The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-25

pels the confession that the first an
Bowling association. which opened to
day on Young's pier at Atlantic City,
it not the great scream that its pro-
motors promised a few weeks ago.
The entry list is less thar one-third
of the estimated number and the prize
fund, which was to smash all records
for a bowling tournament is reduced
accordingly. Compared with the Am
erican Bowling congress now in ses-
sion in St. Loui the National tour
nament is but a brush league. De-
spite the boasts of the Atlantic City
boomers a few weeks ago to the eff
ect that the new Organization would
put the American congress out of the
running, it is evident that the bowl
ers of the effete East nave yet a few
things to learn from their western ri
walls.
The bowlers entered the Atlantic
City tourney will contest for prizes
a~ggregating $6,S29.75, rs compared
with a total prize list at st. Louis of
S~14,927.25. OF the sum offered at the
Jersey meet $3.50 will be distributed
among the winning five-men teams,
s2,21O to the women teams and 81
069.75 to h individual entries.
The money at Atlantic City will be
divided on a percentage plan, the
high prize for fves being $255. for
doubles s176.SO and for singles s134.53
This arrangement will spread out the
prizes and will result in a more salts
factory distribution by preventing the
few leading teams or men from get
ting away with the bulk of the coin
by an advantage of a pin or more ov-
er the succeeding contestants.
The receipts of the Atlantic City
tourney, as compared with those of
the ST. Louis affair are as follows:
Atlantic City.
12O Five men teams, So, 900
go two men teams, $500
4S7 Individuals, 2,435
Totals, Ss,O35
pa Five-men teams, $1,000
514 two-men teams, $40
,029 individuals, 5,145
Totals, $16,385
From the gross receipts, as given
above, Is per cent. is deducted for the
running expenses of the tournament.
The National Bowling Association
was organized by Philadelphia bowl
ers as a result of their failure to get
this years American Bowling Con-
gresS. In view of its comparative. fail
ure to get the American congress it
is interesting to note some of the eX-
travaga1t claims sent broadcast thru
out tne country by h. Philadelphia
promoters a few weeks ago.
philadelphia extends to the bowl
ers of the country a hearty invitation
to compete in the National Bowling
associations championships aid gives
assurance of a which with
it's long list of entries and ~unpreced-
ented purses will be a revelation in
the way If national tournaments. By
contrast, the 1907 championships at
Atlantic City will mark a new era in
national bowling meets. The total
number of five meen teams will GER
tainly reach $40, with a corresponding
number of double and single, far ov-
ersnadowinS the western affair"
A meeting of the delegates to the
tournament will be held mex Saturday
for the purpose of completing a perma
nent organization and selecting the
place for the next meeting. The an
nouncement that New York and
Brooklyn would be contestants for the
1908 tourney is b~aseless, as the bowl
ers of this city do not want it. The
fl, ght will probably De between Roch-
ester, Newark, Wilmington a few
other smaller cities, with present in
dications favoring the upstate town.