The Detroit times., 1911-01-04
BOWLING ENTRY
LIST IS HEAVY
Already 100 Five-Man Teams Sign
For National Tourney at
Buffalo.

q BUFFALO. y Y. Jan. 4 BOWERS
will soon be i'm their glory. The tlth
annual international bowling tourna-
ment and carnival OF the y - To
he conducted by the Buffalo lowing
a. Amusement company, Is bur TWO
months away This big affair will 9e
held from Feb - 20 March is. 1911,
making - days and nights that the
alleys will be working overtime II
order that all those entered may mn
ish their strings In the three divisions,
five-man. tWo-man and singles
On Monday Feb Is, 40 selected me-
chanicS will be put 10 work inside me
Broadway Convention hall 10 start the
laying OF the eighteen alleys when
are 10 be placed in the center ul tn
big building The contract provides
that the alleys will be finished and
ready for use 10y Saturday, Feb. 20,
1911. which is 20 be the opening day
Other work. such rs the srandStand,
uaLm garden and booths for exhibits,
will be started on the same day as th0
alleys. Only the very best selected
material Is 10 be used in the alleys,
and the builders have promised they
will surpass anything of the kind ever
used for tournament purposes. Broad
way Convention hall, where the bow
ers are 10 battle for the biggest prizes
ever placed within their reach. is the
biggest hall in Buffalo, outside OF two
armories. the 65th and 1ith regiments
of the National Guard. There will be
ample room for everything and every
body.
Special Nights Arranged.
AS a notice TO the bowlers or the
country. ii is becoming necessary for
those who wish to entey this national
tournament 10 be held at Buffalo 10
send in their entries in time in order
TO be able 10 secure the exact dates
on which they wish 10 bowl. Out oil
the % DAYS, which time the tourna
ment is 10 run. ten nights have al
ready been taken up by city league !
and fraternal order teams.
The first night, Feb. %, is taken up /
by different Buffalo clubs and Will be j
known as city club night. March ! |
will be known as Canadian night. be- !
ing entirely taken up by Canadian 1
clubs. excepting enc team which was /
filled in on this night, the Amsterdam |
State league. March will be known ]
as military night March I is being .
reserved for the Elks. March Is
professional mems night. March Is /
Knights Of Pythias night. March ~
and IL will be Greater New York I
nights. March II will be Buffalo |
night. March II and Is will be re-
served for special events. This leaves
but twelve nights open on the
schedule.
Special Notice to Bowlers.
There will be but one five-man team |
prize list, one woman team prize list |
and one individual prize list. All OF !
these fraternal orders. manufacturers, !
business houses and city clubs viii
enter into one tournament and can /,
bowl only in one team in this tourna-
ment. Eighty-five per cent. OF the en- /
tire entrance money will be divided, /
as the rules OF the congress call for /
1t may be possible for a team TO play |
on one of the above mentioned nights !
in case where the second squad may |
not be filled. Those wanting Ger !
tain night on which TO bowl must not |
hold back their entry, for first come, |
first served is the motto.
The new rule OF the y. b. A. will |
permit all bowlers to use any bowling |
ball not weighing over sixteen pounds !
and measuring - inches In circumfer-
cnce.
Secretary Floss has in his posses f,
sion the entries of 109 five-man teams /
and ii is two months away from the |
time the entries close. This, il is be- /
-. h.,
been received for any tournament So
far in advance OF the time entries |
close.
Jenries must he tougher than he
was July Spilled from "A gas wagon
at 40 miles an hour only bruised him a
bit