New-York tribune., 1912-04-01
SHOW UNUSUAL SKILL
BoW|erS Make Many Remarkable
Records in Big Tourney.
ALL IN SPLENDID FORM
Twenty Thousand Spectators
See Games in Which Three
Thousand Take Part
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


nual tournament of the National Bowling
Association. which came to close here on
Saturday night, after three weeks dura-
tion. In more ways than one the tourna-
ment was without a peer, particularly In
competitive way.
The fact that Larry Sutton was mem
Der Of the champion Grand Centrals, Of
Rochester. after he had won the Western
individual championship. not only this
year but in 1909. was in itself remarkable
Sutton was the first man to win an indi-
vidua title Of this kind twice.
For a man TO win the all around cham
pionshlp and be member of A champion
ship team is unusual. Mortimer Lindsey
turned the trick when he took the all
around title. and WAS paired with Charles
Johnson in winning the two-man cham
pionship.
Incidentally. Johnson was also part
ner Of George &. Kelsey In winning the
two-man title in Buffalo last year, which.
for the first time makes one man mem
ber Of a championship two-man team two
years i'm succession.
scores in this years tournament have
ranged unusually high in all events. The
T-nitsds. of Philadelphia. are low prize
winners In the fve-man event finishing
fifty-frst with total of 2.672. a commend
able score under any circumstances. The
low prize winning score in the doubles was
1,c96. made by Leek and Wahlers. OF
Brooklyn II IS rare. indeed. that l.cN Is
not among the first twenty-five In this
instance it is 13sth.
There were fifty-eght boWlers who tai
lied coo or better in the individual MIXTURE.
which is an average of 20o or more. 1t re-
quired 90 average to gain A prize or
tl5 q. There are ~ prizes i'm rhis event,
the lowest being s.. gained by Henry Mat
tey. Of Hackensack. y. j.. with 5j3.
The appearance of the Canadian Athletic
club. Of Montreal, was the signal for
royal welcome, for the Canadians hav"
never rolled in a national championship be-
fore They were greatly encouraged by the
fact that they rolled 2,7l6 and stand thirtl-
eth on the list. good for a prize Of $50. La
Mourieux and La Belle. Of this club, also
win thirteenth prize in the doubles, good
for $3i G0.
Another Canadian team that lent an inter
national aspect to the tournament was the
Toronto club team, Of Toronto. which Won
NTH prize i'm the hve-men and enriched
themselves by sll5. Harry and Sutherland,
Of this team, also get good prize in the
doubles.
The highest team from greater New York
was the Chauncey club. of Brooklyn, ia
eleventh place. The next highest New York
team was the Melrose Club. Of The Bronx.
I'm twelfth place, while the Ardsey club
was the best Manhattan combination. 1t
stands fifteenth
The first nine teams in the five-men fiXt-
ure come from as many different cities and
cover a wide range of territory. They are
Rochester. Philadelphia, Indianapolis. New
Haven. Toronto. Newark, Brooklyn. The
Bronx and Paterson.
William Kirk. president of the National
Bowling Association. was delighted with
the results attained.
This tournament has been exCellently
managed and civic pride has come to the
front I'm handsome style" he said. The
amateur element in the game has been fos
tered and encouraged. and that is one OF
the most important phases Of tcnpns Tie
success of bowling rests with these people,
and 80 long as I am identified with the
National Bowling Association the interests
of those who roll for sport and who con-
slider tho honor rather than the prize will
be well conserved
There is no gdinsaying the fact that SO
long "a We have cash prizes We shall have
an element that seeks To get out OF the
game what may he obtained in dollars and
cents. The Paterson management is 10 be
commended, however, for the Offering of
special trophi.s for those who are not gen
orally classed as experts In this touTna-
,ncnt the majority OF the prizes have been
taken by sportsmen of the rank and file.
and have helped whole lot in paying the
want amount of travelling expenses always
necessary 10 a competition Of this kind
II was announced that about O,0OO persons
saw the games outside of the 1900 persons
who took part I'm the various competitions
and the smal army of pinboys, scorers and +.
Office employees.
The records of National Bowling Associa |
ton tournaments 10 date follow: