The Washington times., 1916-01-24
NEW YORK is NEXT
POINT OF ATTACK
A. c. B. A. Tournament Officials
Will Invade Gotham With
Prospectus on February IL.
By KIRK C. MILLER.

New York city itself will be the next
point Of attack by the men who are in
terested in the success of the tenpin-
duckpin-candlepin tournament to be
held here during the three weeks be-
ginning April 3, and by the Atlantic
Coast Bowling Association officials
generally. On February 12, delega-
ton Of bowlers and boosters from this
city will go to Gotham, where q mass
meeting of metropolitan bowlers will be
encountered and instilled with the pur-
poses and ideals of the A. c. B. A.
To aid Washington in its effort to
make its tournament the most success
ful that has ever been held by so young
an organization as the A. c. b. A. will
be, many of the tenpin artists and alley
enthusiasts who greeted the District
boosters in Philadelphia Saturday night
and as the Quakers are thoroughly
aroused to the advantages of affilia-
ton with the A. e. b. \. their assist
ance will probably have a direct bear
ing on the success OF the trip to New
York. These two cities etand together
in many things, sporting and otherwise;
and as rule the things that are good
enough for Philadelphia are good
enough for New York. In this hope,
Washington will take its best bowlers
and boosters to the big city in three
weeks, and thereby a substantial addl-
ton to the entry list is hoped for.
Although the Pennsylvanlans have
confined their probable entry list in the
Washington tournament to twenty-tour
teams, it is not altogether improbable
that this number may he exceeded by
many figures before the day OF the
closing OF entries, March 25. Those
Philadelphians are conservative lot,
and their last idea is to raise false
expectations in the minds of the WASH
ington tournament officials.
Regarding the possibilities OF re-
turn tenpin match between the Phila-
delphia and Washington teams whicn
such an arrangement would be very ue-
siraDle at this end, excepting for the
fact that much remains to be done IN
connection with our own tournament,
and as New York is still to be con-
quered. it is hardly possible to spare
Che time at this late date to crowd III
more than the present program of work
demands. At am other time. WaGh-
nature of intercity pin competition with
Philadelphia ana other cities.
Starting Saturday, January %, 1915,
the Palace will inaugurate their 1916
Novelty Tournament" during which
time thirty-two men will roll to quail
fy. the last date for qualification being
February 20. 1916. Any ten high games
an Individual makes will count during
period above mentioned. The high thir-
ty-two men will roll Off in finals, as
two-men teams This will be an elimi-
nation contest, four teams dropping out
during the first roll off. four teams
dropping out the second night. four
teams dropping out the third night. two
teams the next night, and then the final
roll off between the last two teams.
During the qualification the bOwlers
qualify as individuals, nut man will
not know who his partner will be until
the night of the first roll off. when lots
will be drawn, thirty minutes before
the start OF the contest. Prizes follows :
First prize. $1,000
Second prize observation-disclosures. $1,000
Third prize. Ze...............,........ $500
Fourth prize. ze.......................,. $500
High qualifying $500
First man rolling 1,250 for ten games
a box OF cigars.
High individual game during the
qualification. a box Of cigars.