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Show BIG ENTRY AT BOWLING MEET Bowlers From All Over United States and Parts of Canada to Meet at Toledo. Toledo, O , March 4. With an entry en-try list totalling 756 five-men teams, 2,753 two-men teams and 1,5 10 Individuals, Indi-viduals, the sixteenth International tournament of the American Bowling congress opens tomorrow night. The prize list approximates $32,500. Bowlers from every section of the United StatPs and parts of Canada aro entered. They come from as far east as New Haven, Conn., and Newark, N. J , from as far south a Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn., from as far west as Denver and from Montreal In the north. Toledo has contributed 220 five-men teams, the largest individual entry of any city in the history of the organization organiza-tion with the exception of that from Chicago in 1912. Chicago Is sending 78 five-men teams; Detroit, 60, Cleveland, Cleve-land, 43; and other cities are contributing con-tributing from two to 20 toams each. The Barry-Kettelers of Chicago, champion five-men team of 1915, again is entered, bowling undor the name of the Commodore Barry's The New Haven club, winner of tho world's title In 1914, also will roll in the tourney. tour-ney. W. H. Pierce of Pueblo. Col., individual indi-vidual champion of 1915, and holder of tho A. B. C record of 711 pins, will defend his title this year. The Allen brothers of Detroit, winners of the two-men events at Peoria last year are returning Tho present tournament Is the greatest ever held by the A. B. C, In tho number of entrants. Prior to this year 596 flvo-men teams, the number entered In tho 1912 tourney at Chicago, Chi-cago, was the largoBL Grand RapidB is the choice of officials offi-cials for the 1017 tournament although Buffalo, Dayton and South Bend will be bidders. Those familiar with bowling politics think that William Agnew of Cleveland, Cleve-land, second vice-president, probably will Buccoed Edward .7. Ryan of Detroit De-troit as president of the organization. Frank L, PaBdoloup of Chicago, treasurer treas-urer and A. L Langtry, of Milwaukee, secretary, Uiub far are without opposition oppo-sition for re-election, |