Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08

season of bowling and Monday will
be the opening night for the first
matches. The prospects for a sue
cessful season are such that We will
see one of the greatest seasons this
town has ever experienced as we
now have II teams and without ques-
tion this will be enlarged to twenty
teams before the week is over
/ ann well pleased to see the bowl
ers turn out so well and with so
much enthusiasm. My whole ambition
has been to boost the bowling game
and when | call on the bowlers to
doc something and they respond the
way they have, it makes one think
that We are headed fer success.
Three years ago we started our
association with few teams and
managed to send one team as our
representative to the state tourna--
ment at Beaver Dam run under the
auspices of the so-caIled State alsso-
citation. We let them know at Beav--
er Dam that there are good and en-
thusiastic bowlers up here in the
northern part of the state, adm that
sooner or later they will have to
recognize us as part of the associa--
ton. We tried hard to make an i'm
preston at Beaver Dam. Two years
ago with a small representation, we
picked the best men to be had here
and We succeeded we'll i'm our object,
as the votes showed. We received
more encouragement than we really
could expect and this gave US cour-
age to continue to fight for the
state tournament.
When last season started, had
made up my mind that we would
send not less than three teams to
Madison. My appeal to the bowlers
was met with enthusiasm and we
sent 16 men to the state tournament.
The results were very gratifying, as
the bowIers will remember. One of
our double teams pulled down a nice
prize Beside that we secured a num-
Der of single prizes. The main thing
accomplished, however. was the recog
milton we received at the hands of
the state officers. 1t was accepted
and agreed upon that if Grand Rap
ids wanted the tournament after She<
boygan we could have it if We show
ed the true sportsman spirit of the
bowling game by increasing our mem
berShip and sending a large delega-
ton to SheboySan. Knowing well
what u hard task this would be in
a city with our small population, and
that a large increase in the bowling
spirit was necessary, set out TO or
ganize an association large enough
to fulfill the promise l made to the
state committee at Madison. I said
at the outset that this season we
must have 16 teams and as many
more as possible, or I would have to
repudiate my promise to he execu-
Der at the next state meeting.
I auu very glad to be able to re-
port that we have not only reached
the mark set, but have gone beyond
and now have II teams registered,
with a probable three more in
sight, which will bring US up to 20
registered teams. With this number
We will be able to have two eight
team leagues and one four team lea
sues.
The association saw fit TO leave
to me the selection of two members
to schedule the games. As We have
agreed to start next Monday under
the present conditions it is impoS--
Sible to arrange a complete schedule
for the season, 1 shall schedule the
games from DAY to day and play
four teams each night. These temper
airy schedules viii appear in this
paper at HeaSt one day in advance.
This arrangement will give plenty of |
for all teams which wish |
to enter the leagues to join before /
next Saturday If possible, the sch
edule will be published for the sea-
son before another week rolls around.
These matches, commencing Mon
day evening, viii be considered in
the standings of the teams if they
can be admitted to the schedule with |
out a great deal of trouble. If they
confuse the schedule they will be
as practice games to as