Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1900 — Got Uncle Bill’s Picture. [ARTICLE]

Got Uncle Bill’s Picture.

The sporting page of Monday’s Times-Herald, presents the pioture of our celebrated old man bowler, Uncle Bill N. Jones. The picture is accompanied with the announcement of the great championship contest, Wednesday evening, at Hammond, between Uncle Bill and “Old Man” Hoyt, of Chicago, full mention of which ha 9 already been made in this paper. The following is a portion of the TimesHerald’s artiole, accompanying the picture. Something unusual in the bowling game will be witnessed Wednesday evening, when William N. Jones of Rensselaer, Ind., and “Old Man” Hoyt, the local veteran get together for their match on Bliss & Shafer’s alleys in Hammond, Ind. Both men are past the 60-year mark,» yet both bowl better than most young uimdhfelr. Jones is nearer the threesjirc-und-ten mark, being 69, jtffaile Mr. Hoyt is not quite 6JL *