The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-30
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP Charlie Johnson and Butch" Weber to Clash in First
 of Series.
SWEETS ALLEYS TONIGHT
Reduced Form of Proposed TOurna- ment-JOhnson to Take on
 Independents.

A bowling tournament, the proposal and almost effection of which caused intense excitement among the star
 bowlers of this city, is an individual
 championship race for the best five
 rollers of each of the important alleys
 of this city.
 The bowling series between Charlie
 Johnson and Butch Weber tonight
 at Swift and Hulse's alleys and to-
 morrow night at the Tuxedo alleys is
 with the series between Johnson and
 the other members ot rhe Tuxedo all
 leys, providing Johnson defeats Weber
 in this city. is "a reduced form of an
 individual championship tourney,
 This evening. George Weber, the con
 queror of the mighty Jimmie Watt. the
 renowned Bridgeport bowler, and the leader in the state league, will clash with Johnson at the Orange street al- leys in thirteen games. Tomorrow night the return match of the series { will be pulled off at Hermann's Tuxedo alleys, where the remaining twelve games of the twenty-five will be rolled, 4 The winner of thirteen out of the twen- ty-five games will be the victor of the series
 Before Weber tackled famous Jim X mic, Charlie Johnson and Butch N were on an equal footing, but now that x Weber has been able to take the series HR from our Bridgeport friend, he has a Ne better standing in the eyes of the x bowling fans of this city. Charlie N Johnson, however, cannot be under % estimated. He is very strong roller v on his own alleys, although a little M weak on strange alleys. He has fought xs side by side with Jimmie Watt since V the latter joined the state league, av- Meraging but a few points behind the |T Park City and former New York star. E Charlie will have to- however. win the 8series this evening, in order to capture 1.-the entire series for Weber and his Ebackers feel over-contident that Butch" will easily sct away with
 nore than his share at the Tuxedo. .6The Independents believe that Weber |ds Johnson's superior and this friendly 5{ 5{hminosity shown between the two great lIakohorts of the bowers will not be ended Rluntil the series are concluded and the ,h}Aawinner announced.
 'W Should Charlie defeat Weber in their lMseries," said Gene Swift the other eve lll9hing, then he will take the other mem- lIsbers of the Independents in order" " ,HaDtto Huber will probably be the next aAbne tackled by Johnson should he show llShis superiority over Weber. These sjHeries will be rolled next week. A @natch may be arranged between the 1.-Two knights whether the Swift and lHfulses man is the conqueror in the ENrst match or not,
 jjIE For the fast three years there has MSeen continued disputes as to who it M5he champion of this city and of this sMtate In 1905 an individual champion. Khip tourney was formed, but was bro Men up. Just before the event was Vanished Janswick was in the lead while Robinson and Huber were tied for sec.
 hd place. Huber had. not rolled very Effectively during the early part of thu lEhries, but in the latter part he wal Mpllng in beautiful form and had grad Mally crept to the top of the ladder b,
 #radual jumps. He was rolling a 22t . MHerage when the tourney suddenly iBhme to "a close There seems littl, &bubt but what had 1t been finished yMfuber would have been easily tn, Champion.
 MI In 1906 Charlie Johnson won thu
 Championship by rolling steadily anC
 f4ith a good average. Gene Swift wa
 The only man in the tournament tha lSkat Johnson. even Janswick fallint
 Tey. Huber was not in the event ant
 sA has still has some claim to tn
 Championship.
 Ai{Last yelr there was no individua Championship league but as Johnson E Made the record high three strings 0 8y1E for the state league in a game a s9taterbury, Charlie claimed the stat Championship. None of the dsputant ENlled Johnson so he still has the clain %N the championship
 AFrhe tournament which was mucl ! AHscussed by the stars of this city wa ntlcity championship. five bowlers iron
 Ach of the following alleys being com TAtitors Swift and Hulse's, Tuxed
 4fsd Republican club. It was propose
 tSht the tourney be on the plan of tn
 53Reater New York championship. Tha
 Nseh competitor play a home am
 lhme series with each Of the othe
 Hnpetitors in the tournament Tha
 Afh series consist of the best six ou
 N eleven games for one point won Q
 4At
 rhe players who would no doubt hay
 Ifen picked from the three alley
 VA: Swift and Hulses, Johnson