Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-16

The entry list for the Middlewest
Bowling associations big annual
tournament, which commences here
next Friday night, was officially
closed yesterday morning by Asso-
citation Secretary NJ. ]. Locker OF
Des Moines, who is here to make up
the schedule and complete ether
necessary details in connection with
handling the tournament A be-
lated entry from Sioux Falls, 5. D.,
wound up the arrival of outside en-
tries. bringing the number of visit
ing teams up to SO.
With the entry OF the Orchard &
| Wilhelm team the tireless efforts of
the local entry committee were re-
warded to the extent that this enfry
was number Is, the exact number OF
local teams guaranteed when the
tournament was secured by the
Omaha bowlers and the exact goal
they set out to reach when the en-
try campaign started This makes a
grand total of l64 teams that will
participate in this seasons contests,
50 more than the number entered
when the tournament was held here
i'll 1915, and only seven teams short
OF the association record entry IN
St Louis in 1916
Entries Show Big.
While the local tournament COM
pany was naturally anxious. to top
the St. Louis entry, they feel that
after comparing the population OF
the two cities this seasons entry Is
by far the best showing of the two
Chicago leads the field in the num-
Der OF entries sent i'll with lJ teams !;
Kansas City follows with s; ST.
Louis, Des Moines. St. Paul and
Sioux City, + each; Lincoln, 5; Coun-
ci! Bluffs. 4 St. Joe, Minneapolis,
Milwaukee, Fl. Dodge, Ia, Fremont,
/ Neb.. and Winner, S. D.. 3 each E;
{ Peoria. ILL.,; Schuyler. Neb., and
Aberdeen. S. d., 2 each; Toledo, o.;
| Denver. Colo; Dubuque. Waterloo.
Davenport, LeMars, Westside. and
O7awa, Ia; Wahoo and Grand
Island, Neb., and Sioux Falls. S. D.,
! each. d..
Every city entered outnumbcred
or at least equalled any formed en-
tries ever sent to tournament.
Work on the big schedu will be
completed Sunday and in the hands
Of the printers Monday. 1t is the
rule of the association that this
printed schedule be mailed and in
the hands of the captain of every
team entered 48 hours prior to the
opening OF the tournament,
Opening Friday.
Friday night will be the grand
opening. Mayor Smith will be on
hand and with Commissioner Dan
Butler will throw the first balls.
The mayor will make the opening
talk, representing the city, and Dan
will follow up, representing his as
sociates, the bowlers.
Both Saturdays and Sundays,
also Thanksgiving days schedules
include outside teams. On these
dates the fastest pin sharks in the
world will compete. Other impor-
tant nights on the schedule will be
those on which the fast Omaha
tea ms roll. On these nights espe-
cially capacity houses will be in at
tendance. Special nights have also
,, been reserved for the Auto Row,
Omaha banks and the Omaha Grain
Exchange. On these nights several
teams representing each one of
these industries will compete and
should draw huge gallery of fol-
,owerS.
Season tickets are now on sale for
the low price Of $1.10. These can be
secured from the local secretaries or
alley men. The single admissions
will be % cents
Th construction of grandstand
seats will commence tomorrow. Ar
rangements will be made to seat
several hundred spectators who will
attend the matches.
List of Entries.
The following is a complete list
of entries received:
Sinclair Oils. Chicago, Ill.
Metcalfs. Chicago, ILL.,
| Clausins. Chicago, Ill.
Bloun Brucks. Chicago, III.
| Minerites, Chicago, III.
imperial Leather Co.. Chicago, III.
/ Bowlers' Journals, Chicago, Ill.
! Weisners, Chicago. Ill.
| Piggy Wiggly, Chicago, Ill.
| Bart Clothiers. Chicago. Ill,
sehneneman No: l. Chicago chicago' H. ~
EelIey and Reippert Kansas CITY Mo.