I have lots of thoughts. The first is that unless the league has a rule limiting teams to certain number on the roster just find someone who will show up and add them to the roster. Might be a problem when the first bowler's ankle heals but I think we all would like the problem of having too many bowlers.
I think according to USBC rules the team captain holds the franchise for his or her team and can remove and add players to the team at will.
Did the team pay up for the missing bowler each week? I know that by the letter of the rules the bowler must not be in arrears, but most leagues will ignore an individual being behind as long as the team is up to date.
Did the executive board vote to allow the continued use of the absent bowler's blind score?
As I understand it, non-profit organizations can lose their non-profit status it it becomes known that they are not following their own by-laws. Probably would never happen but who knows what might happen if someone gets ticked off.
As to whether it's legal to replace the bowler without trying to contact him or holding a formal vote or other due process I don't know. It probably depends on the exact wording of your league rules, whether the league is USBC affiliated and possibly some other things that only a lawyer would know. If I were his team captain I would call him, tell him that he's missed five weeks without notifying anyone and therefore is being replaced.
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