South Bend news-times., 1917-09-04
PIN KNIGHTS GET
READY FOR SEASON
Several Leagues Already Are
Set for BiII-Many Tour
neyS Promised.
IY JIzHOsIuPHAT SPARE.

although nearly al Of the !ocal
bowling leagues are expected TO be-
gin their seasons within another
week quite number oc them are
not yet fully organized. Among
those ready for the bell are the
Antiers. Federal and Temple leagues
al the Elzs' temple. the vehicle and
automobile leagues at the Stude-
baker club. and the Electric. Oliver
and Lathe Works leagues at the or
pheum alleys.
Two leagues. the Commercial and
City at the latter establishment held
meetings last week with the expec-
tatiOn Of concluding their organiza-
tion and be ready for business. but
when counting the noses the latter
was short one club while the for
mer had surplus of applicants.
Three clubs have intimated they
would prefer membership in the
city league and the roster viii he
closed az meeting of that body at
the Orpheum alley Wednesday even
ing.
Eleven clubs presented them
selves for membership i'm the Com
mercial league at a meeting on
Tuesday evening at which q resoIu-
tion was passed 20 conline the or
ganizatiOn 10 eight teams. This Sc
lection Will be made on Tuesday
evening The Commercial league
also passed resolution that nc
team can affiliate with that organ
ization unless they become members
OF the South Bend Bowling asso-
citation the local representatives Of
the American Bowling Congress.
\. Il. c. il Popular.
Local bowlers are just beginning
TO appreciate the many benefits to
be derived by joining forces with
the national body. The expense at
tached thereto is so trivial that the
amount involved is returned many
fold during the course Of a season.
The constant growth of the Ameri-
can Bowling Congress is evidence
Of It's strength and value. which il
not confined 20 any locally but is
universal.
Among the leagues that have al
ready made application for member
shin i'm the South Bend Bowling as
sociation for the ensuing season are
the Automobile. Vehicle. Antlers
Federal. Temple and Commercial
leagues. and. the City. Electric
United Eagle and +. O. +. leagues
are quite certain of affiliation South
Bend has been listed as the strong
est organization in the national
body and every indication points TO
an even greater membership this
year than i'm the past
No meeting of the South Bend
Bowling association will be held
this year until all Of leagues in the
city have been thoroughly organlz-
ed This will give members OF every
league an opportunity to conduct the
administration and provide for its
course and policy for the ensuing
season Due notice will be served on
AN the bowlers i'm the city OF the
time and place OF meeting.
GOod Scores Rolled.
Considerable preliminary work is
being INDUCED in by local bowlers
and some OF the scores turned I'm
preSage a big season Last Saturday
I Eddie Miller of 81. Louis. who rank
ed high in the singles at Grand
Rapids last spring. dropped in AT
the Orpheum alleys and rolled a
series OF four games with Skeeter
Shamhaugh which was divided by
the contestants with the following
scores:
miller ........221 211 200 157
j Shambaugh ....1S7 173 zoo EOS
Tournaments are going 10 be fea-
tured more this season than ever be
fore throughout the country. i'm
keeping with Pres't Wilson's en-
lcouragcment of all forms OF sport.
! Already work has begun for the \.
/ r.. O.. tournament. which will he
held az Cincinnati next spring. the
| officials expecting at least as large
Ian entry as AZ Grand Rapids last
year in spite of the large inroads
the war has made ON the organiza-
/ ion
! on "Wednesday evening "a sweep
stakes tournament is 20 be held AZ
/ the Orpheum alleys. Entries already
/ filed for this event are Hulie e
/ Mikes. Hoosier Creams. Orpheums.
. Commercials and Nuessels. Only
eight teams will be accepted foT
...,.,- --.f.s,r- for this eveur