The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-25
BY BERNARD HARMON


instrumental in obtaining the 1886
A. 3. c. tournament for this city
met yesterday in an informal session
and laid plans FOR the activities
necessary to put over one Of the
greatest Journeys of all time.
Walker w. Winslow, president of
the Indianapolis Bowling Associa-
ton: Lester P. Koelling. first vice
president: Norman Hamilton, sec
rotary; Robert H. Bryson, past presi-
dent and lifetime member of the
American Bowling Congress; Henry
Davis of the Indianapolis Conven-
ton Bureau, and Herman Deupree,
publicity manager of the local A.
B. G. committee, were present at the
cOnfab in the Hotel SEVERN.
With their goal set at more than
1000 entries, Mr. Winslow, in adj
dressing the group, stressed the i'm
pOrtance Of cooperation of every
bowling minded citizen of Indian
apOlis. He stated that, if Syracuse
with a population Of 214,000. can put
1900 booster teams into the event,
indianapolis should be able to put
at least 1900 teams on the floor in
the 1896 gathering.
Stock to Be Sold
With several large eastern cities
fighting for the 1897 event, it is ex-
pected that the entries Of those CEN
terS will be the greatest in the his
tory Of the A. B. c.. With such
prospects in sight, Indianapolis,
with the support of its citizenry,
should stage the greatest show in
the history Of the annual congress.
An A. B. c. tournament company
soon will be formed. with officers
elected and stock offered for sale.
The sale of this stock is to cover
the preliminary expenses in staging
the event.
Thirty-two alleys will he con-
structed in the Fairgrounds Coli
scum by the Brunswick Bake Col
lender Co. at the cost of $4,000 per
alley.
10000 to Visit City
The event in previous years has
been completed within a period of
six weeks. but, with the record
/ smashing entry in sight. it is eX-
/ pected that two months will be re-
/ quired TO complete the schedule.
/ During these two months of action,
/ SO. 900 persons will visit the city and
I more than one million dollars will
De left with the local hotels. res
taurantS and other business places.
Another meeting will be called
within a short time, at which a
4 program will be drawn up that will
keep every local ten-pin follower
busy until the first squad faces the
naples next March in the 1886 re-
newal Of the great classic.
The next indianapolis troops to
descend upon a national tournament
VIII be the local party of knights of
Columbus teams. who, next Satur-
day morning leave for Peoria, Ill,
where the annual meet of that lodge
Is in session.
Twelve teams, embodying 20 bowl
ers. along with a score of followers,
viii make the journey aboard a Big
Four special train arriving at the
tournament site late in the after
noon. The teams Will go into action
az 10 D. M. on the Auto Parts Recre-
alton Alleys. where the tourney is
being conducted.
Some of the city's leading keglerS
are represented in the K. OF c. con-
tinCent. and. if they reach the scores
OF which they are capable, Indian
apois should be we'll represented
when the huge prize melon is sliced
al the conclusion OF the event. Jerry
O'Grady. Leo Foley, Freddie Schlei-
ner. Louie Dugan, Karl Kernel,
Homer Vogelsang. Chris Orphey
and Tony Mccain are among the
individual stars invading the tour
nament city.
The special train will be in charge
Of Joe Kirkhof OF the local council
OF the K. Of c.. and Dooley Cooper,
city passenger agent Of the Big Four
Railroad.
w.-h The nucleus Of the citys leading
ten-pin sp.liers IN Syracuse SEEKING A b.