The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-20

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Detroit Bowling Tournament. The
center photograph shows the Wayne
Hotel Gardens, where the tournament
will be held. The key to the other
photographs is: r. S. McGraw, presi-
dent of the tournament; 2, D. NJ. My
ers. vice-president; 8. James Stuart,
treasurer; 4, A. L. Langtry, secretary;
), Louis F. Schultz, former president
of the United Bowlers' Club of New
York and publisher of the Bowlers'
Journal
idea of uniting all the bowling clubs
in New York under the head of one
organization, and called a meeting of
the leading figures in bowling affairs
of the city. This resulted in the Or
| ganization of the United Bowling
clubs of the East Side, which was
changed three years later to the Unit
| ed Bowling clubs of New York.
! A number of tournaments were held
| from time to time under their aus
pices, and in 1892. in response to an
invitation from the United Bowling
clubs of Germany, they made trip
TO tnaC country.
1t was in 1898 that progressive
step was made toward furthering the
bOwlers' interests with the establish
ment of the Gus Holz" a journal de-
voted entirely to bowling sport in
New York. This was published in
German, but two years later the pub
LEGATION was changed to an English
one. called the "Bowlers Journal" it's
present name. This is the official or
gan of the United Bowlers club of
New York, and has been responsible
for number of reforms made in the
game.
The American Bowling Congress
which is holding the Detroit tourna-
ment owes it's existence to the Bowl
ers' Journal. This important step be
gan in 1895, when a meeting of the rep
resentative bowlers throughout thf
country was called in New York, and
the congress was organized. 1t was a,
this meeting that the playing rules
were changed, the most important be
ing played from Maine to California
! The congress held annual meetings
! in New York until 1900. when they
met in Baltimore, but it was not until
1901 that the tournaments began, the
first tournament being held in Janu-
airy of that year in Chicago.
| But to return to the United Bowlers
club of New York. who were really re
sponsible for these reforms. 1t was in
July. 1900 that great international
tournament was held in Union Hill. n
j.. under the auspices Of this organiza
ton. Bowlers from all over the world
gathered at this meet, and besides the
ten pin championships, there were con.
| tests for the duck and candle pin cham
pionships, cooked hat and other games
| This great meet was really responsible
for the enormous interest now taken in
bowling throughout the country. Here
| for the first time. alleys were laid
side by side. and the propriet1rs OF
many dance and billiard halls. quickly
recognized the enormous financial pos
sibilities of this scheme. With the
establishment of these alleys, bowlins
became more popular than ever. until
now it is regarded as the king of in.
door sports
From it's inception in 1895. the Amer
lean Bowling Confress laid down al
the bowling rules. and had charge OF
the annual tournaments until 1906
when the National Bowling association
was organized in the East and the for
mer organization became essentially a
Middle West body. although a number
of bowling clubs are members of both
organizations.
The break between the eastern and
western bowlers started in 1901 when
the first tournament of the American
Bowling congress was held in Chicago
The Eastern contestants entered a pro
test. claiming that some of the western
bowlers used loaded" balls: thereby
increasing the weight of the balls
above that called for in the rules
which ranges from Is to 10 pounds. Nc
open break occurred, however, until
1902. when the eastern delegates with.
drew from the congress. which was De-
ing held in Buffalo. The following