New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
Former Senator Will Open
Ninth Annual Bowling
Tourney Tomorrow.
MAYOR mitchell MAY
ALSO BE ON HAND
Ten New Alleys Ready for One
Hundred Teams Which Will
Strive for Championship.

Chauncey NJ. Depew, former United
States Senator, will formally open the
ninth annual tournament OF the Ma
tional Bowling Association in the
Grand Central Palace tomorrow even
ing. No announcement has been made
rs TO whether or not the erstwhlle
legislator would take part in the time
honored ceremony Of rolling the hrst
ball down the alleys, although 1t IS not
unlikely that he will try his hand.
Mayor Mitchell and various members
of his cabinet" have been invited, and
it would not be surprising TO see the
city's Chief Executive vie with the aged
Senator in making strikes or poodles,
whichever it happened to be.
Elmer f. DUNCAN. president of the
Nationa! Bowling Associations; William
II. Valentine, president Of the New
York Bowling Association; William II.
Newman, former president of the New
York Central; Landreth II. King, presi-
dent Of the New York City Federation
of Churches; J. A. Place and J. Car
stensen, vice presidents of the New
York Central, and william Kirk, for
mer president Of the national associa-
ton, will be others to take part in the
opening ceremonies, beginning at
o'clock.
To lend an international character
TO the competition on the opening
night, three Canadian teams Will take
part, the National Athletic Association,
the Canadians and the Strachens, all
of Montreal. The Strachens are the
holders of the Canadian championship.
Along with these teams from the north
there will be the Mohawks, OF New
York, with Valentine in the lineup;
the Rockaways, Of Rockaway beach,
and the Vogt Club, of Newark.
Ten brand new alleys have been built
for this tournament, and four OF tnem
will be reserved for practice, while
the remaining six will be used exclu-
siyely for championship games. Mod
ern n-setting devices have been in
stalled on the tournament alleys, and
thew will save considerable time IN the
rolling of the games.
Major NJ. w. Gage, the national sec
rotary, will try to complete the sched-
ule within two weeks, which may make
Sunday bowling necessary. With the
entry of a hundred teams, the major
believes there is no reason why a
period OF more than two weeks is nee
essary.
Accordingly, the schedule has been
made up so that two men games will
be rolled in the late morning, the IN
dividuals in the afternoon, and the
five-men event at night. Those who
compete in the fvemen contest VIII
roll their doubles and singles the
next day, as usual
Considerable interest has been
shown in the competition for the
medals of both the National and New
York associations. There are eighteen
Of these awards in all. The national
association offers appropriate medals
to the five men of the champion team,
the successful pair in the doubles, the
person who comes out best in the sim
giles and to the man who captures the
all-around title.
In view of the fact that the tourns-
ment was arranged so hurriedly, the
muster OF 800 or more bowlers illus
trates that, after all, it has been the
rank and file of the devotees Of the
game who have made this tournament
possible.