The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-29
More Than Four Hundred
Bowling Teams Entered.
CAPITAL TO BE REPRESENTED
Tournament Headquarters Sends
out announcement that Fifty
Tennis Are Expected from Canada
and GOOdIy List from Chicago.
other Rowling Gossip of Interest.
by "LEN" COLLINS


70 the National Bowling Association
draws nearer there is every reason to
believe that the entry list in the i've
man event viii show more than 100
teams, as being scheduled to bowl The
Buffalo Tournament Company. under
whose auspices the fifth annual tourna-
ment of the \. b. a. will be held. claim
that their estimate is not based on the
DRY, but from carefully compiled stalls.
tics. which they have gathered from all
the large bowling centers.
The Bison City officials report that
Judge Howard. of Chicago, has made a
special request that one night be SET
aside 10 be known as Chicago Night. %
for the Windy City is counting on send
ing no less than twenty-five teams That
some OF the biggest matches ever pulled
on during one of these tournaments will
occur during the stay OF the Chicago
BOWERS IN Buffalo. is assured. as there
seems 10 be a standing feud between
them and the bOwlers Of the East, espc-
cialiy New York City, and at one OF
these rational tournaments they can al
ways be found settling their differences
on the outside alleys.
The revised list. "a sent out from the
tournament headquarters. shows that
they are counting upon the following
number of teams from the different
cities. Canada, %: Rochester. .; CIeve-
land Detroit Pittsburg. Erie. Syracuse.
and jamestown, 10 each; PHILADELPHIA
TO- Greater New York, 90. Brooklyn. %,
and New York State. about $50. This
list doc
ington, Newark. Paterson. Trenton Ter
sey City and other bowling centers
which are expected 10 swell The figures
by another hundred teams.
Everything possible is being done n
give the visiting bowlers the best the city
offers. Six alleys are 10 be set aside for
practice, which are to be built Al the
same time as those used during the tour
nament The company in charge Of the
affair IS paving special attention To the
scoring problem and even the system
which was so successful at Baltimore is
10 De improved upon. They claim that
other new features have been added
which VIII help TO make IT the banner
bowling event OF the year.
The holiday season is now practically
over as far as the leagues are concerned
IN the city, and starting Tuesday the
boys viii once more buckle down 10
what viii in all probability prove the
most erueling part of the schedule Up
70 The latter part of December the bowl
ers seemed TO show a half-hearted spirit
IN their match games but with the cts
association tournament only a month
away II is pretty safe TO surmise that the
men will take advantage OF every oppor-
tunity to get on the alleys and prepare
for the coming tourney.
Chicago has q bowling league composed
entirely OF men whose wealth rank I'D in
the millions. Judge Howard. the famous
ChicagOan. is the head OF this unique
league, and he says the article OF bowl
ing put up by the different teams is on
a par with that OF any league whose bowl
eTs are not in the star class.
If the presUent or secretary OF the
local city association would only give out
q list of the teams which have So far
sent IN their entries TO the city associa-
tions some line could be gotten on lust
where the tournament committee was 10
direct their biggest efforts toward In
the men up for the coming tournament