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Show MAYOR TO ROLL BALL AT BOWLING CONGRESS SPOKANE. Wash.. March 1. Systematic System-atic and determined effort Is being made by R. Lewis Rutter. president, and members mem-bers of tho Spoknne Tournament association, associa-tion, to have the fifth annual meeting of the Western Bowling coiiKicss.ln this city March 0 to 13. go down as the largest attended and most successful in the history his-tory of Iho organization. The chW prize of 51."ino for the highest score by five men has attracted several hundred towns throughout tho western country, and In addition twenty teams of women will shoot for special prizes. Mayor Nelson S. Pratt will roll the llrst ball along the alleys on the opening daywhen tlvo city commissioners, to be elected on March 7. also will bowl as a team against a quintet of ofllclals of the congress. A. L. Jenkins, secretary of the congress, con-gress, says there will be not less than 2500 bowlers In the various contests during dur-ing the ion days, adding thai while most of the entrants will conio from towns and el lies west of Chicago, there will he representatives rep-resentatives from middle and eastern stales. |