New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31
BONLERS SEE
THE NEED OF
AMATEUR RUIZ
Many Already Refuse :.
Compete Against The "
Professionals.
REASON FOR DECLINE
OF OPEN TOURNty
Cordes Thinks Sooner Divisi.,
Line Is Established tn.
Better for Game

noiore many weeks have p.s,,ss.
highly probable that a sb,,,
be drawn between the sms.eu, ,,s
fessiOnal bowler Practically n. ~ 30
sport in the United State, -, W
not cared TO distinguish b..,v..- -
moneyed brigade and the mar y
Tor pure fun is bowling. Tbs 10, '0l
ripe, however, for that T,a me
drawn, and, as the wish is fatb.
thought, the opinion OF ssyor,I y, ~ -
leading eXpOnents OF the gsy-- " ~ ~
ings. "~''s''
Conditions IN the gams =, -.
have reached a stage where IT, -
srS rolling Tor fun absolutelv ,ssu DOs'
measure their strikes ans -.
against others who NAY have ss''
mercenary motive Ia rolling !,
various competitions througson, u,
section Of the country. The sim.,.'
accounts largely for the decline 81 ~.
tournaments and the preierss,s
pressed IN unmlstakable ways IA, a..
affairs as are commonly oss;--..
closed" .''9
Some time ago expressions Of s,;,s..
were published in the columns a. ~.
Tribune TO the effect that Tie "a.
giving cash prizes vas not h ss.s,.-
with the best interests OF IA, 80.
and that the sooner this schens ~,
eliminated from tenplns the 5e,,,, =,
game would be. The reason IL obvi,r,
IN that cash prizes attract q esr....
class OF Dowlers which IN the realr a.
strictly amateur sports IS not A. A.
beneficial or even desirable
Ten years ago William Cordes =,
has served since that time as prssis,,,
OF the Eastern Alley Owners A,,oei,.
ton, went on record that il would o,Iy
be matter Of time when boslu,
conditions would absolutely demand /,
distinguishing line between prot,,.
sional and amateur Two day, AZ,
Cordes reiterated his belief that y,
sooner dividing line was estsblst,s
the better Il would be for the gsrs
There is no question 10 ny mind
said Cordes, that bowling has rss.h,.
stage where 10 must fall In lima Ut,
all of the other nigh class gaze,
throughout the country and es,sbli,.
two classes. IL may be too soon !,
eliminate money prizes, for il has beer
a long established custom, and mas.
much as amateur athletes and other,
are not incapacitated thereby Il "a s,l'
enough 20 let It 90 on for another Sc,
son or so.
81 really think, however, that n.
sooner the cash arrangement IA elm.
mated the better IL will be for terpir,
As regards the alley owners, | nlgs,
say that the elimination Of the prssen.
system Of giving dollars for nothing q,
a consummation devoutly 10 be vissst
There are great many people NJ,
consider that the alley owner Is nsk
ing q fortune out Of the game, and a.
though he Is not IN business for hi
health, he is, none the less, entitled &
some consideration. There are mar
of US who might be out Of the business
Il appreciate the fact bowling Of
fcials have tried TO steer clear Of VIVA
is bound 10 be a vexatious ques,io
because the defining Of a true smaies
is so difficult. | have read with grss
interest the latest agitation in 90
circles with regard 10 the definition q
an amateur, and proiting somewha, }
that experience ! think il would
well for the bowling legislators 10 hr'
Of all define a professional
William II. Valentine, president 4
the New York Bowling Association
when Informed OF the ideas Of Corce
declared that in the main they ver
correct. but doubted the adyisabilii
Of putting them into effect too hul
riedly. He took occasion. incidentally
TO declare ais belief that the o.
style club formation In bowling Ell
cles was proper and that. although 4
dividual registration would undogb
eddy be maintained so Car as the bowie
himself was concernel, u would Nd
alter the fact tina. a man was Nd
worth recognition unless he vas
member Of some club devoted % ID
interests Of tenpins.
As a matter of fact, Valentine. viii
out saying so, really coneurred IN b
idea that the dividing line should
established, and az a not far disisr
date, between the amateur and q
professional Several other bowler
who for obvious reasons preferred no
20 be quoted were In entire s;eor
with the foregoing views expressed
but some OF them even went turtle
and indicated what IN their oplnio
are the qualities which should MAJ
for professionalism.