The Washington herald., 1911-01-12
BY "LEN" COLLINS.

John B. Foster, the famous sporting
editor of the New York Evening Tele-
gram. takes q shot at the National
Bowling Association, as follows:
what in the world is the National
| Bowling Association thinking Of? For
years members who were interested in
the welfare Of the organization fought
to introduce some legislation by which
mushroom bowling clubs could be put
out of business 1t is the baneful effect
of mushroom clubs which cause four
fifths of the trouble in bowling.
Recently legislation was adopted by
the association which puts the mush-
room club in existence again with the
sanction of the big body behind ii. Some
body must have been asleep at the time
or somebody must have been unaware
of the effect Of the legislation which was
adopted.
The National Bowling Association
should rescind its action in hurry.
There is no place for mushroom clubs in
bowling if the sport is to prosper.
"A hint for city bowling associations.
Obtain the cooperation of the alley own
ers in the proper guidance and manage
ment of the sport. They are on the
ground all the time. and If there are
their interest to enforce them as that Of
the bowlers. There must be cooperation
or there will always be friction, and fric-
ton is useless in bowling"
The ruling referred to by Mr.. Foster Is
one which allows a bowler to compete in
the National Bowling Association tourna-
ments who is in good standing with the
American Bowling Congress. The rule
further provides that in case bowler is
not a member Of a city association, af-
filiated with the A. B. c., he may reg
lister in the N. B. A. by paying the nom
inal sum of 10 cents. A wonderful rule to
say the least. Under this, five men may
get together. pay 50 cents, forward their
dues or entrance fee. and they are eligi-
BILE to compete.
To be consistent and fair to the average
bowler why don't the National Associa-
ton get itself together and protect the
average bowler against these all-star
casts. such as the Brunswicks. Of New
York. a team organized merely to COM
pete in national tournaments. Right In
our own city We have had the same ex-
perience. but not on the scale as is prac-
ticed at the national Journeys.
While the local men who were in on
these teams were not in the game merely
for financial gain, 1t nevertheless re-
mains a fact that they helped to detract
from the interest of the game as far as
the lesser teams were concerned. The
local city association took a step in the
right direction when they put the damper
on these teams.
Bowman, rolling with the Bureaus in
the G. p. o. League. last night, turned
of the first clean set Of the season. While
his scores were not large. he shot a
beautiful spare game. Bow" will pull
down about a carload Of prizes for this
excellent feat.
Brown, Of the Auth team. made a
strong bid to get into The Washington
Herald's Monday honor roll last night.
He turned off 103. lis, and lis, giving him
an average of 110l.
Baum jumped back into the lead in in
dividual averages in the National Capt.
tai League, when he pounded out H. |
l3s, and Ill. a total Of $50, last night. !
The Mount Vernons posted SIS, 536, and
81, an average of 5z7 for the set. They !
incidentally took all three from the |
The Bureaus captured two from the In |
teriors in the Departmental. Jimmy !
Cooper was there with high average. |
getting 1877.
The Atlantics set a league record in |
the Northeastern last night by winning |
their fifteenth consecutive game. This !
great record puts the Atlantics in first |
place.
The Breech Mechanism Shop took the |
Erecting Shop into camp last night by
.aking two games. In the first they tied, |
md on the roll-off the B. NJ. won out.