Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
BOWLERS READY FOR OPENING
Mercantile League Plays Initial
Games Monday Night.
CHICAGO SYSTEM Is ADOPTED
A Few New Faces VIII BE Seen,
but for Most Part Last Years
Teams VIII Remain
Intact,
CHICAGO SYSTEM Is

The Mercantile will be the first Of the
many leagues to commence its regular
bowling season. The schedule calls for the
opening games Monday night. The schedule
is as follows:
Midland VS.. Root on alleys Nos. and 2
Corey & Mckenzie VS. FL Raxo on alleys
Columbia Insurance VS.. outlaws on alleys
Nos. and I.
A. o. u. w VS.. Spauldings on alleys
Nos. and 10.
A few new faces will be seen among the
bowlers, but in most cases the teams will
remain intact and will shoot with the same
lineup as last season. The A. /. Root team
will line up with Mozry, Kranda, Lemley,
Amman and F. and ]. Jaros. These are all
new men in the league. The FL Paxo team,
with A. Bland, Burt Lamb and George
Bengstrom look like the one best bet of
the league, as all three men are good bowl
ers and were among the leading men in the
average column last season. The Columbia
Insurance company team, with Wentworth,
Bowers and Swanson, will be among the
leaders, as all three are experienced shoot
ers. The Spauldings have taken the place
of the Q. NJ. D. team and with the two
Zeckmeisters and Hoffer will still hold on
to about the same lineup. The A. o. U. w.
team also has about the same men and with
Simpson, Hamill and Schneider they will
stay in the top places. The Midland Paint
and Glass team will be content to use their
last years men and will shoot Potter,
Christtanson and Johnson. Corey & Nc
Kenzie will be new crew and with Corey,
Latch, johnson, Carpenter and r. and l.
Smith to help them along they intend to be
in every game The Outlaws. with long
tall Blonde Stockwell Al Green and Twin
Oaks, are going after the leaders only and
give promise Of being in the race from the.
start
vuItee Among Missing.
1t is to be regretted that Past President
Bob Vultee will be among the missing in
this league this season, as it was he who
practically put the league where it is. and
1t is hoped that the officers in charge this
year will try and follow the good example
set by the past president
The Chicago system of shooting league
games will be used by this league on the
opening Monday, every team In the league
shooting their games at the same time.
This will be the first time it has been tried
( in the city and many of the bowIers of
other leagues will be present to witness the
tryout
Pa Kinneman, the we'll known alley
operator of St Joseph, has devised a new
and novel method Of Advertising the next
international tournament of the American
Bowling congress. which is to take place
at the Dexter park pavilion in Chicago
starting March and finishing March "a
kinneman's plan is to organize a team
or teams in Chicago. the teams to be
composed of some of the well known
oowiers Of that city, and to start them
on a trip around a circuit composed of
cities such as Springfield, Quincy, JEFF
rerson City, St Louis, Kansas City, Min
neapolis' St Paul, Rock Island, Daven-
| port, Joplin, Atchison, Leavenworth, To-
peka' Omaha Sioux CITY, Des Moines and
| others
Inc expenses of such a trip are to be
met jointly by the alley operators in the
cities visited, the American Bowling con-
gress and firms represented by the trav
| cling teams. This would not ONLY heln
the bowling game in the towns visited,
but the travelling team could carry entry
| blanks and be authorized to accept same
without any further action of the bowl
ers' The trip is planned to be taken
some time between January is and Feb
ruary Is.
! Alley operators and bowlers who have
been approached on the subject are very
enthusiastic about 1t and no doubt with
such packing as can be had in the middle
west the plan will be carried out.
Two Leagues Incomplete.
The two big leagues, the Omaha and
Commercial, are still in an incomplete and
doubtful state Of organization When ev-
erything is taken in consideration this
condition is really appalling, to think that
all the younger leagues are ready and
will commence their schedule during the
coming week and the two big fellows that
should set the pace are suu dragging
The Commercial has practically a com
plete organization and will start not later
than next week with a full membership
70 be composed of eight teams and a
schedule of eighty-four games
In the Omaha league matters are not
so rosy. President Tracy is a hustler
and is working hard to complete the mem,
bership OF the league, but with the pos,
sible exception Of Dad Huntington is all
alone when IL comes to hustling. This is
the Oldest organized body of bowlers II
8 the city, and IL is hoped that those whC
intend shooting during the coming sea
son will wake up to the fact that tn,
: time is getting short and the season viii
n start early.
Booster League Schedule.
! Tuesday. September l2:
n Omaha Bedding Co. against Colts, alley
4 Nos. l and q
Rod and Gun against London Tailor:
alleys Nos. Z and s.
: Ruffner Tailors against Storz Malts
q laNra a