Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
BOWLING MEET In FULL SWAY
Governor Warner of Michigan We'll
comes Alley Sharks to Detroit.
TWO THOUSAND MEN TO ROLL
Entries Come from 800 Cities and To-
tai Cost of Tournament VIII BE
Close to 5000, OOO-Events
Cover Nineteen Days.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 26.-(Special.)-
Surrounded by the leading men In the
bowling world, Mayor Breitmeyer of De-
troit formally opened the tenth annual
tournament Of the American Bowling con
gress here tonight in Wayne Gardens,
Governor Fred Warner Of the state of
Michigan following him with an address
of welcome to the representatives of the
1900 bowlers who nave elected to try for
the national titles this year. The gardens
filled up early with visiting and local pin
knights, standing room being at a premium
an hour before the opening ceremonies
started and the big tournament got off
with a rush in a blaze of glory.
For nineteen days rolling will be almost
continuous on the fourteen tournament
drives, closing games being scheduled for
Wednesday, March 16, at which time 4O2
five-men teams, $3.50 doubles and 2,0l7 singles
will have competed, the creates list of men
who have ever competed against each other
in any line of sport in the history Of the
world. The regiments" OF pin knights
have paid in over $50, 900 in cash as en-
trance fees and will draw down $4,000 in
prize money. The prize list, however, will
cost the tourists over 100000 to roll for,
based on an average expense OF $50 to each
of the 1000 contestants, q low estimate.
Adding the cost Of putting in the alleys
and other incidentals, the cost OF the big
meet to the rollers should approximate be-
tween $4,000 and $500, 900 for two weeks of
sport.
Detroit has shown the world a record in
the entry list, although Chicago shares the
glory with its wonderful entry of sixty
three clubs, one more than Detroit itself
furnished. Other outside cities nave rallied
to the support of the big event, and the
present meet, while less than thirty teams
larger than Pittsburg's record. is really
eighty clubs stronger, judging by the class
of teams which are considered to have a
chance to land in the money, Next to
Chicago, come Cincinnati, Cleveland, Louis
vile, st. Louis, Toledo, Buffalo, Milwaukee,
st. Paul and Toledo, with between a dozen
and twenty teams each.
Entries From = cities,
over 100 different cities in the United
States and Canada have sent in entries,
nineteen states and three provinces OF
Canada being represented in the big list.
Manitoba is sending two teams from Win
nipeg. while Baltimore will share with
Washington, D.. c., the farthest east record.
While the big meet viii run almost three
weeks, the big events are listed mostly for
the second week of the tournament, when
the political meetings will be held to de-
eide whether Buffalo or st. Louis shall
get the next meet. For some ten days,
starting with the O'Leary special train from
Chicago with 100 entrants aboard, outside
delegations will pour into this city the flower
Of their rollers. rntercity matches between
Chicago, New York. Cleveland and st.
Louis are expected from this meeting, some
Of them expected 70 momentaTily eclipse
even the big meet.
Accommodations at the present meet
have been planned with more care than has
been the case at any former meet, three
big improvements, especially having been
m~ade-public scoring on the big boards In
the two minor events as we'll as In the
fives, having been arranged for; the hall
has been looked after thoroughly from the
heating standpoint, while the petty charges
that nave angered visiting bowlers In the
past, especially in charging them to watch
their rivals shoot In the daytime. have been
done away with.
The fourteen new drives. laid especially
for the big meet, were formally accepted
by President Bob Bryon and his fellow
officials this afternoon. everything being
ship-shape for the acceptance. On the
floor, six practice drives nave been
Installed where the big outside matches
will be played. while adjoining in the same
hall is a restaurant, rathskellar and roller
skating rink. giving the bowlers ample
amusement while OF the alleys