The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
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Chicago, Jan. 2O-Chicago backed up
its success in inducing the Chalmers
Bowling Club to make trip TO can
fornis in the interests Of the tweifth
annual tournament of the American
Bowling Congress by sending out Two
additional scouts last week. who VIII
visit every large city west OF the MIS-
sissippi River in the interests OF the
local company promoting the meet be-
fore February l6 the day the entry list
closes in Chicago The two advance
agents of the bowling tournament are
w. V. Thompson, probably the best
known man IN the bowling game In the
world, and Andy Hall, the only man who
ever wen the Illinois championship more
than once.
The two men Will visit every town Of
Importance before their return, Thomp-
son taking St Louis, Kansas City,
Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, Seat
tie, Portland, Tacoma, Vancouver, and
San Francisco. with Los Angeles as his
final destination. Hall will start from
st. Paul, making Los Angeles in time
10 meet Thompson there and take part in
the Western Bowling Congress meet.
The tour of the two men is the greateSt
ment and II Is hoped that several hun
dred men will make the trip from the
central and far West as a result Of their
visit
Entry blanks started to come back to
Secretary Abe Langtry this week, al
though most OF the answers so far have
been in the nature of requests for special
nights. Indiana is starting to rally TO
the support OF the a. B. c. in splendid
shape South Bend asking for special
night for the eight clubs that IT prom
ises Peru, Ind. has entered a team,
Terre Haute will send on either five or
six, while Hammond. Gary, and other
nearby cities are all certain of send
ing big delegations. President Bob Bry-
son viii handle the Indianapolis delega-
tion himself and the local promoters are
figuring on between fifteen and twenty
five from the State capital
According TO present plans Of the local
promoters, the first week of the tourna-
ment Will be given over entirely to Chi
cago clubs, the first open night of the
meet for outside teams being Friday
March g. Secretary Flenner Is asking
outside clubs to choose dates from March
to 2I although the local clubs will
withdraw in their favor. The plans for
the banquet to delegates and alternates
will he held on March s. at midnight,
according to Judge Howard's present
be arranged.
Outlook Most EncouraEinE.
Predictions as to the size of the tourna-
meut still stick at the 40 mark; II any
thing, the outlook being even more en-
couraging than that in the past Chicago
is certain of entering 800 clubs, which
leaves It up to the outside TO send on
40 clubs only. or about the same number
that have attended the past three ma
tional meets. There is little question
that banner delegations will come on
here from every city in the country,
while n friendly fight has started be-
tween Milwaukee and St Louis over
who will furnish the largest number OF
entrants from points outside of this city.
The Mound City has guaranteed forty
clubs, but Milwaukee ought to beat that,
owing to its being only eighty-five miles
away and the home Of the national sec
retary.
Efforts are being made by the two big
athletic clubs of this city-the Illinois
Athletic Club and the Chicago Athletic
AssoCiation-tO secure an entry from
every club in the country that maintains
a bowling department. Committees rep
resenting the two clubs have under ad-
visement a proposal to hang up a hand
some silver trophy, enblematic Of the
dlIiellC CluD CuaInploiSulp VI lne Couh-
try, to be awarded for the club making
the highest score in the A. B. c. tourna-
ment and entered from an athletic club.
The EIlls annually hang up a trophy,
making it a tournament within a tourna-
ment.
a contract for 4,O00 medals, to be given
visiting contestants during the tourna-
ment, was let by the Chicago Bowling
Tournament Company the past week. The
medals have a gold finish and are en-
ameled in three colors, and will be the
handsOmest medal ever given away by a
tournament company. The championship
medals, eight IN number, will probably
be modelled on the lines of those given
away by the Pittsburg promoters. Pitts
burg holds the record for having pre-
scented the best medals ever offered at a
national meet
An additional 5000 entry blanks were