The Washington times., 1915-03-02
Washington Is Given Choice of
Naming Dimension Of Pin
and Ball for A. c. B. A.
DONOVAN MAKES ADDRESS
GUIDES Election to Presidency
Assured, and Sand papered
Alleys Thrown Out.
By KIRK c.. MILLER.

'Cnited we stand. divided We fall" Is
the slogan which last night placed the
entire Eastern section Of the United
States upon common plane as far as
its future bowling activities are con-
cerned. Giving Washington the prefer
ence Of going to Boston and rolling two
styles of duckpins or agreeing to meet
the New Englanders' terms In reducing
slightly the size Of the pin. the Bos-
tonians. ably represented by Secretary
John j. Donovan. Of the Atlantic Coast
Bowling Association, practically gave
the Capitolians the say Of what style
of game shall be conducted at the May
of pin and ball was decided upon by
the local chapter.
Coming to Washington determined to
please the following here in the matter
OF rules and regula tions. the two alter
natives were offered at meeting held
at the Palace alleys, and 1t was the
unanimous sense that the liberal terms
Baltimore. Philadelphia, and other
Eastern cities We're disregarded as far
as precedent In choice Is concerned, and
Donovan gave tn" Washingtonians to
understand that the style of pin and
ball to be made standard by the a. c.
B. A. rested entirely between Boston
and Washington, and so fair-minded
were the alternatives that the one which
Will make the game uniform this side
OF the Allegheny mountains was ac-
cepted by Washington.
1t Is expected thit the very satisfac-
tory agreement which was reached last
night will be responsible for taking at
least half dozen fve-men teams to
Boston. Until the type Of game was
esta blished, there had been some re-
luctance among the bowlers as to just
which teams would go North next May.
but the even break which Washington
tendency to bring out candidates for
the monster bowling carnival.
Accompanying Donovan on his mis-
slonary visit to Washington was Roy
Booth. also of Boston. Booth has been
Donovan's lieutenant in the Organ'za-
tion of the various branches Of the
A. c. B. A. throughout the East. and
his arguments in behalf of adopting Il
uniform ball and pin throughout the
Fast We're largely instrumental in bring
ton OF the plan.
Probably no statement made by Dom
ovan and Booth was more heartily re-
ceived by the District rollers than the
fact that sand -papered alleys and rub
ber-banded pins will not he counte-
nanced by tho A. g. A. b. Regulation
tenpin alleys Of the schellacked variety
are to be used throughout the domain
of the A. c. h. A., and the promise of
the biggest manufacturers of bowling
apparatus has been secured to the ef-
feet that nothing except regulation A.
G. Il. A. paraphernalia shall be manu-
featured or sold
The ENJOYS from Boston assured
Washington that the entire North will
indorse the nom'nat'on of william +.
Guide for the presidency Of tho associa-
ton. Since Boston has already been
awarded tn" tournament. which starts
May |, it seems perfectly amcable
toward the election of Guide and the
delegates from the Hub city have as
sured the locals of BostOns help in fu-
ture ambitions witch Washington may
aspire to. DOnUv u and Booth will be
here until tomorrrW. when Peoria and
several Western cities will be visited