The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-26
GREAT BOWLING TOURNAMENT
OPENED IN DETROIT TODAY
Several Thousand of Best BOwlers
in Country on Hand for
the Congress.
MANY AFTER THE NEXT MEET

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 26.-With sew
eral thousand of the best bowlers of
the country entered, the tenth annual
Congress was formally opened at the
Wayne gardens today, and will contin-
ue for two weeks. The entry list
breaks all records for the A. B. G. tour
naments. Not only has the previous
entry lists i'm the different classes been
exceeded, but the prize money offer
ed in the various events is larger than
at any previous tournament held by
the organization.
The entries for the five-men teams
aggregate 400, which is considerably
in excess of the number entered at
Pittsburg last year. Entries in the
two-men teams and in the Individual
class also exceed the number which
participated i'm these classes at Pitts
burg. Not only is this section of the
country represented by many devotees
of the game, but from the East the
South and the far West hundreds of
ten pin knights have come to compete
for the $4,000 offered i'm prizes. AL
most every city of Importance through
out the country will have it's represen-
tatives on the alleys during the next
two weeks. A number of cities, in
Guiding Chicago, Cincinnati. Louisville,
Toledo, Milwaukee, St Louis and Buff
falo have special nights. and practi-
cally all have made both individual
and team entries.
Twenty four alleys have been con-
structed in the Wayne gardens. Six
of these are on the first floor and are
to be used for practice and match
games. During the two weeks of the
tournament there win be no let-up
in the competitions. The roll of the
balls and the crash of the pins will be
heard daily. Sundays included, from
am. until / am. The long schedule is
necessary because of the unusually
large number Of entries.
Boomers for the next convention are
already much in evidence. The most
; active are the delegates from Buffalo
and St Louis. Columbus is waging q
quiet campaign to secure the tourna-
ment two years hence.
Though there is considerable routine
business TO be transacted, there prom
ises TO be very little doing i'm the way
of politics at this years congress
There is no one mentioned for presi-
dent, except Bob" Bryson, the present
incumbent. and he will probably be
elected. Secretary Abe LangtrS
and Treasurer Frank Pasdeloup are
also slated to succeed themselves.
Following the formal opening of the
tournament the local bowlers are Il
have possession of the alleys tonigh
and tomorrow. Next week will be de-
voted to the smaller delegations unit
Saturday. when the Chicago clubs will
/ roll in. Monday, March Z, will b'
Louisville and Cincinnati night. Tues
; day will be devoted to st. Paul ant
! Minneapolis, and on Thursday a scor'
or more Of clubs from Milwaukee an'
Madison will celebrate Wisconsin
, night. Big delegations from Chicago
and st. Louis will hold the boards dur
ing the remainder of the week. Th
Fasteners will have their inning
during the second and concluding
week of the tournament. beginning
Sunday March Is, when Buffalo's bij
contingent will make its appearance
on the alleys. Other delegations sche
duled to compete during the week vii
include those from Greater New York
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
! Montreal WinniDeg Toronto Seattl
and San Francisco.