The Washington times., 1915-11-08
Success OF Tourney
Rests With BOwlerS
Every Votary of Game Is Asked to Lend His Moral
and Active Support and to Attend Next Wed
nesday's Meeting at c. of c.
BY KIRK MILLER.

The current week holds much In store
for washington's bowling colony as 1t
is to witness the organization OF conf
pany to promote the 1915 A. c. B. A.
tournament The success of this com
pany In, interesting the public In an
event which will bring together the rep
rcsentative bowlers OF the East. de-
pends on the bowlers themselves. NO
one or two men nor body OF men can
guarantees the patronage which should
attend this effort. the task being en-
tirelv up to the public. that Is the BOWL
ing public.
To this end. next Wednesdays meet
ing at the Chamber of Commerce has
been scheduled and for this same rea-
son the meeting has been made an open
one to the bowlers. There Is no bowl
cr. no matter what his rank may be.
who Is not urged to attend and offer
his ideas as to the manner III which
Washington should conduct its coming
alley classic.
II must be borne In mind that the A..
c. B. A. is an organization for the
bowlers And conducted by the bowlers.
and the spirit Of leave It for John to
do" cannot endure In this instance.
The bowlers themselves must act: they
are urged to offer their suggestions and
give their advice to the officers of the
local chapter OF the A. G. Il. A. and
therein lies the purpose of Wednesday's 8
session. At that time the bowlers are
expected to rally in their gayest colors,
figuratively only. to the support OF
Washington's one big opportunity to as
sert It's ranking position In bowling af-
fairs of this country.
Washington has never conducted a
really great tournament within Its
gates. 1t has Tor years lent its strength
to the largest tournament held In the
East and Middle West but for various
reasons 1t has never succeeded In at
tracting any of the important annual
affairs to the Capital City. No city
can boast of the caliber of bowlers that
thrive right here in our midst. yet we
have still to show the world that we
are really in a class by ourselves as
bowlers, because We have been unable
to attract the outside world OF BOWERS
to our door.
So on Washington boNlers is to fall
the bulk OF the business OF making the
1916 tournament the best ever held un-
der organized bowling rules. We will
have outside support, as Boston. Phila-
dclphia. Syracuse. and Rochester. and
other big cities of the East will send
their best teams here. but the city OF
Washington itself must furnish the
nucleus to draw our neighboring cities
as well as those. right hero within the
city who have never taken part in
tournament matters.
rnis responsibility which We must
consider as ours alone Is not a great
enc. in that we are accepting II with
every advantage IN our favor. Until
the A. c. b. 4. gave us well estab-
lished game which will be adhered 10
by every community. the task OF bring
nS the bowlers together might have
been more difficult. hut under the eX-
isting circumstances there is every Gle
anxious to enter such tournament.
and In this respect the path should bo
easy.
Boston's tournament last spring was n
distinct success. Washinpton's will he
equally as successful. for all who were