The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-29
READY TO POUND Pins.
The Amateur Bowling ASSo-
citation Meeting at
the Palma Club
house.
DISSATISFIED JERSEYMEN.
They Refuse to Bowl in the Amer
ican League Games-Faulty
Schedules the Cause.

The bowling season will soon open. and
it will be an active one. Leagues and as
associations are organizing and tourna-
ments are being arranged. They will
excel in number the record of last season
and clubs will be more numerous.
The Athletic Bowling League met at
the Astor House yesterday. The Jersey
City Athletic Club was represented by
Ed. Schultz. The other delegates present
were:-Manhattan A. c., Warren Sage;
New York A. c., Max Moore; Staten
Island A. c., J. H. w. Cole; Montclair
A. c.. r. NJ. Boyd, lJr.; North End, A.
B. Hopper; Roseville A. a., q. d. Taylor.
The Orange A. G. again failed to send a
representative. and it was decided to
notify them, and if en- answer is not re-
ceived by next Saturday the Astoria A.
G. will be admitted to fill the vacancy.
Another meeting will be held next Mon
day, when the schedule will be acted on.
THE AMATEUR ATHLETES.
The Amateur Athletic Bowling Associ-
alton is again in the field. 1t has reor-
ganized for the campaign. The meeting,
harmonious one, was held last night
at the Palma club house. These
delegates were present: Ed. Schultz,
Jersey City A. c.; Sam Hath
away, Palma; John H. w. Cole,
Staten Island A. c.; nj. B. Heilner. Eliza
beth A. c.; W. P. Elleny. Oritani B. C.;
Joseph Young, New Jersey A. c., and
w. A. Pearson, Riverside A. c. Tho en-
thusiastic veteran, w. P. Eileny, who
has acceptably filled the offices Of Secre-
tary and Treasurer, was selected as Pres
ident. He succeeds George p. Wad-
leigh, of the Jersey City A. @.
Joseph Young, New Jersey A. c., was
elected Secretary and Treasurer. An ap-
plication for membership was received
from the Arlington A. G. of Arlington.
1t was admitted provided the railway
facilities are adequate and the club mas .
suitable home and regulation alleys
PRIVATE ALLEYS FAVORED.
The association bowls for pleasure, and,
being composed of gentlemen, is
adverse to bowling alleys that are not
owned by the organizations in the Asso-
citation and free from the customary
surroundings of the majority of alleys.
The Newark Bay Boat Club of Bayonne
and the Iroquois A. @. of Newark
knocked at the door, but as the Asso-
citation is limited to eight CLUBS, they
raped too late. 1t was decided to
continue the rule about ten men
comprising the teams. The old rules
was made. The double umpire system
was adopted. One will stand at each end
of the bowling line to obviae any dis
putes about the foul delivery of the ball.
This season the clubs will bowl an odd
game on neutral alleys. Thus every
club will bowl three games with each
team in the Association. one at home,
one ON their opponents alleys and
the third game on the alleys of one of the
other clubs in the association. The ap-
preparations for the prizes will be The
same as last season. The two leading
teams will receive trophy. The first
will cost 500, the second, $50 Individual
prizes will be awarded to the three bowl
ers making the highest average in nine
hest scores. The first prize will be worth
$25; the second, SIS, and the third, SO.
Messrs. Hathaway and Cole, the veterans.
were selected as a committee to arrange
the schedule.
JERSEY DISSATISFIED.
The New Jersey clubs in the American
Amateur Bowling League are dissatisfied
and will rebel. The New York Clubs are
in the majority in the league and in
arranging the plans for the season
ignored the New Jersey members. The
league decided to divide the clubs into
five sections. Two Of these are in New
made the dividing line in that city.
all the clubs north OF the liue
play series of games. These south of
the line have a tournament. This is con-
venient for the clubs in the metropolis
who consulted their own comfort solely.
1t was not bad scheme for the Brooklyn
clubs who play all their games at home,
but it is impracticable for the New Jersey
clubs. The Palma, Jersey City A. G. and
New Jersey Bowling Club, of Greenvllle,
are the Jersey City Clubs in the League.
The other Jersey members are the ORR
tani f. G. of Hackensack. Newark Bay
Boat Club of Bayonne, America of New
ark, Fanwood, Crescent A. G. of Plain
field. Roseville A. c., Westfield A. C.
and Elizabeth A. G.
A FAULTY SCHEDULE.
The New YorkeIs did not consult the
interests of the clubs in this State Time.
distance and railway schedules were not
considered. 1t will be impossible for tue
clubs to meet unless they spend the
entire night away from home in many
engagements aud In other visits can not
reach home until the night is practically
over. Representatives of four OF the lead
ing New Jersey clubs were at the Palma
Club last night and discussed the arbit-
rary action of the majority in the League.
The unanimous sentiment was that the
Palma, Oriani, Jersey City A. G. and
Elizabeth A. G. would not com I.
pc o. They bowl for amusement and
object to eptailing such severe hardships
on the teams, sacrifices which would rob
the game of its pleasure. They want to
pass their nights at home aud arrive
there at reasonable hour. The caboose
of freight trains or stopping at country
hotels all night has no charms for them.
The plan of the League will have TO be
modified or very few Of the Jersey clubs
will participate in the tourney.