New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-22
Campaign to Weld Fol
lowers of Sport in One
Great Organization.
ELIGIBILITY NOW A
MATTER OF LOW FEE
Plan Under Way to Offer Medals
TO Leaders in Registered
Tournaments.

What nigh, he called a campaign or
correction has been started by the New
York Bowling Association. The move IS
mainly for the purpose OF broadening the
scope OF the association In greater Ne"
York and at the same time giving the
game of icnpins q better organization
Two suggestions were recently made
i'm The Tribune that neatly called the
turn" said William ~. Valentine. presi-
dent OF the association. one ot these'
made some time ago. was the urgent he'n
Of more complete organization Inc other
was for closer relationship WIN those
tournaments devoted 10 certain classes 81
bowlors. such as the knights OF ColuH-
BUS the SILK League. the Royal Arcahu"
and tire like.
..Tbe delegates realize that these two
ohi.cts arc the most important in the
world Of legislative bowling to-day anu u
tho bowlers i'm this city will give Whoie
hearted a,d we shall soon have ioco'
orpa nization the like OF which never h'"
beon known This. too, viii be ihNai"dO'0
a tho National Bowling Associatlon'
which is so much in need OF better dp-
rreciation.
rnasruch as the two objects relerr'p
ia 90 hand in hand, ii is tho idea u '"o
r~osert hoard OF governors to work atoms
an, linz n bring these about For IN
stanco there are 50 few closed tournd-
mont bowlers registered as to make t"e
number almost negligible. Inc "''
registration fee has prevented the en-
roIment OF hundreds. # not thousands.
Now that the national association mas
Interpreted the rule so as TO make
unnecessary for any but those VINO WISH
IN cornnete I'm the national tournament 10
register I'm the national body, the Ne"
YORK registration fee of . cents Is all
that IS necessary TO become eligible %
participate i'm any local tournament m
Guiding the metropolitan championships
This one Interpretation has oroushl
about many new registrations In the local
association, while there has been no
diminution Of the enrolment in the ma
tonal
4 closer relationship was recently es-
ia blished when the y. Y. u. A. offered
a gold medal for any bowler IN reg
istered tournament who made perfect
score. II is Valentines plan 10 offer also
medals or cups TO those who make the
highest averages or scores in tourna-
ments A variety OF other prizes Will be
offered for the purpose or having AL
bowlers compete for association prizes
Thus there will be stimulated greater
interest i'm the association. and the bowl
ers will be made to feel a closer bond II
tbof
local governing body Valentine becomes
enthusiastic when he talks of his plans
but he says there are too few workers.
But that will be corrected soon he
saws. I'VE have been greatly hand-
capped. The bowlers looked 10 us Tor
good government, and we were snort OF
men to carry out the work. lt has been
necessary for a few loyal ones to fur-
nish the iron in the association system.
Interest is broadening. We have more
workers than a year ago. and our efforts
are now more effective. We shall con-
tinue 10 get workers with US. and ! can
not help but think that We can do great
deal in another year"
In itself. the theory of individual regis
tration has proved a help to the game
but the method has been TO the detriment
of the club formation. which, after all, Is
the backbone OF bowling. The fees have
been too high, and the idea has been
spread broadcast that because il was left
optional whether or not man need be
member of a club all tournaments must
accept mushroom entries. In other
words. it has been deemed imperative
rather than optional that any FIVE men
could form a team for the purpose Of
competing in tournaments.
1t may be said that the majority OF
those who favored individual registration
did not believe that the mushroom
team idea would become popular. IL IS
not popular in New York. but the extent
of its use has more sharply separated
those bowlers who roll for profit from
those who roll purely for pleasure.
II is a fact, however, that the sport low
ing class has begun TO make. itself felt
and that there is a determination TO have
this phase Of the game paramount, even
IL il be necessary TO establish profess
sional class and to divorce those VINO
roll in certain tournaments from those
who roll in the others and In the closed
leagues.