Evening journal., 1909-03-08
Sports
ROACH TO BOWL
IN N.B.A. TOURNEY
Sends Word to New York
That He'll Bring Team
From Texas

NEW YORK, March Sword has
been received from William E. Roach.
OF San Antonio, Texas, that that CITY
VIII be represented in the i.ational
bowling championships in Madison
Square Garden, New York, May "a to
June u. Roach was one of the or
ganizers OF the National Bowling As
sociation, and formerly was one OF tn.
leading bowlers Of Wilmington. Della
ware. Roach holds, the worlds strike
record, having made twenty-nine IN
succession, as well as the worlds
record for three games with a 9S7
average, lis scores being 300, 300. 261.
and is the only man said to have rolled
300 twice in succession.
Roach is now located in San Antonio.
and writes that he thinks a team from
that city win be at the Garden. He
states that the old style German game
of bowling is very much in vogue in
that city. the ball being without holes
and being delivered from the wrist.
Roach believes that he can get to.
gether a team for the Garden tourna-
ment. and in the event of his being
unable to do so, he and his son will
make the trip to roll in the two-men
and individual events.
1t is more than likely that every
boat. rowing and yacht club in the
vicinity of New York will be represent
ed in the special tourney for social,
commercial and fraternal teams which
will be held after the close of the
tournament for the national champion
ships. and many of them are joining
the local association so as to be eligible
to bowl in the titular competitions of
the n. B. A. Nor is this interest in
the Garden tournament confined to
aquatic clubs. for the business houses
are fast getting in line to be repre-
sented.
Some of the bowling clubs in New
York and Brooklyn have arranged
novel ideas with the view of raising
money TO enter the Madison SQUARE
Garden tournament. One club has 4
plan where members who are late at
club meetings are fined, the money to
apply T. what is known as the n. r.
A. tournament fund. Another club has
passed a rule that a member rolling a
score of $50 or less in either club games
or tournament games must pay to the
fund the sum of twenty-five cents,
while to make poodle" means a fine
of a dollar. These facts are indica-
tions of how deeply are the rank and
file of bowlers interested in the Madi-
son Square Garden tournament. ami
makes it evident that hundreds OF
teams will enter. even from Greater
I New York.
The New York Bowling Association
/ is doing everything in it's power 20
boom the Garden event, as shown by
/ the fact that the organization will con-
duct a monster bowlers' ball in Ter
race Garden on the evening Of March
81. Already enough tickets have been
sold TO assure the success Of the VEN
ture, the proceeds being donated BY
the n. Y. 3. A. to the fund for the en-
tertainment Of the visiting pinknights.
/ There will be sight seeing trips galore,
any number of theatre parties while
dinners of all kinds, elaborately ar
ranged. will be feature. It is de-
sired to have all the visiting bowlera
to say that they had tho time of their
/ lives after the huge event is over.
Secretary Wyman win go en- tour
with the Brooklyn team. starting
March 6. visiting Syracuse, Albany,
Rochester, Buffalo. Niagara Falls
Toronto, Cleveland. Columbus and
( Pittsburg. Baltimore. Philadelphia
Washington. Wilmington and sur
rounding cities have already been visit
cd and the outlook is for plenty OF
teams and lots OF good times.