Evening journal., 1907-02-27
A. B. C. TOURNEY
IS LOOKING GOOD
Entry List Now Shows About
ESQ Fiva-Men
Teams

Entries 10 tho seventh annual iourna-
ment Of the American Bowling Congress
-eiose next Friday. al midnight with secre-
tary ID. j. Sweeney. 2ol Equitable Building.
ST. Louis. Mo-, and information at tho
present moment places tho entry list at
about 80 nyt-mcn teams. The ST. Louis
promoters are figuring on 2s7 clubs but
this IS figured trinc sanguine by those
Who have had experience at past meets.
Last year at Louisyille the total ronched
2li nves. 46o doubles and S97 individuals.
mon. The cash prize list then reached
N2fS or about 5000 for each Of thethreo
events. This year the list ought to reach
between $4,000 and SiS.00l
The eastern detection IS not going 10
hlyo any great effect ON the present meet.
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
being the heaviest ahscntoos This viii DE
more than made up by heavier entries
from ST. Louis and Cincinnati while st.
Paul will also be- there stronger than over
before. Galveston. Texas and spokant,
Washington. viii hold the record for long
distance entries while the south viii also
ne strongly ~ evidence.
Tho tournament this year win be the
longest in tho history Of the A. p. o.,
lasting from March Is TO March "a. twelve
new alleys being aeaiabie for the play
ers. SPECIAL dates arc being allotted all
teams when asked for and bowlors will
not he under the necessity Of staying In
ST. Louis longer than two days unless they
wish TO- An indications point 20 a. we'll
handled meet with prompt payment Of the
prizes while there will be i7-~allowanoe
OF late entries. the list closing March !
promptly at midnight letters mailed at
that time being received
Tho contest for tho next tournament s.
reaching an acute stage with Cincinnati
and ST. Paul running about oven. Both
cities have been out heavily for votes and
the delegates from most cities have al
good idea OF which way they will vote For
tho first time in tho history Of tho A.
B C.. Chicago will not possess the balance
of power Cincinnati 81. Paul and ST.
Louis an having moro votes than the
Windy city.
Garry Hermann. tho Cincinnati man
who is trying TO tack on the presidency
Of the congress along with the presidency
of the National baseball commission. ISL
getting strong support and looks to haveI
Tho shade on Bob Bryson although thel
latter candidate has tho executive commit
tee. which has usually elected its own
men, with him. The three candidates forl
the secretaryship. Abe Langtry Of Mil
waulSee Edwin ID. Pcifor. of Chicago, and
G. H. Rautenherg, OF ST. Louis. are an-
working hard for votes and they are do
ing a lot Of trading for votes with eight
cities looking for something from the dele
gates tho politics Of the organization looks
brighter than ever before as they are AM
working hard 70 boom the congress and
Increase ats membership.
Late reports from Atlantic city indicate
that the National Bowling Association
viii have about 25o flvcs In their own meet
while the Western Bowling Congress ex-l
poets about 60 making $50 clubs rolling IN !
he three big meets IN March, an aggre-
Kate Of something like 5000 bowlers who !
viii travel long distances to play for the
bowling titles.