The Washington herald., 1910-12-18
BOWLING WARLIKELY
st. Louis BOWlerS Advocate
Changes in Rules.
LOCAL MEN SHOW GOOD FORM
Team Membership 10 BE Replaced by
Northumberland City Tourna-
ment Has Sufficient Financial Sap
pOrt-afilSyaukee in Line for Next
Meet of a. h. c. Convention.
by LEN, COLLINS.

by LEN, COLLINS.
st. Louis tenpin bowlers are on the
warpath. They want some radical
changes in the rules and regulations OF
the American Bowling Congress- and
propose to carry their point at the meet
ing of the delegates in February. despite
the anticipated opposition of Chicago
and other cities one OF their pet schemes
is to change the membership in the A. b
G. from club 10 individual holding. An
other is to raise the salary OF the ma
tionaI secretary 5000. giving him an an
nual stipend OF 5000
The Mound City boWlers anticipate
fight from Chicago on this score. their
icontention being however, that should the
membership scheme be successful and
fec Of 50 cents be charged each indlvidu-
al, half OF which would go to the city
association, the revenue for the \ 3 c.
would be greatly increased. The present
plan Is 20 charge each club with an I'M
limited membership s. entrance fee A
club may have two or twenty members
and gain admittance 10 the parent body
for s.. This is radically wrong, so the
Missouri boWlers claim.
1t Is expected that St Louis will cast a
solid vote for the scheme. and the Mound
City may have the assistance of Mil
waukee and some OF tho Eastern cities.
II the plan carries il win tend 10 in
crease the membership in the A. B. G,
as many bowlers are not members Of
fclubs and therefore cannot compete in
The national championships.
Plans for the organization OF a league
of bowling clubs are to be brought up
before the bowlers during the coming
meet of the American bowling congress
az St Louis The proposed league is to
include the clubs Of cities from 81. Louis
Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville Indian
apolis, Cleveland, Detroit, and Toledo
The organization is 10 be modelled after
the baseball league, according 10 the
promoters. with schedules including five
man teams, doubles, and singles.
Secretary Lanstrys hurried trip TO St.
Louis when rumors were being spf cad
broadcast 10 the effect that unless dras-
tic measures were resorted to the eIev-
rnth annual Tournament of the A. r c.
would prove a frost" seems to have
created an uneasy feeling among those
boWlers OF the East who we're contem-
plating attending this biggest Of all bowl
ing events. The main substance of the
rumors seems 20 have been that the
$1,000 worth OF stock In the tournament
company. which was to be doated. was
failing TO Be subscribed for in a manner
that was causing the officials no end OF
Worry.
That at one time this condition did pre-
Val is not to be denied but was caused
mainly through the tournament company
trying 10 unload the stock on the indi-
Yidual bOWlers. The result OF their eff
forts can easily be imagined. 1t was at
this stage of the game that Secretary
Iangtry was called upon for assistance
10y the Mound City men. and within four
days after arriving upon the scene every
share Of the stock had been disposed Of
Had the tournament committee tried TO
dispose of the stock 10 the business men
who, by the way. are the ones who
reap a harvest from these conventions
jn the first place these rumors would
never have originated,
Abe as the genial secretary is famiI-
larry called has established headquar-
ters at the American Hotel where he
can be found at all hours of the day and
night receiving entries for what promises
TO be the most gigantic and successful
tournament ever held under the auspices
OF the American Bowling Congress.
Speaking Of the tournament to be held
a. St Louis reminds us that tlse local
event is not far away and those who
have failed to reach a definite decision
rs 10 competing in the events should by
an means get busy and find out Just
where they stand Il has always been a
noticeable fact that after the entries
have closed you can see some of the
ones who failed to enter standing around
with a look on their face that denotes
an improving crouch Talk IL over with
your team mates. and If one of them
should develop a mulish disposition don't
Jet that spoil your fun If necessary use
a substitute in his place.
If the entry list of the coming tourna-
ment is to be a reoord-brealIer; don't for
get Mr.. Bowler, that BY sending in yours
j, viii help toward that end, The City
Association officials have taken up the
slogan, lets make it fifty"
New York had its Madison Square Car
den; Pittsburg. Duquesne Garden, and
Detroit. Wayne Pavilion to pull Off the
big tournaments in. but just wait until
you glue your eyeballs on the Coliseum
in 81 Louis The seating aeeolnmoda-
fions number around the 1900 mark. and
the plans must have been made by a
man who was an advocate of the rest
cure At all other tournaments the seats
have been constructed of nice. soft pine
boards. After the local bOwlers sit around
in those piush-covered affairs in the
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