Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1903 — “Old Bill N.” Is In It Again. [ARTICLE]

“Old Bill N.” Is In It Again.

c Ab we prophesied when Uncle Bill N. went to New Orleans about a month ago, he is showing the southern sportsmen *sume things they did not know nor dream about in the bowling line. Uncle Bill is > the champion of all champion bowlers of Rensselaer irrespective of age, sex, color of hair or previous condition of servitude. He is also champion bowler of Indiana of men over 60 '-And though » over 70, he. [bowls “like sixty” and then a whole lot. His wonderful games here are well remembered. Snob, for instance as three successive games, when he bowled 280,280 and 279 pins respectively. Also 5 games averaging 223 pine. What he is now doing to the New Orleans bowlers is a plenty, Though his well known modesty will not permit him to tell the whole story of his success, some hints of it may be found in the following extracts from a letter the “Bhoys” have just received, over his sign manual. New Orleans, Jan. 31st, 1903. Dear Ben and indeed all the boys:I am in the best of health again, Was a little off for 2 weeks. Had to be acclimated. I reckon I have an ideal home. I now own over onehalf of the city. lam the youngest, gpyest and happiest man in the Cresent City. The bowlers split up on me in forming their clubs. I told them to leave me out, but they finally compromised by giving me a weak man, I went after two of the best teams in the city, the hardest fought battle of my life was last night and won by 22 pins. ;• My photograph now hangs on the wall along side of Thompson’s, with the inscription "Bill N. Jones of Indiana, the champion ten pin bowler of his age in the wqrld.” It is a little expensive here, $25. a month board besides insidentals which come in quite often and sometimes heavy. The carnival begins Feb, 22nd. I suppose from what people say that it is the biggest thing of the kind on earth, people are coming already from all over the United States. They tell me that the hotels are over run now and they cant tell what they will do with the people. The weather has been a’most summer heat for 10 days. NW flowers ere out and everything is about like our June weather, Bill N.