South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-31
LOCAL BOWLERS
ALREADY SET FOR
BIC PIN MEETING
0rpheUm Alleys to Stage Tour
nament for Two Men and
individuals as Prep
aration.

so far as the artictic end OF the
game is concerned South Bend
bowlers are now all set for the big
tournament of the American Bowl
ing Congress. which takes place at
Toledo from March 4 TO March %.
south Benz will be represented Ivy
g five-men teams. nearly all whom
will contest in the two men team
and individual events as well. This
represents between so and IS bowl
ers and their entrance fees Of near
~ $1,000
The teams who will take part and
representing South Bend at the big
classic are Bardeen's United. CA
ClH5. c. A. Ponies. c. A. Specials,
Conservative Life Insurance Co.
Conservative Life Ponies. Eagles,
HulIie and Mikes. Indiana 81 Mich
ican Electric Co. Jimmy * Goats,
Conservative Life Insurance Co. No.
g. Silver Edge. Slogans. Waters
Ponies and Studebakers.
south Bend BOwIcrs HOnorcd.
All of these teams with the excep-
ton of Studobakers. will roll their
contests on March 23rd and cath.
south Bend night at the tournament.
which is a splendid concession and
compliment for the splendid entry
Suuth Bend made at the tournament.
The StudeDokCrs have been granted
"a separate date to suit their con
,enience and they have been assign
ed to March 18th and 18th.
An entry of Is teams in a national
tournament has only twice been
surpassed by any city n Indiana,
the honor going TO Indianapolis in
1913. when the American Bowling
Congress held its tournament at the
capitol and in 1910, when the
tournament was held ct Cincinnati.
However. to South Bend belongs the
honor of having not OILY the largest
bowling Association in Indiana but
the membership is larger than any
other city ever in the state.
Local BOwlcrs Doing Well.
on the strength OF what local
bowlers are doing in their prelimin-
airy work in their match and team
play the entry in the big splash
should not be taken as . cOmpll-
mentary proposition as the work
Of our boys compares we'll with
that of the best of them throughout
the country. Nearly all of the teams
in the City and Bardeen's leagues
are entered at Toledo and players
from private clubs are affiliated with
them
Ii is a matter OF record that all of
these teams bring home "a good 200
1. I,afr.
often we'll into the 1900 column.
This is rather the rule than the
exception. IT must be taken into con
sideration that the play of our home
BOYS is not entirely confined to any
one set of alleys but they aim 10
travel on as many varied drives as
possible This is splendid schooling
and will serve To good stead when
they are asked to start in the big
classic
To stage Local Tournament.
What is to serve as a primer to
the big classic has been arranged By
the management Of the Orpheu.m
bowling alleys i'm the nature of a
two men team and individual tourn-
ament. This event is open TO all
hOWlerS IN the CITY. dL men al cAl1-
rance fee OF one dollar will be chars-
ed i'm each event and the entire
entrance Zee will be distributed as
prize money on a percentage basis
pro rata according 10 the number
of contestants taking part.
There is 10 be no regular set
schedule and the contestants may
arrange 10 roll their games TO suit
their convenience. As all the bowl
ers in the city take part in one or
more league contests during a week
set schedule might interfere with
them. The tournament is TO run
over a period OF two weeks. begin
ming on Monday, February eth and
close on saturday February goth.
Entries may lie made any time dur
ing the course of the tournament
lut no bowler can compete in either