Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-17
ONE HUNDRED GRAND
r MEN TO 7
IN SPORTING EVENT
Many Special Features Have
Been Arranged For the /,
Weeks Program.
Singles and Doubles to Be
Rolled During Day, Team
Events at Night.

m 10 ne the biggest
sporting event ever staged in North
on the Wilde alleys when the con
%testants for the northwest bowling
honors will get into action.
A meeting of the Grand Forks
howlers was held yesterday after
noon at Wilde's and nearly one hun
6rcd enthusiastic and ambitious bowl
ers were present. 1t had been orig
inally planned to open the tourney
this afternoon but several unforeseen
matters were brought to light at the
last m and it was decided to
start the tourney tomorrow.
The tourney will be opened with
one team from Red Lake Falls and
Forks occupying the alleys. The
Grand Forks teams that will start are
composed Of boosters who have MOI
been participating in the city league
but have been bowling consistently
and expect to set up some scores thai
will be hard to beat. The single and
double events will be rolled in the
events will be staged during the eye
ming. The schedule will be
In the morning.
On Wednesday the games will be
started at 8 o'clock in the morning
and will continue until IL o'clock at
night. with two teams from Fosston.
one from Lisbon and h Grand Forks
city a teams using the alleys.
The same hours will hold good until
the tourney is completed on Saturday
niKht. Ten teams from Fargo and
two from Aberdeen. S. D.. will roll on
Thursday, while v Crookston, four
Minot. one Bemidji and two Grand
Forks teams will compete on Friday.
On Saturday ten Winnipeg In two
po-.c<o-, taanos will hold the center
Of the stage. ,
Several special matches have been
arranged for. The one probably that
wiz attract the most attention is the
special match to be rolled Friday
evening between an Elk booster team
from Crookstcn and an Elk from
Grand Forks. 1t is impossible that
there be any hard feelings between
the members Of the two lodges Of that
great ~fraternal organization. but
there Is considerab BILE rivalry n 1t is
a sure bet that the match will be a
hot one
Meeting Friday.
The annual meeting and banquet OF
the Northwest Bowling association
will be held Friday night at II p. M.
at the Hotel Dacotah. AT this time
PROSPECTS for the 1922 tournament
viii be discussed and the city to get
the next tournament will be named,
Fargo. jamestown and Minot all want
he 1922 tournament and it is, cx-
pected that some wonderful facts
regarding the respective cities will bf
brought cut during the debates be-
tween the representatives from the
three cities. All Grand Forks bowlers
who participate in the tournament are
cordially invited to attend the ban
quiet.
Valuable Prizes.
Three silver loving cups have beer
offered by Grand Forks business
houses as special prizes and a number
Of other articles nav been offered
The Hotel Dacotah trophy will bf
awarded to the man making the high
est total number of pins in all MIN
4, events, while the Wilde trophy viii
be given to the bowlers a~Egregatins
the greatest number OF pins in AM
three consecutive games. The Dia,
mond Shop trophy. donated by Joe
Rabinovich will be given to the part,
making the highest score in n on
tournament anne Harry Geist salt
this morning that he will give a boz
cf his finest chocolates to the Crane
Forks bowler making the best scor'
In any one game. Several other prize
have been offered but have not beel
announced as yet. Secretary D. F. Nc
G.oMan said this morning.
Mr.. MCGOWAN announced tht
r,cru..nE that the tourney headquar
.ers will be established in the Hote
1s-.cotah and all business will b.
;:nsacted through that ONCE.