The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30
Local Alley Experts Will
Enter Against Best
in Country.
BALTIMORE PLAN"
is ONE A ADOPT ED.
Fourth Annual Tournament Of
National Association Will Be
Held in Baltimore Next April.
Entry Lists Will Close
on March
Eighth.

When the fourth annual tournament
OF the National Bowling Association is
held In Baltimore. April 0 to 30, inciu-
siyc. there will be at least three. II
not more, teama to represent Rich
mond. The entry list this year will be
larger than ever before. and although
many OF tho larger cities will send
more men to the congress. 1t is pe-
lievcd that the expert Virginia bowl
ers Will return with fair share OF
the prizes.
Sixty-fivc teams have already en-
tered from New York, and with the
day for closing the entries more than
two months off. 1t Is probable that this
number will be Increased TO 100. Rich
snond bowlers have been practicing
all winter with q view of getting in
at the meet. and from scores reported.
1t seems that the local pin men will
surprise the hundreds of contestants
from other sections. 1t is expected
that Philadelphia will be represented
by forty teams.
Twenty Teams Entered.
Washington. D. c., IS lined UP solid
~ with twenty teams. and the pros
pect is that this number will be IN
creased by at least five additional
teams. Boston. Mass. Is preparing TO
send ten teams. Pittsburg, Pa, from
six to ten teams, while at least 1o0
points and interior places in New York
ard Pennsylvania.
The Tournament Company is plan
1lng TO handle at least $50 teams. and
are prepared to extend these arrange
uients for 400 teams at the last mo.
ment. Practically every tenpin bow
Ter In Baltimore has expressed his in-
tention of participating in the tonrna-
5nent, and. in addition. many duckpir
bowlers arc practicing up for the same
purpose. rather novel idea has been
advanced TO the Baltimore alley own
ers.
It has been suggested that as all
the tenpin bowlers will enter the tour
nament on their own accord That the
alley owners each enter one or more
teams composed of duckpin bowlers.
The idea has been taken up By the al
ley proprietors with much enthusiasm.
and three OF than have ALREADY or
Eanized teams TO participate In the
tournament Others Will folio" and
with these reinforcements Baltimore
vii, surely enter from forty to fifty
teams
welcome "RnItinorc Plan"
The idea first advanced in connec-
ton with this tournament. and named
the .Ealtimorc plan has been ac-
corded everywhere and primes TO
materially Increase tho entry list. This
plan allows bowler to roll all three
gof his events in one day, and will save
whole day over the previous plan.
Furthermore. the idea completely re-
verses the old order CT bowling the
events inasmuch as tho individuals
will be bowied first in the morning.
The two-man events In the afternoon
and the five-nan events at night.
Thus bowlers who have additional
time to spare, can utilize 1t in local
sightseeing or visits to Washington
and Annapolis, while tho busy man
can hurry back TO his office with only
the loss of one day from his work,
Arrangements have been made with
ell the passengers associations IN the
United States and Canada Tor trans
portation during the tournament AZ the
rate OF one anu Iii cS-A'i 49, - = ..
the round trip from all points. mis-
arrangement will be conducted on tho
Certificate PLAN, which can be eS-
plained by any local ticket agent.
Must he Registered.
Secretary Lester c. Stevens, Of the
National Bowling Association an,
nounces that all teams and clubs mus,
be registered with the secretary no.
later than March S in order to compete
in the fourth annual tournament OF the the
association at The Garage. Baltimore
April $50, 1910. 5ssg
Those clubs which are already mem
bers should tile with the secrettary
New Brunswick, n. j., revised sl1st o.
their members by March $.
The rules of the National Bow OWL
Association make It imperative ina
4 club wishing to compete IN the ma.
tIonal tournament shall be q member
Of the governing body at least thirty
DAYS prior to the opening OF the com,
K netition for the championships ans
That the members shall file revised
lists by that time
VIRGINIA DEFEATS y. NJ. L.
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