New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
ALLEY MANAGERS
WANT NOVELln|
Believe Mediocre Bowie
Are Entitled to
Attention.
GOLF IDEA is
USED IN Wfs|
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League to Consider Ques.io, :,
Unbalanced Balls Due 10
Finger Holes.

once month. when the Ess..- :.
Owners Association meets 1T on.
local academies 4 favoriie pas,im.
discussion Of new IDEAS 70 mai.
game Of tenpins moro attrac,iv.
sorts Of competitions have been nm.
ed. with the result that many ,,rss,
scheme has been literally "s0s..
death"
Evldenceof this fact may be ob,s,.
the great number o; tweive-hour a..
ance contests decided within til. .r
months. n nearly every instane.
case % playing TO the star bowl.
leaving the rank and fic. in ..sr,,
backbone OF the game. vithou, co,,,.
alton
One OF the alley owners who \.
parted from The regular order o, A..
is Alexander v. Dunbar. Of IN. p.,.
Academy Dunbar is a star bowie, b,
ing been the champion Of Phllad.l,..
while Z couple Of years ago he r~ 4.
intorcity title. The mediocre b,,.
hasn't enough 80 d. says Dunbar =,
| propose 20 provide competition. Or :
alleys whereby the stars will |. h
out and men Of lesser ability ca,srs,
Dunbar calls his tournament ar A..
teur affair. ard there IL considersbk
terest in II. Those who know Ia, -.
lens that beset the game Of tenpn !,
unanimously Of the opinion that 10 "
ter where the academy may be sta.
it is of vast aid 70 the ambition
modest bowler 70 have special con-.
tions arranged for him.
In M OF the open tournaments nor \,
ming there ere half dozen men q q
ity who oyershadow the Others. 70 Z.
the man who is capable OF avu.ss
around rs has little chance Of 1lrt
gushing himself
II might be well 70 take a kai :
Of the book OF Fred Benzinger. a cklas
alley owner. who has adapted ar IA
which is popular among the golf ca
both in the East and in the West \,
idea mas spread throughout the VIZ
city.
IL seems that oscar Schmidt prslt'-
OF the Illinois Bowling Associative
an ardent golfer At the North So
Golf club last season he was suc.eS..
I'm a goat" competition, and al his 81
gestion Peter Howiey. A manager v .
OF Benzingers academies adopted y
idea 10 ten pins. He ordered few b.
dred little brass goat medals, sln
to those used at the golf club, and -
them TO various bowlers at a small r.
II two bowlers having goats Aa'pu
TO meet they roll series Of thia ass
and the loser must surrender rs 81
to the winner. and then purcnss q
other. At the end Of the season Wei
certain period the bowler havi1s .
largest collection Of goats recsi'a
prize. 1t is merely A form Of imp'cni4
competition and could be varied . 81
conditions here with ease.
The United Bowling Clubs Of New ss'
met with a severe loss in the dear
Henry Feldman, honorary preslceii
the organization. Funeral services w
held on Friday evening al the las %
of the deceased. al No. 40 West -
street. this city. and the orgaa111
Joined with A number Of German w
ties In paying the last respects
teresting figure OF the world Oh url1
The deceased was a member OF the q
Singing Society and recently ie'1n
from a trip 10 Europe, where Dc
final arrangements for the tour /"
United Bowling Clubs next sunins
A brand new form OF bowling VA
posed TO nave been invented In C'e'e,
last week, but il proves 10 Dc ms'0
abbreviated form OF competition u '"
in this city for many years. J"
testants roll eight balls, and eaen ~
man hits the head pin ne Is enu-~
count all that he makes on that %
he misses the head pin, he seo -
on the short. The old-style tenpn
pin game gives a man twelve oA'
game instead Of eight FACE I"
tournament OF this kind is ne'o
White Elephant. Last season nsA'
bowlers competed.
Unevenly balanced bowling 's'
been placed under the ban oy NV "a
County Alley owners League -
ark. y. j.. and at a special NEE
week a campaign OF investigator =
clded on. Letters have been SCI. -
all Of the members asking the"
aridayits whether or not az any -