South Bend news-times., 1915-09-27
bOWLERS Of CITY
WILL HAVE MASS
MEETING SUNDAY
City Association Will Be Organ
ized at Meeting in EIkS
TempIe-Good Records
During Week.

Unless all signs fail next Sunday
afternoon will mark one of the great
est events in local bowling history,
which will be in the nature of mass
meeting to be held of all the bowlers
in the city at the Elk's temple at
2oclock. Every bowler liz the city
whether affiliated with any of the
clubs identified with the South Bend
City Bowling association of not, is
cordially invited TO attend and take
part in the festivities.
The meeting is primarily for the
purpose of completing the organiza-
tiOn of the City association, which
will mark the first meeting of the
newly elected representative of the
various leagues in the city and the
board of directors of that body. In
this they will be assisted by five mem
bers of the executive board of the
American Bowling Congress, namely
Judge Howard, eX-president; +. l..
Pasdeloup, treasurer; w. j. Diener;
Oscar Schmidt all of Chicago; and
r. a. Schnelle of this city.
The men represent some of the
most able men of the national bowl
ing organization, who will endeavor
TO place before the local body the
through organized play. Enormous
gains have been made in the great
indoor sport in recent years. Ten
years ago Milwaukee started a city
association with eight leagues but
this Year the Cream city pin knights
boast of 90 leagues in operation un-
der the sanction and protection # the
American Bowling Congress.
Astounding Local Progress.
South Bend cannot hope to compare
with the larger cities numerically but
il is believed that ii will surpass
any city in the country in relative
bowling has always been confined to
private clubs and that this is practi-
cally the first year of open alley play
South Bend will be able to muster a
greater comparative number of lea
CUES than any other city of its size
in the country.
Bowling has grown TO such stupen-
dous proportions in this city that
there are now 21 leagues operating
in league play while another, the
Bankers league is expected to start
it's schedule season next week. OF this
number IA have pledged their support
by entering into the South Bend City
Bowling association. AS those with
out the fold have not been approached
it is quite likely that they too will
be glad TO cooperate with those of
the new organization.
At the conclusion of Sunday after
Moons meeting, which must of ne
cessity be of short duration. a bowl
ing match has been arranged between
the Bucktails who made such
splendid record in the last tourna-
ment of the American Bowling Con-
gress of Peoria, and a picked team
I1.e. !,
leadership of Billy Lee, known as
the greatest shrimp bowler" in the
country.
Local knights show Well
Local bowlers hung up some re-
markable scores for so early in the
season, This was not confined to any
one organization but the marks were
well distributed. which is an indica
ton that South Bend is developing
some classy material. The best indi-
vidual work was performed by At
vas bowled in practice. topping over
III pins in d series of three games,
the first of which missed a prefect
game in the ninth frame.
In league play the high mark of
the week was turned by the Design
ing team of the oliver league. which
totalled 1864 for the series with 1101
for high game. However this was
not from scratch as Mr.. Handicap Fl
cured prominently in the effort. But
there were two clubs who collected
lot of wood during the week.
namely the Eagles in the United
league. who showed 2S23 for their
nights work while the Conservative
Life Insurance Co. of the city lea
que gave them a good run with 2S0T.
Among the leaders i'm individuai
play Johnson of the Singers, in the
&. a club league, performed the ban
ner stunt. going TO 629 for the series
with 235 high. Three other players
turned in 200 averages, Fred Hart,
of the Bucktails in the Federal lea
que going 615, Charlie Schmidt of the
Eagles in the United league, brought
home 612, while Tom Sharkey Of the
Conservative Life Insurance SO. Ponies
in the City league hung up COZ.