Verhovayak Lapja, 1949 (32. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1949 / Verhovay Journal
Verhovay Journal 1 Pk 1950 Tournament \ kS / City News \ 1 IT’S YOUNGSTOWN IN 1950 Rumor had it many months ago that the 1950 Verhovay National Bowling Tournament may be held... should be held . . . will be held . . . in Youngstown, Ohio. It would be hard to say where and how the rumor started, but it’s pretty generally understood that rumors of that kind usually are fathered by wishful thinking and this may be the reason why the National Executive Tournament Committee (whose chairman is a doctor, used to keeping his finger on the pulse not only of patients but also of public opinion), was inclined to interpret these rumors as an indication of the bowlers’ desire to make Youngstown the site of the 7th Annual Verhovay National Bowling Tournament. Always willing to comply, as far as possible, with the bowlers’ desires, the Executive Committee, therefore', made it its business to examine local facilities with a view to taking the next tournament to the City of Youngstown, provided, of course, that the Board of Directors would subsequently approve 1.) the continuance of the Verhovay Tournaments, 2.) the holding of a Tournament in 1950 and 3.) the selection of Youngstown for this purpose. It was the great pleasure of the Executive Committee, assisted by Legal Counsel Stephen Matassy, to meet in Youngstown, O., on August 3rd, with Director Joseph Turner, District Manager Nicholas Takacs, Joseph Danish, Manager of Branch 21, John Kostyo, President of Branch 108, Phillip Houser, President of Branch 364, Ignatzius Brogley, President of Branch 514, all of whom assured the Committee that the Verhovay membership of Youngstown, Ohio, would be greatly pleased to welcome the 7th National Tournament to their home town. The Committee was especially gratified by the presence of Mr. N. Grosshandler, President of the United Printing Company, whose pledge of support to this undertaking was a great encouragement to all concerned. Preliminary negotiations were conducted with the representative of the managements of the local hotels, bowling alleys were inspected and their managers were conferred with on this occasion. Subsequently, a full report of the Detroit Tournament, together with a. detailed outline of the plans for the 7 th National Verhovay Bowling Tournament, was submitted by the Executive Committee to the Board of Directors who, after a detailed discussion, approved both the report on the Detroit Tournament and the plans for the 1950 event. It should be frankly stated here that the Board of Directors made extensive inquiries in regards to the participation of the bowling teams in the last Tournament Financing Campaign, and that approval was finally granted on the hopeful assumption that, in view of the very extraordinary advantages offered to the bowlers in the new campaign, all of the teams, not just a few, will wholeheartedly, and not just to a limited extent, participate in the 1950 Tournament Financing Campaign ! Anyhow, it’s Youngstown, in 1950! THE BOWLERS’ COMMITTEE Pursuant to the action of the Board of Directors that the representatives of the bowling teams be included in the proceedings of the National Executive Committee and that each year the captains of the teams in the Tournament City be appointed for this purpose, an invitation was extended to the bowling team captains in Youngstown, Ohio, to join the Executive Committee at its next meeting which was held on Wednesday, September 21st. It is a great pleasure to report that' the response to the invitation was 100%. In addition to the Executive Committee, the Tournament administration and Legal Counsel Stephen Matassy, Director Joseph Turner, Manager of Br. 21 Joseph Danish, Captain Joseph Turner, Jr., of Br. 108, Captain Mrs. Margaret Barkó and her husband John Barkó, Captain Andrew Blasko, former Captain Miss Anne Petro, and Joseph Nagy, captain of the new Branch 21 team, attended the meeting. The bowlers representatives took a very active part in the deliberations to which they contributed many sound suggestions and recommendations which, then, were included in the final plans for the 1950 Tournament. THE FINANCING CAMPAIGN The plans for the 1950 Tournament Financing Campaign were thoroughly discussed with and approved with unanimous enthusiasm by the bowlers’ representatives. Since then, a detailed outline of the plan has been mailed to every bowling team captain for presentation to each resp. team whose response, we hope, will be as enthusiastically favorable as was those of the Youngstown bowlers. The Tournament Financing Campaign. to be climaxed by the grand event on Sunday evening, May 28th, 1950, at the Tournament Ball, makes it possible for every bowling team to raise the funds needed for participation in the Youngstown tournament, while individual participation will be compensated at twice the rate granted in the last campaign! IF EVERY MEMBER OF EVERY TEAM IS WILLING TO DO HIS FULL SHARE IN THE CAMPAIGN, FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER ALL THE COSTS OF PARTICIPATION MAY BE ACCUMULATED. (At this writing the Executive Committee is greatly encouraged by the orders already received, just a few days after the campaign letters have been mailed to the bowling team captains and the branch-managers. The first bowling team to place its order with the Exec. Comm, was that of Branch 336, Harrisburg, Pa., John F. Vugrinec captain, who ordered a substantial supply of shares!) RULES AND REGULATIONS The Rules and Regulations as adopted at the last meeting of the National Executive Meeting appear in this edition. We request the bowlers to keep this edition for further referencce in order that the necessity for frequent reprints may be avoided. Space is at a premium! In reference to the Rules and Regulations the National Executive Committee, upon definite suggestions by the representatives of the bowlers, adopted the following policies: 1. ) ALL ENTRIES MUST BE MAILED BEFORE MIDNIGHT, MARCH 31, 1950. Under no circumstances will applications mailed later be considered. