The Washington herald., 1909-04-25
BOWLERS ARE READY
Entries Close May 3 for Ma
tioHaI Tourney.
MANY INTERESTING FEATURES
raIche. Arranged for Championship
of Various Orders and Couneiis.
Sightseeing Tours, Tkeaser Par
ties. and Numerous other Forms OF
Amusement slated for visitors.

Time is getting short for the bOwiers
OF the country TO enter the national
bowling championship tournament. witch
VIII be held in Madison Square Garden.
New York. from May a 70 June z. Only
8 week more. until May 3, in fact. nave
they to get in their entries 70 Maurice c.
wyman. secretary, Hotel Victoria, New
York.
In order to be elis ible for the big
tournament. = bowler must be affiliated
with the National Bowling Association.
either through a elVb which is a mem
Der OF city association OF the y B. A,
or Of the y. B. A. direct. Applications for
membership in the National Bowling As
sociation should be sent 10 Lester c.
Stevens, secretary, post-of7ce box 45.
New Brunswick. y. J.
Special Features Arranged
One OF the features recently arranged
for is match for the Royal Arcanum
championship OF Greater New York, the
Atlantic council representing Brooklyn,
and the Lenox council representing New
York Frank NJ Clute. the first president
anchor man for the Lenox quintet,
Champion Jimmy Smith is in the height
Of form and is preparing diligently for
MS match with Dave Woodbury., the Chi
cago champion, on the alleys IN Madison
Square Garden. This clash between the
stars Of the East and West win furnish
one Of the biggest features Of the national
tournament
p-aS;Garf ClfDoar - g. H-,.g.-,s,r
Bowling Association. visited Philadelphla
this week and reports that the Quaker
City VIII have twenty-five or thirty teams
in the tournament No little enthusiasm
is manifest in Philadelphia. which was
the city that managed the first tourna-
ment OF the National Association.
A special day viii be assigned the Phila-
6elphia pin knights. 20 be known as
Philadelphia Day" and special arrange
meDIS viii be made 10 entertain the
Philadelphia party. IN fact. al OF The
Out-Of-t0Wn bOwlers have some enter
tainment coming 10 them. Special sight
seeing tours. theater parties, and various
other forms Of amusement. have been ar
ranged that the visiting bowler may COM
bine his visit 10 New York for the pur-
pose OF rolling in the big tournament with
pleasure jaunt
The Cincinnati Bowling Association has
applied for membership in the National
Bowling Association. and Garry Herr
mann announces that he expects 70 be in
New York al the time Of the tournament
with couple or three teams.
Rochester Enters Teams.
Rochester has already entered I'VE
teams and three or four more are ex-
pecte6. Larry Sutton. the 4. 3. c. cham
pion. viii visit New York and more than
likely viii be one OF those to accent the
challenge Of Dave Shinsn to roll any
man outside OF Greater New York on the
alleys In the Garden. Sutton probably
will be in New York during the whole
tournament
Many teams have requested 10 be sched-
uled during the last week OF the tourna-
ment. probably with the idea that the
alleys viii be worn somewhat. Il was an
nounceG some tine ago that the alleys
viii be shellacked and polished every sun
day. 50 that the teams rolling in the last
week viii have no advantage over those
rolling in the second OF first. The most
necessary thing now Is prompt action on
the part OF al teams that have not en-
tered. otherwise the opportunity 70 take
part IN the worlds greatest tournament
and 10 enjoy the innumersble forms Of
Entertainment already arranged for viii
be passed. Action is the most important
necessity
Plate Printers Duckpin Ieaxue.