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

1947 / Verhovay Journal

Busy Bowling Season To Precede Verhovay’s Fifth National Ten Pin Tournament!

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Nearly 100 cash prizes and trophies had been awarded to the winning participants of the 4th Tournament in South Bend. Similar awards will be made at the 5th tournafnent but provisions had been made for 24 additional cash prizes which will be made available to the duly organized Verhovay teams.

The rules and regulations of the 5th Verhovay National Tournament have been published in the July 30th issue of the Journal. In view of the opening of the bowling season and of the great interest of our bowling membership in the coming national event we are reprinting the rules and regulations as a service to our bowling membership. We hope to facilitate, thereby, the discussion of plans for attending the 5th Verhovay National Ten Pin Tournament. Now is the time to study these rules in order that every bowler planning to participate in that event may make the arrangements necessary for meeting the requirements.

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE 5TH ANNUAL VERHOVAY TEN PIN NATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT

1. ) Each Verhovay bowling team shall consist of no more than 7 (seven) members, and entries will be accepted only from teams and individuals who are policyholders of the Verhovay F. I. Association with certificates dated prior to January 1, 1948. New members with certificates dated between January 1st and March 15th. 1948. shall be eligible only if they hold at least $1.000 certificates on which at least one year's dues have been paid.

2. ) Contestants must have team membership cards on their person and these cards must be shown to the tournament manager. Participants lacking such cards are subject to disqualification.

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

4. ) Organized Verhovay Bowling teams, as well as the bowling league of which they are members, 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.

5. ) In the case of the Men’s Division, the tournament handicap will be based upon 70% to 1.000 scratch to all teams, and will be limited to 3 games of competition.

6). All regular Verhovay bowling teams desiring to enter team competition will bowl under the team card assigned them by the ABC. All others desiring to enter in team competition must apply to the ABC for a team card, paying the fee of $3.50.

7. ) All teams entering as a Branch-team, must carry the numbers of their Verhovay branches for application. In cases where the branch sponsors more than one team, they will be privileged to use other names in addition to “Verhovay”, such as “Verhovay Tigers”, “Verhovay Devil Dogs”, etc., to distinguish one team from the other.

8. ) In the Women’s Division the tournament handicap will

be based upon 70% to 850 scratch to all teams, and will be limited to 3 games of competition. :;not

9. ) All teams desiring to enter competition in the Women's Division as a team, must register with the WIBC as a team (5 members) and pay the customary registration fee.

10. ) All bowling tournament expenses, such as travelling, hotel accomodations, meals, etc., shall be borne by the partcipating teams or individuals.

11. ) All participating teams in the Verhovay National Ten Pin Bowling Tournament will journey to Cleveland, O. Hotel accomodations shall be at the expense of each individual.

12. ) Application for tournament entry must be mailed before midnight, March 15th, 1948. Applications must be certified by the Captain or Secretary of the prescribed team. Applications must be accompanied by the entry fee designated. Withdrawal or non-appearance of teams shall constitute forfeiture of entryfee.

HANDICAPS

5-Man Team 2-Man Team Individual

1000 400 200

Handicap allowed in each event will bq 70% of the difference between the scratch average and the highest actual average

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of the team or individual entered. It will be computed from each bowlers’ highest average established in leagues in which he has bowled 20 or more games.

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

If the bowler has not participated in 20 games in any one league, he must assume an average of 200.

P R I ZE S

Money prizes will be distributed on the basis of actual scores plus handicap. Special prizes will be distributed on the basis of actual scores without handicap.

The prizes will compare favorably with those awarded at the South Bend National Tournament.

VERHOVAY SPECIAL EVENT PRIZES. In addition to the general prizes, Verhovay special event prizes will be available to duly organized Verhovay teams, bowling as a Branch team (5 Man, 2 Man, or Individual) in ABC sanctioned leagues all season. The following is the schedule of these Verhovay special event prizes:

A. ) Special Prizes: Best Uniformed Verhovay team

1. ) Women's Division (1st, 2nd and 3rd): $15, $10. $5.

2. ) Men’s Division (1st, 2nd and 3rd): $15. $10, $5.

B. ) Champions — Men’s Division (5 Man)

1st prize $75, 2nd prize $50, 3rd prize $25.

C. ) Champions — Women’s Division (5 Man)

1st prize $30. 2nd prize $20, 3rd prize $10.

D. ) Champions — Men’s Division (2 Man)

1st prize $30. 2nd prize $20, 3rd prize $10.

E. ) Champions — Women’s Division (2 Man)

1st prize $15, 2nd prize $10, 3rd prize $5.

F. )' Champion — Men’s Division (Individual)

1st prize $15, 2nd prize $10, 3rd prize $5.

G. ) Champion — Women’s Division (Individual)

1st prize $10, 2nd prize $5, 3rd prize $2.50.

13.) CHAMPIONS. Recognized as National Verhovay Bowling Champions will be the Five-Man team and Two Man team that records the highest total of pins actually scored. Individuals and All Events Champions will be similarly recognized. Medal awards, suitable trophies and an additional cash prize will be presented to the champion of each division. The Frank Brogley Memorial Trophy will be awarded the winning Five Man champion team.

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. Their decision will be considered final.

HOW TO SECURE FINANCIAL AID?

The question of how to finance the bowling teams of the Verhovay branches is widely discussed at this time. Apparently many of our bowlers are not well acquainted with the rules pertaining- to the sports grants awarded by the Association to the branches pursuing sports activities. Actually, the rules are very simple. Any branch engaged in sports activties is entitled to a sports grant on the condition that a net increase in the membership is attained.

Up to now a net increase of 25 adult memßers was required. The rule was applied in the following manner: a branch which already has received a sports grant had to show a net increase of 25 adult members before application could be made for a second (or third, or fourth, etc.) grant. A branch which has never before received a sports grant and embarked upon a sports program, was required to show the same net increase in the membership, but no restrictions were made as to the time from which the count was to proceed. In other words, a branch, founded, for instance, in 1930, now embarking upon a sports program, may apply for a sports grant provided a.) the branch has attained a net increase of at least 25 members since the date of organization, b.) a sports team has been organized and c.) a budget is submitted, setting forth in detail the purpose for which the amount to be granted will be used. (Naturally, a detailed account, accompanied with the receipted bills, must be rendered to the Home Office after the allotted amout has been spent.)

The XXI. National Convention resolved that, in the future, the combined number of both adult and juvenile members will be considered in determining the net increase of a branch. This rule, however, will not go into effect before the methods and effects of its application will have been studied by the Board of Directors. We cannot make any predictions but it stands to reason that the net increase required will be raised, in fairness to

Journal _____________________________October 8, 1947

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