Rudolph Dalton, left, and Herbert Blackstock are among those at Fieldcrest who have challenged “Superdoffer”
Much Interest Shown In Doffing Championship
Prompted by publicity on Avondale
^Wills’ Superdoffer Carl Thornton, much
interest has been shown throughout the
industry in competition designed to de
termine the national doffing champion.
A large number of Fieldcrest doffers
nave indicated they would like to take
Part in such a contest. Arrangements
nre being made and details will be
Siven the interested doffers as soon
ns possible.
An informal committee made up of
textile industry officials and representa
tives of the American Textile Manu-
tacturers Institute has met and formu-
tated suggested rules and regulations
tpr competition to determine the na
tional champion.
It was agreed that the ATMI would
®nnve as official sponsor of the national
Competition.
Following is a draft of rules and reg
ulations for a proposed tournament:
Warp And Filling Doffers
Competition will be in two categories:
1. Warp doffer
2. Filler doffer
• . . which means there will be two
National champions.
general procedures agreed
CPON ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Each participating company, regard
less of size, will be permitted two en
trants in the industry-wide competition
''■One warp doffer and one filler doffer.
Although companies may use any r.-'eth-
of selecting their champion differs,
It is suggested that they follow the same
Procedures that are being recommend-
^1 for the industry-wide competition.
The committee agreed that compefi-
pon should be on a home-to-home ba-
in order to compensate for varia
tions in spinning frames. That is, a
ooffer -ftrould compete against a chal
lenger both on his home ground and
ep his opponent’s home ground before
a winner could be proclaimed.
A winning match would consist of the
best total averge time in doffing six
frames—three frames on the doffer’s
home ground and three frames on his
opponent’s home ground. Time would
be expressed in bobbins per minute,
carried to three significant decimal
places.
Timing procedure would be as fol
lows:
1. Time would be based on the to
tal average time required to doff six
frames.
2. Each frame will already be “pull
ed down” with all ends up.
3. The doff box should be pre-posi-
tioned, if desired by the doffer.
4. Paper tubes or quills may be pre
positioned, if desired by the doffer.
5. Time shall begin when the doffer
grasps the thread guide to raise it.
6. Time shall stop when the last end
IS pieced up and the doffer has finish-
the complete cycle of the third frame.
7. The official timer will be a rep-
CHALLENGERS
Among the Fieldcrest doffers
who have challenged “Superdof
fer” are Rudolph Dalton, Blanket
Greige Mill; Walter Barnett and
Herbert Blackstock, Draper Sheet
ing; and James Lampkin, Fieldale
Towel.
Walter Tinsley, of the Bedspread
Mill, also has challenged but will
not be able to compete since he
is now a fixer.
Other employees wishing to
compete should notify their per
sonnel manager. It is hoped that
details of the company doffing
competion can be announced soon.
’Monday, april 2, 1973
resentative of the visiting doffer’s com
pany.
General rules of conduct are as fol
lows:
1. The doffer may not run.
2. Bobbins dropped on the floor
must be picked up.
3. If these rules are not adhered to,
or if the proper doffing procedure is
not adhered to in every respect, that
frame will be eliminated from scoring
consideration and the doffer’s score will
be the average of two frames instead
of three.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility requirements -will be as
follows:
1. Only one warp doffer and one
filler doffer may compete as repre
sentatives of any one company.
2. Women may compete on an equal
basis with men.
3. The doffer must be a working
doffer. An individual who has been
transferred or promoted to another po
sition does not qualify.
4. The entry fee would be on a com
pany basis, the amount of the fee to
be $25 for each cotton system spin
ning plant currently in operation by
the entering company.
5. Any company may enter the com
petition, regardless of trade association
affiliation.
6. Entries for the national competi
tion will close July 1, 1973. This means
that participating companies must com
plete the selection of their champion
doffers by that date.
Implementation of the national com
petition would be as follows:
The committee proposed to pair com
pany entries arbitrarily, with a view
to pairing companies initially in close
geographic relationship to each other.
This would minimize traveling necessi
tated by the doffers competing on each
other’s home ground.
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