The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-10
More Than Four Hundred Five-Men
Teams win Compete in Ameri-
can Congress Tournament
This Morning.
FAVOR CHICAGO COSMOS
Team Which Grabbed Honors Last
Season at Detroit Regarded as
One Of the Best in The
Country.

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few entries are delayed by mail, the
total number of fve-men teams that
viii compete in the American Bowling
congress tournament, which opens the
twenty-frst of this month at the
Coliseum, will be 414, ten more than
the previous p B. G. record. made at
Detroit last year The entry list in
cludes clubs fro every section OF
the continent, and practically every
championship team. both fves and
doubles. of the last several big bowl
ing tournaments. Also several in
dtVidual champions of recent FEARS
viii roll with teams, besides trying
for individual honors again.
Breaking the worlds records for en-
tries under the adverse conditions
that have confronted the A. B. C. Of
icials and the ardent local workers
for the coming tor nament, shows the
enthusiasm and the hard work that
those interested in the affair have
displayed. Secretary Langtr., D. j.
Sweeney and the other officers are
1
campaign they have made. With a
rival bowling attraction to be held at
Buffalo in the near future, with no
reduction in railroad rates. and the
tournament following closely upon the
heels OF the holidays. there was big
handicap for the officials to overcome.
That the success obtained has far
surpassed all expectations and set a
new record for eLtries is certainly a
big feather in the caps of the Of
ficials.
st. Louis Entry Leads.
OF course the local clubs are far
in excess of those from any other
city, st. Loui having IA fye-men
teams entered. This list includes
every team of prominence and prac-
tfcally every bowler OF even fair
average in the city. Chicago is next
In line, the Windy City aggregation
totaling about sixty-eight teams. Gin
cinnati has twenty fives to represent
the city from across the Rhine, while
| Milwaukee has entered the unlucky
number OF thirteen 10 uphold the
! honor OF the home of breweries
Louisville is next in line with twelve
/ teams Cleveland and Columbus fol.
/ low with eight teams each. Cities,
1 towns and villages from every direc-
ton have entered from this number
| down to one team, and It is really
surprising the number of nlaces that
have practically never been heard OF
before in bowling circles.
According to Secretary Langtry
come of these heretofore obscure
fves may spring a surprise upon the
well known and fayorite entries b.
walking away with some OF the bic
prizes. Rolling upon new alleys
eyens up matter lot. and very of
ten is the cause OF great team
| showing poor form IN a short series
But although something out of the
ordinary may happen. it is a safe BET
! that at least seven out of every ter
! that capture prizes will have made
regulations In pest big tournaments
either national Or city
Last years champions, the Cosmos
of Chicago, viii, Of course, be one OF
the favorite teams in the coming
meet It has without doubt one of the
best fves in the country, and if they
show their trne form they will finish
/ up among the head OF the list. Their
record at Detroit last year was 2ssG
pins for three games. Garry Herr
mann's famous team is also one Of
Chicago's best. Judge Howard IS cap
tain of this five, The Judge is noted
as one of the Windy city's most ard
ent baseball fans. The Colonna anc
Blouirns are other Chicago teams
that should be heard from.