The Washington times., 1912-01-12
PRESENT BOWLING
SEASON PROMISES
TO Be GREATEST
Two Big National Cham
pionship Tournaments
\ Coming.

What gives promise of being the
gfeatest season in the history OF bowl
ing II now in progress. With two big
national championship tournaments
coming and several interstate and in
tercity contests already decided in a
successful manner, bowling now has
come to- be recognized as the national
winter pastime. No other sport except
baseball has shown anything like an
equal growth nor has SO much capital
been invested in the promotion of any
other winter game.
The first big tenpin tourney OF the
year will be the International Bowling
Association event which 10 to open in
st. Paul. Minn.. February Ii, ana con-
tipue until February q. The second one
viii be the American Bowling Congress
tourney In Chicago, which will open in
inst city March 2, and continue for
classic OF the year will be the National
sowing Association tourney in Pater-
son. N. j., which will hold sway from
March 3 to March 80.
Big Entry List.
Tho International Association prom
ises to be q record breaker in the mat
ter OF entries. A large number at cities
which have hitherto not been repre-
scented In the Journeys Of the interna-
tionaf association have notified the COM
mtttee In charge OF arrangements that
they will have teams in St Paul ready
70 roll against all competitors. Bowlers
from ALI the Western States have prom
Canada -,
The coming A. 3. c. tournament is
expected to exceed all others held by
ne organization both in number of
hG a - 1fAr av,1 t. - A.
list. thov more conservative estimates
on the cash to be awarded being placed
at S1,0W. while at the other end the
hopeful promoters figure that nearly
~mcl1e clears away. National Secre-
win be represented during the meet. ne '
Reports indicate. that the National
bo one Of the largest ever held. The
performances Of the tenpin men In
dictate that vigorous effort will be
made TO Set new marks. and II the dope
Fitzgerald. manager Of the tournament.
announces that as a rough guess 400
five-n,en teams will toe the fou. line in
hose three weeks. with o correspond
ing entry in singles and Coubles. Fully
5000 bowlers will take part
Special Prizes.
As an innovation. special prizes al
most without numDer nave been Of
fered for teams competing from So
called ''closed's leaRues--that is,
leagues confined to a certain class of
people, such as fraternal or religious
orders. business. and social organiza-
tions. The Silk League Of New York
has requested that the opening night
be reserved as silk night" promis-
ing q team from the league to FIJI
every alley In the regular events
Special matches will be arranged
from time to time as an added attrac-
tion. One already under way is a
five man match between mayors of
northern New Jersey cities, Including
the popular Andrew F. Mcbride, thrice
elected mayor of Paterson. and may
ors of five other Eastern cities. Still
another Is that which will bring to-
gether in similar contest two teams,
each consisting of Ave Congressmen,
the Paterson or New Jersey quintet
being captained by William Hughes
Of the Ways and Means Committee in
Congress. Thomas McCrab, speaker Of
the New Jersey assembly, has prom
1sed another match between teams Of
assemblymen or senator's. n
IL the game Of tenpins IL not great
or In numbers than ever It certainly
10 on q more solid footing. and the
new blood taking up the fascinating
pastime Is really remarkable.