Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
CRASH GO THE PINS.
American Bowling Congress
Gets Under Way at St. Louis.
BIG CROWD AT OPENING
Sixteen Teams From Mound City
Roll Initial Games-Three Thou
sand Entrants in Tourney.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
ST. LOUIS, January 2l.-rromptiv ~
$50 tonight local government officials
and the officers OF the American Bowlins
Congress- rolled ball down each OF the
sixteen polished drives In the Coliseum
building in this city. and the eleventh
annual tournament OF the A. b. {. was
officially declared open. The crowd tha:'
packed the two big galleries In the Coli
scum saw the opening ceremonies and
then sixteen teams from a local brewery
went on the drives and hammered away
at the pins for three hours. with the
usual low scores greeting their efforts.
Never before in the history of bowling
have conditions been better for a nation
al gathering. st. Louis having taken the
tournament 10 its heart, as II showed
when the wealth and fashion OF the city
graced the boxes 30 recently occupied by
grand opera lovers. The two enormous
balconies that run all around the inside
OF the building were packed by the root.
ers. who followed the work OF the break.
ing-in squad OF players. Not for two
days will outsiders show at the big build
ing, Monday night seeing a row or
Dayton. Chicago and Cincinnati clup,
rolling alongside of few more Mound
city aggregations. From then on out
side towns from all over the country
will pour in their delegations in stream
that will end only Monday. February U.
when the big meeting will come TO an
end.
Teams From All Points.
4 wider stretch OF country is covered
by this years schedule than by any OF
the ten preceding ones. Vancouver
G.. has entered a team at an expense L
that city OF close to 5000. while l.oo'
miles TO the east New York city aad
Washington, D. C.. will send In clubs
For the first time I'm years the south VIII
be represented, Nashville. Memphis am
New Orleans sending in men, white MT
nesota will send on ten CLUBS from NV
farthest northern point outside OF van
couver.
Probably 1900 individuals will roll u
the tournament i'm the next seTentsel
DAYS. 1000 OF them coming from po'n;t
outside of st. Louis. which entered ! =
teams in it's own meet. Chicago II iuT
nishinC 6a the heaviest delegation tn7t
ever went travelling for bowling hono' $.
Cincinnati with 10, Columbus. Ciexeish = :;
Indianapolis and Louisville are all well
represented in the meet this year
Champions On Hand.
Champions OF dozens OF past tourna'
ments are entered in the present meet
al, NJ last wears Detroit winners having
signed for another try at the titles. l's
present champions are the Cosmos team
of Chicago with ESQ; Al Daiker and Ed
ward Waterman Of Cincinnati. with l.-oi
and Thomas Haley of Detroit, winner Oh
the singles and all-events, with 100 ana
g6l. Haley's two marks are congress
records, other best performance pells
the .962 of the Iipmans and the SchWoe
geler brothers with 1,3A, botn OF tne ia,
ter marks being made at flttspurs -,
1000. officials here are predicting new
records this year in all four OF the events
on account OF the splendid quality OF the
contestants who will shoot. 'huI tns
alleys have had thorough papeshi,
however. no line Will be possipie On No"
The record breaking prize list OF hearIF
$40. 900 that will be offered the poWiers
this year has been gathered In spite o.
numerous handicaps that have never eN'
listed at former meets. Among the nraM
hacks experienced by Secretary Langtry
this wear have been the refusal OF tne
railroads to grant special rates 10 luo
bowlers and the early date or the meet,
which is being held SO SHORTY ar,er IL Ia,
drained the purses of a lot of the play
ers. An estimate of the amount Of money
the players will spend this year puts IL
close around 100000. figured on OASIS
hills and entrance fees for 1000 men
from outside points, additional expenses
sending the amount into six figures.
Politically the congress promises 10
have a quiet session, three cities beinS
i'm the fight for the next tournament Mil
waukee. Columbus and Chicago all being
candidates for the next meet. Chicago
does not want the meet and II looks as
though one of the other two towns VII
get the 1912 gathering.