The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26
MAPLE SP|LL.ERS
|. GET INTO FORM
BY STEADY WORK.
Crash Of Timber IS Mu :.
sic to Ears Of
BoWlers.
PRACTICING DAHL
FOR BIG JOURNEY.
Splitting, Williams, sutterlin,
biair' Whitman and Bailey Re-
spond to Call Of Captain BIZ
ley and Appear Regularly
on Alleys-some High
Scores Made. 3

NOW that the National Bovine 4
ISOLATION tournament is actualIv 49,
progress in Buffalo. local c,, ,b,,., !. rs
a'e pesinni1s TO make predictions a,
- "hat The Timcs-Dispa tci, tea In ia
WHEN VIII represent Richmond and
NTslnia, a the biz event, will do e
rose pest acquainted with tho abiIitv
OF me men who will make the trin 81.
~ ~ lake CITY are OF the opinion Il
OF the prize money Is59' ei4.a
Mhiie it is hardly hoped that the
iocai pinspilers will finish MS good as
aiIst' IL IS confidently asserted thai tiley 4
VII VII DE one of the first ten teams. q
ms ms opinion'5is largely borne out by
! ne phenomenal record which the ,nenfG
nave made during the past wneil I'm
opiiiinS and Williams have put III
some remarkable scores 3yWhitmaI
mas not been far behind, while Sutter.E$
IN mas been Keeping UP his steady ~
talt ana can always be depended upon
to furnish his quota of the sc orc. nd z
HiHir Suffering from Daa THUMB. 5;f
Blair has been suffering from Il sors
thulnb but this is rapidly heating, ana #a
y VIII be hut few days before he y
VIII lie able TO take his place wish5
the leaders No one ever, worries
iibout Blair. lie is as steady a. q ca II
horse, and has never been known t.
iail down at n critical moment 5a5s
Bailey, who Will ALSO be with thSN-
SQUAD. Is probably one of the fastest: 81
Young howlers In Richmond. His inn
povement has been little short o. 4
marvellous. and IL he shows ANYTHING
like the form at Buffalo which he has
evidenced mere, putt III your note bools
that he Will be we'll UP with the bunch
The tocal team. headed by Captain
Frank Blilcy, will leave Richmond next 81
sunday stopping OFF at .8Mashing iat
ton and Harrisburg to 500 the. sights I'LL
March 2 and IS have been assigned 81
the Riclimond squad, on which ar-s
l,pearance Will be made on the alleys;
~ Is the purpose of tho captain aud q
manager TO make tho trip by easy,
stages, so as to have the men as iittlss#
tntiEued MS possible When they bat. Il
tie for4supremncy. 5SSf IS
1 Practice Every Day.
During the week practice vii, be H
held every day. the team being di- y
Tidcd into two squads, each reporting 81
IN alternate days. In this way nonn n
II the men Will be overworked. whik,
all Will receive the necessary amount N
Of work TO keep In condition,
1t seems practically certain that the
next tournament VIII be held in Wash
'ngton. Should this prediction prove
tr,ie, it will give added impetus to the sd
sport In Richmond. With tho seat Of I;
conflict within q few hours ride, Sit iyA
aopea next year several hvc-meIi II
cams VIII be entered. Hundreds OF If
Een arc now enlisted In pursuit OF h
The sport. and each day addssto shaa
aulnbcr. II
Within tho next year several new
alleys will be built In Richmond. T tfss&s, IS
Is Il demand for them Some hope that
: great bowling alley Will be bulls
sufficient TO accommodate tho ~ b.
n .Sh IL
make n bid for IT, Any one skeptical B
a to The interest jim the game needs
nut take Il visit TO any OF the local d
alleys to he convinced. Sar
Interest Increases. ..49i
In the Richmond Bowling Associa-#ll
ton, interest becomes more Intense as tei
tho number Of games o ho piayeddc
creascs Tile race is close. SO close 4.
as To be Uncomfortable for some. While 8
the rivalry between the teams is inSs
tense, IT is OF the good ma tired sort.
which hroods good craftsmanship and 4
tends TO foster the interest manifest
sd.
Another notable feature, evident,
since the organization OF tho Rich
mond Bowling Association, Is the Very
obvious improvement in the personnel
Of the men visiting the alleys. Bowl
ing. for some reason or other. had Il
grown into disreputc, and many felt6it
to 81. game which could not be dis
aSsociat ted from barrooms. There was
never n more mistaken idea The game Ia
lacks every clement Of SumbNnG. 1t 5
Is clean, manly, healthy, antfSa since
conducted by men of the highest cn!i-sS
brs is coming into its own. WEI
following vii be found the stand $
Ing of the men i'll the Richmcnd BOWL
Ing Association, toEethcr with the 8R
Standing OF tho teams: 4
Standius Of the PLAYERS.
z> Total Aver