The Washington herald., 1910-12-16
nv .I.EN,, COLLINS

Secretary ABE" Iangtry, OF the
American Bowling Congress. sends word
that the entry list of the eleventh annual
tournament. TO be held at St Louis will
show 40 teams OF five men. l. no teams
of two men. and 200 individuals, al the
lowest estimate. Thus it will be seen
that over $1,000 in cash win be COM
peted for by the bowlers in the different
events. not t. mention one of the nine
diamond medals. which designate the
wearer either a worlds champion or
member Of the worlds champion two or
five men teams.
There are four separate prize lists
one for the five-men team events. one
for the two men. one for the individuals.
and one for the all events, or nine game
total
Should 900 fve-men teams enter, at
least 100 VIII receive prizes ia this event.
while LOO in the two-men viii insure
225. and In the individuals about 500.
should the entry list reach the 1000
mark.
one can readily see that il is not such
difficult task for a team or individual
TO land in the money. and one of the
beauties in contesting in the tournament
lays in the fact that no one has the
edge on the alleys.
The St Louis Tournament Company
has already awarded the contract 20 the
BrunsW lex BaIke-Conender Company for
sixteen OF their highest grade alleys, 70
be equipped with the Simplex pin-spotter.
The company has also awarded TO the
same people the contract for furnishing
800 sets OF pins. a new set for every
team which takes tbs alleys.
1 Under these conditions, It readily can
( be seen that no team. no matter how
strong. can figure itself a winner or out
of the prize money. The same conditions
prevail not only when the cracks take
the alleys. but at all times even down 10
the Joke teams. who enter merely for
the good time and amusement which
they get out OF IT,
Any team Of bowlers or individual who
carries an average around the 10 mark
has look-in on the prize money. Every
one OF these annual tournaments have
always produced surprises or brought
out dark horses. who are placed in the
limelight Of the entire country in a few
hours. Who ever heard OF Tom Daley
until he pulled up with 705 In his indi-
viduals at Detroit last March2 II there
had been bOolunakers, making books,
you could have written your own ticket.
and 50 il is. year after year. There is
perhaps not a class OF people in The
I snorting line who have a better time or
secure as much genuine enjoyment as a
bowler does az one OF the national
events
Tournament bowling is great dope"
II you are a winner, II makes you feel
Ike prince, and il is seldom you see
a man erestfallen who fails to land in
the money.
The Palace is following its annual Gus
tom OF holding a down and out" tour
nament This year Manager Brown hiss
hung up 500 for the men TO shoot for. and
as usual some classy bowling Will be on
tap. The tourney started Monday night
and the qualifying rounds will last until
January Il, the first and second high men
TO draw down so and SO, respectively, for
their efforts. Twenty men are to qualify
for the finals, the low four men to drop
out on the first night and four low men
on each night thereafter until it narrows
down to the last squad. These men then
shoot and the two lowest men drop out.
The third man will get Sic The two
high men then fight IL out for first and
second money. so and 50 Last year
Jimmy Field and Harry Pearson were
the two men who drew down the two hrst
prizes, the Agriculture star trimming
Pearson in the best roll-oT ever seen in
one of these tournaments.
The tournament officials of the local
city association report that they are
making splendid progress toward lining
the teams UP for the different events in
the coming city tournament. To expect
every team IN the city TO send in its en-
try is little too much. but to place the
estimate at fOrty-five teams seems rea-
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