The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-29

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1t is the rule in all tournaments on
public alleys to offer cash prizes. In
closed tournaments or in the leagues
made up of clubs or councils of va
rious orders, prizes other than cash
are supposed to be awarded, but. with
some exceptions, the winner is handed
the cash and is supposed to buy his
own prize"
The bowling game is lacking in a
strong governing body, big enough to
take in the amateurs and the pros"
land to make rules for them all. In
the first place there is u split between
the National Bowling Association, the
principal organization in the East, and
the American Bowling Congress, which
is most prominent in the West. There
was a difference some years ago on the
question of the loaded balls" and
also the weight and size of the ball,
and, while there was a sort of a COM
promise, two. tournaments are to be
held this season as usual.
The principal difficulty in forming a gov
erning organization strong enough to real
~ control the conduct of the sport is the
difficulty found in interesting the In
dividual bowler in the matter. The al.
ley owners. naturally, see the wisdom of
organization and form their associations.
They are largely Instrumental IN the DO
ings of the National Bowling Association
and the running of the big annual tour
nament In Manhattan in May.
Until five or six years ago the sport In
this city was largely confined, as FAR as
any organized competition went, to the
leagues composed of teams from various
big clubs in ewark and vicinity. inelud-
ing, in some cases, nearby cities. Inen
there came the big public alleys. Intercity
tournaments on a big scale were formed
and the interest in bowling in Newark
took a prodigious jump.
n1,O In11I p riFI mat with prnQt GuR-
cess and became as prominent In the
sport as any i'll the country. Then the
bowling alleys began to spring up, all
over town, and 1t was the glorious times
for the promoters.
Then there came n sort of q reaction
The pin-knights, wonderfully enthusiastic,
found that there was too much to attract.
Many of them found that they were not
able to stand the pace. Rolling In a tour
uament here tonight and somewhere else
tomorrow and SO on throughout the week
was too much for d man who has to work
six days q. week at his business to stand
The sport is now on a firm basis, ano the
conditions are more reasonable. Newark
pin-knigbts are still enthusiastic and they
are bowling the pins over in great style
night after night, but in a less wildly
strenuous style.
But there Is stlll lacking any city or
ganization of any real trength A New
ark Bowling Association with a sanction
from the National Bowling Association,
was formed some time ago and still ex1sts.
It does. not, however, really control the
sport i'll any way hereapouls. louibhhiSn.o
are run whenever and however an aliey
owner cares to. There Is no real city
championship tournament, and there sp
pears to be M way to organize Q TOUT
nament composed of strong enough leagues
or teams that are truly representative 70
warrant naming it a championship al
fair.
boosting and needs a big influx OF teams
and clubs. When there are enough IN TO
"a x,;TI ha ,,oEcihla IN RIM "A real Dig lOuT-
namept, with every team having any
right to consider itself In the champion
ship class meeting every other team am
bilious to secure the highest honors'
Tint defeat that Billy Linden handed
ont to Billy Weingarth last night on the
Tuxedo alleys, was unexpected. IL ONE
took Billy eight games to turn the tflch,
too Well, as we used to say in Novem-
Der, Billy won anyhow.
IFS hard to keep those Elizabeth bowlers
down. They went right oYer to the Co
iumbia alleys in Hoboken last night and
got two games out of three. Came w1rhlli
q shade of making 1t three straight. lhat
sort Of work is going to come pretty near
''landing the rag In the Athietic League
But can they keep 1t p
Come early and avoid the rush; That's
rood advice for anyone who wants 10 see
the. Roseville-New York match on tne
Poseville alleys tonight. Those olo
Athletic League rivals are just as eager
10 20 to the mat as they ever were, ana
somebody is going to get a mauling before
it's over. ,
Twas an awful Jolt III New 1Tre Y4rR E Sss-
ferday In Manhattan. The visitors lost,
IA out of Il games. Here's the way tue
standing reads now: