Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-18
ESPECIAL NIGHT"
PLAN TO Be EVEN
GREATER THIS YEAR
BY BERT DODGE.

That special night" stunt. which is
to be made a feature of the STAR
headpin bowling tournment during the
coming season, has been tried ana
found to be Just the thing that the
pin knights want. It is to be enlarged
on during the coming competition on
the Iroquois alleys, which starts Mon
day night, October is.
Ten or more teams may get together
and obtain "a special night BOWERS
who work together in n manufacture
ing concern, members of the same
secret order. clubs, etc, a have the
I%roquois alleys set aside for them on a
designated night in the STAR headpin
tournament. In this way IT is possible
TO be assured of performing with con-
genial spirits. Blanks will be issued
prepared for teams entering for d
.'special night" These blanks will be
sent to all the big clubs and bowling
alleys throughout Northern New Jer-
sey.
AS has been published bowlers from
Arlington who asked to be put on TO-
gether for opening night are to be ac-
commodated. 1t may be, however,
that a few more teams may be ac-
commodated and. if those who are
anxious to get an early shot at the
pins will so signify, they will be put
on, if possible.
Bowlers who think the competition
will be easier as it goes along are
doomed to disappointment. With a Dig
supply of pins it will be found pos
sible to change the WOOD orten
enough to have everybody up against
: nins of regulation size and weight.
The alleys have been carefully gone
over and will be constantly kept in
trim. Everybody who makes a big
score on the Iroquois drives during the
STAR headpin tournament will earn
It. and, at the same time. ryboo
will get all that he hits EN- for
In order to have absolute fairness in
the competition Referee Teddy WILSON,
the ~well-known sporting man, will, as
in the past, be right on the job every
tournament night. His rulings will be
final. He will be particularly careful
TO strictly enforce the foul line rule.
Not a few bowlers who perform in the
STAR headpin tournament appear to
be strange to real serious competition.
They bowl with hat careless
so common in friendly matches and do
not, apparently. appreciate thai the
rules saw that no pins knocked down
when the bowler passes the foul line
shall count. Teddy Wilson sees to IT
that such careless pin knights are we'll
Informed.
Because such a host of bowlers has to
be taken care of it is not possible to
allow a bowler to roll more than once
in the STAR headpin tournament,
Everybody, however, is eligible. and
everybody will be welcomed. All that
one needs to do is to form a five-man
team and send in an entry. The blank
will be found each day on the sporting
page of the morning and evening ed1-
tions of the STAR.
In order that the schedule commit
tee may know whom to notify when
dates have peer picked. the captain OF
each team should put his address on
the blank. Also mention dates that
should be avoided.
The STAR will this season furnish a
w~atch-fob of particularly pleasing de-
sign to ZACH bowler who makes a score
of 100 or better out of a possible l2O.
This souvenir will be different from the
trophies given out last season.
The prize list will total s125. This
amount is to be divided into three. team
prizes and six individual prizes, az fol-
lows: