The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
Record breaking Entry List
Expected.
ALLEYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Prize Money to Be Divided the Same
as HeretOfore-Sixteen Alleys to BE
Lafd-InnOvatiOns to BE Sprung.
New Alley to Be Installed-Rts-
ton Rolling in Good Form.
By "LEN" COLLINS.

When the eleventh annual tournament
of the American Bowling Congress opens
, at St. Louis on January q, what un-
doubtedly will prove to be the largest
meet ever held by the congress will
begin. When the first tournament of the
A. Z. c. was held in Chicago in 1901, the
entry list showed Al teams in the five
man event, IS in the two-man. and lis in
the individuals rolling for an aggregate
OF sl5.00O in prize money.
The St. Louis tournament will attract
bowlers from all parts of the country
to compete for what undoubtedly is the
largest prizes ever offered the knights
of the pins. The visitors will roll in one
of the finest buildings and on the best
alleys ever afforded them. 1t is the plan
of the St. Louis tournament officials to
leave no stone unturned that will add
to the comfort of the visiting bowlers,
and with this in view they have planned
many innovations.
Sixteen alleys. constructed under the
supervision of Martin Kern, will be laid
out in the Coliseum. This is greater
number than was afforded at any other
tournament, with the exception OF Gin
Cinnati, when eighteen alleys were pro-
vided. The prize money TO be offered the
bowlers at St. Louis will exceed by
$4,000 that put up in the Queen City
years ago. Nearly lu IuOTe HSt-
man teams are expected to compete at
the Mound City.
The prize money will probably he
h vided along the same lines as in former
tournaments. With $50 five-man teams
entered, the winning team should leave
the alleys nearly 1000 richer than when
it entered. while the two-man team will
i'm all probability draw down about $500
There will be prize ranging from SEQ to
5000 for high average, and special prizes
aggregating $, 200 will be provided.
With such prize list awaiting the
bowlers of the country, the officials are
expecting to see all records broken.
Probably fifty or seventy-five more five
man teams will compete at st. Louis than
bowled at Detroit last year, when 401
teams battled for supremacy.
The Royals New Years tournament
came to a close Monday night and it was
found that Yates carried off the first
prize, with a count of 136. Ricketts,
trailed, and pulled down second money
by posting 135. and Herbert took the
small end of the prize with 134. Man
ager Sherman announces that the men
who are eligible for the roll-off of his
big December tournament are as follows:
Ricketts,, Harley, Duganne, Rider, Null
len, Brashears. Herbert, Dunn, Mason,
Merryman. Whitman, Matchett, Stanford,
Farrow, Ball, and Rice, with Atz, Eb-
belts, Carroll. and Baum in order should
any of the others forfeit. The first roll
of starts Thursday night, January 5.
Kearney and Wood tied for the weekly
prize at the Southwest Grand last week,
each bowler totaling 12S pins. In the roll
OF Kearney copped with 102. Riston leads
the bunch this week in both the tenpins
and duckpins totals, with 1874 in the for
mer and 10 in the latter. Manager Muir
ply reports that work will start Monday
on the new alley which is to be installed.
Chris Riston. bowling on the Southwest
Grand alleys last night, turned in the fol-
lowing scores: I1s. 40, ia. 102, and III.
Some classy bowling. to say the least.>