Evening journal., 1914-02-20
INTEREST I'M
The BOWLING
TOURNAMENT

In representative bowlers. not
numbers, the annual tournament for
the four American championships to
be held at Atlantic City. n. j., April
S to %, will attract interest from all
sections Of the United States and
Canada. Inquiries and requests for
entry blanks received every day by
Major NJ. W Gage. the secretary,
whose headquarters are at SOB Full
ton street, Brooklyn, \. y show this
fact
Major Gage received word only
this week from Walter Hartley for
morly member Of the Brooklyn in
terstatc champion team and lattcrly
at East Liverpool O.. as a repre-
sentative Of which town be and his
partner won the Western two men
title, saying that he would head n
team of six men from Pasadena. Cal,
to Atlantic City Hartley is now a
resident OF the Sunset State These
six men will journey all the way
across the American continent to
make bowling history-
! In the course OF another week or
so teams from Philadelphia. Balti-
! more, Washington and Richmond will
meet in o one night tournament in
Baltimore for the purpose OF a four
/ cOrnered intercity match. Inciden-
tally, campaign committees will be
formed under the direction of Elmer
e. DUNCAN. the national president
with view TO completely organizing
bowling in those cities.
The current issue OF the \. r. A
News. a monthly bulletin issued by
the national association which cX-
plains the activities of the govern.
ing body. amounts to more than five
thousand copies, being distributed
to AS many howlcrs enrolled in thC
association. This is an increase o
nearly a thousand copies over Jan
uary.
New Jersey howlers report tha
they will be strongly represented al
Atlantic City. Newark plans to scnC
n dozen teams. Paterson is conduct
ing a campaign for Is. under tn,
auspices of the Passaic County Bowl
ing Association. Hoboken will have
dozen. Now Brunswick ha'
arranged for five and Trenton for al
, many In Connecticut perhaps Z
dozen will go to the seaside. whil'
, New York is a veritable hotbed TO
d n. A. B. competitors. Utica aloni
4 viii have five teams.
, The situation in New York an
Brooklyn is excellent It looks lik
100 teams. for even at this stage o
r. the game no less than ~ have al
ready made arrangements to com
, pete The New York Bowling Asso
. citation is forming campaign commit
tees for the purpose of pushing III
national tournament.
One Of the most important i'm
p provements at Atlantic City viii h
( in the method Of scoring. On seV
cral occasions inr tho past there hey
been rumors OF Irregularities ia
spired by competitors none to viz
tuous. This will be eliminate
through the installation OF a double
decked scOretoard of Whit aboY
the alley pits. the figures being blac
and the lines forming the frames q
rcd. Instead of removing q porto
OF a game a team or the spectator
will be able to see tho complete gam
at a glance. An elaborate syster
: Of telephones connecting the ISOLATE
book scorers with those at the board
will be installed. so not only will al
persons be able TO follow all games
but no ono Will be able to speak t
the recorders without being hear
/, by other bowlers or spectators. Il
! other words, the book scorers vii
bo on n raised nlotform back OF III
bowlers and entirely separate an
free from communication with spec
tators. Thus all charges as 10 tam
perod score books viii be lacking il
the future.