Verhovayak Lapja, 1947 (30. évfolyam, 1-24. szám)

1947 / Verhovay Journal

VERHOV AY NATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT

To be held in South Bend, Ind., on May 30 & 31st

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. published in the near future. For the time being we will just announce the Rules and Regulations as adopted by the Tournament Committee, in order to enable the Verhovay bowling teams to make the necessary preparations.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. ) Each Verhovay bowling team shall consist of no more than 7 members, and entries will be accepted only from teams and individuals who are policy-holders of the Verhovay F.I. Assn, and are members of the ABC or WIBC.

2. ) Contestants must have team membership cards on their person, and must show their card to the Tournament Manager. Participants lacking such cards are subject to disqualification.

3. ) No bowler man enter or participate more than once in a Five-Man, Two-Man or Individual event.

4. ) An organized league team, or an unattached team bowling independently, must be sponsored by a Verhovay Branch and must wear the name “Verhovay” or the designated Verhovay insignia “V. F. I. A.” on their uniforms. Eligibility in the Verhovay National Bowling Tournament will also be given to all those branches who sponsor organized “duckpin” or “candlestick” leagues. In order to participate in the Tournament, these teams must make application as an “unattached”’ team.

5. ) The following will be .considered an “unattached” team:

(ä) Teams participating in “duckpin” or “candlestick” sanctioned leagues.

(b) ABC or WIBC card and Verhovay policy holders now bowling with other organized teams (not Verhovay teams), but who bowl as a Verhovay team in indepedent competition. Games bowled in such independent competition must number at, least 20 per season and all scores of such games must be submitted to the Verhovay Journal.

6. ) Organized Verhovay bowling teams, as well as the bowling league of which they are a member, must be recognized and registered in accordance with the rules and regulations of the American Bowling Congress. The Women’s Division will be conducted according to the rules and regulations of the Women’s International Bowling Congress.

7. ) In the case of the Men’s Division, the tournament handicap will be based upon 66%% to 900 scratch to all organized as well as unattached teams, and will be limited to three (3) games of competition. In the case of unattached teams, captains of such teams must certify the correctness of individual bowler averages. If such certification is not available, then 180 pins shall be considered as an average for each bowler.

8. ) AU teams desiring to enter compitition as an “unattached” team must register with the ABC, as an unattached five (5) man team and pay a fee of $3.50.

9. ) All unattached teams must carry the number of their Verhovay branch for application.

10. ) In the case of the Women’s Division, the tournament handicap will be based upon 66%% to 750 scratch to all organized as well as unattached teams, and will be limited to three (3) games of competition. In the case of unattached teams, captains of such teams must certify the correctness of individual bowler averages. If such certification is not available, then 150 pins shall be considered as an average for each bowler.

11. ) All teams desiring to enter competition in the Women’s Division as an “unattached” team, must register with the WIBC as an unattached five (5) member team and pay the customaiy registration fee.

12. ) All bowling expenses shall be borne by the participating team or individual.

13. ) All participating teams in the Verhovay National Ten Pin Bowling Tournament will journey to South Bend, Indiana. The Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association will help defray the costs of team transportation, and all teams participating shall receive a sum for this purpose. Hotel accommodations and meals shall be at the expense of the individual.

In order that proper accommodations be made for

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I Verhovay’s Program For The New Year

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only with the cooperation of the entire membership. The high purpose of the Association makes it imperative that all' members participata in our promotional efforts, i.e. the securing of new members, and, of course, the branch-officers must assume leadership in this part of the program.

Of course, no one is, nor should be expected to work for nothing. However, it follows from the purpose of the Association and the 61 year old history of how this purpose was realized, that a certain part of the job ought to be considered our own personal sacrifice to the cause. Faith in the excellence of our purpose is the key to the success of any idealistic endeavour, be it church-work, fraternal, social, humanitarian or party-work. Noble causes never could afford high-salaried promoters. Ever since the time of the disciples of Christ, the “better world” was built by men and women who believed that working for a good cause has its own satisfactions that more than make up for the lack of financial gains.

Salaries and profits are the first consideration in every business endeavor. The Verhovay, however, is not a business concern, but a fraternal association, A FAMILY OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS. Every member of this family gets his just due. There

are no step-children, no stepbrothers in this family. But, like in every right family, the strong ones have to work for the weak ones, the rich Brother must share with his poor sister, and the healthy must support the sick. THAT IS THE FAMILY CONCEPTION OF JUSTICE!