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. 2. ) THE COMPLETE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES WILL BE MAILED TO ALL BOWLING TEAMS ONE MONTH BEFORE THE DATE OF THE TOURNAMENT. This provision was adopted with a view to enabling every bowler to arrange for his absence from home and work well in advance. On the other hand, the adoption of this provision makes is absolutely imperative that no entries be accepted under any circumstances after the deadline date. 3. ) THE TOURNAMENT WILL START WITH THE TEAM EVENT, AND THE TWO-MAN AND INDIVIDUAL EVENTS WILL BE ROLLED OFF AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE TEAM EVENT. LOCAL FACILITIES A medium sized city, like Youngstown, O., with a population of less than 200,000, can hardly be expected to maintain facilities comparable to those found in metropolitan areas. After an inspection of the local facilities the Executive Committee found, and the Bowlers’ 1950 Tournament Committee unanimously concurred, that the Champion Recreation Building offers the best facilities for the tournament. This establishment, air conditioned, in the heart of' the downtown section, a few blocks from the hotels, equipped with a good restaurant where food and refreshments are served at all times, is approved by the A.B.C., and is recommended as the largest, best equipped and most carefully maintained establishment in the city. It has 24 lanes on two floors, and that is its only drawback, because with approximately 80 teams expected to participate in the 1950 Tournament, it would be impossible to run off the tournament in two days, even with strict adherence to the time schedules. Prior to the meeting, however, some inquiries had been made among bowlers in cities near Youngstown, and the Bowlers’ Committee in the Tournament City also has been consulted as to the feasibility of a proposed solution to this problem. All the inquiries having produced favorable information, it has been decided TO START THE TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1950, AT 6 P.M., AT WHICH TIME THE TEAMS IN YOUNGSTOWN AND OTHER CITIES NEAR THIS AREA WILL BE SCHEDULED TO BOWL. The situation is somewhat similar as far as hotel accomodations are concerned. It is impossible to place all of the participants of the tournaments in a single hotel. However, there are four fairly large hotels in the downtown section, all within comfortable walking distance to each other as well as the bowling alleys. By arrangement with the managements, the tournament guests will be distributed among these hotels and, thus, comfortable accomodations October 19, 1949 Detroit Junior Member Baby Contest Winner Joseph Tremble, Jr. A 14 month old member of Branch 36, Detroit, Mich., was last month named first place winner in a baby contest sponsored by a Detroit photography studio when 500 children from metropolitan Detroit vied for top honors. He is Joseph Tremble, Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tremble, of 3430 South Edsel. He placed first for his photogenic qualities of alertness, expression and general health. He has light brown hair, brown eye§, weighs 31 pounds and measures 33 inches. Young Joseph was also named count and awarded a blue ribbon when he received a 100 per cent rating for health in his age class in a baby contest sponsored previously by the Knights of Pythias. Congratulations to the proud parents to their 100% blue ribbon baby, Little Joe was 10 days old when his parents, both members of Branch 36, applied for a $1,000 Twenty Payment Life certificate. As the Knights of Pythias proved, he is an excellent risk. Let’s hope he’ll stay that way and develop into a 100% Verhovayan! at reasonable prices will be assured to all. Further details in regards to the 7th National Verhovay Tten Pin Tournament will be published in the future issues of the Journal. We urge our readers, especially the bowlers, to follow the announcements carefully, as all information will be published well in advance. Questions in regards to any detail may be addressed to the editor who will answer all inquiries in these columns for the information of all bowlers. AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT In conclusion, the National Executive Tournament Committee wishes to extend expressions of most sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks to the Youngstown officers, team captains and members for their cooperative and enthusiastic participation in the deliberations of the committee, for their good counsel, their helpful understanding and for their marvellous spirit which in itself presages hitherto unmatched success to this great undertaking. To all of you, wonderful people of Youngstown, whom we already had the pleasure to meet, and to all those who shall join the Committee hereafter in its great task, we say: thank you for your willingness, your helpfulness, the encouragement you have given and the inspiring fraternal attitude you have displayed to us and through us to all the bowlers of our great Verhovay.
