The Washington herald., 1916-11-13
BOWLERS OBJECT
TO YAETH'S Plan
Local Primers Fear Mushroom Teams
Would Be Entered.
BY .eLEN, COLLINS.

Now comes the report that several OF
those who are at the head of the WASH
ington City Duckpin Association are not
In favor with the proposed plan OF
Johnny Vaeth, relative to the annual
tournament to be he1d next spring-that
of accepting entries from pinners outside
the District OF Columbia.
For the past several years the boast
has been repeatedly made that collect
lively the National Capital possessed the
best small pin rollers in the country, and
that our local quirits were ready at all
times to hook-up with any outside team
that might dispute the claim.
The main argument OF the many and
varied that are being advanced against
the proposed plan is to the effect that II
entries were accepted from out of town
CUNTS 1t would be possible for any one
or all Of them to pad their line-ups and
present teams that would be made up of
the pick OF the talent in the city from
which they came. This is all bunk. II
the policy adopted by the defunct WASH
ington City Tenpin Association was fol-
lowed out. when that organization was in
existence, II would practically be impos-
sible for any team desiring to enter the
tourney to present other than their regu-
lar lineup. The plan followed by the
tehpin association was to require each
and every outside team that filed an en-
try to produce satisfactory evidence. such
as newspaper clippings giving the aver
ages OF the league in which the team
rolled. Or else certified statements from
the official scorer Of the league in which
they rolled. giving the team and indi-
yidual average of every man on the team.
In this manner it would be impossible for
team to pick up one, two or three star
bowlers from other teams and hope to
get into the tournament. Such a policy
II followed out by the local duckpin as
ISOLATION would eliminate any danger OF
mushroom teams being entered. Another
one of the requirements was that a GER
tain number Of games must have been
rolled by a bowler on the team before his
entry would be accepted
While there may be some objection at
this time to lowering the bars and letting
In outside teams there are quite few who
believe that when the subject is brought
before the first meeting of the associa-
ton and 1t is carefully explained how to
bar these mushroom quints from the
tourney, that the proposed plan will be
adopted.
A meeting will be held at Jack Caswelrs
Northeast alleys tonight, when plans for
tHC VI LUCK
pin League will be- gone oSer and appli-
cations for franchises in the new league
entertained. Caswen has already re-
ceived assurances from four quints that
they are anxious to be in on the new cir
cult and 1t is hoped that there will be a
sufficient number of those desiring terths
present at tonight's meeting to put at
least eight, II not ten, teams in the field
The meeting is scheduled for s o'clock.
Looks very much as though Jack Fones
will have to install more alleys II he
wishes to accommodate bowIers looking
for open games Up until last week Jack
had three open alleys each evening. but
the Brunswick League, which got under
way a week ago today. Is using two Of
those three each night, leaving him with
only one open alley. With Odd Fellows
busting up things on one side and the
Brunswicks holding forth on the other,
Zones finds plenty Of time during the
league games to entertain his friends