3. ) It follows from the Verhovay being a family that we must further develop those attitudes that make for better family relations. The elimination of^ small quarrels, personal jealousies, poisonous dissensions and retarding disputes must be madepart of our program. Those consistently refusing to take part in the activities of the family must be convinced, by example and kindly argument rather than reproaches or force, that their attitude is a retarding factor in the progress of the family . . . It must be patiently and persistently explained to both old and new members that they are not only holders of insurances certificates but member's of the Verhovajr family, too ... A family that has unlimited possibilities for advancement to the advantage of each and every member, provided the spirit of mutual understanding, helpfulness and cooperation is made to prevail.

4. ) Every family has neighbors and it is - matter of experience that good families usually have good neighbors, too. As fraternals, we have the sister- societies and, then, the churches and all other socially minded groups as our neighbors. We of the Verhovay are proud of always having had good neighbors and we propose that it shall remain that way. We shall not let petty jealousies spoil pleasant^ relations, nor shall we discriminate against any of our neighbors because of their own beliefs, nationality, race or political affiliations.

Then, too, as a family, we have relatives. All fraternal societies, churches and other organizations of Hungarian origin are relatives of the Verhovay. Today, when the whole world is yearning for international peace, we cannot afford to indulge in quarrels with our relatives. We propose to respect one another, to support them in their endeavors and to do our share in living with our relatives in a sincerely peaceful manner.

5.) Last but not least, as a great family, we propose to stand by our MOTHER, the mother of all Americans of Hungarian descent, our native land, HUNGARY, in the most tragic period of her history. If for no other reason, wTe shall remain on the best terms with our relatives in order that nothing may prevent us from joining forces in helping our Mother. After all, had it not been for here, none of us would be here in this blessed country. Those to whom site was a good mother, owe her gratitude and generous assistance in the hour of her mortal need. Those to whom she was a step-mother, have no quarrel with her anymore, either. After all, they came to this land and found a real home here because of her stepmotherly attitude. The better life they had found in this land is sufficient reason for them to forget her short-comings.

This, then, is the 1947 yersion of Verhovay’s 61 year old program. If it meets with the approval and support of our fellowmembers, this year will be a successful one and we will arrive at its end as a better, stronger, happier and more prosperous . family, a source of abundant help to those in need and of pride and satisfaction to those who will have helped to build a GREATER AND BETTER VERHOVAY.

JANUARY 8, 1947

A clerk was helping an elderly, applicant fill out papers for a civil service- janitor job. The clerk would write down the ans wers after reading off the questions.

“Do you belong,” asked the clerk, “to the Nazi Bund, or to any political party that plans to overthrow the government?”

“Yas’m,” said the applicant.

“Which one?” asked the clerk, taken aback by the applicant’s placid candor.

“The Republican.”

TO THE CONTRIBUTORS

The next issue of the Journal will be published on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Contributions for that issue should be in not later than Jan. 22, Wednesday.

Contributions should be typewritten, on one side of the paper only, double-spaced, and not exceed 1,200 words, or 6,000 letters. Address contributions to VERHOVAY JOURNAL, ENGLISH SECTION, 436 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh 19, Pa.

housing of members of teams at the various hotels or at homes of individuals, reservations must be received at the time of the entry of the team. No reservation will be accepted after April 14, 1947.

14. ) Applications for Tournament entry will close midnight April 14,1947. Such applications must be certified by the Secretary of the bowling league and the captain or secretary of the prescribed team.

HANDICAPS:

Teams or individuals with averages of, or exceeding those listed as shown below, will be considered SCRATCH entries:

FIVE-MAN TEAM TWO-MAN TEAM INDIVIDUAL 900 360 180

Handicap allowed in each event will be two-tliirds of the difference between the Scratch average and the highest actual average of the team or individual entered. It will be computed from each bowler’s highest average established in leagues in which he has bowled 20 or more games. ,

If bowler has a higher average in another league or leagues in which he has not bowled 20 games, average used will be the composite average of games rolled in all the leagues.

If bowler has not participated in 20 games in any one league, he must assume an average of 180.

15. ) PRIZES: Money prizes will be distributed on the basis of actual scores plus handicap. Special prizes will be distributed on the basis of actual score without handicap.

16. ) CHAMPIONS: Recognized as National Verhovay

Champions will be the Five-Man and Two-Man Team that records the highest total of pins actually scored. Individual and All-Events champions will be similarly recognized. Medal awards and suitable trophies will be presented the champions in the various divisions. The Frank Brogley Memorial Trophy will be awarded the winning Five-Man Champions. This will be a rotating trophy and will become the permanent possession of the team winning this event three times. N

The Tournament will be under the supervision of Mr. R. R. “Pop” Diliinger, Secretary of the Pittsburgh Ten Pin Association, and he, together with the assistance of the Tournament Committee, will rule on all items not covered by ABC rules or regulations. His decision will be considered final.