Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-05
TENPIN SEASON NEARS END
State Tourney and Handicap Event
at Metropolitan Alleys Alone
Serve to Keep Up Interest.
OF NATIONAL MEET

With most Of the leagues through with
their schedules and the American Bowling
Congress tournament over, there has
been quite lull in bowling activities dur
the last week. The results Of the rolling
AZ Peoria served TO keep the local bowling
enthusiasts interested ana the various
bowling establishments were the scenes
OF many tallsfests. Omaha bowiers made
creditable showing at the big annual
event. due 70 the high class shooting Of
the storz team which received $3.50
check for the 2si1 score which was fifth
high Of tho $40 teams entering the tourna-
ment
Several Of the bowlers received nice
checks in the doubles and singles. Neaie,
Huntington. r. sciple and Balzer were
high IN the individual event ana among
the two-men teams Cochran and sciple.
Martin and Fanton. Balzer and Gilbreeth
collected. Several others received checks
OF smaller amounts.
Look 90 state Event.
The coming state tournament will keep
the pin topplers alive for at least two
weeks. This event which was scheduled
to commence April 7 has been postponed
one week to allow the workmen 20 com
plete the new eight alleys on which the
matches are to be rolled. A larger entry
than first expected has already been psnt
in and this VIII be increased during the
week. Omaha and South Omaha have
already entered fourteen teams.
On next Friday night the ali-star New
Haven. Conn, team with Mort Lindsay,
Wolf Hartley ana Charles johnson in
the line up will roll on the Association
alleys. The trio win roll series against
three members OF the Bureess-Nash
squad after which they viii roll doubles
and singles against scipie. Cochran.
Balzer. Lean. Naaie and others who wish
to face the eastern ten-pin cracks. These
three bowlers are among the best In tho
land and are sure 20 draw a large gate.
They are on their way from Peoria 70
| San Francisco and are making stops at
several cities throughout the midwest.
Handicap Tournev Next.
Other attractions during the coming
week will be the Metropolitan handicap
tournament now being staged on the
Metropolitan alleys, and the Mercantile
| tournament. which commences on the A.
sociation alleys Tuesday night.
Most Of the leagues have completed their
seasons. The Magic City, Booatss.
Knights of Columbus. Ford Motor. Pax
ton & Gallagher and settlement leagues
are still In the running. but viii Tang down
the curtain during the next week. All
the races arc close. and several exciting
finishes will take place.
| Bowling Notes.
! The Settlement and Paxton & Gallagher
leagues are stan holding forth at the AS
ISOLATION alleys. Their seasons viii run
two weeks longer
The ots and Omehas OF the Knights OF
| Columbus league will fight II out Tor first
place Monday night. Both teams are tied
and a hot finish Is expected.
The Mercantile leaguers win pull off
their first annual tournament commencing
Tuesday night and continuing until ali
matches have been rolled, which viii take
about three days. A handicap system will
| be used, each entrant being given 90 per
cent OF tile difference between his average
and that OF the leagues high average
The entrance fee has been placed at 81
cents per man in each event.