The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
LANGTRY IN FA VOR OF
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
Qualifying Round of Big Palace Tourney Comes
to CLose-Other Gossip.
By Glen" COLLINS,

By "LEN" COLLINS.
Outside Of the advance press notices
sent out from St Louis to the effect that
during the coming convention of the
American Bowling Congress the Mound
City delegation would attempt to pass
resolution calling for individual member
ship. very little has been heard by the
local afficials in regards to the plan.
Several of the local delegates who at
tended the meetings held at Detroit last
year say that the proposition was men
toned once or twice. but was not brought
up for a vote. The idea was first pro-
posed by Abe Langtry. secretary of the
A. B. c.. and it is understood its fate
will be determined at the coming conven-
ton of the delegates.
Washington is not very deeply interested
in the political end of the coming tour
nament. outside of possibility of Pop
Meyers being put up as candidate for
the presidency. Up to the present time
the local bowIers have not heard whether
President Robert Fl. Bryson. of Indian
apolis Secretary Langtry intend to
resign. The local men. however believe
that Langtry will be elected without op-
position.
Do you tenpin? Do you eat? OF course
Country Chubby. don't you know. But
supposing that you do bowl-bowl at times
when it is not just the fad. Supposing
you are a regular. Do you know what is
meant by the Brooklyn side?" And if
you are so close to the inner circle of
the game that you happen to have heard
the expression, do you know its origin?
It's a grapefruit to a grape seed you
don't.
Here's the story-it's told by II. W.
Harrington. now of st. Louis. and former
~ member of the champion Chicago
team. which beat the New York cracks.
back in the dim days before the American
Bowling Congress was a de facto organi-
Zation. That is to say. just twelve years
agL.
Mr.. Harrington and one of his team
mates on the five that made the memoir
able trip to New York from the Windy
City in 1899. Billy Thompson. will bowl
an exhibition match at the national tour
nament be held at ST. Louis next
month. Here's Mr.. Harrington's story:
| was just a kid when the first tour
nament of anything like national i'm
portance was held in New York. u years
ago-the year preceding the formation of
what is now the American Bowling Con-
gress The affair was nothing like the
magnitude of the show which will be held
in this city late this month. 1t consisted
OF a team from each of the large cities
in the East and Middle West. chosen by
some sort of tournament in each town.
/ was lucky enough to be selected for the
Al-Chicago team. Two other young men
were nominated with me. and Thompson
and Brill were the veterans of the nve.
The tournament narrowed down to a duel
between the New York and Chicago teams, |
and the match was going nip and tuck |
right up to the end. with total pins to
count. In those days spectators were
permitted TO seat themselves between the |
alleys; and as the bowler came to the |
mark he looked down a vista of faces 7
all staring disconcertingly up the alley |
at him. Further than that. the New |
Workers were eager to win. and their |
partisans would flick their handkerchiefs !,
across the boards. fiournish their legs. |
toss papers to one another and in every |
way try to disconcert us youngsters |
They succeeded somewhat. At any rate. ,
it came down to ThompSon'S windup. and |
it was up to his count to beat New York. |
The alleys were not altogether at their |
best. They had been bowled on a good |
bowler would be favored. if he could only !
search them out. To this end Brill had
been studying the boards during the |
match. The alleys were located down
town near the river and disposed !
that the left-hand side of the runway was
toward BROOKLYN.
Thompson walked up to shoot his first
ball and Brill could see from his stand |
that he going after the "one-three"
break This meant hitting the right
hand side of the head pin. Brill had OBJ
served some ugly splits resulting from
this play. AS Thompson about to
make his shot Brill shouted out:
Not that way. not that way-try the
BROOKLYN side -
Thompson halted in his delivery when
Brill went over and explained
"All the good breaks coming on the
left side of the head pin. Play for the
one-two. instead of the one-three break
Thompson did and struck the game out, |
winning the match by 10 pins majority
Among the howlers the ''one-three'
break. using A hook ball. is considered
safest to give best results. especially on
new alleys. But whenever they find that
the alleys are not ''grooved'' to suit their
particular style of bowling they always
try the BROOKLYN side
The name still Clings.
How about that entry to the coming
tournament to be held under the auspices
of the city association? Sent in your
entry? If you have. We are with you
There is hardly reason in the world
why every tenpin team in the city Of
Washington should not go into that tour
nament and try its luck along with the
others. If A team has any sporting blood, |,
now is the time to show il. Don't wait |
around until after the tournament is over
and then want to kick the liver out of |
yourself for not entering. Do II now,