Show p FRANK K BAKER BAKER- vu If there is a place for winner take all regulations ii certainly certainly- is not in informal tournaments where the fellowship fel fel- fel- fel and congenial recreation is the prime purpose of Staging aging the tournament in the first place S If il Competition ceases to be fun the moment the matter of Spoils becomes more important than the mere fun of playing tie the game becomes work both physically and mentally I Utah bowlers held such a tournament this week at the con- con lusion of the state tournaments Nine teams including a couple from Ogden put 45 into a prize purse f Nearly half of the 45 men on the nine teams favored a two I II I ir three w way y division of the money I It was decided immediately I dore re play sta started ted how however ver to le let the he first place team take the pu purse se Fl Five captains voted yo d that tha way Four of them pre- pre erred rr d a two Or or three way division of the the- mone money The Thc tournament developed eloped into a two-team two race One team finally won von by only six pins yet it c collected all of the money whereas the thc second place squad which had bowled virtually as well as the winners got absolutely nothing back for lor its effort I r f Incident Incidentally II the winning team voted for a two or three threeway way Y split and the thc second place squad cast its vote in favor of a all winner setup That however is beyond the 13 point Inasmuch as it was a social contest in the thc first place I it would have been far more companionable to spread the thc money into 10 or 15 hands instead of only five Amore more generous division of the prizes in the tournaments I Iso will will in increase rease the fields in the future A great many indi- indi i are reluctant to enter a tournament when they under- under tand that only the winner will be rewarded because they know 1 t on Ion form and experience only a handful enjoy what is isi i ailed ll d a real chance The average competitors competitor's chance of up- up ting etting the dope is against him too heavily for him to be inter- inter sted aed in continually putting up entry fees with no sporting hanc ance of of earning them back Those favoring Jh the winner take ake all theory contend a man to be willing to gamble a little but the ave average ge competitor actually doing plenty of that when he goes into a a tournament tying ring ing for some of the lesser prizes His support of a place first-place- n y scheme resolves itself into nothing more than han a gift and ande lie e high average men have no reason to expect the beginner to such a setup t. t With Wit two or three pr prizes es a tournament tournament becomes more ata at- at a active t ve because more squads believe they have a chance to get the money r f v he prize committee in this years year's state tournament lw th Wisdom Wisdom- vin this theory Last tast l st year o only ly 30 teams i part and only five ive prizes were w re a awarded r ed In Jn other there was a prize for each six SIX entries ff I This This year the to tournament rn drew 7 73 teams team or more morelin tan han twice as many as were er in In last years year's meet The com com- tee increased the prize list proportionately awarding Js to the high ten teams or or- approximately one prize 5 or each eadi seven entries IJ v r r The The enlarged prize list proved an attraction dion for a gre great t r t many any clubs which would not have entered the tourney if only five prizes had bad been posted So altho although gh th the prize list was vas doubled the value of first place also was increased by byShe byi She i enlarged field First place a year yea ago drew only 30 This year it was worth 50 K t k Teams that hold out for one prize as a means of mak making i ing g it worth while for the winner will vilI find that the ext ex- ex t t n cd prize list really p pays s 's i in l the thelong long longrun run |