The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-26
l28 Teams
Start Play
AT 7 Bells
Aces from Severed
Stdtes Competing
In Annual Event

ototeS competing
In Annuol Event
With a record number Of 12s
teams entered the 18th annual
tournament OF the Western wom-
ems Bowling Congress gets under
way at the Play Nor alleys. 1906
So. X st., tonight at z o'clock.
Appropriate opening ceremonies
win be observed by the women pin
stars prior to the actual start of
their bowling competition. Two
squads Of eight teams each will
roll In tonight's play. the second
group Of teams going on the al
leys at s:15 o'clock.
OF the IFS teams entered,
100 are from out Of town.
The first Of these visiting
quintets win face the foul limo
In Friday nights play, when
three teams from Seaside,
Ore; two from Olympia, and
one each from Vancouver,
WASH, Longview, and Bremen
ton win engage In team play.
In addition to the team event.
most Of the feminine trundlers
will compete In doubles and singles
matches. The tournament will run
until May 5. Teams are entered
from Washington. Oregon, British
Columbia. Idaho, Montana and
California.
GALA WELCOME
Visiting pin stars will find
gala welcome awaiting them on
K street. for the X Street Bust
ness Mems club has gone the
limit In backing the tournament,
an important sporting event for
their district. They have provid-
ed street decorations and featured
the tournament in their window
displays, rs well as sponsoring
seven teams in the tourney.
Tho tourney IL q classified
meet, with the strongest
teams, whose averages are
over $50, rolling In the Class
A division. Class b teams
comprise those quintets whose
averages range from 676 to
$50, Glass G those between
COL and SIS, and Booster
teams all quintets whose COM
bined individual averages are
below 600.
A prize list of about $4,000 will
be distributed to the many win
ners of the tournament. Prizes
are awarded in the regulation
way, one prize for
every four entries. In addition
to the money awards, there are
also many individual trophies and
awards to be won.
Last years outstanding indivi-
dual star, Mrs. Ev Mullen. Of
Spokane. win participate again
this year. shooting with the Sun
Life Assurance company team Of
Spokane. Mrs. Mullen is the first
triple winner of the women's
tourney, having won first place
In the doubles and singles last
year and then taking the all-events
with a total Of LIT
for nine games.
The opening nights schedule
win bring is of Tacoma's 10
teams on the alleys for tsieir team
matches. On the first squad. at
Z o'clock, Carstens Packing Co.,
Play Nor alleys, Pine Cafe. Fed
eral Bakery. Ray Printing Co., X
Street Merchants. Broadway alleys.
No. / and Broadway alleys No. 2
will compete.
Teams shooting on the s:15
squad are: Cammarano Brothers,
X Street Recreation, DIR. L. s.
MILESTONE. Publix Garage. Brown
and Haley. Balls Ben Franklin
store. Langeland's OIL and Column
bia Beer.
Tournament play will get
under way Friday night ut 8
o'clock. when eight teams VIII
complete the competition for
that day. Teams shooting ut
that time are: Sick's Select
Beer. Vancouver. Wash; Phil
lips shoe store, Olympia; three
teams from Seaside, Oregon;
Bremerton, and Tho Spar,
Olympia
Starting early Saturday. a
heavy schedule Of weekend play
viii open. keeping the eight alleys
at the Play Nor establishment
busy without interruption until the