The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-27

new BOWLING RULES
Changes That Will Be Voted
Upon at the Convention
Tomorrow Evening.
WITH THE AHAUEUR BALL TOSSERS.
Where the Local Teams Will Play
This Afternoon-Chairman
Gideon Defied.
WITH THE AHAUEUR BALL TOSSERS.

This city will be represented at the
convention of bowlers tomorrow. at Bee
thoven Hall, New York, held for the
purpose of revising the rules now in
vogue. The rules as revised by the
..Bowlers' Journal will be presented
and no doubt adopted for the season OF
1866. The rules make many changes.
and If adopted will take all the luck eie-
ment out of the game and make it more
scientific. The new rules in full are as
follows
THE GAME.
Rule /. The game shall be known as
the Ten Frame American Ten-pin
Came"
THE ALLEY
Rule 9, Sec. 1. A regulation alley shall
not be less that forty-one nor exceed
forty-two inches in width, with a ais-
tance of not less than fifteen feet back
of the foul line.
Sec. .. The spots on the alleys snaii
be twelve inches apart, from centre 10
centre. They shall not be larger than the
base Of the pins two and one quarter
inches in diameter). and must be OF col
ored wood. inlaid. so that they can be
plainly seen by the person spottlng the
pins.
Dec. D. SaNAeA H
from a point. about opposite the head
or front pins, to the pit, so that the
s,ptter. where it enters the pit shall be
at least four inches in depth below the
surface of the alleys
See. T. The pit shall be at least ten
inches below the surface Of the alleys
Sec. 3. No cushions shall be attached
to the partitions between, or at the sizes
of the alleys or cutters. at any point OPP
posite the pins.
THE PINS.
Rule 8. A regulation pin shall be htteen
inches in height. two and one quarter
inches IN diameter at the bottom, If
teen inches in circumference at the oody
or thiekest part -four ard one half IN
ches from the bottom). five inches IN
circumference at the neck cten lnenes
from the bottom). and seven and three
quarter inches n circumference at the
thickest part of the head thirteen and
one half inches from the bottom).
THE BALL.
Rule 4 The ball must be made en-
tirely of hard wood. and shall not exceed
twenty-seven inches in circumference
THE FOUL LINE.
Pu1e : In all games there shall
he a line drawn or painted on the
surface VI LAC -
the centre point OF which shall be sixty
feet from the centre of the head or
front pin spot. measuring to the outside
of the line. which, if possible, shall be
continued upward at right angles at
both ends. This shall be known as the
foul line.
STRIKES. SPARES AND BREAKS.
Rule 6. Sec. /. a strike is credited
when a player bowls over the ten pins
with the first delivered ball, providing
such ball was delivered as provided in
Rule I. Sec. l.
See. 7. A spare is credited whenever
a player clears the alleys with the first
and second ball. provided such balls are
delivered as provided in Rule 7, Sec. l.
Sec. 3. A break is credited to q player
at all times when neither a strike or
lowed only the total OF pin down.
DELIVERY OF. THE BALL.
a bali must not step on or over the line,
nor allow any part of his body or cloth
ing to touch on or beyond the line, nor
any portion of his foot to project over
ball has reached the pins:
Rule Z. Sec. I. shall be declared foul,
ard the pins made on such ball, if any,
shall be respected.
Rule 5. see q Pep !! p R RAiia a player is
in the act of delivering a ball, he be in
terfered with in any way by. a spectator
or other bowler. or the pins rebound
from one alley to the other, either di-
rectly or indirectly. or the ball after
fairly bowled should come in contact
with any obstacle on the alleys before
reaching the pins. the umpire shall i'm,
med.ately declare such ball dead" and
allow the player to roll again:
RE5POTTIMG OF PINS
pin or pins rebounding from the side or
back cushions. proy,iding they are on the
al all times be credited TO the player.
Sec 2 Should any ball delivered:
before reaching the pins, or any ball
rebound from the back cushions, the
pins made. if any, shall not cunt. and
however. it shall count as a ball rolled.
Sec. 3. Pins knocked over by pin
or pins r~ebounding from any other alley
must be respected.
REMOVING DEAD WOOD.
Rule 10. The dead wood must be re-