The Washington herald., 1911-02-12

Ilohal tourney OF the National Bowling
Association, to be held in Buffalo from
February . to March IS, inclusive. is
| Tuesday. February H. at midnight
That the 1911 bowling carnival will be
| the most successful ever held by the as
sociation is assured from the fact that in
no previous year have the early entries
been so numerous and the inquiries for
entry blanks and information so many.
Buffalo tried for two years to get the
tournament, and now that this city has
been successful, the Buffalo Bowling and
Amusement Company purposes to carry
out all the promises made to those bowl
erS who gathered in Madison Square Gar
den and at Baltimore that the city of
Buffalo would enter from 70 to 100 five
man teams, which in those days was
considered the banner figures This prom
ise has been more than fulfilled, for up
to the present time that number of five
man teams has been enrolled, and they
are not through coming in by any means,
for both city solicitors. William Lindner
and William Pollock, have many prom
ises from civic and social clubs. from
manufacturing concerns. business houses,
and from Y NJ. c. \. and church teams
which will crowd the 200 mark very
closely.
This will be greater showing than any
city in the association ever made in
national tourney, and the entry list bids
fair TO reach such proportions in the
matter of teams that it will be a hcrCu-
lean task for future tournament promot-
crS to reach the figures set by Buffalo.
where's Greater New York.
Greater New York, with its 10000 bowl
ers. has promised great things for the
good some Of the splendid things they
agreed upon when Buffalo secured the
1911 carnival Something handsome has
been looked for from the bowlers of the
metropolis, but UP to the present time
their showing has been a bitter diSap-
pointment to Buffalo. Chicago furnished
sixty-five five-man teams for the St
Louis tourney, the heaviest delegation
that ever went travelling for bowling
konorS. VIII New York sit back and al
low the Western pin knights to beat
them out when the distance, railroad
rates, hall and general conditions are all
in the latter's favor?
Manager secretary John G. Floss has
received letters urging him to attend
meeting of the y. B. A. to be held in
New York City to-day and on Monday.
and he will go TO ascertain just what
New York and Brooklyn propose to do in
the matter of entering teams. They have
promised to furnish automobiles and to
load him down with sufficient entries to
satisfy him. Mr.. Floss will also go to
Philadelphia.
Never before in the history OF bowling
have conditions been better for a nation
al gathering. Buffalo is centrally locat-
ed, easily and quickly reached by Cana
dian as we'll as American bowling teams
BuffalOnians have at last realized that
this is to be an affair of national promi-
nenCe and have come forward with as
sistance with a rush in the last week.
Club and business men have entered their
teams, in many instances with the knowl-
edge that they would make a sorry eXhi-
bition on the alleys alongside the more
experienced. But this is the sort of aid
that is required to make the affair the
success planned.
Big Job on Hand.
Big Peter Riddel and his force of
workmen will enter the Broadway Ar
senal week from tomorrow and start
to put down the eighteen alleys to be
used in the tourney. 1t will require speed
to complete the job in time for the open
ing on Saturday, February .. but Capt
Riddell has had harder tasks and never
failed. He does not know what the word
means
The decorations in the hall will amaze
both home and visiting bowlers, for moth !
ing in the line has ever been attempted
before at bowling carnivalS The deco
rative scheme is white entirely and is of !
freproof cloth, the booths having trim |
ming of green while that of the band |
stand is gold. From the roof in the CEN !
ter of the hall drops a sunburst of 5000 |
colored globes, and hanging down from |
h. of hic haa II ,ofa Of
mination will be a big bowling ball. also !
covered with colored lights. Those who |
have been to tournaments and who have |
seen the big convention hall in its pres /
ent state declare that il is the grandest |
thing in the line of decoration ever seen. !
Visiting bowlers will not only have the |
opportunity to shoot for big prize money, |
but the chance TO visit Niagara Falls. !
the worlds wonder, is theirs at very |
nominal cost No visitor should return |
home until this great work of nature has
been seen. Winter affords a closer in
spection of the wonderful falls, for the
ice falling over the brink clogs the mar
row passage in the river and what Is
termed an ice bridge forms and is cross
cd in perfect safety. This trip can be 1
made at 4ny hour during the day. and
bowlers will find the photographer on
hand eager to get them to look pleasant
seated on cakes of ice.
Champions of Past Journeys.
A wider stretch of country is covered
by this years schedule than by any OF
the preceding ones. Away from the Ca
nal Zone has come request for entry
blanks and for all the information posi-
hle. The South will be represented as
we'll as distant points in Canada. 1t is
expected that 5000 individuals will roll in
the tournament during the twentyfour
days, 1000 of them coming from points
outside of Buffalo Champions of past
tournaments will be on hand and those in
charge of the local n. B. A. affair are
predicting new records in all three of the
events-the five-man, two-man, and sim
gles-on account of the splendid quality
OF the contestants who viii bowl.
Buffalo belongs to the American Bowl
ing Congress, being one of the oldest
members. 1t is also a member of the
Canadian Bowling Association. Local pin
knights have attended all tournaments of
the above congresses. and now that Buff
faIo is TO have the 1911 tournament. the
promoters look for assistance from the
West as well as from the East and
Canada.
EsuefaIo ana her houlers will t,sa every /