New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Unable TO Understand
Delay in Announcing
dates and Details.
IMPATIENCE SHOWN
AT LACK OF ACTION
New York Association Will Not
Alter It's Rules for a
Month at Least.

What hao happened 20 Ire annual
tournament Of the National Bowling
Association? Thie is the question
many boWlcrs arc asking at tn" present
time. No, long ago Elmer T.. DUNCAN.
president Of the association. announced
that the next big championship tourna-
ment for four titles would again be
held in me Grand Central Palace, in
this city. beginning about March Is.
That is all that has bccn heard.
To those familiar with the details OF
bowling politics the situation is fraught
with interest For the last two years
the political aspect mas orcrshadowcd
everything else. Tne advent of the At
lantic Coast BoUlin: association. iof-
tered by powerful interests. has caused
caution" 10 be the watchword on ali
governmental biliboards.
While the majority OF bowlcrf iamIl-
lar With the various bowling orgdnizd-
tions and they ale lar too numerous
FOR the good Of the game understand
chat NECESSITY is Natures first Law, II
cannot be gansaid that there really has
been too much dickcring and not enough
action. This criticism covers the matter
and voices the opinion of hundreds II
not Thousands. of those who roll regu-
larly for the games sake.
The rank and file Of bowler IN the
territory around this city are oesirous
OF supporting the National Rowling Is
ISOLATION above everything else. mat
has been shown time and again. 1t is
argued that the y. Il. A. stands for all
that a bowling association ouEat 20
stand foI, and II Is not untruthiuiiy as
serted that there is no need whatever
for any organization other than tho'e
which hold sway in This vicinity. Con-
requently, bowlers in the East turn nat
urally 20 the present organizations.
But the existing associations, on me
surface. at least. have been Inacti e..
True. the officials have 10 wrcStle w.th
multitude Of details N the arrange
ments for chImp.onsnip tournaments.
The New YORK Bowling Association has
practically decided 20 fo.cgo the 1916
METROPOLITAN championships IN ita sup
port Of the national BODY. Yet no on
cial announcement has eElanated irom
The y. Il. A. headquarters. except that
which came from DUNCAN 20 The IriD-
me a couple Of weeks ago.
Such thing rs the presidential
hands being tied by red tape Is pos
sible. and II would appear that this IS
true. put the bowlerS M general know
nothing OF internal workings. nor do
they care great deal about II. They
want championship tournament and
some scmblance IF action.
II the y. b. a. championships are 70
BE held in March. there remain only
six weeks in which 70 accomplish half
q dozen months OF work IN handling the
thousand and ono details necessary TO Il
tournament Of this kind. Many team
remain out of the national tournament
for lack of information as TO eligibility,
manner OF entering and The Ike.
The y. b. a. board of governors has
not held a meeting since ,he season
opened. which shows tha. somebody is
either lying down on the job or else
there are factions %. work bloca.nC
progress. Of which the average bowler
ouyht 70 know. 4 spiii: OF franhness
might accomplish results.