South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-17
A. B. c. OPENS
At CINCINNATI
Eighteenth Annual TOurna-
ment Under WAY With a
Good Representation.

Associated Press Service:
CINCINNATI, o.. Feb. I6.-The
eighteenth annual tournament II
the American Bowling congress was
started here tonight with Is five
menteams. made up Of representa-
tives of a number OF diversified Gin
cinnau industries and associations
rolled the first balls at the Hamilton
county armory.
The play tonight was but the be-
ginning OF a period of three weeks
OF bowling during which time expert
bOwlers from many states and fro.n
some sections OF Canada viii make
Cincinnati their Mecca. Previous
TO the bowling tonight. Mayor John
Calvin delivered a short address OF
welcome while August Hermann,
former president of the American
Bowling congress, answered for the
bowlers OF Cincinnati and William
Agnew or Cleveland. president OF
the congress. responded for the
bowlers in general Among the first
IS teams tonight was the Forsch
club. which claims 20 be the oldest
bowling organization I'm existence.
having been active in the game 10.
b years.
The tournament is not the largest
In point II number Of teams entered
that has been conducted by TIE
American Bowling congress but it
IS attracting attention by reason o.
the unusually generous response
from bowling teams everywhere, de-
spite war conditions. The tourna-
ment committee estimates that 50,-
600 bowlers have already answered
the call 20 the colors and that Of
these fully 1900 have at various
times participated IN the tOurna-
ments OF the American Bowling
congress. Yet. despite this great de-
crease in the number of eligible
bowlers. the entries for the Cincin-
natl tournament are but little be-
low those Of previous years.
625 Five-Mcn Teams.
Particularly gratifying is the en-
try list from other cities. Five hun
dred and eleven such teams entered
and al teams entered from C'nCin-
natl making the grand total Of five
mer teams 625. one thousand four
hundred and ninety four pairs en-
tered the doubles and 3.035 entered
the singles. Prize money TO the
amount % S@1.OO3 will be awarded.
The records that the bowlers Will
shoot at this year are. Flve-mel
teams 61 made by Birk broth
ers. Chicago, at Grand Rapids in
1917: two-men teams. 1886 made
by G. Satorius and w. Holzgchu5
of Peoria. at Grand Rapids i'm 1915
singles. III made by w II. Pierce,
Pueblo. ~ Peoria in 1915. Highest
individual score 900 (perfecD made
bv w j. Knox Of Philadelphia, at
Toledo. I'm 1913; best average IN
nine games, 219 ID. made by Ed
Herman Of Cleveland at Toledo, in
1913. hes. average in three games.
24I Is. made by Harry Naggley OF
Vancouver. r. c., al ST. Louis In
1911: best high fve-men score fo~
one game. 1902. made by Birk broth
ers Of Chicago ut Grand Rapids i'm
1917. national championship in all
events. 1872, by Ed Herman or
cleveland at Toledo in 1879
Three After 1919 Meeting.
II Louis. Detroit and Toledo ara
the pElI.c4Rdl N'iitN''''''-'-'
1919 tournament. The session OF
the delegates OF the congress viii
he held from Feb. 20 20 % and this
will he followed on Feb. % by
meeting of the delegates to the
United states Relief association for
formal organization.
Directly following the tournament
of the American Bowling congress
the Woman's National Bowling as
ISOLATION will hold a two-day cham
pionship tournament with % teams
rrr, n number OF cities entered
There also viii DE about so two
women teams and more than 100 in
dividual contestants