The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
SPORTS.
GOOD THING, PUSH IT
Minneapolis Bowlers Are Strongly
in Favor of Organization of
4. a State League.
Meeting Called for Monday Night in
st. Paul to Launch the
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Local bowlers are heartily in favor of
the movement to organize a state league,
and fully a score of Minneapolis represen-
tatives will be present at the meeting
called for s o'clock Monday evening at
346 Minnesota street, st. Paul The st.
Paul contingent is quite, as anxious as
Minneapolis to see the state organization
launched, and enough outside towns, it
Is believed. will join in the movement to
make the league a success from the start.
"A state league is just the thing we
need said George Mueller, the we'll
known Tasmo bowler, to-day. There is
no doubt that a state tournament could
be held each year with great success. I
think at least twenty teams would enter
from the twin cities alone. Minneapolis
would be the logical place for holding the
tournaments, for the Cooperative IS the
only establishment large enough to handle
an event of such magnitude. This may
arouse some opposition from the other
towns at first, but 1 think all will see
that it is the only feasible plan. Neither
st. Paul. Duluth, nor any other town IN
the state has an establishment with
enough alleys to roll state contest, and
it would be out of the question to build
alleys specially for the tournament. as is
the custom in the national competitions.
The question Of regulating the entries for
the state tournament would be the only
hard one in connection with the forma-
could be secured by donation from the
dealers and from the local business men.
and the receipts from admissions, together
with entrance fees. would pay for the
rent OF the alleys
Every bowler, Of course, wants to
see a state league formed" said Parker
of the Tuxedos, and l see no reason
why an organization cannot be perfected.
The regulation of entries for the annual
tournaments would be the hardest prob
lem. ! think the rules should be so framed
that star teams cannot be organized for
the sole purpose Of winning prizes in the
tournaments, for that would have ten
dency to lessen the, number of entries
and the success Of the league depends
upon keeping the mass of the bow1ers
interested. Half a dozen star teams could
easily be formed in Minneapolis and st
Paul which would carry off all the prizes
and the smaller towns would cease tx
send teams.
THE best way would be to limit the
entries to regularly organized teams, and
possibly in the twin cities only clubs
which are members of the permanent
leagues should be allowed to make
entries. I think at least six Of the Min
neapolis league teams would enter in {
state contest under such provisions, anc
there would also be entries from some O.
the clubs in the Greater Minneapolis
Commercial and Bankers leagues.
There are no permanent leagues In mos
of the smaller towns, and the task of ar
ranging a set Of rules which will give tn
twin cities and the other towns an ever
chance may prove a difficult one, bu
there is no doubt all these details can b.
arranged in a satisfactory manner
The Tuxedo team had picnic wit
the Chamber of Commerce bowlers in las
nights league match at the Co-operativ
alleys. The Tuxedos took the three game
by margins of 200 points or more each
Their total was. 1887. to 1900 for tn
grain men.
Sandbloms work was the feature Of tn
evening. He got high score with 228 an
averaged 207 1-3. The other members {
the team were in almost as good form