The Washington herald., 1909-02-10
NAY BREAK RECORDS
Big Bowling TOurneyat Pitts
burg Should Be Success.
ENTRY LIST IS ENORMOUS
From Present indications More Than
Four Hundred Ffve-men Teams
VIII COmpete-Eyent Attracts Wide
spread Tnterest-Rfch Prizes for the
winBers-PIanninga Baseball Day.


Pittsburg. Feb s.-But three days re-
main for intending contestants in the
ninth annual tournament Of the American
Bowling Congress 10 be held here Febru-
sTy 2 10 March 20 20 send their money In
70 Secretary Ale Langtry. OF the 4. B.
c in this city, the entry lists closing at
midnight on Friday, no letters bearing a
later postmark than that hour being
opened by the tournament promoters. In
eieations now point 70 a record breaking
entry from all points IN this country and
Canada. and Cincinnatrs famous prize
list OF $1,000 last year ought TO be sub
stantially increased.
secretary Langtry Tentured a guess
to-day that considerably more than 100
teams would shoot in the coming meet.
oasing his guess on his recent trip
through the West in search OF entries.
Everywhere he went be received enthu-
slastic support. with promises OF heavy
entries from all points Chicago alone
looks good for nearly forty clubs. Cincin-
natl viii have thirty. Cleveland over
twenty. 81. Louis has seventeen prom
ised. Indianapolis and Detroit expect 10
nave about fifteen each, while New York
( Clty and Its surrounding territory VIII
furnish az least thirteen. all Of which
have been chosen already.
Great Prize List.
PittsbuTg. Allegheny, and the surround
ing towns viii put IN 100 teams AZ A low
estimate, while scattering towns and
cities through the country. including such
places as Kansas City. Omaha. Philadel-
phia. Washington, Baltimore. St Paul.
Columbus. and Louisville. viii all be good
Tor from three 20 ten teams. Western
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other
nearby States viii all send their quota
/ OF clubs from small cities, and the meet
/ ought 20 surpass any ever held IN varied
| Representation.
should the 40 prophecy come true. the
promoters viii have a list Of almost So. =
/ GO IN prizes for the men who enter 20
shoot for This would allow the promo
+ ters TO hang up prize OF Sl,OO0 for the
/ leading ive-man teams, with others In
proportion
A feature Of the coming meet is the
large number OF special DAYS set aside
/ f0r the bowlers, so far six special dates
/ having been assigned as follows: Febr,l-
sry 2. opening day: March 3. baseball
| Gay; March s. O'Leary day: March s, De
troit day; March IT, Cincinnati day.
March L. Allegheny day. and March u
/ Chicago day Other cities. like Cleveland
and ST. Louis. are expected 20 reques,
special days. while New York day and
Garry Hermann day are also to be Sc
lected-
Plan Baseball Day.
Baseball day viii probably see a dozen
/ five-man clubs OF big leaguers shooting
I for bowling glory. while on their way
through Pittsburg for their training trips
IN the South -Four clubs have already
signed for the day, Miller Higgins and
the Cincinnatis; wild BfH- Donovan and
the American League champions. the De-
troits; John Camel and his Rochesters
and Hans Wagner and the Carnegies
Pittsburg and Chicago are almost certain
/ OF sending teams, while other cities
throughout the circuits Of the big league,
viii probably respond NTH entries.
Sixteen alleys viii be laid in Duuuesns
Gardens. where the tournament is 10 be
held. work having started on them yes
terday IN order to have them ready ir
/ time for the opening.
/ A special Women-s tournament. fsr
which entries are free, viii be held al
the same time as the A 3. c. events
and substantial prizes viii be awarded ths
feminine enthusiasts. both cash and mer-
| chan6ise.
! Secretary Langtry declared to-day tina;
K he VII have the schedule in the mails no.
I later than February Is. giving the con.
testants al least ten DAYS in which n
make arrangements for the trip.