South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-11
HOLIDAY BOWLING
TOURNEY PLANNED
Many Indiana Fans Will Be
Attracted to South Bend
During Holidays.
BY JEHosAPHAT SPARE.

@ INK the noiNdN season. AlLnOuEN
the announcement has just been
made bOwlers Of Fort Wayne and
Gary have already signifed their in
/ tentiOns OF participating in the fes-
I tivities. But these cities will not be
alone in sending men here to bowl
and il is safe 20 predict that bOwlers
from at least five states will have
entries
II has been determined that the
F tournament shall continue over a
/ period Of two weeks. which will in
clude three Saturdays and Sundays.
8 beginning Dec p But even this
time may be- extended i'm the event
F the entries exceed an expectations
+ and another week Will he added. As
bowlers everywhere take a short va
cation during the holiday period it
will not Inconvenience them 10 travel
"a short distance to take part in a big
tournament
Locals are Bowling Fine.
In anticipation Of the big tourna-
ment local bowlers have become i'm
bued with the real spirit of the
thing and during the past week
cracked the wooden soldiers with a
vengeance The best work was turn
/ cd in by the Texacos of the United
league who posted two four figure
games in the series with a respecta-
bic 900 total sandwiched IN between,
the respective scores being 1914. 915
and 1908, which aggregated 1882.
This would draw "a big prize in any
body's tournament
But there were other teams which
shared big team totals with the Tex
acos as four of the clubs in the City
/ league were also on a rampage The
four leading clubs three of them.
the Koehler and Schafers, BuCkeys
and Hoosier Creams all collected
/ over $500 pins. the three clubs, by
the way showing $500, 2S19 and 2S1S
in the order named. while the Buck
tails of the same league kicked in
with a respectable 200 total.
\. B. Congress i Popular.
This is by far the most remark
able year i'm the history Of bowling
and every thing is due to the present
body of organization. The American
Bowling congress never enjoyed such
huge success as this year. and local
bowling associations which are afil-
lated with the main body show re-
markable increase everywhere. As
an illustration we cite Detroit, which
had but twenty leagues sanctioned
last year and this season there are
already 1O5 leagues in the field.
But KeROsha. Wis. is i'm a class by
itself. There are Is leagues in that
city, whose population is $4,000 and
every one of them is affiliated with
their city bowling association. Rock
ford H.. enjoys q. similar distinction.
both cities being 100 per cent. But
South Bend is not up TO the stand
ard of former years Every league
i'm the city should support its local
association for it is through the eff
forts Of organization that the sport
has thrived and become so popular
throughout the country.
Studcbakcrs Close Season.
The first Of the local leagues to
finish it's fall schedule are the three
leagues. Automobile, Trio and We
hicle leagues, operating at the Stu
+ debaker club. who will close this
week However, they will continue
TO roll weekly until the holidays
their spring schedule season being
inaugurated next week.
Changes i'm Leagues are still in
force. the latest organization 10 make
amends being the Standard oil lea
que This organization has struggled
along with six clubs all last season
and opened this year with the same
number. However. it was found in
convenient 10 continue in that man
( ner and cut the force 10 four clubs
( The remaining clubs maintain their
games won and lost and now appear
20 have a compact circuit.
All leagues at the Elks temple are
booming. every one OF the four lea
CUES operating at that place running
I fun force with plenty of members
on the waiting list awaiting an OPP
4 portunity To be placed on club.
Just like every other Place. bowling
has a big hold on the physically able
I American public which canot be de-
MED
Banner Week for Scores.
The week just closed was record
breaker for high scores eligible for
our roll OF honor, both in number
z and artistic accomplishment Carl
Mohn. rolling with the lips in the
/ Elks league. scored 269 and thereby
established a seasons league record.
Champ" Richards. of the Bucktails.
/ I'M the same league and. Charlie Van
Kirk. OF the state champs. were tied
/ for second place with Pa each.
Nearly every league in the city is
represented by one or more players.
showing that the boys are pounding
the naples hard everywhere. The
complete list OF players eligible for
p cur roll OF honor is as follows:
players-League Scores
Mohn. EH<s ............. 269
Van Kirk. City ................ 247
Richards Elks -........-.-... -
I Drain. Oliver .-............-... pa
Schneider. Temple .........-... Sc
Mohn. United .2l4-235
Keith. Commercial ..-....--.- .-234
Call oliver ............- .252-2S3