The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-01
Mr., WHITES REPLY.
Statements of w. HI.
Orr Refuted BY His
Opponent.
IMPERFECTI0N OF NO. 4 ALLEY.
Remarks Charged to Treach-
cry on the Part Of
Orr's Friends.
IMPERFECTION OF NO. 4 ALLEY.

A. Fred White, who was defeated by
w. H. Orr in a candlepin match, does
not take kindly to the statements which
Orr made in yesterdays Spy in answer
to allegations that White made previ-
ously. Each makes claim of what he
thinks is the proper status of the dis
pute. The following communication
from Mr.. White, received yesterday,
gives his side of the case:
To the Editor of The Spy-The article
in The Spy concerning my match with
w. H. Orr is a gross injustice to me.
/ can't understand it at all, as nearly
every statement made by my opponent
must have been founded or based on
same treacherous motive. Why should
he so attack me and bring my name be-
fore the public in this way? Why
should he claim that 1 bowl for money?
l will leave the readers of his article
to judge for themselves.
Never for one moment did 1 think
l could defeat Mr.. Orr upon the Casino
alleys, and just before l went to the
alleys to bowl my match, 1 made the
statement to Mr. Morrissey Of the Pearl
street alleys that l had no show what
ever with Orr as he would bowl 1000
for the ten strings, and for me to think
| for a moment that I could go to these
alleys and bowl as high as that, would
be ridiculous in the extreme. I bowled
the match. last, and lost by my oppo-
nent bowling a phenomenal game.
| applauded his many good plays, and
regretted, and so stated at the time,
| that he did not get nine more pins for
the 1000 total. and then make the hand
| some average of 100 pins
| As for my bowling, l repeat that 1
was unable to bring my curved ball into
the centre pin, owing. as I still believe,
to some slight imperfection in the CEN
ire of the alley. But contrary to the
! remarks of Orr, l have never offered
( any excuse of this nature for my de-
feat. Any man that can average SO
pins can defeat me, and l am not fool
enough to go around parading as an
I abused opponent. All of Mr.. Orr's re-
marks are uncalled for. I haven't been
near the alleys since, and while l have
seen both Mr.. O'Neil and Mr.. Orr l
haven't mentiined my defeat to them.
| Orr should not make the statement as
| is reported that he and his friends
made-that he could average that on
any alley-because he bowled me on
| Monsey's alley and averaged SO, which
is just 16 pins less to a string than he
| bowled upon his own alleys. My
\ claim is that a man who can do no
| better than SO on the Pearl street al
| leys and can then go to his own alley
and average SO, is not a consistent and
sure roller AS for the condition of
No. alley at the Casino, it is useless
| to discuss, as every bowler in Worces-
ter knows it's popularity.
| 1 offer no excuses. have been both
conqueror and conquered in many ath-
| letic contests, and trust l am sportsman
enough to gracefully take defeat.
| leave it for the interested readers to
judge as to Mr.. Orr's method of taking
a victory.
In answering Mr.. Orr's statements
which appeared in this mornings issue,
| allow me little more space to reply.
First-"Mr. White has rolled better on
the Casino alleys than any alley in
| Worcester" This is a falsehood, as
can prove by figures. l bowled bet
ter by Is pins TO a string on Monsey's
and the Hancocks within one week
than ever at the Casinos
Second-"Mr. White cannot claim the
floor was any more slippery than any
alley" Mr.. White does claim the
| above, and has sufficient grounds for
basing his claim. All day Sunday the
oil lamp hanging directly over my
| starting point mot over Orr's), dripped
and dripped, thoroughly saturating the
| floor with oil, rendering it positively
unfit for bowling 1t did not affect Orr,
| as he did not use that side of the alley.
l was obliged to send for bowling shoes,
and when l fouled, 1 remarked that it
| did not seem just to call foul on me
| after forcing me to roll from such a
place. Mr.. Orr would not listen to
the suggestion of using the other alley.
| could not practice on the alley Mon
| day for this reason.
Mr.. O'Neill says the lamp could not
have leaked without zone of the kids
fooling with the adjuster on the side
Of the ROOM"
Third-Mr. Orr boldly asserts that I
| have bowled for money. In the eyes
of any true sporting man, whether a
| Casino rooter or not, this statement is
| permeated with an essence of treach-
cry, and will be properly met with by
| every true lover Of sport in Worcester.
1t shows lack Of good judgment, and a
bad odor.
This statement was made to your rep
resentative after had been visited by
Orr, and he had found my terms to a
match perfectly satisfactory.
The whole matter is very nauseating
to me, and has been forced upon me
by no other motive than craving for
newspaper publicity. I dislike such
methods, and were it not for my friends
! would never meet Mr.. Orr in any
contest under any conditions.
In closing, let me suggest that the
friends of mighty Orr and the bowler
himself better take one more look at
the totals and averages, and with the
phenomenal 10-string total included see
if there is enough of margin to war
rant such loud outcries of self praise
and such large punches of egotism.
/ Or's total, 1928; average, 81 plus.
/ Whites total, 1883; average, 81
1920.
Which is practically a difference OF
three pins string,-which is good and
enough, but not wonderful
/ bowled what consider my average
and do not thinlr in arnthnl. cnntnst