Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
LOADED BALLS ARE ALLOWED
Congress FIXES weight at
sixteen and One-Han
Pounds.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb AT its FIST
session TODAY the American Bowling con
executive committee that The I'm
weight q bowling balls shall not exceed
sixteen and une-hHH pounds and selected
CtTelEnc Tor The neE1 national congress.
The decision Oh the weiEh q balls was a
compromise. Balls may bs loaded VI TO
the maximum weight specified There Is
no talk Of a split IL the congress and all
danger q such a result seems past.
Three hundred delegates and boWlsrs
congress opened President Bookwalte-,
mayor Of Indianapolis, presided and wei
coined the guests
A discussion arose over the matter Of the
time when the COMMITTEES on revision Of
the constitution should make its report.
The cRmmitfee consists of William Boss0n
Of this city, Chairman Treasurer c NJ
SteArns Of Des Moines and c. Laughenry
OF Chicago.
Robert Brown Of Louisville wanted the
committee 70 make its rep1rt q year hence,
bat the sentiment Of the congress was that
II should report Thursday.
Secretary sam kHrpf and Treasurer c.
NJ SteHrns presented their annual reports
M kRrpf made one important suggestion
tkHt bowling clubs be admitted 10 member
a year
teams organized for advertising purposes
be rRboosd by the American Bowling con
Eress was voted down
In the discussion over the WeiEh Of the
bal Dr T1nm Of New York MADE q hErd
commiri% for q sixteen and one-hElf-
pound ball. but he voted almost alone
Dr.. Tlmm inrimHted that New York
bUWlers would never enter another ruuruE-
menr as long As the loadsd ball Is used.
He ulo not say, hoWsre-. that they would
withdraw from the congress.
The recommendation that the minimum
weight OF pins should be three pounds ana
tive ounces was ADOPTED without uppnEi-
ton Several minor changes were Adorned
One q them EHE that a team 70 hF eiEi-
bic 70 compsts IN American Bowling con
EwGEn - -mua 49,
least once IN two weeks or roll II 0re 0r
more IeREues AT least once IN two weeks.
The opening q the fourth annual M
DonEl bowling tournament al Tomlfnsuu
nan tonight was most suspicious The
interior Of The han had been siaborurely
decorated and presented 3 magnificent APP
p~eErance- Twelve hundred spectators were
present
Al 8 O'Clock a gung sounded and Mayor
BooEWalisr walked 10 The head Of the Ten
slsFE. IN cumpau with MRvur Rose of
Milwaukee. Shur1 addresses were maze M
both, amer which Mayor B~ooEwHltsT called
the Games q The men Who were 70 roll The
first balls Gown the alleys. These were
Mayor ROse q ". Z. Tbump-
son Of Chicago. Samuel KErpf q DAYTON.
O PRANK Pssdei0up Of Chicago MsT1-
B~OokEEl1sr q Indianapolis. 1t. TiIlmHn Of
New fU-E Thomas CurrisE o. New York
York Of Cleveland and G. NJ stearns Of
Des MoinsS Ia
me SONG was sounded and down The
alleys. rulleS the ten balls. A shout wenf
W Der the halls uf Mayer BookwAlrer.
Mayor Rose and Thomas Curriss 'poodlad ="
Secretary EErpf mace the record with nine
plns down
Ten hVe-men teams BOWED tonight. three
games each The Tl~shiminEoes Of Indian
EpOhs were high, with ~ pins the
HEEEer Juniors Of Louisville were second.
With @.5# and the North side Turner'S Of
Cincinnati were third, with 25S- The mark
set BY the T1shimiDEDeE Is considered q
high one for the other hve-msn teams 10
ain al.
Following are the total Of each team Tor
the three EEmeE-