The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-22
LOUISVILLE TEAMS ENTER
FALLS CITY WILL BE WELL REPRE-
sENTED IN TOURNAMENT.
New York Bowlers Complain that
They Have Received No Entry
BIanks-Independent Scores.

Secretary Bryson. of the Indianapolis
Bowling Tournament Association. has re-
ceived the entries of two five-men teams
from Louisville. They are the Haagers
Seniors and the Haagers Juniors. and a
tournament is now in progress in Louisville
to decide the membership of the club Mr..
Hanger writes that other teams will
be entered and that the Falls City will
be well represented at the national tourna-
ment.
kilograms from New York indicate that
the New York bowlers are under serious
misapprehension regarding the Indianapolis
tournament. Some are complaining that
they have no entry blanks others are COM
planning that they have not been informed
to the railroad rates and others that they
have not been informed Of the hotel rates.
AT least these are the reasons assigned by
some New York bowlers why there will
not be large representation at the Indian
apolis tournament Secretary Bryson sent
entry blanks to all the New York alleys
and such individuals as were known to be
interested In the tournament two weeks
ago; ten days ago he sent information to
New York concerning railroad rates and
hotel rates which are the usual rates fixed
for such occasions. The railroad rate is a
fare and one-third under customary regu-
lations and the hotel rates are the minimum
fixed by the hotels OF this and other cities
for like occasions. Mr.. Bryson does not
see why the editor of the New York
Bowlers Journal should complain as he has
long had this information sent to him
specially for use in his paper.
NEW YORK'S WINNINGS.
AS matter of fact the Indianapolis tour
nament has done all that II could do to in
terest the Gotham bowlers. They sent
fourteen teams to Buffalo in 1902 and their
complete delegation numbered about 100
They won the five-men event with the
Fidelia team and took second money with
the Nationals and third money with the
Rosedales. They took second money
through j. Roster in the individual event.
and Roster also won the all around cham
pionship. IL was expected that at least
half the representation at Buffalo would be
found at Indianapolis and the indications
so far are that this will be about the case.
Indianapolis sent Mayor Bookwalter to
New York on special mission TO stimulate
tional tournament here and he was met by
large promises. IL Is incumbent upon the
bowlers OF New York TO either make good
these promises or withdraw them. The
complaints made are not only based on the
truth but are puerile even IL true. III New
York really cherishes its old malignity to-
ward Chicago IL should appear with
strength to defend the honors which IL
wrested from Chicago at the Buffalo tour
nament. IL IL does not II may be accused
OF shuddering ct ghost stories
The communication sent out by the In
dianapclis tournament managers bore type
writer addresses and IL Is presumed that
the United States government succeeded
in delivering all the communications in
only Xix cases have postmasters notified
the management that the communications
could not be delivered. The postmaster al
New York was not among that number.
The correspondents between Mr. Bryson
and .he bowlers OF the central States indi-
Gates that the tournament Is going 10 be as
big as the preparation for it, indianapolis
has the money I'm the bank to pay every
dollar OF the prizes and every other ex-
pense incident TO the tournament. The sue
cess Is assured. The New York bowlers
have been uniformly successful In the most
successful bowling events and there is hope
here that they will share in the abundant
success OF the Indianapolis tournament.