St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-05
OHIO BOWLERS
TO STRIKE AT
A. .. c. BIAS
BY Kenneth A. Morris

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teams to members "of the white
male SEX was aired to Columbus
and Central Ohio bowling enthus-
lasts here three weeks ago.
In q meeting held at the Cen
trial YwcA June "a and attended
BY a group Of more than so per-
sons. representing the press and
Columbus civic and la
Dor organizations, Olga N. Madar,
director Of the recreation depart
ment Of the UAw-CIo. denounced
the congress for the discrimina-
tory clause in its constitution.
charging them with ''upholding
and fostering g closed shop In the
field"
Miss MadAr, q veteran In the
national fight to end discriml-
nation In the ABC, new In from
Detroit as y representative Of
the National Committee for
Fair Play in Bowling. This
committee grew out Of a dis
pute between UAw-CI0 and
the ABC In 1916. That was the
year the union publicly de-
nOunced the congress for it's
discriminatory policies.
Public Decentralization
Public denunciation Of ABC by
UAw-CIO came at a time when
the unions recreation and athletic
program was sponsoring bowling
as one of its chief activities. An
Journeys now sponsored by UAW-
CLIO are now without ABC sane
ton and have to be farmed out
to bowling alleys who are neither
aforementioned or do not fear loss
Of their affiHation with ABC.
Abe Is the official body
which controls bowling In
America for men. NOn-menbers
Of the congress are forbidden
to participate In any tourney
sanctioned by IL and tourney
sponsors without ABC member
ship more than often are
'sblacIIlisted'' out Of alleys.
They oftimes find themselves
with no tourney and no place 70
operate them.
In the controversial Section 4
of the Abe constitution it is We.
hemently stated that only those Of
Caucasian extraction can share in
and participate in its sanctioned
leagues. This clause means thai
members of the Chinese, Indian
Japanese, Negro or Filipino races
are not allowed to bowl in Abe
Journeys.
The ABC has strait-jacketeC
bowling in America under tn,
very same discriminatory ruling
for SO years, controlling and su
pervising the game Of 10 pins fol
contestants in North America.
There are approximately 16,
| OOO. 900 bowlers in America wit
are affected by this regulation
and it has q devastating effect IL
fostering racial prejudice an'
tension in America.
Even Goes Deeper
It even goes deeper than af
fecting adult bowlers becaus
Abe has organized Throughout
the country thousands of hgl
school bowlers who are forced b
practice discrimination whethe
they want TO or not.
The June "a meeting was calle
by representatives Of the Obi
CLIO Council, Anti-Defamatio
League and the Columbus branc
NAACP. It was initiated afte
ABC officials announced 1t ha
secured rights to the Ohio Stat
fairgrounds for its 1850 nations
tournament. Opening of the fair
grounds to Abe for the tourne
followed the ABCs unsuccessful
attempts to pawn the tourney Of
on another midwestern cit
which refused to accept It becaus
of its stand on bigotry.
The discriminatory clause IN
the ABC constitution has been
called TO the attention Of thu
state Playground management
and TO OhIo's Gov. Frank J
Lausche, but TO date no action
has been taken to prevent tn
congress- use Of the Fairgrounds
: property.
Legal action in the case is b
ing planned by the Ohio confe
ences Of NAACP legal eommitte
, headed by Columbus william ]
Brooks. Further action Is plann'
by the newly organized Columb'
, Committee for Fair Play In Bow
, ing land other sports,) organic
as an aftermath Of the Jun
! meeting.
Persons who have accepted q
: pointments TO the committee q
i Rabbi Jerome FoIISman, seymo
Gorchoff, regional director Of d
: Anti-Defamation League; JAG
/. Clayman. secretary-treasurer
|, the Ohio CLIO Council; RI
; Charles F. Jenkins. pastor Of 2
' Baptist church; Father A.
!. winller, DR.. Donald TimmermI
: Of the Franklin county Council
( Churches; Mrs Fenton Fish a
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