Verhovayak Lapja, 1951 (34. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1951 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 4 Verhovay Journal June 20, 1951 Verhovay Journal Journal of the Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Ass’n. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 79(17 West Jefferson Ave. Detroit 17, Mich. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association Managing Editor: JOHN BENCZE Editor: JOHN SABO Editor’« Office: 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. Telephone: COurt 1-3454 or 1-3455 All articles and changes of address should be sent to the VERHOVAY FRATERNAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 436—442 FOURTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19, PA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: United States and Canada ....................................... $1.00 a year Foreign Countries ....................................................... $1.50 a year Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Detroit, Michigan under the Act of March 8, 1879. OFFICIAL COMMENT THE 1951 BOWLING TOURNAMENT The most conspicuous characteristics of the recently concluded Verhovay National Bowling Tournament held in Chicago, Illinois, was the fine spirit of fraternalism and sportsmanship displayed by nearly every participant. In the eight years of bowling history of this society never before have we witnessed such friendly understanding and cooperative attitude among the bowlers and the national and local officials of the tournament. There were at least two thousand people who took part in the festivities at one time or another. Doing a good job for all these people really required a lot of planning and administrating not only on the part of the national officials but the local city branch officials and members as well. Year after year our Association has done its best to improve the tournament not only from a bowling standpoint but also in entertainment. BOWLERS LOVE OUR TOURNAMENTS The majority of bowlers and non-bowlers who participate year after year in these tournaments admit that the Verhovay National Bowling Tournament is fast becoming one of the most important fraternal celebrations of our society. That the bowlers love our tournaments is conclusively evidenced by the record number of ninety-two teams that participated in the last tournament. It is a magnificent gesture on the part of the Association to shoulder the costs of administrating such an affair and the responsibilities that go with such an event. However, sincerely speaking, we must admit that it is an equally grand gesture on the part of our bowlers to take part in these affairs. It is noteworthy too that our bowlers did dig down deep into their pocketsi to spend their last dollars for the long trip to the tournament city, for the hotel rooms, for the meals, etc. Some of our members save from tournament to tournament to have enough money on hand to participate in the grand game of both the older and4 the younger folks. Some members even go so far as to take their vacations from their places of employment at Verhovay Bowling- Tournament Time. FINANCIAL REPORT In the 1951 tournament the bowlers themselves put up — just for bowling — a grand total of $5,380.00. Of this sum, $1,513.05 went to the bowling establishment to pay for the 4,323 lines which were bowled. Prize money given back to the bowlers amounted to $4,083.00. The cost of trophies amounted to another} $259.99, while the score keepers were paid $308.35. Naturally the Association shoulders the items of expense above the items of income. The Chicago tournament had many advantages to offer, notably the excellent condition of the alleys, the fine system of bus transportation between the Hotel Sherman and the Lakeview Bowling Alleys, the excellent buffet dinner on self-service basis, the soothing, dinner music and the superb dance music by two Hungarian orchestras and two English orchestras. SOME DISADVANTAGES The tournament had also a few disadvantages. One was the washrooms at the bowling alleys. We regret the fact that these A TROPHY FOR THE HOST, A BOUQUET FOR THE HOSTESS MR. AND MRS. JOHN R. JENKINS, proprietors of the Lakeview Recreation establishment at 3239 N. Clark Ave. in Chicago, 111., are honored by the National Executive Tournament Committee upon the successful conclusion of the 8th Verhovay National Ten Pin Tournament. Mr. Jenkins was presented a beautiful trophy by Andrew Kovács, M.D., Vice-President, Chairman of the Fxecutive Committee, and Mrs. Jenkins a gorgeous bouquet by National Auditor John Sabo, Tournament Administrator, in recognition of the splendid and generous manner with which the host and hostess of the greatest of all Verhovay Tournaments helped make this grand event an outstanding success. We are proud of having gained a great friend in Mr. Jenkins and a new member in his charming wife who, being of Hungarian descent, was even persuaded to say two words in Hungarian. As chief of the staff of Hungarian cooks, she was responsible for the lavish dinner, while her husband shared honors with her in making every bowler and visitor feel at home at Lakeview Recreation. rooms were not so tidy as they should have been. It is hard to keep rest rooms in tiptop shape when you have a steady flow of hundreds of bowlers and spectators. The second was the misunderstanding that might have resulted for a few of the bowlers who were charged thirty cents for a ham sandwich when the instructions mailed to each team captain prior to the event stated that ham sandwiches would sell for twenty-five cents. We are sorry that this happened but it was an error on the part of the National Executive Committee to state the price as twenty-five cents, because the sandwiches really were thirty cents. The third disadvantage was the poor quality of the work performed by the score keepers. The job of providing score keepers was that of the bowling alley proprietor and he endeavored to fulfill this part of his job to the best of his ability, but there were quite a number of score keepers who did not do a first-class job at all. In fact, alter the tournament was over, Mr. R. R. Diliinger, Tournament Secretary, and his crew of bowling technicians had to recheck all score sheets for visible errors. This examination caused a slight delay in the mailing of the checks to the winners. We regret thi*s shortcoming of some of the score keepers and we do want to state here and now that the next city which gets the tournament) will have to guarantee sufficient capable score keepers from among the Verhovay membership in order that this disadvantage may not happen again. BIDS INVITED FOR 1952 TOURNAMENT' The above self-criticism was intended to bring to the attention of all bowlers that the National Executive Committee is on its toes and will do everything in its power to continue improving the bowling tournaments. The Committee assures all the bowlers) that it deeply appreciates the fine spirit of irat.ernalism and, sportsmanship which was shown at this tournament, and with this it wishes to announce that it will be ready to receive bids from Verhovay centers which would like to have the bowling tournament next year — in 1952. For this reason the Committee would appreciate having any Verhovay city interested in having the 1952 bowling tournament to write to its Administrator, John Sabo, National Auditor, 436 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh 19, Pa., who will furnish all information necessary to allow any city to make a proper bid. The National Executive Committee also wishes to thank each member of the Chicago General Committee for the splendid work each did to help make this tournament one of the most successful in our bowling histoiy. The officers and members of Branches 37, 96, 164, 342 and 503 truly deserve the sincere thanks of everyone.
