The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-11
MONSTER SMOKER
TO BOOM THE
CONGRESS-
Call Ont To Detroit Bowlers 10
Come Along and Get Together
On the Event That Opens
Next Month.
Feature of Past Week of Missionary
Effort the Cordial Response OF
the Canadian Bowlers.

Tickets are out for big smoker
10 be given al the Wayne Gardens
on Friday evening OF this week, TOT
the purpose of outlining general
plan OF local EFFORT In which the DOW
ers OF Detroit may cooperate with the
committee In charge OF the event
which Is now but little more than
q month away.
An abundance of excellent enter.
I tanning talent will be OH hand ana
/, there will be plenty OF refreshments
(. For the first time in history the trai.
! &c associations are making a rate Oh
I one-and-one-half fare the round trip
4 for the tournament 10 be held In this
I city Feb. 20 to March 10. Reports
/ received indicate that this Will tend
TO increase the attendance so that the
local tournament company now fondiy
! hopes 10 have 425 teams.
The Canadian cities will no doubI
produce the largest increase over pre-
vious tournaments Toronto. which
city sent only one team TO Cincinnati
and none TO Pitfsburg. promises Il
! lead with twenty. and they will come
on a special train. Hamilton. London
st. Thomas, Chatham and other bowl
inx centers will also be well represent
I ed. There will be two teams from
J; Montreal. the first time that city has
been represented at an international
tournament for many years.
Detroit Pledges 81.
Detroit now hs 81 teams pledged
and with the enthusiasm that is de-
yeloping this number will be increased
az least twenty.
"Just watch Michigan" remarked
Secretary Dan Myers, Of the local
tournament company. In commenting
on the situation. Every village with
in q hundred miles OF Detroit will be
represented by a team or two, Ii Is
diving many of the lovers Of the ten
pin game an opportunity TO attend the
big event In the bowling game for the
flrst time, and they are going TO take
advantage OF Ii from all reports
Secretary Langtry will open his
headquarters In Detroit early in Jan
nary, and remain until the close OF
the tournament All entries must be
IA by Feb. IL. The executive commits
tee will be I'm session March | and 2
and the congress proper will meet on
The schedule will be so arranged that
teams from outside OF Michigan VIII
alone be booked during those days.
Lovers of the ten-pin game will meet
with one surprise when they arrive
hereN There is not one single duck
or candle alley In this city. II Is 4
ten-pin town from start TO finish and
there promises to be some very heavy
match games between leading artists
from all parts of the country during
the tournament.
Alleys for Match Play.
In the same building where the
tournament will be held, the Wayne
Hotel Gardens, Manager Hayes is
placing six new alleys TO be used
only for match and practice games.
This will be something new for the
bowlers and largely stimulate interest
In the tournament.
President Robert Bryson, of Indian
apolis, on his last visit TO Detroit, stat
ed that the arrangements here were
superior to any ever offered the A.
h. G.
The Detroit Bowling Tournament
Company Is preparing some odd enter
tainment stunts during the congress.
There will be plenty OF music every
night and something new every min
ute.
Pop Myers, the genial veteran Of
Washington. ID. c.. and liked by bowl
ers all over the country. promises TO
take ave teams from the capital city
TO the Detroit tournament OF the Am
erican Bowling Congress this winter.
THIS is large delegation indeed. con-
sidering the distance they have 10
travel.
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