New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
STAR BOWLERS
OF This CITY
PLANNING TON
Paul and Bert Bergns
Are Getting Together =
All-Star Aggregation.
WOULD COMPETE IN
EXPOSITION GAMfs
Jimmy Smith and Mortimer Li,t.
sey to Get Places - John
Helms and Roster the Other,

Ambitious plans are being laid "a,
team Of all-star New York bowler !.
visit the Pacific Coast this sea.o, "A.
a view TO competing in the y,r,..
bowling competitions 10 be stsr.s !.
connection with the Panama. psciS. ,.
position at San Francisco, and ise,d..
tally 70 roll a series OF e1hibiti... !.
several of the largest cities. sisZ..
Chicago, Buffalo, 81. Louis and Ds,s.s
on the return trip.
The team has besn arranged b, D.
and Bert Bergman, both of whcm -.
likely 70 go along. Leading on Nh 4.
Mortimer Lindsey, national all-s,s,s.
champion Of 1912, and in second d..
will be Lee X. Johns, who stilI -.
the worlds record for elk CANA -
competition. William Helms, she h..
figured on several Championship .,,r.
particularly with the Corinthians. w.
they won the national title in 1894. vi,
be the third man. John Koster, VA
has rolled 300 on no less than fi,,r
occasions and was the 1902 ns.i,s.i
title holder, has been assigned to feur,l
place.
Anchoring the team will b. linn,
Smith, present national all sfcu,i
champion, and considered the rres,ss.
living bowler, who Is az present rcl:,r,
at the height OF hi. game. Smith ~
a highly successful trip West last f,T
sometimes taking on two or thrs n.
perts for short series in one evening
Il is planned 20 start early in NsrsA.
visiting the American Bowling Con-
gress tournament az Peoris, and th,s
proceeding TO the Coast IL will Be- a
combination the like OF which rsv,r
has gone out OF New York for "a az.
tended tour. The nearest approach 10
IL was the trip of the all-Amsriesa
trio Johnny VOORHEES,, Phil Wolf and
AL Selbach-more than a decade ago.
Considerable discussion among bowl.
ers was the result Of the publication in
The Tribune last Sunday OF the ue.
gestion to establish distinction BE-.
tween professionals and amateurs. In
"Tauer's Corner" at Thum's, a fsyors
rendezvous for those who like to Dis.
cuss the game. three bowlers sat he
other evening talking over the sitrs.
ton.
81 believe in the idea" said one, Who
prefers TO keep out Of the limelight al
present, "but | think 1t comes q year
too soon. IL certainly would be unviu
to abolish cash prizes az this time, and
as regards the defining line between a
professional and an amateur, it world
be well TO make haste slowly.
"0f course, this matter is Of such
Importance that the greater part Of a
year will be required before 1t can BE-
put into effect. At any rate, such q
rule never should be adopted in the
middle of a bowling season, but should
be put in force so that the season
would begin under the new conditions
That would give all chance u
adjust themselves. The legislation is
so important that il should be passed
upon by the National Bowling Assoels-
tion in its annual convention"
Some one was a tribe premature In
the announcement that the Esstern
Alley Owners Association had resolved
not to support the annual ehsmp'on'
ship tournament of the National Bowl
ing Association, which this year vii
be held in the Grand Central Palace
AID ST. and Lexington sy, probably
beginning March 20.
As q matter of fact, the Esitern
Alley Owners Association did nothing
of the kind, and there are sevtrai
who have declared that they weuid
support the big tournament hssnlly'
One of these is Maurice G. "ynsh'
who gives it as his opinion that the
new conditions, which impose no gfesI
financial burden on the alley owners;
will do a remarkable amount OF s'o'
in promoting the game.