Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27
AMERICAN BOWLING
CONGRESS UNDER WAY
Fourteen Detroit Clubs on the
Alleys for the First Assault
on the Pins.
sneciaI p,snatch to The Star.

Special Dl0patcn 10 Inc star.
DETROIT, Mich. February 28-Detroit
opened the tenth annual tournament Of
Tire American Bowling Congress here to-
.light, Mayor Breitmeyer, clad In conven-
tional bowling dress. making the dedica-
tory remarks to crowd that packed
the narrow confines OF the Wayne Gar
dens to the roof. Fourteen Detroit clubs
then went on the alleys for the first as
sault on the pins. and the largest meet
ever scheduled was under way.
Over 1000 individual bowlers, representing
nineteen states. the District Of Columbia
and three provinces Of Canada will compete
in he present meet. which is larger than
the three next most important tournaments
held in the country last year combined-the
National. Canadian and Middle West. Ex-
Guiding Detroits own entries. the represen-
tation at the big NEE. is larger than at any
meet ever held except the Pittsburg meet
nearly eighty more clubs from outside
cities entering this year than entered last
For this grand list IA total OF over SOS. 600
is offered in cash prizes. over $4,000 be-
ing paid in as entrance fees.
Nineteen days will be needed to run Off
the big meet, about the same length Of
IiWe CHdt the f1ttSDuTg meet TOOK. me
present meet, however, will have an added
advantage In that the second week Of
the meet has been made the big time for
the bowlers. Secretary Langtrys sched-
ule calling for bowling eighteen hours q
day. from March to March 10, when the
rolling will again let up until the final
shots are made Wednesday afternoon.
March 49,
Estimates Of the money to be spent by
the contestants, who will come from
nearly 100 different cities. varies. Chi
cago alone will spend something like So
900. divided among its sixty-three clubs
the record entry In the meet, and one
the tournament. Some LOO bowlers will
roll in the meet from outside Cities and
at an average Of $50 a man. low esti
mate, it will cost the contestants a grand
total Of $S5,0OO. not counting the money
which will be spent by local men during
the meet. The local tournament COM
pany will spend over $4,000 for the al
leys, pinboys scorers and other officials.
making grand total Of over 100000 to
be spent by the alley experts for little
over two weeks enjoyment.
Past experience has taught the officials
OF the present meet the pitfalls to avoid,
and this year 1t is expected there will be
few complaints on account of inefficient
scoring and delays in the schedule Am
pie time has been left between squads to
get the men on and off the alleys, while
the big public scoreboard at the back Of
the alleys will record the work Of the
players In every frame day and night.
The arrangements at the hall are good.
an air OF snugness marking the hall.
Fourteen alleys laid abreast fill the hall
almost completely the grand stand rising
to nine-foot height back Of them, with
a seating capacity Of $50.
Special occasions, like the opening cere-
monies tonight. make the stand made
Quate to take care Of the crowds, but
on ordinary days the hall will be comfort
ably filled. Ali OF the big hotels here are
within a ten-minute walk Of the drives,
the location being superior to any the
American Bowling Congress has ever
secured before. On the lower Of the two
floors in the building six practice alleys
have been installed. where special matches
will be played every day between rival
drives have almost filled up the available
time on them until the close Of the meet
Chicago alone having booked several big
matches with New York. Cleveland and
St Louis.
Detroit and Toledo bowlers will I'LL the
alleys for the first few days, the first big
outside representation being scheduled for
Tuesday night, when clubs from Chicago,
Cleveland, Cincinnati and Winnipeg. Man.
itoba. will shoot. From then on. the out
side bowlers will pour into town, and the
records are expected to begin their an
nual weakening under attack.