Telegram-herald., 1889-10-09

81 a SPORT, sut was used 50 extensively for
gambling purposes thai king Henry VII
pFoaisited Il - AZ, wElch "ss n0t re-
peals1 1l-l ls41
Assa sarly date IA tts history of America
Il 5scams very popular. The open PARK on
lover bFoadwsy, IA the e.Iy Of New YORK,
was . great bowling grogud Ia early days,
beCcs is la4s of 59Hlng Green
IL more modern times tne gan7s OF
~boa.ss azs oeea msdlded aLd improved.
snd Is now known zs tenpius. The ifa-
P.elents sFs = su4osr cf balls generally
taeaLy in number, ten gIns and al alley
The alley l. a platform about ffIy 70 SIXTY
fvs feeI Dng, 4ud thirty inches IN wldth,
raised ~ or ei ght inches from TIE ground
Tnis platform must 5s made Of hard wood,
and Be perfectly even. On ether side IS =
gutter ten inches wide. and on enc side OF
the alley Is = trough or posts
Tie pins are set up Al the farthest end Of
the alley IN tie shape or 4 pyramid, tho
apex toward me bowler. THIS IS called \
frame"
During the game each player has three
frames. and rolls three balls AZ each frame.
The object Is 10 knock down al the pms,
aud .f -aev are all knocked down az one rot
which IS doae by hitting the center pin In
the right way--the pins are set up again
and the bowler has the privilege Of rollins
two more balls, which are called spares"
II hs knocks down any number less than
ten, be rolls the other tw0 balls at the re-
naming pins.
one point IS scored for each pin knocked
down, aud with nine balls IL Is, OF course,
possible 70 make ninety points in three
frames
Tae pins are made OF swamp-elm and
weigh about two and a half pounds each
The balls are OF lignum Vita, the hardest
wood known and without a grain. They
weigh from one pound to twenty, and every
PLAYER has his preference, but a medium
sized ball viii do the most execution on an
average III a ball runs OF the alley and
goes into the gutter IL is called poodle -
- the opposite end OF the alley is sta
toned u boy, whose duty 1t is 10 set up the
pins and roll back the ball to the players in
the trough
Ten-plns Is an excellent game for all
seasons and can DO played either indoors or
outdoors. II develops the muscles of the
back and arms in a wonderful degree and
trains the eye as well as hand. The only
drawback to its general enjoyment is the
cost of the game.
To build and equip an alley generally
costs about two hundred dollars, and very
few young people could stand that outlay
although twenty boys might readily form a
bowling club and thus diminish the ex.
penss.
Better still, they might build an alley and
reduce the cost 20 q trihe, especially in
regions where lumber is plentiful The pins
can be turned on a common lathe, and any
amateur carpenter can lay the alley, using
hard maple, being careful to make neat
Joints and ss few as possible.
The balls are the chief stumbling blocks
not only the difficulty IN making them per
fectly round, but in procuring the proper
material There is no perfect substitute fol
hgnum vitse, and metal is out OF the ques
ton. The best substitute is maple, carefully
turned, then polished and oiled.
With reasonable care such balls would
last a long time, especially II "lofting'' wa:
strictly forbidden. ''Lofting" Is a tricl
some players have Of throwing the ball a:
far as possible down the alley before allow
ing il TO roll, which practice frequently
splits or splinters the alley or breaks the
ball. II serves no good purpose and is con
trary 10 the rules The ball should roll from
a mark not exceeding distance Of six fee
from the player.
Like all games, this should be played with
the sauce OF good nature or not at all, anC
should never be used for gambling pur
poses. II is lively and exciting game, anC
one that girls can play with perfect pro
priety as we'll as great benefit TO their health
Golden Days.