The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-01
But Big Vote win Come Today. - All
ealiets VIII n Voted
Amer Today.


The Intelligencer bowling contest.
which IL now q month old, will come
TO q close next Tuesday evening at 9
o'clock. That the contest 10 proving
great success 10 eviSenced by great
activity among the bowlers, contest
ants and their friends during the past
few days. Who will be the 1--WE bowl
ers who will attend the American
Bowling Congress tournament at To-
leda, at the Intelligencer's expense II
a matter OF doubt.
Very few votes were cast yesterday
and they were divided between sgd.
ney Fox and Harry witthuhn, the
former receiving the largest number
However. no change in the standing
OF the contestants resulted. although
II increased the vote OF each candi-
date to some degree.
large vote is expected to be out
today. as after today all ballots will
be void. A committee to take charge
OF the counting Of the ballots Sunday
evening will be appointed. This CON-
mittee Is composed OF volunteers. who
are desirious OF aiding In the welfare
Of the contest. At this late date 1t Is
decided that representatives Of each
bowling alley in the city count the
votes. This committee will be COM
posed OF Dick Summerson and Edward
Filan. OF the Great Northern alleys;
William Ennis and William Stevenson.
of the Musee alleys; Frank Bauers. of
the Club alleys. and Charles o. Eph-
lin. OF the Fort Henry alleys. 1t is
requested that this committee will
count the votes tomorrow. Monday
and Tuesday evenings. as il will be a
great beneat 10 The Intelligencer as
well as TO the contestants. IL there
is any contestant who desires to have
some person represent him on this
committee he can do so. but the name
OF the person must be submitted Sun
day evening. as the committee does
not want TO be loaded up" with a lot
OF enthusiasts while they are at work.
A h c. Tourney.
At midnight on " Wednesday. February
.. tue bel, WA ring Gown the curtain
Congress annual international bowling
tour naiI.nt winch IL To be neld at To-
edo. ONO. opening February -. and
.os.ng "a March 10 with an entry that
: u. Tsa~scs any belief in bowling history.
. ne s.OIan adopted by the IOiedo pro-
motefs Ut tn. tuirteeuth coming ..nndal
event Promises 10 lie carried out with
tie abe assistance Of bOwleTs nom alI
s.ct.Ons OF the nited states anu Can
ada When TOLEDO started 10 auVeruss
Tor entities they started In 20 beat TN,
. t..CsEo entry and this developed into
the slogan Beat Chicago. and they are
IOins - do tnls tnS entry uIic
com. very close 10 II All sections OF
the tountTy nav. become awakened To
tu.S tournament which - not only great
Tournaments when - the only great
TOLL HamCL- ia thu country this year.
an on that Will act as "A magnet To
e ttTalt bowers from Montreal where
llkI Two teams enter ed. to the
we- Cas/t Of the United States. and
ia,oi e 1G w, On nai nSHns and
al cias SEES and all nationS. There are
all dish teams. all SW"de teams, ali
everything that goes with "A big novelty
80 attract aud hO.d the att utiOn OF tho
I ow.tnE world. The 10 people
themselves are up In the .tOnt rank To-
every thlng and the only thing talked
bout iu Toledo - the coming tOurna-
u.eut Of the American liowiing Con
Stsss. The sport-loving public who are
used 90 large events. are actually eur
Q riS-d that ten thousand athletes Will
compia = Tor honors in the bowling
World that the huge sum OF 100000
viii be- dtvid'l o. the pot among the
fortunate bowers OF the country and
the feature that pleases the bOwlers Ell
tered IN the tournament Is the fact
that all this money Will be IN their
ball crashes into the naples on the
tournament alleys At Toledo In many
cases where the bowlsrs az" from "A dis
tant city. and on their way home stop
% dak ar two BE some large city for
. eht-seeirg. fh- prize money has reach
"a destination AMI u waiting their re-
turn This ~ one 0f the feature that
Lae ~ de the Congress great success.
Another feature H. the fact that FIRST
come first served ana no fnNursfr1 are
picked ou' rs tho officials in charge
and the poorest amateur ny to the Creat-
ct Of ffeni all are awarded the same
Courteous treatment in tho receiving, ~
critics. tho awarding ~ dates To- howl
rud the same when thsv enter the
ffUruaueuF ALLEYS 20 bowl The creaf-
are Ia taken 20 protect the ipv.lera AMI