Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-23
ST. LOUIS GIVEN
BOWLERS' MEET
Iound City Captures 1919 Tourney
and Promises to Enter Hundred
Teams on ALLEYS Then.
PRESIDENT sTRoTz REELECTED
rTVr-nRAN r.rApuRs

st. Louis was chosen as the place
for holding the 1915 tournament Of
the Midwest Bowling association, and
the chief officers were reelected, ct
the annual meeting of the associa-
ton, held Sunday at the Farnam
alleys. where the big bowling tourney
is being rolled.
The choice Of ST. Louis for the
next tournament was done'after little
elaboration, for the down-river
bowlers were so we'll represented and
put up such a strong bid for the
honor OF entertaining the next tourn-
ament, that Lincoln, the only other
bidder, was hardly in the race at all.
VIII Enter Hundred Teams.
The ST. Louis bowlers were on hand
fifty strong ana by way OF clinchlng
their claim to the next tournament. they
guaranteed TO enter 100 St. Louis teams
next year. That will certainly make
some" tourney. the bowlers Agreed ana
voted to go to St. Louis after they had
heard the Sc. Louis representatives talk.
II. c. Menne. president OF the st. Louis
Bowling association and city treasurer OF
that city. was the big gun for that dele
cation, In landing the 1915 tournament.
He was also elected first vice-pres.dent
Of tha association.
VIII Use E:EAS alleys.
AZ Lincoln was the only other city
after the next convention, It was gener-
ally agreed that that city would be able
to have the tournament come there the
year after, in 1871. In spite OF being
overwhelmed this time. Lincoln put UP
n strong bid By vote of the association.
the board OF directors were authorized to
use eight instead OF six alleys in future
tournaments. because OF the large list
OF entrants.
Following IL the list OF officers and
executive committee elected:
President. George r, strotz. pes Moines
sesre. airy, George C. Lowe. Kansss city,
Treasurer. II. b. Farley Kansas City,
First vice president, II, c. Meme. St.
second vice-president. C. e. Ellis.
Third yies-president. Charlie rerrill.
Fourth yIce-President, d. d. Neblett.
Marshalltown, Ia.
81, hT Iss,I GSm% w,it;. ciSEy
Omaha; w. II. Musiek, Peoria; @, Nj &.
horecht, Sioux City: George rollman,
81 Joseph; Otto Renke lincoln: j. Fora
Fort Dodge; l.. J. Mackin. Dubuque; l.
r. Hammond, Fremont; s. Sobieski,
Mason City; Jimmy Dolan, Minneapolis:
Henry Patterson, st. Paul +. l.. Trainor
Sioux Falls; Frank Bruggeman, Burimg.
tom Henry Schanweber. Mitchell g. Ds
l.. Van De Steg, lie Mars Fred McConkle
Sedat kapids' Chester Weekes, Omaha:
George Zimmerman. Omaha.
Matches HotIy Contested.
Although last nights nvs-man team
matches at the Fsrnam alleys were in
teresting and hotly contested. mono OF the
scores approached the high lead OF ALSO
chalked up the night before by the Jack
Daniels quintet OF 81. Louis which still
holds the lead.
The Palace Cafe five OF LeAars came
the closest to the leaders. making a total
OF 270i. The Alpen Brau team OF 81.
Louis. last years champs, scored only
400. so will have to go some II they re-
tain their title this year
-Four Omaha teams that bowled, last
night. failed to get into the class OF the
leaders among the visiting teams. Fol-
lowing were last nights five-man team
scores;