omaha and Roster Of
the New York FideEas, both getting 247.
IIanghenry Of the Crescent club, Chicago,
got 25s in 1901. Dollar of St. Paul holds
the northwestern record for best ind1vid-
ual score in league contest, with zoo
and Hughes of this city has made 255 in
a league match. Chicago bowlers also
have frequently made scores far above
those which won at the Buffalo and Chi
cago tournaments, and teams in all parts
Of the country have frequently exceeded
the scores given above.
When the conditions at Chicago and
Buffalo are understood, however. much Is
explained. The alleys were brand new
no playing having been allowed until the
tournaments were formally opened. Nat
urally the runways were so sticky thai
many players were badly handicapped
Moreover, no practice balls were permit
ted. At Indianapolis the same conditions
will prevail, SO that teams entering the
tournament, may be expected to make
scores considerably below their averages
at home. -: ~.
Twelve prizes were given at Buffalo las
year in the f1ve-man team event; twenty
one in the two-man contest and. thirty
three in the individual contest. The Big
Chiefs of Buffalo took last prize in thu
tive-man team contest with 2567; Carte
and Knox Of Indianapolis got the las
piece Of the money in the duet with 1.0Ss
and Frees Of Akron was the lowest prize
winner in the Individual cOmpetltloll, VIII
SOS.
The highest score in all contests las
year was made by John Roster of New
York, who scored 1,S47, an average o
204 So, in the nine games which he rolled
in the three competitions. Twenty mel
averaged over 1874. Bril- Of Chicago wa
high man in 1901, scoring 1,736, an aver
age Of 1872 SO. - E.- .r.-.'>. ..-..,.. -.
On the whole. the records Of previou
tournaments show no reason why the 10
-cal men should not get a slice OF tn
money at Indianapolis, if they. roll up t.
their best form, especially since the lis
Of prizes has been greatly increaseo
Twenty prizes are offered 1or hve.m me
teams, against twelve last year; thirty
five for two-men teams, against twenty
one a. year ago, and fifty for individuals
against thirty three in 1902. On the othe
hand, the entries are more numerous, S
that it will probably take as good a scor
to get in the money this year as it di
at Buffalo. .....
This years tournament promises to b
by far: greater success than were thos
either at Buffalo or Chicago. When tn
bowlers come together. at indianapolis
will be for a. prize list aggrega ting a sun
of SAILS, which is moro than double tn
amount they had hoped for. One thin
remarkable about thesA figures is tina
they have been raised entirely without tn
New York bowlers. At first they counte
much on the support of the New Workers
but owing to the trouble over the questio
OF the loaded ball the fasteners hay
kept out Of it entirely. So as a result
the loaded ball will not be barred, but tn
indianapolis bowlers will very likely eNer
their influence to have the weight Of tn
ball limited to eighteen pounds.
On the list of entries indianapolis leads
while Chicago Is a close second and Louis
Vile third. The meet will be almost ex
clusively an affair of the west and middl
west.
Two five-men teams from Buffalo. on
from Syracuse and three from Clevelan
comprise nearly all the eastern entire: