Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02
BY A. L. LANGTRY,
Secretary American Bowling Congress.

Secretary American Bowling Congress.
All the big tenpin leagues through
out the country are getting into ac-
ton, and the high flyers in the
bowling world are grooming for the
tournaments in sight which start
within six or eight weeks, so the
lligh rollers must get quick action
If they are to get into mldseason
form before they meet each other in
competition. !
The first big tournament to get
out their advertising is the Midwest
Bowling association, which is to be
staged at Omaha, Neb., this year,
and they are going to make hum
mer of a tournament, to listen to
the Omaha boys, who are working
tooth and nail to make the tourna-
ment success.
They have good alleys in Omaha,
and it is live bowling city, will,
numerous leagues working all the
time, so they should easily make
good on their promises as far as the
tournament locally is concerned
The geographical situation of
Omaha is good, with plenty of good
bowling cities and towns in Ne
braska, Iowa, South Dakota, Mis-
souri, and Kansas, with great prom
ises from Minnesota and Illinois, so
the tournament will draw probably
$50 teams, and with an entry fee of
rs per man in each event the prize
list will be quite attractive and we'll
worth the trip.
All Live Wires.
The secretary of the local tourna-
ment association OF Omaha is Harry
Edison care Of the Omaha National
bank, and the secretary of the Mid
west association is M. ]. Locker of
Des Moines, Ia, and he is a real hus-
tier tor the tenpin game, making
trends and bowlers wherever he ap-
pears.
He is Familiarity known as
shorty Locker to every bowler
from Denver to Buffalo, and thew
are always anxious to see him at
the tournaments, as he is full of
pep" as well as being full of bowl
ing. The balance of the midwest
ofhclals are all good conscientious
workers, headed by Henry Meme
OF St Louis, the president, who is
also the present of the st. Louis
Bowling association of the Ameri-
can Bowling congress and city
treasurer of the city of st. Louis.
MIR. MEME is a bowler we'll liked
by all the followers of the game,
and has been all old standby for the
boosters of the game to look to S5r
the past many years. The Mid
west tournament should be a good
and deserves the sup
port of the bowlcrs in their terri
tory, which, if given, means great
tournament.
Galaxy Of Stars.
Getting back to the many big
leagues which foster the star bowl
ing talent of the country, we have
many in action, like the Hamilton
County league of Cincinnati, which
is in its 25th year, and boasts IS
teams, all true sportsmen of diff
ferent social organizations. 1t is
enc of the greatest leagues in the
country. if not the best.
The Cadillac and City leagues of
Detroit carry champions on their
list, as does the Hamilton county,
and are going good at this early
date.
Toledo, with the All-Star league,
has a galaxy of good stars, includ-
ing the Randolph, Chicago Travel
ing league, which is a dandy all
star organization, the North Side
league. Bruck's, and many others,
with talent full of national and inter-
national, as we'll as midwest cham
pions.
The city league Of St. Paul, with
he Acquilla. worlds champions, is
n the list as a sanctioned league,
md will show considerable class in
sending great teams to the tourna-
nents this fall, winter and spring.
St. Louis has some great leagues
ind some of the gamest bowlers in
he game, including Otto Stein, who
las bowled many matches with Jim
nv Smith. Caruana., Gengler, Roeder
md others. and has always made :.
great showing for his city. st. Louis