The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-22
MIL WAUK[E BEGINS
TO INSTALL ALLEYS
Every. Preparation Is Being
Made for the Comfort
of Bowiers
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 21.-Ma-
terial for the fourteen bowling alleys
which are to be built for the national
tournament of the American bowling
congress that opens here Feb. Is, ar
rived yesterday and work will begin
this week, although the local tourna-
ment company does not come into pos
session of the Exposition building until
Feb. l. With % per cent more alleys
than Cleveland furnished last year, in
a building that will offer every possi-
bic convenience and comfort for the
visiting bowlers, including it's perfect
heating and lighting facilities, it's palm
garden and restaurant where an or
chestra will entertain the visitors, the
bowlers who come here will be willing
to concede that everything possible
has been done to make the 1905 meet
the banner affair in the history of the
sport.
While the leaders in bowling In 9TH
er sections of the country are discussing
the proposition Of the New York Bowl
ing association to join the national
body, providing it will so change its
rules as to practically exempt Greater
political questions relating to the sport
that will come up at the next con-
gress, the Milwaukee men are using
their energies to swell the entry list
and increase the prize money.
When the estimated prize list was
first published the figures were based
on 165 five-men teams, which is thirty
more than Cleveland's estimate and
han
amounted to. This made the cash
prizes in round figures $4,000, and the
indications are that the sum will be in
excess of that, while there is hardly
chance that it will fall below that
amount.
Scattering entries from all sections
of the country and not including any
of the bowling centers Of the country,
to the number of seventy-five, have
been received by Secretary Langtry,
although it is nearly three weeks be-
fore the date Of closing. But what
makes the prospects look bright for
reaching the 200 mark are the reports
from such centers as Buffalo, Indian
apolis, Cincinnati and Columbus. in
OF the sport that the number of teams
that Will enter are double the esti-
mates OF the local managers.
Fifty Teams From Chicago
From Chicago the reports are most
encouraging, and enthusiasts Of the
Western metropolis have proclaimed q
Willingness to wager that fifty teams
will be entered from that city alone.
Secretary Langtry has been assured
by Jim OLeary, the Chicago bowling
enthusiast, that he will bring his team
mere SATURDAY evening on a special
train accompanied by 500 bowlers and
his drum corps, and they will see the
affaIr is started with a hurrah -
Robert Green, of st. Paul, has also
notified the tournament managers that
the Capitals, Of his city, will arrive on
special train accompanied by not less
than 200 enthusiasts, which will prob
ably include good representation from
Minneapolis
One of the features OF the coming
tournament will be the pains which the
local managers viii take for the COM
fort ana convenience of the contestants
and their friends. They are not satis-
fed simply to give them a perfect
building for the meet, but profiting by
The mistakes made at previous national
contests, they will inaugurate many re-
forms which will afterward probably be
demanded by the bowlers.
One thing which will make hit with
the teams that are drawn to bowl on the
opening night, Feb. 18, will be the con-
d1tion of the approaches to the alleys
The American congress rules prohibit
the use of alleys before the tournament
opens, but say nothing about preparing
the runways. Until the alleys have
been used for some time the approaches
are stickey and furnish miserable foot
ing Tor the unfortunate teams which
are scheduled to roll the first night
This time it will be different President
Mol of the local tournament company
has said that an hour before the NEE,
begins he will have squad of boys or
the runways, and when the contests
start the footing will be as good as
when they are finished.
Lanstry's Scoring System
Heretofore there has been much diff.
ficulty about the scoring and Secretary
Langtry has developed a system which
will simplify the work and be beneficial
to all concerned. He will have scorers
books made that will admit of two car
bon eopies-the original for the captain
of the team, the first copy for the press
and the second, which will be ON card
board, for the secretary of the tourna-
ment. The figures will be checked i'm
mediately by one of the assistant secre-
taries, and after the name of the team
and the totals have been copied or
another card the score card Will bs
filed alphabetically, so that it can bs
referred to instantly. The second care
mentioned will be filed numerically, s.
that the leaders in the different event.
can be ascertained at any moment Five
minutes after team has finished bowl.
ing the score will be in the files.
From this last named file the man il
charge of the bulletin board will ge
his information that his board, which
viii be in full view Of bowIers anf
spectators, will give the teams that arr
In the money at all times :
Another progressive step which viii
appeal to the bowiers will be the ap.
pointment of a pin judge, who will Sc,
that the boys set up the pins properly
President Koerner, of the Milwaukee,
Bowling league, reports that loo team.
have BEEN enrolled in HIS association
which means that the Cream City viii
have ten votes in the congress. Wher
1t is taken into consideration that ont.
side of Milwaukee. Wisconsin will hay,
twenty-three votes, giving q total O.
thfrty-three delegates who will prob.
ably vote as a unit, it win be seen tina
Wisconsin bewlers will be an inportan
factor in the coming congress
Estimates place the total vote in til,
coming congress at 100, which mean:
that Wisconsin viii have one-third
That this power will be welded for tn,
best interests of the American bowiin,
congress is certain, although the Ioca
leaders are reticent as to what legisia
ton they win advocate They say fba