Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-02
OPENING DAY
 AT '. M. GA.
 < LIVELY ONE
Many Take Advantage of Free Use of Bowling Alleys How Norton Got a Strike Tournaments Later.

The bowling pool and billiard com mittee of the Young Mems Christian association met Monday night and ar engagements for some interesting tournaments during the coming sea son. E. l.. Blair was elected chair man of the committee and " w. Mar shall secretary.
 A casd will be posted in the social department of the association imme- diately for entries for handicap bill Hard tournament which will begin on September 10th. The entries will close on the night of the 8th instant
 and on the 9th the committee will de eide the handicaps. The association will offer two prizes for this first tournament of the season, silver watch for first prize and bronze fob for second. There are a number of thigh class billiard players among | the membership and this tournament ought to prove a very attractive and | interesting feature.
 1 On September 10th an entry card will be posted in the social department flor entries in bowling teams The averages of each man will be kept ! from September 10tl to October 10th
 
 period will be considered for the va rious teams that are to be organized This same method will be used each month. Prizes will be given the | character of which will be determined
 later by the committee, for nigh Lscore aud high average during the
 month.
 Yesterday was the big opening day 1 for the social department, the new bill Hard balls being in use for the first i time and the four bowling alleys be ling thrown open to the membership for free bowling. A free ticket was offered to every man who made a strike on the first ball, also to the man
 making the high score for the day. Stuart was the first man to make the strike on the first ball which ue threw during the day and his perform -ance was followed by West, Benton IQuick and Norton.
 l. Dixey Norton was the star perform Ter of the day. He had never rolled a ball on a bowling alley anywhere but up he bravely walked when he was told that man who made a strike on his first ball would be award ed free ticket. He took hold of thE
 big ball and handled it something at. tier the fashion of the farmer who takes hold of the first finger bowl ht Ehas ever had the pleasure of meet
 ing. With a defiant look he walked tup to the foul line and threw the bal
 very much as though he were in 8
 base ball game and trying to throw : man out at first base. The alley: creaked when the ball landed and thf pin boy took shelter in one of the .other pits. Three distinct differen
 kinds of curves were counted by tht bystanders as the ball rolled dowr the alley but t met the bunch be . tween pins one and two and dowr they went--a strike on the first bal 1, Norton had ever rolled. There va! strong talk last night of awarding l him loving cup in recognition of th' ] great feat
 Amos took the high score ticket
 making 190, with Hatley and BlaiI tied for second with 1SS. ? 4, total of 175 games were rollet 5 during the day, in which 5 men tool . tpart.
 : 4 number of match games are t 5 be arranged during the season witi l other towns of the southwest, Tucson ? Fl Paso, Douglas and others. It ma, - be that during the season also bi 2 Hard tournament can be arrange t with some of these cities.