New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
National Bowling Associa-
ton Has Much to Do
Before Winter.
LEADERS THINK ALLEY
OWNERS SHOULD UNITE
Also Casting About for Method
of Conducting Governing Body
Without Loss.

AltnOuen the next TOURNAMENT OF tne
National Bowling Association is a Ions
way off and has no place in which TO lay
it's head, so TO speak, there are divers
and sundry matters to be considered this
summer which might materially affect
the game.
The faithful few who comprise the
board of governors and the list OF Of
ficers Of the association. plus some new
blood which has been recently injected
into association affairs, will be busy at
various times this summer laying plans
for another winter 1t may be said on
good authority that Elmer +. DUNCAN.
president of the association. is strongly
in favor Of radical step. He believes
that ii Is time TO ascertain whether or
not the players really want national as
ISOLATION.
For several years subtle influences have
been brought TO bear by powerful bust
ness organizations which have been none
too helpful to any bowling organization
in the East. while in the West the one
great help OF the American Bowling Con-
gress has been the stanch support OF this
class.
DUNCAN believes that either all bowling
associations must be what they profess
TO be or else they had better go out Of
existence and allow the game to run
along with all its attendant evils.
lie is optimistic enough to entertain
the view that once the alley owners bestir
themselves and sink selishness and stub
bornness all bowling troubles will imme-
81 Ia &c
being perfectly willing to confer with
alley owners If they can only get together
as a whole, but even that seems to be
impossible.
so the question has resolved itself into
one OF whether or not the proprietors are
willing to carry out the spirit and the
letter Of proposed regulations for the
thorough cleansing Of the sport OF ten
pins and what might be called the unfit
cation of the game.
Complex though the situation is. there
are those who entertain the idea that
with the alley proprietors agreed and
with proper support from the manufact-
urers the game can be vastly improved
The game has been quite free from those
who would abuse the sporting privileges
and this has been accomplished only
through the fact that legislative, business
and competitive interests have been az a
unit in the Encouragement Of improper
practices. 1t merely shows what can be
done when all interests work together
This task OF unfying the game Of ten
pins will occupy the attention OF the Ma
tional Bowling Association this summer,
tha aoly &c hut MI
Another matter which will have to be
considered Is the working out OF a new
basis on which to conduct the National
Bowling Association so as 10 avoid the
financial losses which even this year have
been attendant upon it. The situation IS
considerably mudded because no one
seems to know what plan TO suggest. The
officials Of the National Association are
hopeful that if the various factions can
get together the matter can be easily ar
ranged.
An illustration OF how Independent are
certain classes is shown by the fact that
the metropolitan championship, which
comes TO a close this week on the Grand
Central alleys, Brooklyn, is conceded TO
have materially hurt the national tourna-
ment this year, while the Eastern cham
pionship Of the knights OF Columbus has
been influential in keeping quite few
combinations out OF the Metropolitan.
This seems 10 be true I'm nearly every
phase of the bowling situation. There Is
always something working against unity.
Many OF those who are familiar with the
ms and outs OF the game believe that the
crux OF the situation is simply to get the
alley owners, first of all, to agree among
themselves
The metropolitan championship Will end
on wednesday evening. so far as the five
men fixture is concerned, two Presto
teams. four oxford fivcs and two Oneida
coinbina tons taking the alleys. The
highest hve-men score to date is the 2'S'S
of the Disturbers. of Brooklyn.
The schedule follows
Monday. $50 p. m.-Spartans ;No, J.,
Spartans No. 2 Mohawks No. j. MO-
hawks No. 2, Pan-American, West End.
Tuesday, $50 p. m.-knights OF Coluln,
bus. Broadway Arcade, Grand central
Red. Grand Central Blue. Castle Point
Red and Castle Point Blue.
"Wednesday, $50 p. m.-Presto NO. J.
Presto No. 2, oxford No. l, oxford NO :;
oxford No. 8. oxford No. 4, Oneida hed
o,1 nuaida Rlup.