New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-30
INTERESTING TO BORLERS.
TEXT OF THE NEW RULES OF THE AMERICAN
BOWLING LEAGUE.

TEXT OF THE NEW RULES OF THE AMERICAN
BOWLING LEAGUE.
The new rules of the American Bowling League have
been adopted follows:
l. These rules shall be known as the rules OF the
American Bowling League. II. me game ~ 70 %
regulation alley shall not be less than forty one lncnS
and shall not exceed fortywo inches In width ~ Inc
spo,s Oh the alley snail be twelve inches apart from
centre to centre. Y. regulation PIN mus De Used
In match games. Each pin shall be hiteeL inches III
height aud two and onequartcr inches in diameter at
thr bottOm II mus be- fifteen inches In crcd e,
ence at the body thickest part -four and ohehat
Inche, from the bUttoln i've Inches III chc"he'e"cc
AZ the neck lien Inches from the botton). and seven
and thrte-uuarlers inches in circumference az tno
hckest part Of the head thirteen and one'haf hcheS
w. 30 balls Shall be used exceeding twenty seven
inches in circumference w. In the Playing 1 ma u
games there shall be line drawn upon the alleys ana
cutters the centre part OF which shall be sixty foet
from the centre of the head or front pm spot mGaSu
inc tn the outside OF the line, which snail be conuuq
upward at right angles at each end If possible VIII
Match games shall be called al oc1tk: S6o1e
either club fail to produce It's men thirty minutes
hereafter the captain OF the team present may Clam
the game TX. In match games an equal number OF men
rom each club shall constitute the teams. IN case
rlub Shall not be able to produce full team II may
play but the opposing club may play It's in team
prc,ent X. Iii playing, two alleys only shall be used
the PLAYERS OF the contesng teams to roll successvey
and but frame at time, and TO change alleys each
s int Sr fse and s sp SSesi made enS
Shall be completed before leaving the alley and on
81 The tenth frame play shall continue the same
oi,ov until majority Of points upon an equal number
~ "a mes Shall he attained which shall finish the game
XI PLAYERS must play in regular rotation. ana afcr
,be inst frame no changes shall be made In play
~ ostion OF baycr unless with the consent OF inc
captaIn XII A player In delivering ball must nov
stem on or over the line nor allow any part OK MS
body to touch on beyond the line; nor any portion
after the hall has reached the pins. Any ball so de-
Iivered Shall be deemed foul and the pins made on
such ball Il any, shall be restored Should any oal
delivered leave the alley before reaching tho pins, OF
INV ball rebound from the back cushion, the pins
any made on such balls shall not count, but must
be respected all such balls to count as Das roea,
Pins Knocked down by pin or pins reboundng from
the side or back cushion shall count as pins down.
XIII. The deadwood must be removed from the aliey
after each ball rolled Should any pins fail IN re-
moving the deadwood, such pins must be respotted;
xiv. In all match games an umpire shall Dc Seiec'e"
by the captain OF the respective teams.
XIV In all match games there shall be scorer
appointed by the captain OF each team, whose DUTY
shall be to keep correct record OF the game ana ~
the close thereof sign his name to the score Nv. ING
umpire shall take great that the reguntoonhs
respecting the balls, alleys and all the rules Oh 'he
game strictly observed He shall be the JUICE VI
fair and unfair play and shall determine all disputes
and differences which may occur during the GAM m
He shall take special TO declare all ion uails
Immediately their occurrence unaskeG IN aisanr
leaving the alley declare the winning clu9 anu siSi,
his name IN the books. The decisom vi ule
umpire in all cases sail be final XNIl Nei,ner UNI
pre nor scorer shall b. changed during haIh stio'
nnlcss with the OF the captains OF thp t,Ns.
XVIII. No person engaged In match game eltner as
umpire or scorer shall be directly or mulrecuy III
terested In any bet upon the game