Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-25

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milwaukee,. FEB. iS.--lndlyidual aud
team bowlofa from ali over The Coun.
try are gathered IN the Cream Guy
co take part IN the annual meeting
and tournament Oi che American
Bowling congress, which begins In
the Exposition building this afternoon
90 continue through All OF next week.
lfom New York. Philadelphia ana
washington in the east 10 Anaconda.
Denver and several Pacific coast cities
In The west the alley men have swarm.
ga here 10 compete for the $4,000 In
prizes. aud iO enroll themselves as
guests OF the Milwaukee Bowling as
collation.. most Tor the championship
tournament.
Experts I'd the game prclict the
hottest Kind of competitions in all the
events, iiycmcn, iwo-mon and ndiyl
dual Chicago and Milwaukee are
naturally The most largely represented
aud the hOwlors from these two cities
are counting upon carrying away
many prizes. Ilut all the way west
[ from New York the cities nave sent in
delegations. ana Buffalo, Cleveland.
Detroit. Erie. ST. Joseph. Kansas City
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compare their skill with thai oi the
better Kuown players. The sixteen
alleys are new, fresh pins are to De
/ 90; up daily, and none of the compel
itnrs have been allowed 10 practice
upon the tournament allays. While
these conditions viii initiate against
high scoring, u II expected that some
records Of the American Rowling con.
gross viii go by the board before the
tournament " concluded next satur.
day.
Sessions OF the American Bowling
congress-. controlling organization of
the game will begin next Monday.
/ That the sessions this year are 10 &c
OF much Importance Is shown by the
general demand for revision OF certain
rules and a general shaking up OF the
congress 40 that Il may become a
worthy governing body OF so impOr.
tant a sport a. bowling. The feeling
that the commercial side OF the sport
should be forced into the background
Is the consensus ~ opinion among the
| tlegates here Just what will be done
cannot be stated definitely but Il ID
certain that an effort will be made h
amend many rules. among them the
eligibility rule. which ~ conceded "a
be- altogether undesirable by those
| who have tried 10 organize bOwlera
for the national tournament.
Secretary ianEtry OF the Milwau
keO Bowling Tournament company has
drafted a rule which he will present
10 the delegates. as follows:
TO qualify a. a contestant In m
annual tournament Of the American
Bowling congress. each bowler shat
become a member OF the American
Bowling congress at least Ave days
prior to the date Of the closing OF the
entries Ia accordance With rule 81
the bylaws.
ITO bowl on q team entered In the
annual tournament each in1lvidua
bowler must be n bona fldo member o.
the American Bowling congress an,
pay annual dues OF % cents al leas
i've DAYS prior 90 the date Of the clos
ing 81 entries for an annual tourna
. uent.
"A bona flde member OF the Amerl
can Bowling congress-, may bowl 81
any team he may enter with, provid
ing the other members Of the team ar,
bona fido members Of the American
Bowling congress. but each individua
can enter with but one hve-man team
one tWO.man team and once In the IN
diyldual contest OF each congress"
The salient point OF this propose
: amendment Is that individuals and ma
? clubs become members Of the Amer
= can Bowling congress, and the cum
I hursnme and unnecessary city how
2 ing associations are done away will
!. following the lines OF the Amateur
Athletic union and the League Of An
. erlcnn Whoelmen