The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-11
Regular Practice Begun
by BoWlers, Preparing
for National Tourney
WHITE UNIFORMS
ARE SELECT ED
Times-Dispatch Team Regarded
as Strongest Local Aggregation.
Fred Westerveit to Manage.
News OF All Leagues Play
ing Under Richmond
Bowling Association.
Dr WHIT WHITMAN.

hc Push week mas pecn good one
for tho LOCAL bowlcrs. a great many
of them have been In the l,melight. All
of the teams In the Richmond Bowling
Association In all four ioasues have
played their regular schedule. Many
changes In both individuals and team
week.
Ali Of the leagues are now on tho
hnal dash for the pennant. and the
captains are using cvery cfdeayor 10
get good men. The result rs that many
players have been drafted and trans
fcrred.
inc Gwa,hmcy Drug Company he's
taken over the franchise held by the
Pro-Phy-Tol Company in tho Drug
League, and from now on this team
VIII try to make "A good showing.
The coming week gives promise Of
some hot games In ali >he leagues
The leaders are scheduled against their
nearest opponents. The Virginia team,
last years champions and factor In
the race this year. will have a rough
road to travel, az on Monday night they
come In contact with the Kcmingtons
Ihe following week they are scheduled
70 meet the AIcoa. These three teams
are great rivals on the alleys. and hot
battles are predicted.
National Tourney.
Richmond Is to-day tas, coming TO
be 1. great bowling centrL The play.
ers are getting new recoras eacn week.
Great Interest Is beIng taken In the
coming national tournament. and Ricn-
mona wiIi be wei repftscnted Tho
three teams which Will 90 from Rich.
Iaond Will begin training pext week.
Practice Will continue until they leave
tor me front.
The men on The TImes-Dispa,ch team
have already been pracliciak hard. and
they VIII begin series with H. Palace
team beginning next Thursday night
al the Palace alieye. On Friday night
me games will DO played st the New
port The Newport team will alter.
nate each week with both teams. Eyl
player who has eigniticd HIS inten ton
OF going to Paterson has Tn. game at
hchrt, and Is trying hard u bring back
home a big slice OF tho p1ize MONEY
There seems 20 be no reast why they
should not. The records o.. the bowl
ing world show that HcDmcnd ranks
with tho best teams In tic coEntrv
Uniforms for The TInes-Dispatch
team have been ordered. Eyerrbody
IS looking for this team to make big
noise description Of the uniform
selected follows: dark trpnsers, white
shirts and white ehoes, with black bow
ties, with The Tjmes-pispatch mono
gram on the shirt front. TIM uniform
Will no doubt make neat appearance
on the alleys.
Umpire Fred WesterveIt, OF the
American League, VIII save full charge
OF ali the teams going from Richmond.
The Wholesale Drug League Ia max.
ing good. and putting up come excel-
lent azores for beginners.
The newly organized time. ispatch
League is now running smoothly and
putting up some good games
The Merchants League IS also doing
GOOD work -
The Richmond Lunch and the Chesa
peake and Ohio teams ara putting up
nome games equaiing some OF tho
teams in tho big league. Tney have AL
SO allowed the Burk q Co. and the
Richmond Prfss teams 10 start the
season With al percentage CT 90. This
puts all four teams on an equal foot
Ing, and the race from now on will be
o. hot ono.
Following lis the standing of the
players and teams in the Richmond
Bowling Association: