The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
.B0WLERS READY
FOR BIG MEETING
Clans Will Gather in Murphy's
Hotel To=Nlorrow Night
to Organize.
EXPECT EIGHT LEAGUES
Factories and Other Commercial
Houses Lend Aid Toward
EXPECT EIGHT LIE
BY TENsTR1kE.

when temporary chairman "a
chosen at the mass meeting OF bowlers
10 be held Tomorrow night at o'clock
IN Murphy's Hotel. Il lis expected that
the assembly hall Will be taxed to ITO
unit. Requests for Information re-
garding the meeting have been rece,y-
ed at surprising rate. and ~ tho
interest manifested can be take, a.
an indication OF the crowd which vii,
be on hand. 1t Will run well into rho
hundreds ~ ''ie
me most pleasing phase of the at
'pl 10 organize the bowiers is the
support which Is being received TO-,
the several factories and comn.rcisi
houses OF Richmond The Rjcbmond
branch Of the American Locomotive
company VIII have n complete league
o! SIX teams. already formed and wait
ing TO enter the lists. The banks veil,
nave another league. Then there will
be the old Richmond Bowling Associa
tion. with Its crack bowlers.
Warrington being the scene of the
next annual bowling tournament. Rich
inond wants to send a worthy repre-
tentation to the capital city. While
there are number OF nrst-class bowl
ers living here. II has been practically
impossible to get them together Tn
der the old regime these men would
come out once in while. but would
be unwilling 10 get In training along
any systematic lines. Consequently
they were never at their best. mr. did
they make tho showing OF which they
are capable.
Expect Mig Things.
Unless the plans of the men mos.
interested m!scarry, the meeting to-
morrow night will result in a bowling
organization along lines similar to the
amateur baseball leagues in Rich
mond. Immediately after the selec-
tion OF temporary chairman. express
sions OF opinion Will be called for from
those present Each man attending is
just as qualified to speak as any 9th
er man. It Is an open meeting, where
speech will be free.
Just as soon as every one has been
given an opportunity to be heard the
work OF effectfng a permanent orgart-
cation VIII begin. A president and
secretary will be elected and a COM
mittee on distribution of players, will
probably be named.
Under this plan of organization each
bowler In Richmond will be listed and
correct record of his work kept.
Taking into consideration the number
OF men interested in and playing the
game mere, theFe Shouid De at least
seven or eight leagues started right
of the reel. II this proves true. the
post-season games between the win
ming team in each league will be worth
q ding far TO sec. The team winning
out in the post-season games will be
declared the champion of Richmond
and a suitable trophy will he given.
Trophies will be likewise given to
the winner In each league.
Men Selected on Merit.
Selection of the men to represent
Richmond at the big tourney in Wash
ington will be left to competent COM
mittee of judges, who will be guided
solely by the record which the men
selected have made during the season.
NO favoritism will be shown nor can
IN man hope to be named because of
past performances. Under these con-
ditIons the fellow showing the great
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