The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
RICHMOND WILL.
SEND BIG CROWD
Three I'ivc-Mcn and Ten Two
Men Teams at Paterson
Tourney.
THE TIMES DISPATCH TEAM
Practically Same as Last Season.
Fred Wcstcrvel, as Gen
cral Manager.

>tvhiHonbS representation at the
National bowling Tournam"ut Ia DO
heid IN Paterson. X. j., March o.su.
WIN consist Of three nvc-mcn teams
Gnu ,eh two-ni"n teams THIS is by
lar tha l1rrcst Representation ,yor al.
tth"ihs u national tourney IRON TINS
cry, ana more than anything else DEM
onslFuttS the growth OF the sport To-
'aii%. Probably one OF the most plcny-
ms features, from the standpoint Of
'hosc dir"rii. Interested. is not 90
i'uch TN Tact that deYotcr5 OF the
I"'ne nave Increased In numbers. LAT
tiiat tiicy have Increased in ability.
Reference ~ The AVERAGES kept by
secretary Gocz, OF tn. l;ishmoA ii
lowing Association. Will show that
iichihohi possesses maple warriors
Win records whicli compare :avoraDly
WIN any In THIS country. Thus IL is
believed that Richmond Will this season
thloS IN" tFuiiH Of hard practice BY
returning with a greater percentage OF
tho spoils Of war than ever before.
THO prize money offered at the tourna-
intnt is not To hc spurned. /, mounts
UP into thousands of dollars; therefore
Inc energy now being expended by rep
icacnintiNcs Of the Richmond lowing
Association III practice gaines
Itrmcs-DIspntch Team.
Tho Times Dispatch I'VE Will 10. prac.
tfaNy tie same as las; year. with just
one change III tho lineup Chaplin he
ing substituted Tor Suttcrlin. : y.
Williams Will captain tho team, ana
frank l1iicy wifi b. the manager, With
tAc following s,alwarts ready 10 make
reputation: l.. G. Whitman, ". r.
Blair. v. II. Splitting AMI Il. L. chapin.
The Palace ilcc VIII be composed u,
II. ". Mcfarland. captain. .,nd H.
Thorpe. G. l.. COSBY, IL. NJ. WaGe. j.
II. Barrow and ]. T.. Richardson. The
Newpog,s will '!no VI as follows. g.
Smtteriin, captain; J. Gallagher. y.
Cook, y Hicks. T. Qunrlcs and s.
l!oen. There Will bc eight two.ncn
teams. paired as follows: Whitman ana
Spii.iug, Chupin and Blai. Barrow and
Williams Mcfarland aud Thorpe.
Suttcrlin and Gallagher. Male ana
Cook. Hicks and r. Cluarics Cosby ana
liccn. In addition, Tho following have
sent entry money for the Singles. Spn.
ling. barrow. Whitman, Williams
Thorpe, Mcfarland. chapim. Suttetlin,
Gallagher. Wade. Iiicia. Cosby. ouarlcs.
i!o.a. Cook end wade.
auitr mn Array az Talent.
-tltoScthcr 81 Is fo:midablc array
OF talent. /. IS estimated that cnch Q!
tho men cnie.c,! Is a, least 100 per
cent. stronger This year .han last As
most crcdiiablc showing was made
Last year. there should he something
doing this year Fred WcstcTNrlt. uin-
pilc IN tho American League. has been
nclccted as general manager for all 20
I've teams and viii take the men In
charge. making thcut live UP to the
letter Of tho law ana take care OF
themselves.
Great arc tar cNppctat!ons In the
lHchmond Bowling Association. Not "a
man among tho members Of that or
Ganiza,ipn but believes that ono OF
the teams VIII come back champions.
Naturally the Times Dispatch team
IS the iavoritc. for tho reason that
practically every man on tic team
has had experience at Il tournament.
still, the elimination tournament or
The Times Dispatch. the iina! round Of
which Will be rolled This week. should
have given every man entered an Idea
of what he Will encounter az tho big
tournament. Tho rules and rcstric-
lions were Just the same.
Tho local teams have not yet been
assigned dates. but Will probably roll
towards the close. thus gaining
slight advantage. The Timcs-p dispatch
VIII arrange 10 give an accurate and
complete return OF the games rolled
ny the Richmond teams.