The Washington herald., 1913-01-05
LOADED BALL IS
NOW IN DISCARD
Opponents Of Dodo Confident
that Pin Spilers viii Not
Use It in a Years Time.
TOURNEY IS BOOSTED
A. B. c. Tournament Sure to Be Big
Event at Toledo, Ohio,
February Is.
TOURNEY IS BOOSTED

Toledo. Ohio, Jan. 4-The opponents of
the dodo. or loaded ball. are confident
that a year hence will see none OF the
freak balls in league or tournament play
in any association under the Jurisdiction
OF the American Bowling Congress. All
over the middle West the bowlers have
been balloting on, the ACCESSIBILITY OF in
structing their delegates TO vote against
the trick sphere in the A. b. c. meeting
to be held February Is at Toledo, Ohio.
At Chicago the delegates will in all
likelihood he instructed to vote against
the freak ball. Cincinnati has ruled out
the ball, while the Cleveland bovlers
voted against It last week. New York
ousted the sphere two years ago: NIL
waukee instructed its delegates in a spe-
cial meeting to bar the ball. while ST
Louis is almost solid against 1t.
The local attitude on the question Is
very uncertain. Toledo holds many load
cd and dodo ball bowlers, and these may
put up a sturdy battle before relinquish-
ing their weapons.
Although Secretary Langtry has not
received many entries for the big tour
ney as Yet, he has received correspond
ence from various places asking him IN
regards TO various dates. The Columbus,
Ohio, contingent has written asking
March Z. on which night 1t is expected
that about twenty teams from the Ohio
capital will roll.
Posters Are Ont.
Last week saw the distribution of 1000
flaming posters through the land boosting
the coming tourney. This was followed
by a food OF entry blanks. which pene-
trated to the most obscure corners Of
the land. wherever bowling fourishes.
The result of this work Is expected to
show soon, for the Local. tournament COM
pany's officials, as well as the N. B. c.
heads, are confident that when the time
comes the teams will be here as strong
as ever before.
The Terminal Building. In which the
1913 tourney will be held. is the best
building of its kind ever to house a
tournament Of this nature. Secretary
Iangtry is very enthusiastic over the
outlook and predicts a quota of entries
equalling Chicago's mark OF 500 five-man
teams. .-
From his Milwaukee offices Langtry
writes that he expects to secure ninety
teams from Chicago, twenty-five teams
from st. Louis, twenty teams from Mil
waukee, fifty teams from Detroit, which
is located but sixty miles from Toledo:
thirty-five teams from Cleveland, and an
equal number from Indianapolis and Gin
which are situated just a nights ride
from Toledo.
In preparation for the thirteenth an
nual International tournament Of the
American Bowling Congress opening here
On washington's Birthday, the Toledo
Tournament Company has contracted for
sixteen alleys with automatic pinspotters
and COO sets of pins. The tournament
will run from February q to March u
in
The tournament is assured of 4,0N
bowlers, the best OF the United States
and Canada. c. A. Langley reports an
increase In membership over the last
year. when SOS five-man teams contested
at Chicago. Five-man teams are expect
ed this year to number about $50.
Chicago Against srDodo."
Chicago. H., Jan. 4L-Chicago voted
against the use of the loaded and dodo
balls by an overwhelming majority i'm
the balloting held while the recent city
tournament was under way at the Ran
doiph Alleys, and IL now looks as IL the
coming tournament at Toledo will see
the trick balls in action for the last
time. An unofficial statement of the vote
held by the local bowlers showed ~ per
cent of the players, declaring against the
use of anything but perfectly balanced
ball.
The ballots are being gone over thor
oughly by the officials since the first
count in order to throw out any possible
repeaters. but 1t Is not expected that the
tally will differ much from the first
check. Several other cities already have
gone on record against the dodo, among
them being Cleveland and Cincinnati,
two Of the most important bowling CEN
tiers Of the country ontside of Chicago
II Manager McGraw wishes to ship
Beals Becker to the American Associa-
ton he viii FIRST have I'd square him-
self with Miller Higgins. who refused