New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

SERIES URGED
FOR a0VHTEEaS
Well Known Pin Knich,
Launches New idea for
Alley Followers.
ONE CLUB ROLLING
FOR FIFTY YEARS
A.g rQuil Club Holds Fiye.N,,
Chs Cane Record with 2
Wooden Ball.

"i,h bowling moSuls 5couriac a..
h"-ins fo- IDEAS with which 10 s..-.
late interest In tea pins. par.sy',,.
among The so-caled closed" lo,-...
afd tournaments. f. it strange tha, !.
one cye- has thought Of o closed cha
pionship a the end OF the tease,
staged ard managed Dy the Ne, yo,,
Bowling Association.
A well known pin knight sad "a,
other day that ne thought such ore,s.
cations as the Knights Of Column,
the SILK League. the Life Ins,rss,.
League and dozen or more other u
a similar type would fan in line.
The plan suggested b. this 5owl.,
Us nothing more nor less than a no-.
season series among the winners o. a,
closed leagues. lie would not a..,r.,
2 tircsomc tournament OF a hone ,rI
home basis. which years ago csrssi
the failure Of the metropolitan rb,-
pionship, bus would have certain sHr,
selected. preferably neutral" orr,
whore no one has rolled regularly. .,i
have the winning combinations CO...
pete in a round robin. n that D-o,,l
toe long. ne suggested drawing BIZ III
and proceeding along elimination In.
the losing team dropping on. era
time.
One cannot help noticing the 40,
ute lack % ideas IN bowling. Arpr.
ontly. the average devotcc Of hall ard
vatn fe a. b.
the same old way. For years the hsns
writing has been on the wall As 4,
CARDS lengthy schedules. and the 10.
OF interest ia the Greater New Yod
and lntcrcity individual championship
is The beat illustration or the fss.
The Impressive name has lost its PIES
tigp. for the average man simply wIi
not go through the arduous task o
rolling the schedule.
Just before Frank +. Samucls foua
it necessary 20 close The Harlem Cif,l
lose -and-out' tournamCa. would msk
4 hit. Accordingly, on each holita
night he ran of an elimination conte,
with star bowlers entered. 70 rroye
popular, but Samuels gave up bushes
before the value Of the idea YVES i'm
pressed on others in the same w1lk o
life. Never since that .imc has ls
attempt been made TO get on. a m
beaten track.
Such men as those who roll regular
in The Silh League. 'or instance. nav
little time for othe. bowling outside 3
their own clubs. Those who compt,
in the good, old Athletic League d,
the schedule Of four months dura,io,
so that they care for little else. Il
much the same IN other leagues.
But none Of these non would obie,
to taking part IN a competition in Wild
everybody had an "even break Il hi
arrangements were such that the ro..
lnE could be done N.ll d!s.frl
There is serious objection on n
cart OF .hi9 c'a-s ~ b0vlo.s 4
competing against cracks sgbisc
which has not been overlooked 10 Ties
columns IN the least Thus. the Eg
gestion o. the bowler mentioned ag
pears TO have more than passing mer
His idea is a short. quick schedule o.
neutral alleys, open only 10 the close
le. que winners, the time late IN ih
season and the tournament 90 be cor
Quoted by a committee Of the Ne'
York Bowling Association He arggi
that the tournament would be sna.
but classy. quick but decisive, sH'
would foster a closer relation be.pei
the clements which make up this nor
sporting class in tenpins.
lie points to the fact that the Ne
York Bowling Association has tried ','
several seasons to get these bowlen
championship medal TO each leagg;
the closed variety, whereas, be arg.A
il could be done 30 much beta
quicke. and more interestingly By t'
pan.