Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-09
Coming Convention Of the
American Bowling Congress.
NEW RULES PROPOSED
LOOKS LIKE 225 FIvE-MEN TEAMS
WILL CONTEST FOR PRIZES.
National Base Ball Commission Meet
ing-Row Over Cookers Horses
Golf at Pinehurst.
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MILWAUKEE. Wis, January 9.-That
the coming convention of the American
bowling congress in Milwaukee is to be
most important one in other respects than
bowling is evidenced by the general de-
mand for revision of certain rules and a
general shaking up of the congress so that
it may become worthy governing body
OF so important sport as bowling.
The feeling that the commercial side OF
the snort should be forced into the back
ground is the consensus of opinion here and
the growth of this sentiment throughout
th, country is shown in many ways.
Just what will be done at the coming
congress cannot now be determined, but 1t
is certain that an effort will be made to
amend many rules, among them the eltgi-
biity rule which is conceded to be alto
gether undesirable by those who have tried
to organize bowlers for the national tour
namentS.
The rule was suspended at Indianapolis
and Cleveland and it was not until this
year that the powers of the congress de-
cided to have 1t observed to the letter and
its enforcement has developed its weakness
and will mean its repeal That the Mil
waukee men who are seriously handicapped
by it in their efforts to secure big entry
list for the February tournament are in a
position to see its weakness better than
others is certain and 1t is believed that
suggestions from them will carry much
weight with the delegates wnen 1t comes
to a question of revision.
Langtry Has Drafted Rule.
Secretary Langtry of the Milwaukee
Bowling Tournament Company has drafted
a rule which he will present to the dele
gates as follows:
To qualify a contestant in an annual
tournament of the American bowling con-
gress each bowler shall become a member
of the American bowling congress at least
five days prior to the date of the closing
OF the entries in accordance with rule 8 OF
the bylaws.
To bowl on a team entered in an annual
tournament each individual bowler must be
a bona fide member of the American bowl
ing congress in good standing.
To become a bona fde member of the
American bowling congress 1t will be nee
essary for each individual to Join the
American bowling congress and pay annual
dues of % cents at least five days prior to
the date of the closing of entries for an an
nual tournament.
bona fde member of the American
bowling congress may bowl on any team he
may enter with. providing the other mem
bers of the team are bona fide members of
the American bowling congress. but each
individual can enter with but one five men
team. one two men team, and once in the
individual contest of each congress.
While this is but a rough draft of the
rule Secretary Langtry will have presented
for consideration it represents his opinion
of the sort of eligibility rule that the con-
gress should adopt and may also be said to
meet with the approval of the other bowling
leaders of the city.
IN order that a comparison can be made
between the proposed amendment and the
existing rule that section of the eligibility
rule which was passed at Cleveland last
January and which is now in effect is here
by given:
ITO qualify a club, team, or individual for
entry and competition in such tournaments
such clubs must be regular qualified mem
bers of a city bowling association of the
American Bowling Congress, and such team
and individual must be regular qualified
member of a club which is a regular mem
Der of city bowling association of the
American Bowling Congress"
Does Away With Associations.
The salient point of the proposed amend
ment is that individuals and not clubs
become members of the American Bowling
Congress, and the cumbersome and unnec-
essary city bowling associations are done
away with, following the lines of theAma-
teur Athletic Association and the League
OF American Wheelmen.
With the army of bowlers in the country
as members, each paying % cents annually
the American Bowling Congress would have