The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02

athletes of the world in arouslng Inter-
est In athletics. so are the annual
championships of tho different bowling
associations cast and west In stimulat-
Ing interest In one OF thu greatest OF
indoor Sports
In the course OF three short years
wonders hnve been accomplished In the
bowling game 1t has been shown In
the remarkable advancement of the
American bowling congress in the mid
die west and tho National Bowling as
ISOLATION in tho east.
Tho conditions governing the coming
tournament not only warrant tho guar
anteo of 81 900 to the winning flvo man
team and a prize list totallng $4,000.
but teams from Germany and Califor~
MIA will roll on the samo alleys In the
Same events. bringing together teams
from different nations and from Sec
tions 5000 miles apart
Recently President Cordes and Sec
retary Wymnn OF the United Tourna
mcnt company. under whose auspices
the coming tournament Is to be held.
declared that thoir estimate of 500 flve
man teams early In tho year was too
low and that matters hHYe been so ar
ranged that 700 can easily be accom-
modatcd-
Tho states which Will send 1--WE man
teams and the number from each arc
as follows: New York state exclusive
OF Greater New York;, 100; Now Jcr-
sey. 100: Pennsylvania, 30; Delaware.
10; Maryland, 25. Ohio, 80; Illinois. II;
Connecticut, 20: Missouri. 6; Canada,
10; Indiana, S: Kentucky. g. Wiscon-
sin. s, Michigan. 8 Vermont, 8. -din-
nesota, 8: Massachusetts 8: Rhode Is
land. 3: District OF Columbia, 5; Iowa
.. southern states 10 New York city
IS expected to enter nearly enough 20
complete a list OF 700
The probable number OF two man
teams is placed at 100 ard thoro win
DO moro than $500 Individual con-
testants. This Will brinG tho total
number of mon competing up to tho
largest figure that has over been at
talned In bowling tournament.
A team OF so called "dubs" has every
chance In tho world in the coming
tournament Moreover, an unpretcn-
tious bowler has every opportunity 10
win the individual championship. This
may be considered n remarkable state
ment. but past records have proved II
shown in national tournaments alone.
but In many other competitions a lit
tie bit OF luck goes a long way In bowl
ing. and the gomo of tcnpins is such
that any man has an equal chance In
a series OF three games with the most
accomplished pin knight
In the n. 3 A. tournament In Roch
ester last year John McGuirk and
I.I,r I,, S.fD Do
a worlds two man record and won tho
championship. Neither man IS an ex
port In fnct. they wcro both scouting
around for partners and teamed up ont
of sympathy. Grady with his sixty yeors
and McGuirk with his twenty-thrco
forming tho youth and old age" dino
And tho result was 1918. a record tbot
still stands in this kind OF tournament
The SO called dub" has every chance
and 1t is safe TO predict that tho team,
that wins tho guaranteed first prize OF
$1,000 VIII DO team that will NOT ho
made up of stars.
An important step has bcon accom-
plished in tho obtaining OF special r,u
road rates for the tournament, tho yJs-
itine bowler9 being able to GO n
New York at cost OF ono faro ona
three-nfths for the round trip. tho rat,
being effective on all railroads.
Scoring systems used at previous nm
tional tournaments have been made
quate and unsatisfactory, and as bowl
Ing FANS and spectators are as much |
interested In tho details of a bowlIn,, |
scoro "hilc the game is progressing as
they arc In tho game itself the matte
OF n practicable scoring system cousca /
serious consideration. The oval con-
loiiiio.ion OF the Garden precluded tho |
use OF the usual score boards ar tha
pit end of tho alleys without sacrInotna
very large block OF seats and mar.
rlnS the architectural beauty OF tho