The Washington times., 1915-11-04
TOURNAMENT PLANS
SOON TO TAKE FORM
Organization Of A. c. B. 4. Com.
pany to Hold Monster Event
Here Is Next Step.
By KIRK c. MILLER.


The first definite plans for the staging
Of the second nnnua, tournament OF the
Atlantic Coast Bowling Association will
be decided upon at meeting OF the
Wa ashington chapter at the Chamber Of
Commerce rooms next Wednesday
night. At that time the orsa nization OF
a local Tournament, company will he
effected. after which work Of selecting
site for the big event and other de-
tails pertaining to the monster task OF
making things ready can be proceeded
with.
officials OF the Washington chapter
OF the A. c. 3. A. wish 1t distinctly
understood that every bowler in the city
IL welcome to this and any other meet
ings of the association. Any bowler Is
eligible to join the A. G. b. A., and
electing its officers and board OF di-
rectors. In turn. the board and ste n
of officers will direct the affairs of the
wish of the mass Of 6owlers.
The A. {. Il. A. Is an organization OF
the bowlers and for the benefit Of the
bowlers. None but simon-p1e bowlers
are eligible to office in the A. c. b. A..
and no alley owner or manufacturer
may hold an executive position OF any
nature. In this way the wishes OF the
bowlers may be adhered to to the most
minute detail, and q healthy normal
body. always advocating the desires and
needs OF the masses Of bowlers is ex-
pected to be the natural outcome. The
A. c. r. A. IL in Its second year. and
has the distinctive record OF having
proved more OF a success in its infancy
than any OF the older bowling organiza-
tions which thrive today. The two
other major movements In bowling are
the American Bowling .Coneress and the
National Bowling Association. neither
~ xa,tSt L. t.l k,.s ~. H..
and for the bowlers. -
w. V. Thompson. who has made a
close study Of the organization OF bowl
ers, Is authority for the statement that
red to met with the success In their
early years that has already attended
the efforts of the A. G, b. a. in less
than eighteen months, In bowling mat
ters throughout the United States Mr..
Thompson's ideas snd opinions are val
ued highly. and after a lifetime spent
In pursuing the sport. its history. evo-
luton. and development. he has come to
the conclusion that the broadest and
biggest system of conducting the pas
tions Is to put Its affairs entirely In
the hands OF the bowlers. He argues
that they are the ones who keep the
game alive. on whom the success or fail
ure of the enterprise OF the many alley
owners and manufacturers relies. and.
lastly. that they are the ones to be
pleased In the matter OF conditions un-
der which the game fourishes.
The assistance of Mr.. Thompson In
organising the local tournament COM
pany will in all probability be sought
bv the washington Chapter. and II this
gentleman can be interested in the effort
Washington Is making to hold the big
sest duckpin. tenpin. and candlepin
then one big step toward its unqualified
success will have been accomplished.
washington's leading business and
professional men are lending their sup
port to the tournament. and = consensus
OF our resources and qualification for
staging this bowling classic OF 1915 will
be worked out at next Wednesdays
meeting.
The frst official records for the
twenty-team Masonic League have just
been compiled. They follow:
High average-Lafayette. 1910: stans-
bury 49,.
Hirh individual nverage-Lord, Wash.
inston Centennial. 1886: HALEY. Stans-
bury. 1888.
High team same-washinEton Cen
tennial. H4: Stansbury. 625.
High individual game-I.ord. WASH
ington Centennial. 14?: Wolfe. King
solomon. 1871: Milt Baer George c.
Whiting. 1871.
Hish team set-Georse c. whiting.
1911: Stansbury. 1909.
High individual set-I-ord. Washing
ton Centennial. $50: Robb, st. Johns.
$40.
High nat game-Milt Baer. George c.
whiting. sS: Goldburg. Acacia, IS;
Eichorn. Federal. 9o.
Most strikes Sta nsbury, IS.
Most individual strikes-Georse. Lafa-
yctte. =.
Most Washington Centennial.
lE.
Most individual spares-I.ord. wash
pgtOn Centennial a.