Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-24
EALTHFUL WORK
LIKEWISE FUNNY
Bordering Close on Labor
but Good For the
LabOrIeSS.
BOWLING ENTHUSIASTS ARE
Gathered IN Louisville to Attend
the american Bowllne
Congress.

Louisville, Ky. March l7..-Defweon
1000 and 10000 bowling enthualaeis
ipm ail paris 90 the Omitted states
fe assembled "a this city al nroaeat
Ahd fof the next ten days or two
#eeAe Louisville will practically be
owned ana run by the howlers, aho
nave cpngrcFatcd here 90 attend the
tfeaieat bowling tournament IN the
history Of this country. The American
hoWiinG Congress, as this event ID
ohielaily named, begins today aud
o"inE % the uuprccpGentcdiy large
number Of entries Tor the great howl.
lng contest, viii probably last about
fourteen days.
Never before 10 the history Of
bowling IN The United States has there
peeh - much cnhusiastiC interest "a
national bowling tournament 40 In
ne case ~ the present event. The
ilst q nri4os q faF greater than ever
and agsfcEates over $4,000 This
nohater prize list means that between
800 and $50 teams. composed 81 ave
men each, viii take part IN the con.
tests, while the doubles and singles
Will - IA proportion. There IL scarce
" large city IN the country that la
not represented by az least one team.
10 accommodate the large number oil
lnteriania sixteen entirely new alleys
ave been constructed IN the Arnory
huiiding where the tournament Will
take place
LARGE 90 the Milwaukee tournament
Jiaat year was, the present 1urnamgnt
aurpanaen q In every respect. M the
plumber OF seams az well az IN the
amount Of prizes. Entries from points
az far west az San Ffanclaco has
been made and the east viii BE- IN
usually well represented, New York.
which dld not take part IN any na.
lionai tournament since 1909. viii be
'fepreeoltod by about hfteen teams
me largest delegation "a from Chi.
eagp, which has entered not leas than
icrtysiivo club teams. Louisville comes
next with twenty-five teams: Phlla.
delphia and Detroit with fifteen each
Milwaukee with only seven: Peoria
and buhalO are also represented BY
seven teams each. Besides these
here are scores Of cities and towns
which have sent from one 90 ave
cams. Among them are Pittshurg,
senver, II. Paul, Warrington, d. G..
chatthuCoEa, Minneapolis, Newnrk,
Momphis, Nashville, New Orleans,
ATLANTA. Little Rick. Mobile. Mont.
Fomery, Birmingham. Jacksonville. /
savannah. Seattle, Omaha, 1oroniu.
GALVESTON and many other cities IN
lll sections Of the country.
The arrangements for the tournn-
lnent are az complete and perfect a.
hey could DO made under the ciroum.
stances end groat credit b due 20 the
lnnnhGcmeni Of the local league For
ne nfat timc IN national tnurnamonisl
lowlera viii bo allowed 20 roll threb 4
events In two days. thereby ontaillng 1
eetentOn from business OF Oniy
hree days for players within 300
nilea, The plan this year Is 10 have
inan roll BIS fc0m games az nlght,
bis doubles the following morning
Ind his singles On the afternoon. The
lrst balls will be rolled az G o'clock
fvrry morning and the lass before n
o'clock az night This will save the
complaints that we're registered In
ne past against rolling long after
nldnight
The new arm0ry building ia an ideal
pace for holding such a tournament.
VIC building IL large enough 20 ac-
0mmodato the enormous crowds
(Which win throng the hail all day
throughout the tournament and the
lecOmmodatlons are excellent The
salleys are IN the very best condition
and every facility win be offered 70
the contestants Ia the great tonrna.
nent. The large drill hall Of the
rmory where the alleys are laid, 20
ldmirably adapted for the purpose.
fho hO0rapace Il 50 large that the
lloyB only occupy about enc eighth
N the space. The hail 04ora seating
recommendation for more than 10000 .
lleraons. II
Tho tournament begins today and.
b honor Of 81, patrick's day irish J
cams are given the precedence. The !
pail itself formed the center o. lBter.
fst al day and thousands visited the 9
fcene Of the tournament during the !
forenoon Even a larger attendance
3 expected Ia the afternoon and even.
ing.
During the week o. the tournament
70 National hoWiers league % Amer. !
lea viii hold ila annual meeting horoj
Rnd the politicians among She bowlera y
Pre- already pulling the wires Ia the =
Interest Of their candidates and cities
4 ~ generally believed that Charles !,
IA. Ebbetis OF hF0oklya viii be che 4
heKt national nFaaldent Il is con. Il
llderod practically settled thai the \
tournament next year will be held la
Philadelphia Tho Chicago bowlers
Do not seem % have any aspirations d
AQncorning the presidency bat Il 10 d
Understood that they are quietly lay. d
Jog their plans TO secure tho tourna. ,
nent 20 be held On 1898 Il "a be. Z
.ioyed that thoy VIII hnd many sup. b
.nrtors % their claims n