Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-15
MIDWEST ENTRY
LIST GETS LARGER
All Records Are Broken for Number
of Teams in This Big Ten
Pin Event.
MANY STARS WILL BE HERE

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Fifty-five outside entries TO the Middle
west tournament had been mailed in up
TO last night and several more are ex-'
pected this morning.
The local entry list too. has grown
during the week and now numbers sixty
| five teams. Already all previous entry
records of the Middlewest Bowling as
ISOLATION has been shattered. Two years I
ago St Louis had an entry OF 100 teams,
-but this seasons entry will pass this |
| figure from fifteen to twenty teams.
| Last seasons tournament at Sioux City |
numbered ninety-eight teams. The 81.
| Louis entry is the largest with ten teams !
Sioux City has entered seven, Chicago !
| six, Lincoln six, Des Moines five, St /
Paul four, Kansas City four Peoria has
entered two Minneapolis two and Ere !
mont two: Pueblo, Grand Island Fender. |
Mason City, Marshalltown. Dubuque, Fort
Dodge, Sioux City, lie Mars. jefferson,
S. D.. and Fontanelle, Ia, one each. !
Among teams entered are the strongest
tournament teams of the country. All the
Chicago teams include the best bowlers
the Windy City has. The Martin hotel
team of Sioux city, Schmidts of st. Paul.
Alpen Braus of st. Louis, all have good
!; tournament records.
: Work on the schedule will commence
this morning. Secretary George Lowe Of
, Kansas City is here and will superintend
the job. On the opening night the run
ways will be occupied by the local hotel
teams.
, st. Louis starts EARLY.
On Saturday and Sunday practically the
} entire ST. Louis delegation will occupy
, the runways A few Sioux City. Kansas
City and Des Molnes teams will roll on
r that date. On Monday or Tuesday the
} women's teams will roll. On Wednesday
night several strong Omaha teams will
roll. On Thanksgiving night the crack
! Chalmers team of Chicago will take the
runways. With them will be some star
local aggregations and a few outside
; teams. including the fast Bowlers' Jour
. nal five Of Chicago. On Friday night st.
3 Louis. Lincoln. st. Joseph and other
t points will be represented. With them
! few strong local quintets will roll.
other Ones Later.
On Saturday and Sunday, November q
and %. the schedule is crowded to the
limit with crack Chicago. Sioux City. st.
Paul Minneapolis. ST. Louis, Lincoln,
Pueblo, Des Molnes and Peoria teams
II the schedule permits a sweepstakes
tournament will be staged on Monday
, night November %.
The construction work and cross-plan-
ing Of the alleys commences tonight
Work on the grandstand, check room and
secretary's office will also commence
early this week.
During the progress OF the tournament
the local entertainment committee will
! hold open house and serve refreshments
free to the visiting bowlers.
: Tournament Notes.
Fontenelle, Ia. has entered team.
The local entry list far surpasses all
expectations.
Copies OF the schedule will be mailed
TO all outside entrants Monday.
St. Louis has backed up its bid for
entry.
} Season tickets to the matches will be
ments
; The annual meeting OF the association
VIII be held at the Paxton hotel. Sunday,
November 81.
The entertainment committee will
: furnish the visiting bowlers with re-
rreshments free Of charge.
Lincoln bowlers have entered five
teams. They will boost for the next state
tournament, which will be held in their
city.
Victor B. Parish, manager OF the pub
A hctty bureau Of the Commercial club, Is
' getting out classy badge for the en-
trants.
Work on the alleys commences tonight.
II will take four days and two nights TO
cross-plane them. Work on the grand
. stand. check room and secretary's office
e commences right away.
9 d. ]. o'Brien. former president Of the
= Tournament company, has donated
prize for the bowler rolling high single
Q game during the tournament In any
b event.
$ George C. Lowe Of Kansas City, secre-
tary OF the hiddlewest Bowling assooia-
ton will be here today 20 help local
d Edison with the difficult task of making
n up the schedule.
: The women's squad 10 complete. Six
a teams Will take part one niGht during
the tournament. They arc the Burgess
Nash. Rrandeis Stores. Hayden Bros.
Omaha Towel Supply, A. b. Sweet Shops
and Nebraska Telephone company.
- The large local entry list Is due 20 the
II faithful work OF Messrs. Weber. Grotte,
= ! Terrell, Holiday and zimmerman. II
y every Omaha bowler took the EAme in
y terest that this quintet took. the total
. number OF local entries would have been
IT doubled
Every Omaha bowler entered in the
tournament is expected TO contribute 81
toward the entertainment fund and other
| expenses. IL will cost about $500 TO stage
,r the big event. The local tournament
. entry money to go toward expenses. TINS,
: however. S about 500 short OF the
actval expenses.