New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-26
|CHESS STRIFE GOES N|DELAY WES B0W[ERS'
Want Decision as to Holding
National Championship.
SYRACUSE WANTS TOURNEY
Committee Also Is Considering
Newark and Philadelphia =.
TO Soon Act.

| 10 BOON ACI.
In nearly every bowling academy in thty
section of the country the question as &
where the 1918 tournament OF the Nationa,
Bowling Association will be held is the
one topic of discussion. Knots of bowl
ers will talk over the matter, with the
result that rumors more or less wild IN
nature have gained circulation. Why
the deIay?" is asked -f
So far as the officials Of the National
Bowling Association are concerned they
are Sphnxlike in their silence. A COM
mittee of the association, however, is In
vestigating the claims of three cities
Newark, Philadelphia and Syracuse-it
has been learned. A short while ago the
| board OF governors Of the association
let down the bars so that the tourna-
ment could be rolled on replaned alleys
| With a stroke, made with comparative
ease. past arguments against replaned
alleys were swept away and the necessity
Of going to thousands OF dollars expense
l
them up again at the conclusion of the
tournament was removed. Immediately
after the last meeting there was an APP
parently authentic rumor that Newark
would get the tournament. and hold 1t on
what was formerly the Tuxedo alleys. re-,
Gently sold when the Weingarth- Whatton
Company purchased the interests Of Lee
r. Johns in the oxford. There were
rumors that Philadelphia wanted the
| tournament II Newark did not get it.
There were other rumors that Syracuse
was after the plum, particularly since
new alleys were not required.
The assurance that Newark would get
the tournament seems to have been
premature, for Newark is only seventeen
miles from Paterson. the scene of the 1912
meeting. Meanwhile the committee OF
the association has been looking over the
Syracuse and Philadelphia districts and
investigating their respective claims. \
man prominent in manufacturing circles
and familiar with the expenses incident 20
a national tournament declared the other
day that the city holding the 1913 ;ourna-
ment OF the National Bowling Association
could not possibly lose the thousands tina,
heretofore had been the rule; in fact, he
could not figure where any money could
be lost
| II is "A well known fact that Paterson
last spring was behind something like
1900 when the tournament was finished.
and IL has been the same story all over
the country. This cost would be about
| the expenditure necessary to install new
alleys. and with planed alleys now per-
Missile the inducement is Great. Phia-
delphia. instead of being lukewarm, has
become enthusiastic, while Syracuse is re-
ported to be the same way. Newark,
therefore, is by no means sure OF the
tournament
The general trend of the comment
heard about the alleys seems to be some
what of {. critical nature. in view OF the
fact that matters have been left TO such
| late day Heretofore the city holding the
tournament has often been decided year
in advance, Last year was the latest III
the history of the game, for 1t was III Au-
gust that Paterson was given the privi-
lege. This year, however, August came
and passed by, and so has the new year,
still no decision has been made. When
| William Kirk, president OF the Nauonat
| Rowling Association, was in New York "a
few weeks ago and was asked for IN
formation. he replied Everything VIII
no ALL right in a short time. The matter
is being attended to. We will surely have
q tournament. and / think il will be a
good one"
Members OF the board OF governors
| seem to be in the dark as 10 what II
| being done, for the committee mas mace
no report as yet 1t was SAID, however
bv a we'll Informed bowler only this week
that a meeting OF the board would DE
held shortly and the matter decided. lie
| believed that the time was somewhat 700
short even now To prepare for a tournd
ment. but as negotiations for the alleys
have been eliminated he was OF the
oninion that a tournament could be held
in April and be highly successful
There is considerable objection on inc
part of the average bowler to competing
In a national tournament In warm
| weather, and many are adverse 10 at
| tending a tournament held after Apri,
as was the case in 1909 in Madison Square
| Garden. At that time the weather was
scorching and bowling anything but en-
joyable.
Apropos of important tournaments, inc
committee in charge of the metropolitan
championship Of the New York Bowling
Association has reported progress at
tho last few meetings. When the dele
gates 10 the association met two weeks
ago. II was decided 10 hold no tournament
rntiI after the national IT being figured
thor that the national would be held late
\ &c rpnnrtp6
oI,ev Owners are seeking the privilege OF
holding the metropolitan competition, but
as vet no announcement has been made
as 10 who the applicants are 1t Is be-
Iieved in some quarters that BROOKLYN
will get it. though others claim The
Rronx Is entitled to consideration. In that
Rrooklyn had 1t In 1911. There Is great
interest in both the metropolitan and ma
tional tournaments among the most ex-
pert bowlsrs