South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-26
LOCAL bOWLERS
FACE BIG SEASON
Bankers Request Added to
LiSt-City League is
in Readiness.
BY JEHosAPHAT SPARE.


Every indication points 70 the en-
suing bowling season being the
greatest in the history OF the sport
There are more leagues formed now
than were in force at any time last
season. and. there are quite num-
Der which are now in the process OF
crga nization.
The latest of the leagues TO an
nounce a revival of the sport is the
Bankers league. The monied sharks
are taking the field with eight clubs.
the institutions being represented
are the American Trust company
Citizens National bank Citizens
Loan and Trust. First National Mer-
chants National. Chaplin State. St.
Joseph Savings and Union Trust.
Goldie Mann having purchased the
Bardeen and Dice Bros. plant, which
is now being overhauled by expert
mechanics. will put another estab-
lishment in the field. This Will mean
the revival OF the United league. an
organization that suspended opera
ton for the duration Of the war.
The United league will have n COM
plement of six or eight clubs
Another big time league is being
formed at the Koehler and SChafer
alleys This will consist Of either
10 draw all of the top notch bowlers
in the city. 1t is the home OF the
state champions who, of course are
entered. as are the Hoosier Creams.
West Sides and EXcelsiors. Appli-
cations of other teams are now be-
ing considered for membership.
Organization Gaining Favor.
Nearly every organization that has
been perfected so far has expressed
themselves of ahlliating with the
South Bend Bowling association.
This ought TO prove a banner year
for that body 1t is the local rep
resentative branch of the American
Bowling congress. which prescribes
for and governs the great indoor
game throughout the country
South Bend has always been a
good association city. having the re-
putation in official circles Of being
one Of the best organized cities in
the country, and. having more mem
bers than any other city in the
country in comparative population.
For several years this city had q
greater membership than any city in
the state, including indianapolis.
A new ruling was passed by the
directorate of the American Bowl
ing congress. which Will make il
easier for local bowlers In the past
an individual was permitted to bowl
in three different leagues. But he
must pay dues N each organiza ton.
This has Away been held unjust by
the local representative, who had a
resolution adopted at Toledo that
dues could be collected but once.
Although a sanction would be grant
ed gratis 20 every other league that
applied TO which these members be-
longed.
City League L. Ready.
The City league started its organi-
zation in temporary manner at a
meeting held last week The rea-
son for not perfecting tie body was
because one of the clubs flunlted at
the last moment However. "A tenn
porary organization was formed by
the Il teams represented, with Ju-
Illus Schmidt president. and V
Woodruff. secretary A committee
was appointed TO draft rules. the
same TO report AT a meeting TO Toe
held at the Orpheum alleys on Wed
nesday evening
For the vacancy that occurred
two applications have already been
received and there should be no diff
ficulty in completing the organiza-
ton this week. IL is contemplated
10 play a schedule of &c games foI
the first season. and. they hope Il
get into action the first week in
September This will run the season
considerably past the Christmas holi.
day season.
The first of the local leagues Il
get under way Will be the Wilson
Bros. league. which is scheduled Il
start on Friday evening. They vii
roll a schedule of 45 games. which
will terminate shortly before Christ
mas holidays. Wilson Bros has beer
one OF the best little organizations il
the city. Although of but four club
for the past three seasons. they vii
face the starter with six teams Thu
year They roll on a scratch basis
I and have developed some goo,
bowlers