The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-18
Plans for National Bowling
Congress in Chicago May
Make New Record.
TO TEAMS NAY ENTER
Three Weeks of Bowling Will Be Nee
essary to Roll OFF the Contests Be-
tween Teams Many Cities Expected
to Send Large Delegations.

Less than four weeks remain before
the entry list to the twelfth annual
tournament of the American Bowling
congress, to be held in Chicago, will
close, and the rush of entries has al
ready started towards Secretary Abe
Langtry. The blanks were dumped into
the mails last Friday and every bowler
who ever shot 200 in the country is now
in possession of one of them, no less
than 10000 being sent out by the post.
In addition, $500 full sheet posters
will be sent out the coming week to be
hung up in every alley from Main to
California.
Entries this year will cover almost
every state in the Union, Baltimore in
the east and Los Angeles in the west
having promised teams so far, while
it looks as though Texas will have a
dozen clubs; Oklahoma will send a
dozen and Canada will send Chicago
almost as many teams as it enters IN
it's own Canadian association meet
Terre Haute is the latest of the smaller
cities to show it's hand, that town writ
ing in yesterday that it would send
at least six clubs. AS an evidence of
the number of men expected here this
year, an order was placed last week
for 5000 medals to be given visiting
bowlers at the coming meet.
A slight change in the date of clos
ing the tournament was made last
week at the suggestion of Secretary
Abe Langtry, who asked the local pro-
motors to request contestants to book
dates on or before March 20, in order
that the tournament can be closed in
side of three weeks if the number of
team entries does not exceed 100. AS
the Chicago boosters figure they will
get Just about that number of entries
the change does not affect the previous
estimates of the number OF clubs for
which arrangements are being made.
Bowlers from outside points are re-
quested by Secretary Langtry to ask for
dates some time between March z and
20. It is expected that Chicago clubs
will fill the schedule for the first five
days although any visiting team will
be given date in that period on re.
quest, outside of the opening night.
Fire twice attacked the tournament
last week, the most serious occasion
being when the old Transit House, one
Of the landmarks of the city, was en-.
tirely wiped out last Friday. Right aft
erward Secretary Langtry's Office in
Milwaukee was burned out, the loss
however being small and having no eff
feet on the plans of the promoters
The loss of the Transit House is a more
serious loss to the officials, however, as
many of them had figured on stopping
there while the tournament was under
way. AS a consequence the visiting
players will have to stop either down
town or at some south side hotels.
Secretary Will Flenner, of the Chi
cago Bowling Tournament company, 8
West Monroe street of that city has
opened a bureau for the purpose of
making hotel arrangements for the Wis.
iting contestants. Outside players can
have their reservations made through
him by stating the price they wish to
pay for accommodations, the dates and
number of their party. Accommodations
can be secured in Chicago for any
amount from ST. day up.
Enthusiasm in Chicago is running
high over the big meet, one of the lat
est business interests to take notice of
the event being the Commonwealth
Edison section Of the National Electric
Light association, one of the most pow
erful lines in the country, with
branches in every city in the country,