Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-08
PICKED BOWLERS TO
COMPETE IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Feb 7.-Twenty-four
picked bowlcrs. the nations best ac-
cording TO a compilation -of tourney
and match averages. Will compete IN
the first annual worlds classic tourn-
ament here Feb. to 45. The contest
ants have been selected from Il large
field, which was narrowed to fifty dG1
later TO twers; y four.
The selected competitors viii meet
each in a Sc C., OF five game matches,
making lis E;.mcs for each cf ihenl.
combination Ca total pins for the 10
games and sile number of games won
will count in the final rating A point
system OF ar GcNurnuIattvc y Iilre has
been devised for tho tournament. Tho
man with the highest standing At The
end Of the to Lament viii be declared
the worlds .cns El.Iion-
In the pas. the winner os the all
events in fnI american Boys-sng Cor
sress tuuFua TlcHt has been considered
the leader in fht bowling wori' There
is n certain -.eli.cnt of luck Ia rolling
a few games anj "A man ma. roll be-
low or abo,e us normal avefags. Ths
marathon of lss games. whlc VIII last
for sixteen consecutive days. IS nc
lieved to be the tournar.e NJ corr
mittee a test which Will determine the
actual bowling champion
Three stars are believed to be out
standing corlrepders for The tiiI-. M5rt
Lindsay, holder of tna general high
average in the singles in the 4 y. g.
for tho last five years with EOS Cts
pins is one Of the favorites. Jimmy
Smith Of Milwaukee Is another and
the third is Jimmie Biouin of Chicago
As the tourney draws y ,sir. .pecu a tlur
IS rife - to the possibilities Of any q,
this trio winning. sltho there are
many who are backing local fsyorftcz
Virtually all OF the larger bowlin-
centers Of the country are represented
n the big event aitho Chicago leads
In the number OF bowlers selected The
fact that I've OF the six leading posl-
ers from the standpoint Of composite
averages In 4. =. {. tournaments for
tho last dre years are Chicago men
shows that this city is leader in the
pin sport
In the past. all Championship. have
been determined by either the number
OF games won or total pins knccknd
down. Louis T Peterson, prexiden. OF
the tournament committee, has i-xtI-
tuted scoring system in which both
VIII count. For each fifty pins on.
point Will be allowed and one point
VIII be counted for each game won.
For each pin more than a multiple OF
fifty picked. will be allowed a frac-
ticn OF n point and fractions as well
as the points made in one match vii.
be carried forward 70 the next The
grand total thus made by each bowl
er will determine his final rating
The now scoring system Will be used
TO show the spectators the progress Of
tho contestants at all times during
the tournament Each man while bowl
Ing VIII not he competing only with hi.
opponent. but also will be running
competition with the howic-s both be-
low and above him in the averages
much in the manner of n baseball race
in the summer. as much o: the inter-
est being in tho percentage coiurlns az
In the performances OF the teams
themselves
Bowiers picked for the competition
are getting in readiness for the event
Most OF Tho tvcnty-four selected have
averages OF 900 or better for their roll
Ing this winter and similar hish
average IS virtually insured by tho
various competitors. and the incentive,
/ OF more than $500 prize rioue- he-
sides the championship diamond medal
/ y IS believed. Will he factors In raising
tho general standard OF tho perform
crr