Sport: Congress Bowls

Judged by numbers, the U. S. Congress at Washington is a drop in the bucket compared to the Congress that assembled last week in New York. The American Bowling Congress is not only the biggest Congress in the U. S. but also the biggest sport event in the world. In the A. B. C. tournament, 22,000 bowlers, representing the cream of the country's crop of 9,000,000, bowl for eight weeks to determine five-man, two-man and individual U. S. bowling championships. The Congress costs $100,000. Entry fees total $218,000 ($5 apiece from each contestant...

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