Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
BOWLING CONGRESS
STARTS TONIGHT
Thousands of Enthusiasts on
Hand for Opening of Tourney.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 17.-Bowlers
will start the sixth national bowling tour
nament in the Armory building, in this CITY,
tonight several thousand bowling enthusi-
asts being expected to be present when Col
John II. Hanger makes the opening address
of welcome to representatives from every
state in the Union.
Incoming bowlers have packed the big
hotels of the city and accommodations are
at heavy premium. AS predicted by the
Louisville promoters early in the year, all
records in the matter of attendance have
been broken by the present event. While
but one more ive-man team than the num-
Der which shot at Milwaukee last year Is
registered in this event, the increase in the
number of contestants in the doubles and
singles is more than gratifying to the local
promoters.
In all the present entry list shows an ag-
gregate of 21S hves, 46S doubles and SS1
singles with a prize list running to $14,535.
The amount of prize money announced by
the officials will probably be scaled down
later, as the first announcement does not
give them the ID per cent allowed them by
the American bowling congress. Should they
decide to avail themselves of this provision
the prize list will be reduced to trifle over
$4,000.
To Run Ten Days
The tournament will run ten days. starting
tonight and finishing week from next
Tuesday night. The big intercity matches
between New York and Chicago will prob
ably be put for the night after the big
tournament finishes. and the promoters are
now considering the proposition to run
women's challenge match at the same Time
as the big east west contest Is pulled
off In addition several important indi-
vldual matches will be played and the night
made gala one.
The three championships won at Milwau-
kee are now held by the Gunthers No. of
Chicago with 2.795: the double, by Robert
Rolfe and Edward Stretch of Chicago, with
1,2l3, while the individual title is now held
by c. NJ. Anderson of st. Paul, with COL.
Former winners have been the Standards.
In Chicago in 1901. with 2,720; the Fidelias
OF New York, at Buffalo in 1902, with =, 1872;
the OLearys of Chicago. at indianapolis in
1G0o with 2.S19; the Ansons of Chicago. at
Cleveland in 1904 with 2,737.
Individual champions have been Frank
Brill, Fred Strong, Deacon Jones, Martin
Kern and Charles NJ. Anderson. OF these
winners only Fred Strong will be absent
from the tournament. OF the teams the
Gunthers No 2, Ansons and O'Learys will
be on hand to try again for the honors.
Little Politics Expected.
Politics is not expected to have effect on
the present meeting of the congress, the
main point of contention being over the Sc
lection of the place for holding the next
tournament, In 1907 Both Philadelphia and
ST Louis are hot after the honor, with the
prospects about even. Early In the season
it looked as though Philadelphia would be
certain to get the honor, but St Louis has
been working hard the last few weeks and
has many western votes promised. Charles
Kaufman of Cincinnati and Al Baltz of
Philadelphia are the rival candidates for
the presidency of the American bowling
congress for the coming year. while Secre-
tary Sam Karpf of Dayton, Ohio, and Henry
f. Smithers of Louisville will make the race
for the secretaryShip.
There are no questions in regard to rules
of the game which will trouble the meeting
the old days when the loaded ball. square
cutters and club organization worried the
delegates having passed away. Proposals
looking toward the establishment of a
standing committee which will supervise the
work of the men who will run future ma
tional tournaments may be made in order
to prevent the confusion that always arises
at national events. The present tournament
Is no exception to the general run of things
and the promoters are having their own
troubles In getting out the schedules in time
to give the bowlers notice when they are
scheduled to bowl. The men who will shoot
on the opening days of the tournament will
have to be notified direct by mail in conse-
quence of this delay. and some forfeitures
are expected as a result