The Washington times., 1911-01-28
THOUSANDS TO ROLL
IN BOWLING TOURNEY
World Event at Buffalo Next
Month Grows in
Magnitude.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 2S.-With
only twenty-five days left for entries
to the fifth International N. B. A
Bowling Tournament and Carnival. to
be held in Buffalo Beginning Febru-
airy 25 and continuing to March Is,
the mail is pouring in on Manager
Floss from about 200 cities all over
the United States. He feels safe in
predicting that the entry list will be
at least $50 five-men teams, 900 pairs
and 1000 individuals.
i The bowlers of Buffalo have a large
task on their hands in trying to beat
st. Louis, which has entered 144 five
men teams in the A. B. C. turnament,
which opened last night. This is the
best showing made by any one city
in either congress. But Buffalo is
going to work to beat this and is
expected to enter at least $50 five
men teams. During the past week
the large department stores and
manufacturers of Buffalo have been
encouraging the forming of bowling
teams among employees and it looks
as II all of the alley owners will
enter one or more teams. The social
clubs are entering teams, whether
they have the bowiers or not, for the
sake of boosting the entry to the $50
IL can lou teams
the five-men entry fist may reach
close to, the 500 mark, which will be
the worlds record.
Advertised Broadcast
The Buffalo Bowling and Amuse-
ment Company have advertised the
tourney broadcast. Up to the present
time $4,000 lithograph hangers, 25,-
600 bulletins and 10000 entry blanks,
with thousands of other pieces of
literature have been sent to the bowl
ers of America.
The building of the alleys, which
are to the latest model and pattern.
and the erecting of the grandstand
will cost $4,000. The entire cost of
handling the tournament including
help and other details will be nearly
$4,000.
Opening night will be known as City
Club night Monday, February p, will
be. known as Chamber of Commerce,
Manufacturers and Department Store
night, when all of the large business
houses and manufacturers bowling
teams will occupy the alleys for the
eyeniGs; GsnoSiaT March Ian I and will be known
special excursions from Toronto, Ham
ilton, Montreal, and London. March 6
will be known as st. Johns night. and
March 4 "Elks, night" March s. Pro
fessl9nal Mems night" March 9,
knights of Columbus or Military night;
March 10 and IL. Greater New York
night; March 13, Baltimore night;
March IA and Is, Buffalo; March II and
Is will be reserved for special events.
Spirit of Boost Abroad.
The spirit Of boost" is abroad in Buff
falo. Every Buffalonian is in the game
to show the bowlers that Buffalo means
business The entries so far received
from all parts of the country predict a
large entry, so let US make good at
home. This tournament means a lot to
Buffalo. The bowlers and their families
from the north, south, east and west
will be in the city for twenty-five days.
Their hotel and miscellaneous expenses
will run up into the thousands, and
Buffalo business men can appreciate
what this means to them. Each bowler
entering five-man team will receive a
book containing sixteen admissions,
which is worth "a alone
There is a committee of boosters out
canvassing the city for entries, and
they will cover every section of the city
in their quest for entries. -
The following estimates are made by
Manager Floss from advices now at
hand: City of Buffalo, $50; balance of
New York State, 125; State of Ohio, 90;
Canada, So; Pennsylvania, 30; Illinois, %;
New Jersey, 20; Maryland, 20; Michigan,
20: a total of 465. This is not taking
into consideration the States of Massa-
chusetts, Kentucky, West Virginia, Wis
consin, Missouri, Connecticut, Indiana,
who are expected to be represented,
making the 500 mark a certainty. The
above figures are actual estimates from
the different States.