The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-19
National Bowling Game Opens
With a WhirI.
A Happy Crowd of Contestants
Out at Louisville.
FOR SIXTH CONGRESS.
Three Thousand People Pack
the Huge Armory.
More Prizes Are Offered Than at
the Milwaukee Event.

Louisville, KY, March 19.-Before a
crowd Of 5000 enthusiastic citizens Of
Louisville the sixth annual champion
ship tournament of the American Bowl
ing congress opened Saturday night in
the huge Jefferson county armory
The first balls rolled in actual play
were shot down the alleys sinultane-
ously. and strikes were made on two of
the drives by members of the Osceola
and Hanger No. 3 teams, both Of Louis
Vile
Play had barely started when It was
suspended for the purpose of welcoming
the O'Leary delegation, comprising three
team and $50 visitors headed by fife
and drum corps. The Chicago men ar
rived on a special train only a short time
before the hour to begin bowling IN
the tournment.
President Robert Brown OF the Louis
vile Tournament association of1ciated
at the opening ceremonies and Welcom-
ed the visiting boWlers on behalf Of the
city. Secretary of State H. Y. MacChes-
ney welcomed the pin settlers to the I'm
est state in the union. Others who spoke
were Acting Mayor Tyler Of Louisville,
Mayor Gross of New Albany, Ind. May
or Birk of Jeffersonville, Ind, and Pres
1dent j. H. Haager, Treasurer Frank
PaSdeloup, and Secretary Samuel Karpf
of the American Bowling congress.
Tt was Louisville night and every seat
in the arena was occupied. Sixteen
shining alleys equipped with automatic
pin spoilers, with the 16 sets of glisten-
ing pins accurately spotted, and backed
by 10 red coated pin boys, made a
splendid setting to the arena in which
the sixth annual championships OF the
American Bowling congress will be bat
tied cor.
1t was the first southern battlefield IN
1 the great annual battle OF pins, and the
I that CTaafn6 the af-
/ forts of the officials who rolled the OPP
ening halls indicated that warmth OF
/ welcome that augured well for the sue
| cess Of the event.
! Kentucky, took the firing line and the
/ bombardment began. As at Milwaukee
| there was the smoke Of battle, as thick
/ clouds from a hashlight enyeloped the
/ runWays and caused a temporary
cessation Of hostilities.
The Pearl Of Nelson team OF LOUIS
/ vile secured the honor of leading the
1 first squad to roll, but so meager was
the total of 2,415 that 1t VIII be soor
relocated to the rear. All Of the teams
1 found the runways sticky and 5erky
/ deliveries took the place OF the slide o.
the correct boswlers. Splits were more
plentiful than strikes, and so slow was
1 the pace that 1t took nearly three hours
/ to roll the three games.
The first official announcement OF
! prizes made by the local officials shows
SSOs more than the Milwaukee tourna-
ment- For the flve-men event tbs
total is s4,633.75. divided into forty
five amounts, with first money Of $3.50
The total for doubles is $685., d1yidec
into 100 prizes, with $3.50 for the lead
I ing pair. In the individual the total is
! ss,79975, with IT'S prizes and $175 foi
/ high man. All the leading awards II
! each event are the same as at MtiWau-
/ kee. For the best average in all three
| events the player viii get 500.
Total prize list, hve-men= teams
/ SA6237h.