The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
BowLERs AT ST. LOUIS.
Fight For Next Years Meeting Place
Between ST. Paul and Cincinnati.

st. Louis March 2O.@The candi-
dacy of different cities for the holding
OF the next annual tournament of the
American bowling congress has mar
rowed down to ST. Paul and Cincin-
natl, and there is intense rivalry be-
tween them
The election of officers and selection
OF the next meeting place will be de-
The convention will convene today
The executive committee finished its
deliberations yesterday and will make
its report and recommendations to the
convention at the opening session.
The most important matter trans
acted by the executive committee in
today's session was the formation of a
resolution to be presented to the con-
gress providing that the president
elected for the ensuing year be en-
powered and instructed to appoint a
committee of three members to meet
and consult with several committees
representing the National Bowling as
ISOLATION, the Western Bowling con-
gress and the Canadian Bowling con-
gress for the purpose of effecting ar
rangements that will result in avoid
ing conflicting dates for holding an
nua1 tournaments. Further, these
committees shall enact such rules and
regulations that will in effect be of
mutual benefit to the respective or
CARNATIONS. The resolution provides
that the meeting of these committees
shall be held during the coming sum-
mer at some central point to be decid-
ed upon.
Following is the list of nominations
prepared by the executive committee for
presentation to the convention:
For President-August Hermann,
Cincinnati; R. H. BrySon, Indiana polls.
For Vice President-E. Meyers. Wash
ington, D. c.
For Second Vice President-A Hahn.
Pittsburg, Pa.
Fer Third Vice President-F. w.
Golewisch, ST. Paul.
For Secretary-Charles Wilson, Chi
cago; Abe Langtry, Milwaukee,; G. H.
Rautenberg. St. Louis; D. j. Sweeney,
The final of the fight of the 2-men
teams developed the best bowling of
the day in that each of the IL teams
scored more than 1000 pins. Stegno and
HIava of Chicago secured a 400 game,
as did also Tochirrett and Fauldaber
of Toledo. Longo and Ridpath of Gin
cinnati rolled the highest single game
for the 2-men teams, totalling 40. The
scores in the other two games, however,
were only slightly above 300, giving
them a total of 1,0s3 for the three
games.
Following are the FIVE highest scores
made in the final fight of the II 2-men
teams: E. Tochirrett and c. Fauldaber
of Toledo, 1,155; A. Stebno and c. H.
Lava, Chicago. 1,1S3; ]. Threm. Jr.,
and F. Dudwig, Toledo, Lib; ]. Longo
ana w. FlOpatH, CALlSiAtldll' 1,OSoI T
Grupenhen and H w. Rose, Cincin-
natl, 1,074.
The individual contests developed
some good bowling, but no remarkable
scores were made by the 4S bowlers who
participated in the first four flights.
Following are the ten highest scores
made by this division: G. Nichof, Gin
sos; H. A. Spangenberg, St.
Paul, 603; c. Gadker. Dayton, O.. 5SS;
F. Loefler. Cincinnati $50; K: Kester,
Erie. Pa. 5e3: w. Barker Erie, Pa,
562; H. f. Staylbrodt, Erie. Pa. SCI;
l. Jones. Anderson, Ind. $50; w. c.
Gordon, Anderson. Ind, $50; Tom Rier-
meier, Chicago, 554.