The Washington herald., 1914-03-01
ACCEPT Def OF
BROCKTON TEAM
Local All-star Outfit to Be Sc
lected to Clash with the
Yankee" Bowlers.
UNSIGNED" Is PRESENT
Shows Proper Credentials and Acts
for Kip" Byrd Quint-Able
Committees Appointed.
On 20 Brockton,


This Is the final and official decision
Of the local bowlers and enthusiasts al
meeting held at the Royal Bowling
Alleys last night, at which fifty or more
OF the leading pin spillers of the District
attended
After two hours Of talking and debat-
ing the challenge issued by the Bijou
quint Of the Massachusetts city, the ways
and means were cleared TO AFFORD the
local all-stsr quint an opportunity to
clash with the much-touted Northerners.
President Harry Rogers. OF the District
Duckpin League, was appointed chairman
OF the meeting. and after hearing state
ments by Frank Sherman and J. T. Du-
lin. who are fostering this movement,
arrangements were quickly made.
Unsigned" who has been causing quite
lot OF argument among the local bowl
ers by his challenges in the local papers
In interest of the Northern bowlers, show.
ed up in no other than William ]. Dun
bar, better known in the fighting circle
as Cyclone" Hager
Dunbar showed credentials and state
ments fro m"Kip'' Byrd, captain of the
Brockton outfit. in which the Bay State
quint agreed to bowl a series of ten
games, five TO be played in this city and
the other five in the Northern town.
The challenge calls for 500 side bet and
a proviso that the alleys and pins and
balls in each city were to be consid-
cred official. and It is further stated that
In case of ten game series, each club
was to stand its own expenses.
. Committee Appointed.
After accepting the challenge the To-
cal bowling enthusiasts present appoint
ed by nomination ballot vote a COM
mittee OF three men to make arrange
ments with the Bijou outfit and to Sc
lect an all-star team from the local
ranks OF seven men TO represent the
District in this invasion Down East"
Three Of the best-posted men on the
bowling game in the District were
chosen by the members present, C. A.
Weckerly, Harry Armigur, and II. T.
Rodier, receiving the honor of selecting
this picked outfit. In order to lift the
burden of the arranging OF this match
Off the shoulders Of this three-man COM
mittee. a committee of seven, to be
named later, was appointed to look after
the financial end of the contests John
I. Meany, who is well known among
the bowlers, was appointed chairman of
this committee and was given the power
to accept volunteers who wish to act
In this capacity.
A motion was made that the financing
Of this undertaking should be fostered
from every form and angel that can be
named and a canvass, with the help Of
the captain, will be made by this COM
nittee OF the three leading duckpin
Capital, District, and
Arcade leagues.
Details 0f fha 80 t,b
went as far last night as the tossing of
4 coin, in which the locals won and chose
to play the Yankee" outfit the first five
games In Brockton and forfeits binding
the contracts of the challenge are to be
posted within one week with a local and
Brockton paper. The two committees will
make reports as to their advance at a |
meeting Of the bowlers to be held at the |
Royal alleys next Saturday night.