Evening star., 1913-03-02

The steps taken Friday night at the
Palace alleys. the occasion oil 'hc
distribution of the tenpin tournament
prizes. when Richmond bid for and was
given the privilege of holding the next
intercitV tourney, means not ohiN t"e
permancncy of the affair. which mad IT'S
beginning here last month. but may re-
suit ultimately in the creation of a south
ern bowling congress. run on lines SINH
lar to the A. B. G. and the \ +. A.
with the field limited. however. to those
states south of the Mason and Dixon
line. In anv event. Washington, Rich
mond and Baltimore plan to alternate in
staging the tourney, and at the meeting
Friday the Richmond delegates an
nounccd that Petersburg, Newport News
I.ynchburg. Roanoke. Danville ana
Blackstone had all promised to enter
teams and individuals in their tourney.
and in addition promised that the prize
list next year will double the local
showing Up to this stage OF the mct =
ing Baltimore was a spirited bidder for
the 1914 event but with the Virginia rep
rescntatives so emphatic in their state
mcnts that they intended TO eclipse the
locals showing-admittedly huge sue
cess from their point of view-all or.
posjtton was withdrawn and Richmond
was agreed to as the scene OF the next
intercity tenpin tournament. cnncers lot
The ensuing year i'm the city ASSOCIATION
we're elected at the meeting as follows:
President r. w. Page: vice president
r. 3. Jones: secretary. James T. Fleid'
treasurer William L. Miller.
date agreea bic 10 all parties connect
cd with the drckpin match games be-
tween the Washington and Baltimore
stars has been set. and the final BLOCK OF
tho ten-yanc series viii he PLAYED IN tue
Monumental city Wednesday. March l..
More interest has attached to TINS event
probably than to any bowling nlatch in
recent years. Admittedly the pick OF
Washington. the local GIint, composed OF
Harry Erauss. John Baum Lon krauss
Sknney Carroll and John Eikcr found in
tnc Baltimore aggregation ioctnah
worthy of its steel. THAI tho flVc mch
which was picked to compete against tue
Washington boys was the stronges. avail
abjc in tho MARYLAND city waS freely ad-
ulittcd ny the teams Supportt rs. and mat
tho District men were able only To pie
up u hve-piu lead rolling ON the mono
aIleys speaks cloaucntly OF their rivals
Is-oWesS With tho little naples. But the
picked cam from this city whch VIII he
called upon TO bowl on strange alleys. in
the final lap of the match. which means
50 much 10 che team and its wen wishers
IS uotoriouSIv Il gritty bunch. IL requires
not the slightest sire ch OF tho imaSina-
ton to state that the two Krauss boys.
Eaum. Carroll and E..kcr are five of the
best money" bowlers in the country
tina. is, is universally understood by
the bowling fraternity. they are at their
best under fire. whom much depends upon
the scores On other occasions Wash
!ncton teams have gone to Baltimore be-
hind and came out best notable Occa-
sion being three years ago. when ;he Ola
Palace team ovcrcame loepin handicap
in tho Marylan metropolis and Won out
Harry krauSs and Carroll were members
Of xItot and In o.
cal rooters which will go with tn" team
Wednesday will undoubtcdly be prepared
10 wager a few Iron men that these .wo
men and the others on tho quint arc COM
petcnt to repeat y private car OH the
electric line Is to be chartered fo: the oc-
cason. leaving ahis city at about 6:3O and
returning home at IL o'clock In order to
complete ahead of time authoritative
Est of those who will accompany the team
Il has been suggested that Interested par
ties desiring TO go should at once hand
their names to either Lon Krauss or Pop
HALEY, together with the carfare-S1c1
in order that ample accommodation be
made for all.
Another in,ercity affsir-also with Bal
timore-but one in which the game
rivalry is subordinatcd to the social fea-
lures which accompany tho event. is the
annual series Of games between Wash
ington and Baltimore newspaper mon.
Monday. March Ii, team from the
various papers of Baltimore will lineup
employees. this hcing the sixth occasion
that tho two cities have met in friendly
luckpin competition. After the games
are rollei-the Palace alleys being the
scene of battlo-the bowlers and their
friends will repair TO the Hotel Raleigh.
where. i'm tho banquet hall of that pop
slar hosiery. a spread and entertainment
such a only the newspaper contingent
can provide will be indulgcd in and enjoy
cd until the traditional wee. sIna hours.
The origin of these intercity affairs dates
back TO 1875; when the game duchpin
was more less i'm it's infant stage. as
far Washington was concerned. J. q.
cromwell. at present an einploye of The
Star composing room came TO this city
from Baltimore at that time. bringing
with him stories of the pleasant hours
cnjoyed ov the Baltimore printers after
time was called trying to make strikes
ana spares with the elusive little ma piles.
lie was Instrumental in forming the old
star Dbckpin League. and in the spring
Of that year the first match between the
ewspapers of the two cities was staged.
\ perusal of the scores Of that match.
With the prescnt-day totals taken into
consideration. will show how rapidly has
been the progress in skill on the part
Of the men of both cities. The initial
series resulted as follows: