New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
Bergman Says Enthusiasts
Do Not Want To Be
Tied to Dates.
GAME is POPULAR
AS A RECREATION
Hackney Says Local Association
Is Permitting Formation of
Mushroom Teams.

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ago that bowling is rapidly on the in
crease, despite the fact that open tour
nament bowling has been declining FOR
the last three years, Bert Bergman de-
clared the other day that although he
and his brother Paul he'd abolished the
classic Bergman tournament there was
no dimunition Of the numoer Of people
that came into the academy.
at was the wisest action we could
take" said Bergman. "For instance,
notice that there are more people com
ing into this academy than ever before,
but they prefer 70 roll In private par
ties or with clubs. They have little or
no use for the commonly called open
game and will not be bound down by
long series of prearranged dates. Any
man who has tried 10 compile a sched-
ule at this season will find that II IS
hazardous undertaking. because there
are so many dates 10 avoid and II IS
like pulling teeth to get teams 20 roll.
IL took q record OF $50 sales on the
cash register the other evening, and u
often happens that fully 500 games are
rolled on these ten alleys in the course
of an afternoon and evening. Without
an open tournament, 10 which II is
necessary for an alley owner 10 con-
tribute couple Of hundred dollars for
prizes, the game is really better of.
I'VE have no closed tournaments
here, but those who have them say that
they are more popular than ever. IL
is significant that bowling is under
going a vast change and that the men
who roll these days are rolling under
the rules of good craftsmanship and
After all. that is the only reason In the
world why a game should exist"
Joseph Thum said a year ago that
he found il difficult 20 accommodate all
the private parties applying for alleys
and that in the vast majority OF cases
these parties were composed OF bust
ness men, school teachers, professional
men and the like.
Another phase of the situation, how
ever, which illustrates that the New
York Bowling Association made a
grievous error in permitting mushroom
teams to be formed, TO the detriment OF
the club formation, was brought out
this week by p. c. Hackney, who has
made the rounds of the several hundred
clubs in greater New York for many
years.
II any one - III pVo4NAOh " auvW
this club element IL is Hackney. with
him IL IS not matter OF opinion, but
a knowledge of fact.
There are more bowling clubs to-
day than ever BEFORE" he said. There
is no question that they do not like
this mushroom team idea, and j, for
one, think it would be wise TO revert
to the former plan OF the club as the
unit of organization. The legislative
moguls never should have strayed from
il.
"Observe the fact that the United
Bowling Clubs have increased their
membership from fifteen 10 forty-iive
clubs in about three years, and there
are clubs to be elected at the next OPP
portunity.
"They may find it necessary for
man TO register himself individually
and be all right, but the idea OF any
five or three men forming a team sim
ply because they are individually regis
tered is an abuse Of privilege. IL has
killed open tournaments. Clubs are
the backbone OF the game, and the
more we have of them the better Tor
it,"
The famous old Harlem Navy League,
composed of various rowing and boat
clubs. which has made its headquarters
al the Harlem Palace for many years,
will begin it's schedule on February
at the Riverside Academy. IL Will be
the sixteenth season, and there are
fourteen teams entered, as follows:
ATLANTA Boat Club. Waverly CLUB,
Morrisania Yacht Club. bohemian BOAT
Club. Bloomingdale Boat Club, Metro
politan Boat Club, Bayonne Boat Giuo,
Lone Star Boat Club, Nonparell BOAT
Club, City Island Yacht Club, HUDSON
Yacht Club, Hudson River BOAT Iiuo,
Active Boat Club and Friendship poa'
Club. The officers are as follows:
President, C. A. Crsmer. Lone star
vice.president, J. Rumpp, Atslsnta;
secretary. Frederick Snyder, horriss-
mia: treasurer, J. Gutman, City Island;
executive committee, Robert J. Manner,
Metropolitan, chairman; II. W. Cow
perthwaite, Waverly, and george
Pearse, Nonpariel.
Louis +. Schultz, one Of the founders
Of the New York Bowling Association
and of the United Bowling Clubs, has
recovered from q severe attack on IN
flammatory rheumatism.
Mortimer Lindsey, former national
champion, and James ). Watt, one OF
the Algonquin "old reliables," viii roll
a match series, best hye out OF nine
games, at the Columbia alleys, on
January 81. A return series VIII De
staged in New Haven. from wnien
place Lindsey halls, shortly aiterward'
Jimmy Smith, champion Of cham
mons" who has been creating SEN
sation with his bowling this season,
will run off a six-hour endurance con-
test at the Subway Academy, Brooklyn,
Tomorrow, beginning at O'Clock ana
continuing until midnight. Twelve
two teams will compete.
William Cordes, OF Brooklyn, will in
augurate a series of lose and out tour
naments in the near future. Al hrst a
tournament will be completed IN an
afternoon and an evening, and II pop
ular he will adopt a plan whereby the
competitions will run in one week.
One Of those ever popular prize
bowling festivals will be staged at the
White Elephant on February under
the supervision Of p. c. Hackney. The
tournament is open to all bowlers and
will continue from noon until midnight.
This is an annual fixture at the White
Elephant, and frequently several hun
bred persons take part.
The National Duck and Candle Pin
Bowling Congress will hold It's annual
championship tournament 1T Little
fields, in Boston, April rs TO May z.
Two classes will be arranged, cash and
other prizes being offered in the A
division, with medals and cups in the
B classification.
Nopo do IN Naw En- ola nd Lea OIL