The Washington times., 1916-03-13
PHILADELPHIA. WILL
BOOST PIN TOURNEY
IN A MASS MEETING
Capital Promoters Will Journey
to Baltimore Wednesday to
"Tear Things Up"

Reports from other cities, in con-
nection with the big bowling classic.
to be held here April 3, under the
auspices OF the Atlantic Coast Bowl
ing Association, presage a most brill
liant success for the tourney. big
mass meeting will be held this even
ing in Philadelphia. to discuss ways
and means OF having that city proper
~ represented, when the pins begin
10 drop in the old Census Building,
First and b streets northwest, three
weeks from today. A similar gath
ering will be held in Syracuse, tonight
Assurances from Gotham point to the
participation of between fifty and
seventy-five teams from the metrop-
oils.
officials of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad have announced that in view
of the large number of pin enthus-
lasts. who are understood to be COM
ing on from Boston, a "Bowlers' Spe-
cial" will leave the Hub City on
April 8.
The Boosters Committee" of tho
Washington Tournament Company,
which is promoting the mammoth meet,
Will Journey to Baltimore Wednesday
for the purpose of rounding up the pin
knights of the town en- masse. A COM
plete circuit of the Baltimore alleys will
ne mdu0 Dy Ine ln6
afternoon and evening. and II Is ex-
pected that the entry lists for the
tournament will be materially swelled.
Baltimore bowlers have manifested a
keen interest in the meet and are ex-
pected to invade the city In great num-
bers. The committee is made up as fol-
lows: w. F. Guide. Thomas F. Grant,
Ernest Dulin, II. B. (Pop) HALEY, p. B.
Fletcher. II. T. Rodier. and George Ise-
mann.
The tournament management has dis
covered the floor of the large south
west room of the census building, to be
In excellent condition. II is In this
room that the dancing will be in force
each evening. Concessions for this hall
have been awarded. II is announced. In
addition to the dancing. the hall Will
contain a battery of eight Skee-BalI
alleys.
Bowlers on entering the filed OF con-
f1ict will be obliged to pass through
cage. where the official "weigher' will
determine the weight of each ball, al
we'll as its circumference and balance
Tcnpin balls must not weigh more thar
sixteen pounds or measure more thai
twenty-seven inches around. diane
ter OF four and three-quarters is TIL
maximum for a duckpin ball, while tn
candlepin ball must not exceed fou
and half inches through. A steel RIM
will be passed over each ball, to SCI
Nlldl II COIltb Wllnil NHt
The ball will then be balanced to detec
any slugs or one-sidedness. A differ
cnce of three ounces will be passed, &
allow for imperfections in the ball
Having passed this inspection, tn
bowlers will enter the alleys, whicl
they will then not he permitted to leave
without the consent of the referee. rhi
regulation is made with the object o
preventing any possible substitution o
balls. After each game the captain o
the team signs the score, and Is give
one copy: the official count being take
by the head scorer and turned over I
the A. c. b. A. secretary.
II is understood that the City Ten Pi
League will enter eight teams in a.
classes in the coming tournament TIL
entries are expected wednesday.
The ladies' team of the Grand Contra
Palace alleys will roll a match with tn
quint from the Ingram Memorial Churc
the early part of this week on the for
mers' alleys, The two teams have en-
tered the coming tourney.
The big dance to be given by tn
knights of Columbus for the purpose G
raising funds to enter their bowln
teams In the coming tournament will b
held on st, Patrick's night in Eaglei
Hall. 1t will be one of the Emeral
dances, Arrangements arc I'm charge 9
Joseph r. Mccain. president of the Is
Z, Bowling League. The Columbu
Country Club In cooperating with tn
league In promoting the affair.