The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-07
BOWLING MEETS
COST FORUM 8
Few Realize Expense Of Holding Ma
tional Tenpin Event-Detroit spend
ing Big Sum--Before Doors
Open Feb. 90, Nearly sis,-
900 win Be Spent.

Wv " 40 ~ - FrA~t
Few people have the slightest idea
OF how much money Is required to pre-
pare for and conduct one Of the annual
tournaments Of the American bowling
congress. such as win be held in De
troIt during February and March.
Probably few hundred only Of the
many thousands Of bowlers scattered
ID the different states could give any
idea Of the finances required to make
this big winter sporting event g sue.
cess.
To begin with, It VIII require be
tween $1,000 and $1,000 to put IN al
legs at the Wayne Gardens and pre-
pare that place for the pin spillers
The alleys builders will have seventy
I've expert mechanics for the better
part Of the month doing this work.
During the last three months a con.
slant stream Of advertising matter has
been sent 10 every bowler within
thousand miles Of Detroit All In all,
the Detroit Bowling Tournament COM
pany win have spent somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 before the
doors are opened Feb. 90 Then there
will be thirty pin boys, thIrty scorers
and large crew Of other workers EN-
ployed for the seventeen days which
the tournament win rum all or whom
must be paid good wages.
But this Is only start on what It
costs the bowlers Of the country to
conduct the tournament.
From present indications the entry
list WIN reach $50 fYeman teams,
coming from as far east as Montreal
and Brooklyn. on the south Mobile,
and Denver and St Paul on the west
and northwest These men will spend
from $4,000 10 $4,000 ia railroad fare
and probably twice that amount while
IN the city OF Detroit. for bowlers are
liberal when out on their annual jaunt
From forty to fifty newspaper CORE.
spondents attend the annual tourna-
ments and remain the entire three
weeks.
no the person who II not bowler II
seems almost Incredible ID state that
these enthusiasts do an this to go
after cash prizes. and that their own
money. The pot Id Detroit will be
something like $4,000, and every cent
Of this is put up BY the bowlers them
selves 10 entry fees.
Detroit and Michigan have many
thousand bowlers who have been M
able in the past to attend this big IN
ternational event, SO that state will
turn out large.
The low railroad rate made. one and /
one-half fare for the round trip. VIII |
greatly assist In increasing the attend
ance 10 Detroit. Other cities that will /
run special trains are Milwaukee, Lou
Isville. St. Louis. indianapolis and To
ronto.
washington and st. Paul both prom.
Ise to turn out the largest crowds they /
have ever sent to an American bowl
ING congress tournament
From these facts and figures some
dea can be formed Of what It means
70 Detroit to have the tenth interna
rational tournament which opens Feb.
Is and closes March Is.
Detroit bowlers worked hard to land
his tournament, campaigning at st.
Louis and Cincinnati before being sue.
'essful at Pittsburg last February:
llso many Detroit bowlers have done
much good and effective work during
he last few months to make the event
! success, raising money and creating
ocal enthusiasm as wen as handling
he general preparations.
Ithaeans Have New Track Star.
Cornell has dug up new track star