Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
Amatuerism and Professionalism
 in BOWLING CIRCLES

A THE rollers are busy on the 2S,OGO regulation bowling alleys
 of the United States, striving for strikes and Allowing spares, they may or may not be interested in know ing that the American bowling con- gross has no new rules or regulations to enforce. The game of ten-pins just now seems to have progressed so far that there will have to be more development by rollers before the con gre-s will have occasion for remodel ing rules.
 Next January in Buffalo, delegates from the scores of leagues represent ed in the national governing body will meet to go through the same sort of performance that they exploited in the recent annual session. The great est reform needed in bowling-that of drawing the line of demarcation be- tween the professional and the anna teur roller, will fare TO better at Buff falo than It did at the Chicago ses- sion. It seems impossible to keep the bowling alley expert from competi- tion with men wno play merely for the love of the sport. The wife of an amateur enthusiast in rolling says that her husbands love or infatua- tion for the game keeps the money from flowing into the home treasury. The wife of the expert neser com plains, because she realizes that by his prowess her husband keeps the home treasury supplied. So long as saloon-keepers and alley owners are the powerful element among the del egates to the American bowling con- 9ress. the amateurs need look for no change in the present conditions. To appease the ''simon pure amateurs, the delegates amended one rule to make it read that alley employees would be debarred from accepting in dividual prizes, although they might roll in contests.
 It was my pleasure to attend the ses- sions of the American Bowling con gress-indeed, I was a delegate and cast a vote in that memorable ballot ing for presid ent. So many matters of importance were buried in the chaos of the session that more than one dele gate was heard to say that the dele gates would have to pay more atten- tion to the preliminary form of pro- ceedings or the bowlers of the country who looked to. the representatives for their guidance would be disheartened.
 Gottfred Langhenry. the president of the Illinois Bowling association, general manager of the A., B. c. na- tional tourney that was held on six newly constructed tournament alleys, and former member of the state leeis- lature. was chosen to act as chief eNecu- tive of the A. B. C. in an election that would have been called crude by the Chippewas. Dr. Timm, the retiring lead of the congress, seemed to be in the hands of the eastern clique that wished to elect almost anybody but the choice of the western delegates. Despite the good natured mummery before the hat. in which the ballots were cast, by a patriarch of the game who acted as teller in chief, and the hurrahing of the big eastern contingent, Mir. Langhen- " was chosen by a.safe margin. Pres ident Charles H. Ebbets. of the Brook lyn Baseball club. who was the chief opponent of Mir. Ian Ghenry. was given to und nderstand-politely but effective ly-that baseball was not bowling He was badly beaten and naively in- formed the delegates that he had run