The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06
By KIRK C. MILLER.


With exactly four months in which
20 make preparations for a tourna-
usent which is expected to be the
biggest affair of it's nature ever
staged by any bowling congress,
qashington's stanchest friends Of
the game today set out to make the
competition one which will attract
the entire bowling world.
Every committee to handle the
various phases Of the tournament
= has been indicated and the chairmen
have made their plans known to
their assistants so that cooperation
Of the most complete kind will be eff
2eeted in going about the tourna-
nlgnt work. Washington's tourna-
ment company has a compact or
gsnizafien in which the best citizens
and bowlcrs arc identified and this
TACT alone II sufficient to insure I'M
qualified success.
Probably the most important work
In connection with the tournament rests
with Chairman Holcombe johnson and
]. Ernest DuAn, of the finance and
membership DEPARTMENTS. respectively.
These gentlemen are working ON the
plan that in numbers there Is strength,
and In placing the stock subscriptions
every member of the association Is to
have preference. as the moral support
of the members of the bowling frater-
nifty Is to be sought as earnestly as
their financial help. II any distinc-
ton could be made between the desir-
ability Of this assistance. moral sup
port would probably have the call.
Every indication points to the prob
ability of the entire stock subscription
being exhausted by the end OF the week,
and there is less question as to the
than Of any other feature Many Of
the alley owners have taken blocks Of
ten shares, and more. OF which Is Frank
sherman, who inspired much enthuai-
asTn Saturday when he asked for fifty
blocks. The Charles Hotel Alleys and
Arcade Alleys are others who have sub
scrtbed literally and any number OF
requests are . already s6 nut MED Oo
members in the A. {. b. A. and to have
a goodly portion Of this number actual
~ competing in the tournament. The
membership mark desired by the Ma
tional Association is 10000, and II Wash
ington can contribute nearly one-third
II this number, 1t is destined to take
II big. part in the future affairs OF the
Chairman Dulin is working out
many ideas to bring the A. c. b. A.
to the personal attention of every
bowler in Washington. In out
leagues It is estimated that 5000 men
roll each week and the 5000 sought
will be principally solicited from this
army. If each team captain makes
it his personal business to enlist his
members, the results indicated above
can be bettered to say nothing OF
equaled.
Complete success can come only as
the result of huge membership aud
when this is accomplished, the rest
comes easy. Working on the basis that
each member will be a booster and
gather in new members, there can
be only one result--the desired mem
bership.
There is much unexploited territory
to be brought into the fold of the
A. G. b. A, and while this is strictly
the business OF the national body, /.
Is also 10 Washington's interest TO
promise an event here that will at
tract this difhdent territory. Out
side support Is paramount to tho
ends which Washington bowlerE
wish to attain and this will be So
licited through a series OF visits to
the cities which have still to Indi-
cate their anxiety to join the big
movement for bowling conducted b.
the bowleFs and Tor the bOwlers a,
distinguished from the alley owners
However, the immediate business con.
fronting the boWlers Is that of estab.
fishing strength here and strength comes
only in gaining great membership
with this end In view a booster meet.
ing will be held Saturday night, and In
the meantime appeals to every alley
will be made to send strong representa-
ton to this meeting.
An automobile tour of the alleys Il
one idea promulgated by the member
ship committee, when speakers will TAKE
the alleys by. storm and present the
cause OF the A. G. b. A. and the bis
convention TO be held here.