New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Committee Will Interview
NJ, B. A. Officials at
Atlantic City.
HAS PLAN TO AVERT
BIG FINANCIAL LOSS
Local Governing Likely to Refuse
Registration to All-Star
Combinations.

NelOped only yenteiuos' WV"
prominent bowlers formed committee 10
present the claims of New York 10 the
National Bowling Association convention
M Atlantic city on April Is. General
policies we're also mapped out.
Az vet no city has entered the field with
an application for the 1915 tournament, so
that New York has a clear road Tor the
time beIn-. However. there may be sew
eral other cities in line by the time the
convention comes around. To be fully
prepared the local committee VIII attend
the convention 10 present n solid fron'
II contest comes about.
When tho tournament OF 1909 was held
in Madison Square Garden 1t resulted IN
heavy financial loss. The management
was under the control of alley owners. IL
the 1915 tournament and convention is
awarded 10 New York this method will
not be used.
Instead OF the almost certain loss in
cumbent on the rental Of Madison Square
Garden for three weeks, and the building
of twelve pairs OF alleys at cost OF 500
pair, It is likely that some arrange
ments of a satisfactory nature will be
made whereby these financial burdens VIII
be eliminated.
In order to finance a tournament OF this
kind 1t is necessary that company oe
formed in the city holding the tourna-
ment. under the jurisdiction and sanction
of the national association. The company
usually is a corporation. money being fur
nished by stock subscriptions. No ma
tional tournament has ever been imam
cial success. and there is serious objection
TO the steady deficits.
The New York bowlers plan to form
corporation for the purpose Of financing
the 1915 tournament and arranging 1t so
that the rank and file of bowlers through
out the National Bowling Association ter
ritory may take any number Of shares al
s. each. Ii will require about 5000 to
finance the tournament, and it is believed
that the thousand shares will be readily
sold. IN fact, at a meeting OF the New
York Bowling Association at the Isotel
Imperial late Friday evening pledges
we're received for more than hundred,
and there were only about twenty persons
present,
Instead OF men in the business end or
the game having the control, this priv
ilege will rest, more than likely, In the
New York Bowling Association itself. IL
Is the plan TO have it a tournament OF the
bowlers, for the bowlers and managed by
representatives OF he rank and hle ot
bowlers, something which never yet has
been done until this year IN Philadelphia.
In this city the Llan would be carried out
on a much la .er scale, for there are more
than Il thousand registered in the local
body at present, as against two hundred
in Philadelphia.
The Grand Central Palace has been
mentioned as a possible place for hold
ing the tournament, though as yet such
a large outlay cannot he made without
running the risk of heavy losses. Until
some development takes place to elimi-
nate the chance, nothing will be done in
that direction. All this, however, is for
future determination
1t Is likely that the New York Bowl
ing Association will charter special
car for the trip to Atlantic CITY, leaving
New York on Friday, April H. There
Will be ACCOMMODATIONS for fifty per-
sons. The Oneida Bowling Club already
has made arrangements for a special car
on the same day. Five of these cars
will permit of the running of a special
train, which is not beyond possibility
Apropos of the meeting of the New
York Bowling Association on Friday
evening, II was plain that the local gov
erning body does not fancy the forma-
ton Of all-star combinations for the pur-
pose of rolling in either the national or
metropolitan championships. Application
was made at the meeting for registra-
tions for the Bergman Stars. most OF
whom rolled in the Ohio state champion
ships recently and "copped" first prize.
The Stars applied for registration, Civ
Matthew Quinn, George Quinn, John
ing the names of Mortimer Lindsey.
Roster Paul Bergman, Bert Bergman.
Asa Harris and Jimmy Smith. All these
men are also registered with other
teams or clubs
After considerable discussion. during
which one delegate declared he was OPP
posed to such combinations for the dis
tinct purpose of winning prizes, the APP
plication was laid on the table for the
April meeting. In other words, 1t will
be impossible for these men to roll as a
team IN this years tournament, though
they may compete with their own clubs
or teams with which they have been
previously registered.
Jimmy Smith. for instance. declared
Yesterday that he would now roll with
the Subways, of Brooklyn. Asa Harris
will be a member OF the Oxfords, of
Newark. Koster will be with the Knick-
erbockers. and Mortimer Lindsey has a
Bridgeport team to consider. OF the
eight men mentioned, FIVE OF them are
owners of alleys
A committee is working on new rules,
and IL was suggested on Friday night
that II pass rule prohibiting more than
one alley owner, an employe OF an alley
owner. an agent for a manufacturer or
builder from competing on team.
This rule alone. IT is figured. will pre-
vent in future the formation of all-star
combinations In other words. the day
OF the real bowler, the rank and file. is
at hand
William II. Valentine, president of the
New York Bowling Association. reported
that the proposition to offer association
medals 10 high score men In the closed
leagues had met with great favor. Some
Of those who heartily agreed with Val
entine were Robert J. Maher. of the Har-
lem Navy League; William A. Schwao,