Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-24
CITY TOURNAMENT
COMES THIS WEEK
Only Three More Days Left for Pin
Tumblers to Send in Entries for
Championship Event.
GATE CITY EVENT THIS WEEK

GATE CITY EVENT THIS WEEK
Only three days left for the local bowl |
ers TO got their entry In for the annual |
city tournament which opens next Sat- |
urday evening on the Farnam alleys. |
This affair Is the chief local tournament |
OF the season inssmuch as the winners
are declared city champions, which title !
they hold until the annual city tourna-
ment the following year. The storz, last
years team champions. Bill Learn and
Walt Goff present holders OF the doubles
championship and Learn whose hoggish
ways also melted him the individual and
all-event championships. will BIO entered
again this season to defend their titles.
An entry Of eighteen teams IL expected
together with proportional set OF
doubles and singloe the Zee will be 81 per
sons events will be rolled the Same as
those OF last seasons tournament. All
series will be rolled across six alleys.
the same az used in the big Middiewest
tournament recently held here. The
usual entry zee OF q per man in the
team event will be charged and in the
douheis and singles the fee will be 81 per
man. The tournament will be rolled
under the auspices OF the parent body.
| the American Bowling Congress. An ad-
ditionai dollar per team Is charged az
dues TO the congress. Teams Wishing 10
take part in the big national tournament
held in Toledo during March must enter
the city tournament TO become eligible.
Entries close Wednesday night. January
20. at midnight and must be in Association
Secretary Gains hands by that Tins. as
| - hat Hat
Gate CITY Tourney.
The annual Gate City tournament will
be staged this week. Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday. The tournament Is open
20 all leagues rolling on the Morrison
alleys except the Omaha league. Entries
close tonight, Secretary Jake slime IL
receiving them and will also conduct the
events.
The big national tournament conducted
by the American Bowling congress is
now attracting the attention of the
bowlers throughout the country. The con-
tests which open in Toledo. o., March 4
ana continue until March "a will attract
the greatest outside entry OF any tourna-
ment ever staged. and thia with a local
entry OF 200 teams pledged by Toledo
business men will bring tho total entry
Of the tournament to over 800 teams. This
IL the tournament OF tournaments. it's
participants being from all parts OF the
United states ana Canada who are the
pick Of the bowlers from their respective
. parts. The winners IN the events OF this
tournament are considered worlds cham
pons ana retain the title until the next
annual tournament This seasons large
entry win be due to the Increased inter.
est IN the bowling game and also 20
Toiedo's location right in the heart Of the
I bowling world Ohio is considered the
greatest bowling state In the union and
: has more bowling alleys and bowling en-
1 thusiasts than any other commonwealth.
: This combined with its central location
: win draw huge entry from all the mid
y die west states as we'll as from the east
:. ern states. Chicago alone will enter
|, ninety teams. This in addition to Toledo's
: huge entry will suffice to build up q
: prize fund which win pass the siB.ooC
|. mark. When the other large cities Of the
4 country with delegations OF five TO twenty
r teams each are added 70 this the prize
4 fund win be well over $4,000.
Il Entries Close February rs.
. The entries close February Is and mus
n be In the hands OF Secretary Abe Lang.
! try by that date to receive consideration
otherwise they win be returned to tbs
= sender.
At this early date 100 outside teams hav,
entered and preparations are being mad,
! TO send galaxy OF stars from all the Bis
\ bowling centers. The total number Of
bowlers will number about 1000 and the,
will roll about 5000 games before IN,
y curtain IL called for on March "A.
= omaha's entry win probably amount I,
{ five teams, The Storz. local city cham
y pions. who made such a splendid show
a ins at Peoria last year. have airead.
sent in their entry and will roll on thu
N last two days OF the tournament. Marcel
n q and "a
= The Metz. Luxus and two letters Ok
= Age teams viii enter at an early date
All are strong combinations and ar
sure TO make themselves heard from Whei
a, they appear on the newly constructs
n alleys
Bowling Notes.
e Nelson and Hinlde arc preparing to 8
81 All Of the Metropolitan league team
viii enter the Metropolitan Handica
tournament.
The Eaeles beat the Loose wiles squa
~ by one pin on the last ball rolled in the
On TO, Toledo. 70 win a diamond medal an
va part OF the $4,000 pot.
~ Il took HemDle ana Moyna both
- make an IS SCORE Last week. Moyn
shooting four frames ara Hempie Ell
They had nine errors ana one spare.
q. Waarmont and sutton Tie.
-. SUTTON, Neb., Jan. 9a-(special.l
"a Fairmont and sutton High schools tie
~ / In a hotiv contested game OF basket ha