The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-23
DOWN THE ALLEYS
BY WHIT WHITMAN.

Preparations are rapidly being COM
pleted for the greater Richmond bowl
ing tournament. which Will be held at
the Newport Alleys. beginning Monday.
March 10, and running until Monday,
March II. under the auspices OF the
Richmond Bowling Association The
tournament will be conducted under
the same plans as the American Ma
tinnsl and all State tournaments. With
one exception. and that is 1t will be a
local affair, and Will be the first .ver
attempted south OF Washington.
The schedule will consist OF iive-men
teams: two men teams and indivicua's.
divided in three classes-A, b and C..
Great interest is now being taken in
thiy meet by the howlers and al are
working shoulder 10 shoulder in or
6cr 10 make the first annual tournament
OF the Richmond Bowling Associations
ono great event. Valuable prizes WIZ
bc offered In each class. and also spe-
cial prizes In the opcn events. JudE-
Ing from tile interest already shown
by the pin knights tho tourney
should prove TO be one great meet
The tournament will be open TO all
bowlers IN Richmond and Petersburg.
letter Just received by Manager
whitman from NIr. Lanier. OF the Pc
tersbnrr Bowling Association: stating
that Petersburg will turn out In large
numbers is indeed good news. Prcsi-
don't Sam Williams and Secretary
Goetz will have the entry blanks to-
morrow and will begin at once sending
ihcm out. A big force of hard work
Ing. men have volunteered their services
,hc otfcials OF the tournament and
everything now looks to be smooth
sailing. The committee will be divided
into tho following districts. which, 1t
&c thought will be n great help to
the organization
Mossrs, Suttcrlin. Splitting, Burrow.
Cooke, whitman. Mcfarland and ELLIS
viii look after the Newport League
entries
Mcssrs. Goodc Hclfert and Edoilout
win have charge of The Times Dis
patch League.
Rartel. IIouchins and Johnson will be
IN charge of the Commercial League
Ncssrs. Rowsey. Cosby and Baltz VIII
pilot the Palace Alley entries
Mcssrs. Fries Lanicr. Burgess. Tai
mage Barksdaic and Young will look
after the Petersburg bowlcTs.
/, is also hoped that the Y NJ. c.
Ailov will be well represented and
also tho bowling alley at Third and
BROAD Streets, under the leadership OF
Mr.. Newsone.
Messrs Van Dien, overmaann; Lam
beers. Whitman. Graves, COOK ana
Schmity will form the score committee
President Williams. Goethe, Rowscy,
Blair and Roy. the schedule committec.
Mcssrs. Sweeny. Hayes. Wade, KoSc.
Johnson. Kennedy and Graves will be
the official scorers.
Otficial foul lines Judges Will also
he appointed.
Bear in mind that each and every
bowler is cordially invited to take part
surance OF being the greatest gather
held ID - >'''' -
In any success which may attach to
the event the individual must know
and feel assured that the association
good time. Every effort will be made
BY those in charge of the affair to
make everybody feel at home. Now.
let's every one fall in line and take
The entry list so far exceeds all cX-
pectations. 1t now looks as II there
Will be more than thirty fve-men
teams. 100 two-men teams and several
hundred individuals. The following
teams are expected to take part;
teams; the Commercial League, five
teams: The Times Dispatch League,
four teams; Petersburg League. eight
teams; Palace Alleys, three teams: Cos
one team; Vaughan Robertson Drug
Co, one team: owens * Minor Drug Co.
one team; The Richmond NirEinian, one
team: the Richmond Dairy Co, one
team: w. :. Forbes & Co, one team:
Richmond Cedar Works. two teams;
aud IL is expected that the Y NJ. c. a.
VIII also enter several teams.
NEWPORT IIstGJE.