The Washington times., 1915-11-15


Atlantic Coast Bowling Association to
muster out every pin spiller In the East
ern section OF the country will make
such a strong appeal az the attractive
booklet which Is soon to be mailed to
every bowler belonging to any organized
league In the territory embraced by the
association.
Every detail and particular pertaining
to the tournament In to ne therein de-
scribed and set forth In an attractive
manner. and there will be no phase Of
the event which will not be fully ex-
planned. Rules and regulations covering
the three styles OF bowling, tenpins.
duckpins. and candlepins. will be con-
tained In the forty-page pamphlet.
edited by w. V. Thompson. and besides
these many OF the desirable features OF
Visiting Washington are to be put before
the bowlers who are expected to pa
tronize the competition. Complete in
forma ton regarding entries. entry fees
for the singles. doubles. and teams and
closing dates for the same will be clearly
established In this booklet.
\ careful survey OF bowling activities
In Washington reveals the fact that It's
combined army of Dinners reaches a total
Of very. near nifty leagues. each avcrag-
Ing eight teams. This fact comedies us
1900 organized bowlers. maybe 2.5OO. and
there Is no excuse for any one OF that
number to be without the fold OF the
A. G. b. A. Half OF them should be en-
gagged In active competition in the big
tournament. IN singles. doubles. and
teams. and the other half should belong
for the sole purpose OF lending their
moral support to an event which Is
boosting the standard OF bowling every
year and the success Of which Will In
sure clean sport on the alleys.
Tournament experts, who have studied
the local situation have declared that
l.. III sN.. Naa "A. .t.a.r rs..V, 20 ma kA
the 1916 bowling classic "A success by
itself. without the aid OF an entry from
an. outside city. This Is cheerful in
formation. and furnishes an assuring
nucleus for the local chapter to go out
side and make the AFFAIR n double sue
ii Is probably very true that should
every team now bowling In a league
OF this city fall In line with the \: G..
Il. c., see that each man owned a
membership card and entered him in
the tournament. we would not need
an outside entry; but that IL not the
object OF this tournament. We must
have foreign competition in order to
keep up interest and to establish sec
tion championships and titles. never
theless II IL pleasant to know that we
have a following here large enough
to make a grand success out or what
ever we start in the way OF bowling
competition.
Washington now has less than 500
members in the \. &. B. \. THIS
statement Is no cause for alarm. but
two months hence the number should
be doubled and in two months more
the mark should jump to 1000. The
bowlers are here. the interest lies
here, ani the consequence should be
natural. No league bowling under
the a. e. b. \. conditions should
have a member who has not Joined
the association. This should come
before his league aftiIiatIon IL should
be made a requirement of joining any
league.
Many Washington circuits have
adopted the plan OF abandoning the
annual banquet which is held at the
end OF each season and using the
money which would ordinarily go Tor
that purpose. to entering the league
as a whole in the A. G. Il. A. tourna-
ment. one league. the Southeast
League. has planned dance and ball
at the Old Masonic Temple for De
cember q. the proceeds OF which
will go to a fund to enter the league
as whole in the tournament next
April.
Other loops will transform their casn
prize list into tournament pool which
Will either send the circuit rs q whole
into the competition or nominate its
best teams and individuals to bring
back cash prizes from the tournament
and then convert II back to the league
prize list.
ON all sides there Is n distinct ten
dency to support the tournament, and
By hook or crook" the bowling COM
muntty can expect to see nearly every
team In the city playing on the alleys
at Camp Emery next spring. The nrst
step Is to arfiliate with the A. {. b. A.
by getting card from the local sccre-