Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-05
OHIO BoWLERS
70 STRIKE AT
a. 0. G. BIAS

ny KsaRsth A. Morris
Columbus. ohio--T'hc notorious
Section 4" membership eligibility
clause OF tho American Bowling
Congress limiting sanctioned
teams 20 members 'of the white
male sex" was aired 20 Columbus
and Central Ohio bowling ehthus-
lasts here three weeks ago.
In q meeting held at the Cen.
tral YwcA June a and attended
by . group Of more than so per
sons. representing tho press and
numerous Columbus civic and la
Dor organizations. Olga NJ Madar.
director Of the recreation depart.
mcnt of tho UAw-cIo. denounced
the congress for tho discriminA-
tory clause In it, constitution,
charging them with ''upholding
and fostering q closed shop IN the
bowling field"
Miss AIAdAF. Q veteran In the
national fight 30 end discFiml.
nAti0n On the ABC, flew On from
Detroit ~ y representative Of
the National Committee for
Fair Play In Bowling. This
committee grew out Of . dis.
Pute between UAw.CIO and
tho ABC In Iota. That was thu
year the union publicly de-
nOunced the congress for Its
discriminatory policies.
Pubic Decentralization
Public dcnunciation OF ABC by
UAw-CIo came at q time when
the unions recreation and athletic
program was sponsoring bowling
A. one Of liz chief activities. AL
Journeys now sponsored by uAw-
CIO are now without A3C aanc.
ton and have 10 be farmed out
TO bowling alleys who are neither
on-AanctiOned or do not fear loss
Of their affihAtion with ABc.
ABC Ia the official body
which controls bowling In
America for ERcn. Non members
of the congress are foThlddrn
10 participate In any tourney
sanctioned by u and tourney
sponsors without ABC member.
ship more than often Rre
''blAckilsted" out Of Alleys.
They Oftimes find themselves
win no tourney and No plAcs 60
operate then
In the controversial Section 4
Of the ABC constitution Il In We
hsmentIy stated that only those OF
CancaAian extraction can share In
and participate In its sanctioned
leagues. This clause means that
members Of the Chinese, Indian,
Japanese, Negro or Filipino races
are not allowed 20 bowl In ABc
Journeys.
The ABc has strait Iaoketcd
bowling in America under the
very same discriminatory ruling
for 50 years. controlling and "a.
pervising the game Of 10 pins for
contestants in North America,
There are approximately is,.
OOO. 900 bowiers IN America who
are affected by this regulation
and " has Q devastating effect In
fostering racial prejudice and
tension In America
Even Goes Deeper
II even goes deeper than af-
fectinE adult b0wIsrs because
ABc has organized throughout
the country thousands OF high
school bowfers VINO are forced 20
practice discrimination WHISTLER
they want % or not.
The June "a meeting was called
by representatives Of the Ohio
CIo Council. Anti-Defanation
League and the Columbus branch
NAACP. II was initiated after
ABC officials announced IL had
secured rights 20 the Ohio state
fairgrounds for its 1850 national
tournament Opening Of the fair
grounds 10 ABC for the tourney
followed the ABCa uns0ccsasfui
attempts 20 pawn The tourney of
On Ga0thST nsidwestHru city
which refused 10 accept u bscauss
Of III stand on blgotTy.
Ths discriminatory elasss IN
ths ABC esastitaifOn has been
eaglca 10 the attsntioa - the
NA&AE MSA aM sAArAs
asd b. OlsiS's 0Sv. Fraak ..
Lannche, bot 10 aate No netiOn
has hegR tahsa 10 prsvraa tlr
oonGress' uss II Tire faITKrpunda
pr~psTty.
Legal action In the case 10 b.
ing planned by The ono eonfer-
enoss Of NAAcP legal COMMITTEES.
hsadsd BY ColumbaS william ~
Brooks Further action h PLANNED
by the newly organized Columbus
conrnfttss for Pair Pray In Bowl
Ing land other sporta.l organized
a. ~ Aftermath % The Juns
RssctlnE
PsrSna WIN have aeoeptsd sp-
patntnents % tlss COMMITTEES are