Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-29

The Star takes pleasure IN an
nouneing the seventh annual renewal
of its classy head-pin bowling tour
nament.
This competition. which has grown
to be by long odds the biggest bowl
ing tournament in the country, will
be staged this season. as usual, on
the Iroquois alleys, and 1t will open
Monday Night. October 10. 1914.
Bowlers of this city and. indeed,
the pin knights throughout Northern
New Jersey and also in Greater New
York have become familiar with The
Star head-pin tournament The com
petition attracted LILO pin knights
when 1t was inaugurated, back In
1908, and S,275 bowlers took part last
season. The increase has been
steady each season.
The Star for the coming tourna-
ment proposes to offer to the bowlers
an attractive prize list. 1t will con-
sist of three cash team prizes and
also individual trophies to bowlers
who succeed in rolling scores OF 100
or better out of a possible 10.
Ever since The Star head-pin tour
nament was started the chief interest
has been in the efforts of the BOWERS
to win one of those coveted watch
fobs which indicate that the winner
has succeeded in turning the alto
gether creditable trick of reaching
or passing the century mark at the
trying head-pin game The COM
petition this season. as usual, VIII be
on the basis of
A silver watch fob to the bowler who
makes score of 100 or better, but less
than 10.
A gold watch fob to the bowler who
succeeds in making u score of ITO or bet
ter
has the high individual score in the
tournament Will have handsome dia-
mond placed in his gold fob. This trophy
will be embiematic OF the individual
championship of the season.
Now to get down to cases for the
benefit of those bowlers who are good
money Shooters it may be we'll to
state that 800 in cash will be put up
by The Star for the team compe-
tition. These prizes will be-
First prize, for team making the highest
score .............-........ noo
Second prize ................ $500. 30
Third prize .,.........-..... -. '@io
Though probably all bowlers are
familiar with the conditions of the
competition in The Star head-pin
tournament, IL may De wei ~ Stty
that they will be the same as in
former years.
The Star Head-PlD Tournament Is
Open to ANY Flye-MaD Team.
All bowlers are eligible, but the re-
striction is made that no pin knight
shall perform more than once. This
rule must be enforced, FOR the reason
that 1t is extremely difficult to ae-
commodate all who wish to bowl
within the limit of the period set
aside for the competition, and there
must absolutely he no repeaters
All that is necessary in making any
entry is to state the name of the
team. the name and address of the
captain and the dates that should be
avoided by the bowling committee in
making UP the schedule.
Bowlers viii find that the pleas
ATTEST way to arrange for taking
part in The Star head-pin tourna-
ment is to apply for special
night" The Star will set aside for
any teams wishing to bowl together
a special night, on which only these
teams win be scheduled. The mini
mum is ten teams, but as many as
twenty win be accommodated on one
night. If any big organization or
association desires to have more
than one special night. in order to
accommodate all its members, ar