The evening world., 1905-11-06
NEW YORK B0WLERS WANT
NATIONAL BOWLING EVENT

Progressive men interested In bowling N
this ana other large Eastern cities who be-
lloys that tho sport has ou,grown tho NmitR-
Ions OF bowling Green or the basement al
by and has become the popular Indoor win
Ter pSIums VI u nation have made w thelr
minds that New York ought ~ have the next
national tournament, and In their effoEtA. al
ready started, they expect " receive lac
lnanelAl support Of the 10000 bowlsrs In
his city and uhe cooperation Of as many
moro N the last
SAID a prominent bowler who represents an
1t IL about time that the few men wac
really represent the conservative faction Ia
,ho New York Bowling Association ana as
an eNtrarnsly small minority az bowleya In
MS oity awoke " the faot Ina, nc tal
,Dngsr waGs the dog, or, 10 10 more explicit
nat the American Bowling Iohsress, !vp.o'
'onted In every large or small city IN amer
Mexico, where the sport has already made
great progress, must and should be the fun
iamental head Of bowling. For several years
lhese men have been unable 70 see anything
beyond the Hudson River, yet ! am sure that
II the matter Of asking that the next great
tournament be hold IN New York was 70 be
settled by a vote OF local bowlers eight IN
every ten would favor the proposition, This
indicates 10 what extent the n. Y, b. A.,
really represents the bowling interests Of tho
city. am In favor OF local control OF the
sport In many matters but when such con,
which u prstends 10 represent and 70 foster
Il IL better TO 10 with the majority"
This statement, was made after a long dis.
ousslon OF the matters which caused the sP!lt
between the N, Y, Il, A. and the A, b. CO
much Of which has already been printed On
these columns and u familiar 20 bowlerL
The main points brought out by the gentle
man making the above statement, however.
was ths msl'sr Of neo,iIi'y IN either . re-
organization OF the local association or the
great possibility that an Independent move
ment would shortly be started through which
tho majority Of bowlsra In New York might
obtain the relief sousht Such a movement
was threatened two years ago and only
IA q because II was thought hat, ne East
ern Alley Owners Association would take up
Tbs New York Bowling Association re.
ceived its greatest support from those who
were not In sympathy with the legislative
condemned the '1oaded'' bail and mushroom
club representation IN the American Bowl
Ing Congress, This split caused New York
bowlers 70 send very. few teams % sub
se9uent, tournaments In the Vest, but at
Milwaukee, last February, although New
York was not officially repreesnted IN 'ho
congress through tho Efforts Of Charles
Etbets and other influential msn, practically
all the changes desired by the East Nele
granted There Is not now any great dlf-
ferencs Between tho N Y, r A, and
A., ., @.
Alley owners VINO have millions invested
and 'hOwiers gpnerqllv nre NOW INSISTING Un0n
either a reorganization OF formation Of an or
: SANITATION which shall moro closely repre-
lsont their interests and the general welfare
NJ the sport, the present association being
representative only Of tournament affairs
sd not Of clubs, as would more fully *
mess and carry out the desires Of howlers.
TVS matter Is helng very thoroughly DIS
Cihsed AZ this time hA~n"so ~ 20 ov-o~f'r'
INV IN order to ne represented NJ the next
congress- AMI annual tournament at Louis
VIVA the entry NJ any New York bowler
mus he certified by the y, Y. n A., which
r. M n member Of tho A, n 2,
NeS VOW was not vr' reNres"rte1 lost
year It Mlwauhee ana local bowl"rs, catch.
Ing ne enthusiasm ~ NN'1Nf."''1
other rastor- cl'lns ria' D. .n- r"fr i0 ''.
March tournament. BEYOND this many wis'
that tn next annual evonf should O.. N'
IN New York. which sentiment IL largely
shared \ Eastern cities and Il ia believed
would M he very strongly opposed by the
West