South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-10
HOLIDAY BOWLING
TOURNEY PLANNED
Many Indiana Fans VIII Be
Attracted to South Bend
During Holidays.
BY JEHOSAPHAT SPARE.

lteSted in the big Interstate bowling
tournament. which is 10 be held dur
ing the holiday season. Although
the announcement has just been
made. bOwlers Of Fort Wayne and
Gary have already signifed their in
tenuons Of participating in the fes
tivities. But these cities will not be
alone in sending men here to bowl
and it is safe TO predict that bowlers
from at least five states will have
entries
1t has been determined that the
tournament shall continue over
period Of two weeks. which will in
clude three Saturdays and Sundays.
beginning Dec. %. But even this
time may be extended in the event
the entries exceed all expectations
and another week will be added. AS
bowlers everywhere take a short va
cation during the holiday period 10
will not Inconvenience them to-travel
a short distance 10 take part in a big
tournament.
Locals arc 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
ed in by the Texacos OF the United
league, who posted two four figure
games in the series with a respecta-
BILE 600 total sandwiched in between.
the respective scores being 1914, 915
and 1908. which aggregated 1892.
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 ESQ. 2S19 and 2S1S
in the order named, while the Buck
tails Of the same league kicked in
with a respectable 270O total.
n Il. Congress IL Popular.
This is by far the most remark
able year in 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
1 bowling associations, which are atil-
lated with the main body show re-
markable increase everywhere. As
an illustration we cite Detroit which
/ had but twenty leagues sanctioned
I last year and this season there are
already los leagues in the field.
/ But Kenosha. Wis. is in 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. Ill. enjoys a similar distinction.
both cities being 100 per cent. But
South Bend is not up TO the stand
ard OF former years. Every league
\ in the city should support its local
/ association for it is through the eff
I forts Of organization that the sport
I has thrived and become SO popular
throughout the country.
Studebal<crs Close Season.
The first of the local leagues TO
finish is fall schedule are the three
/ leagues AukOHloDlAtt Al4O anu ' c
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 in 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 20 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 AZ that place running
fun force with plenty OF members
on the waiting list awaiting an OPP
portunity 10 be placed on a club.
Just ike every other place. bowling
has a big hold on the physically able
American public. which canot be de-
MED.
Banner Week for Scores.
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