The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-27
BOWLING CHAMPION State Honor Left Open by the Retirement of Webers Successor. TOURNAMENT SUGGESTED Tc Pick Fifteen Bowlers from Swift & HuIse's, Tuxedo and Y M
 R. c. Alleys.

Now that the Connecticut bowling champion has withdrawn at least tenn porarily from the field Of battle, the honors which he holds will no doubt be forfeited by that player to Butch Weber who fought his way to promi- hence only to fall to the Yale bowler to to some other pln-knight considered equally capable of holding the premier ship of the state If in case Hill does not forfeit the championship which would be the most popular move there remains but, ono alternative that of a free-for-all fight for the championship This latter method would be solved by ar individual championship tourna- ment.
 The indiv!dal tournament besides de- ciding that serious question as to who is rightfully the high mogul in the bowling line offers to the bowlers who will comprise the entries, series of rounds of pleasure. A method of ob- taining for entries in this event, the best rollers is to form tournament in this city which as is universally known comprises the most good bowlers in the state, and then let the winner claim the state championship and then If there are any other bowlers in the state who would like a crack at the champion let them challenge the New Haven champion and fight for the honor, Each of the cities represented Al the state league could form city championships and the winners of the various city championships could then comprise the bowlers who should fight 1t out for state championship.
 The city championship could be formed on the plan of the Greater New York and Inter-city Individual cham pionship tournament Five bowlers could be selected from Swift and Hull se's alleys, five from the Tuxedo alleys and five from the Republican club al- leys. The best entries and the most probable would be: Swift and Hulse's Charlie Johnson, F. A. Swift, Beech CT, Shipper and Becker or Jacobson; Tuxedo-Janswick, Wiber, Huber, Col lett and Riley; Y. N. R. C.-Hollacker Mix, Hall, Kelsey and Buchter.
 Each competitor could play home and home series with each of the other competitors in the tournament and each series could consist of the best six out of eleven games for one point won or lost The arrangement for dates and hours for playing could be decided by the managers of the three alleys.
 In the case of d tie for the cham pionship at the close Of the schedule ? the players involved in the tie could roll off said tie on the home and homt basis, ten games being rolled on tht alleys of each, total pins to count.
 The winner of this tournament coult claim the Connecticut championship and If there were any bowlers In thu state who felt capable of sustaining the championship, they might chal lenge the victor to a home and hom, series.
 Should Hill decide to forfeit thu championship to some competent bowl CT In the city then it will be up tt that bowler to hold the championship end protect 1t not by refusing to rol bowlers who are capable but by ac cepting tho challenges and if possible defeating the challengers. It woul' not be necessary for the champion t roll a man again whom he has ono defeated after he has received tn championship.
 The entries in the city championshi tournament, if such tournament formed, could pay small fee whicl would serve to purchase trophy Q cup which could be awarded the cham pion.