South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-15
RACE CROWS HOT
FOR 1917 A. B. C.;
LOCALS IN CHASE
City Must Get Civic Backing,
However, to Compete Sue
CesSfuIIy With Michigan
and Other ContenderS.

iating themselves with the South Bend
Bowling association. the latest league
to join the association being the City
league. This body perfected it's or
ganization last wednesday evening and
elected the following officers: Joseph
II. Brink, president; Harold Feistkorn,
treasurer: Z. J. Goat" Anderson, sec
rotary, ard Charles Van Kirk, repre-
sentative to the city association.
Other leagues still without the fold
are gradually getting their affairs In
shape to join the association TINS
week, among them being the tribune
league, which is practically set, the
Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co,
reporting similar conditions, with the
Printers league still 70 be heard from.
The latter organization has had rather
a rocky path TO follow this season.
having been forced 10 make a change
in the membership Of their league be
cause OF the Catalog Service Co. team
forfeiting it's franchise However, they
expect to be, ready for afiliation short
ly.
Competition Already Developing.
South Bend is not going TO have the
easiest kind of sailing to land a tour
nament Of the American Bowling con-
gress in spite of the encouragement
already received from some of the Off
Gals of that organization. Three other
cities already appeared on the SURFACE
with good organizations to try for the
1917 tournament, namely Grand Rap
ids. Mich, Indianapolis. Ind, and Day
ton, o., with Milwaukee casting a fiirt-
ing eye for favorable consideration.
Grand Rapids is particularly strong
in the field, as she is not in the field
alone with her bowling organization
but has the backing of the chamber
of commerce. a committee from the
city ADMINISTRATION, combined with the
efforts Of kindred local civic organ
izations. all working in harmony with
their object to secure the 1917 A. B. c.
tournament Mr.. +. ]. Ryan, the pres
ident Of the congress, is a resident of
Detroit, and is said TO favor a city Of
his native state, and use his influence
to bring about such a result.
Local Forces Not Organized.
If South Bend expects to receive
any consideration in landing such
huge gathering in the near future 1t is
high time that some organized effort
be expended in that direction. At
present the local bowling clan has no
asset other than a good association
of the bowling forces, with a good live
membership which will eXpend every
effort to bring several thousand people
10 this city. which would do the city
and its enterprises invaluable good,
if no other than leaving their money
in the city and be impressed from a
publicity standpoint.
Even the BOWLING forces should be
successful in gaining the consent of
American Bowling congress to accept
the local associations invitation to
hold their tournament in South Bend,
Nrro
of sufficient size to cope with the sit
uation. A structure of this kind does
not have to be constructed or a spe-
cial nature TO furnish the purpose. as
any building Of sufficient floor space
could be arranged, at little expense,
to suit the purpose. And there is every
reason TO believe that the returns re-
ceived from the sources of revenue
from d big bowling tournament will
nearly bring enough TO deIray the eX-
pense of construction.
Race Results I'm Many Ties.
While the schedules Of the Stude-
baker and Trio league were completed
last week, the winners of places of
honors are far from decided in the
former organization. These two teams,
the Skeins and Tongues, tied for first
place, while three teams, the BOlsters,
Reaches and SpokeS, are all alike for
the remainder OF the prizes. very
complex situation. which will require
many games to be played to decide
the eventual winners. Going into the
final week the Spokes and Tongues
we're tied for first place, but the for
mer got rimed for three games by
the AXles and were out of It,
The Tongues, too, were treated
rather roughly for possible winners,
losing two games 10 the Rims. But the
Skeins made it possible TO get another
try at first place by beating the Boil
sters two games. The expected ties
in the Trio league did not materialiZe
as the Starters, who led in the stretch
and won the pennant, came through
in the final games like champions by
winning all three games from their
opponents. the Windshields. The
Studebaker leagues will enjoy va
cation of two weeks during which per
iod a tournament will be conducted
in Their club rooms, after which they
start on their long season.
Many CreditabIe Performances.
There were many creditable per-
formances on local drives last week.
both individually and collectively.
these performances having it's effects
Of many interesting situations. The
Knights Of Columbus team piled up
900 pins IN tnelr game against Hullle
& Mikes. but even this effort was only
good enough 10 win two games and
also lose a notch in the standing Of
the clubs, as the Conservative Life
Insurance Co. Ponies and Bardeen's
United teams each won three games
from their opponents. which brings
the standing OF the Ponies in first
place. while the Bardeens pulled to
even terms with the X. of G. boys.
The City league teams have pro-
duced some fine scores this season and
the past week showed a lot Of them.
The Conservative Life Ponies showed
2.7S9 pins for their series, Of which
Walter Wilmer produced 6O4. Bar
deems United piled up 2.733 Of which
Hepler was the high gun with sac.
a 2lS series. Fred Hart. subbng on
the X Of Q. team. brought home his
usual 500. going one pin over the
charmed figure
a general upheaval occurred in the
Bankers league. where all Of the sec
Ond division teams trounced the lead
] ers with the result that the percent
4 H.