The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17
LIKE LOADED BALL
Local Bowlers Will Fight Any At
tempt to Prohibit Use Of
Heavy Sphere.
Week in, the Minneapolis League
Productive of High Scores
Many Records Broken.

..s MANY hEcOTQS nIOkeu.
The question of loaded balls is of con-
adorable interest to local bowlers since
the heavy spheres have rapidly been com
Ing into favor within the past few months:
There are now at least two score men IN
Minneapolis who use weighted balls, and
they do they do not look with favor upon
+ the efforts, Of the eastern ,howlers to rule
out loaded spheres. s.. ~. Il;
8 Judging from remarks Of Secretary Sam
'karpf the eastern bowling fraternity viii
make a strong effort to legislate the
loaded ball out of the ten pin game at
the Indianapolis convention. The loaded
variety, which is strictly q. Chicago pro-
iduction, has gained favor with the windy
city players, and nine out of every ten
experts are using balls that are loaded.
The weights vary from seventeen to
twenty lone pounds.
2 On account of the scarcity Of a heavy
wood it Is a hard matter to secure a
wood ball that weighs more than fifteen
and one-half pounds. AS q result, some
genius hit upon plan of loading a. ball
with lead. The weighted variety proved
very effective in getting strikes It did
not take the players long to discover the
pin7getting qualities of the heavier brand,
and now the loading process IS only lin
tied to the strength of the user.
About tho heaviest atwood ball that
can be. secured will not weigh over six
teen pounds, and the eastern men are
prepared to- make hard fight to limit
|aH balls to that weight. Even with this
limit it will be necessary to use the load
ing process in almost every instance
where the limit is desired.
When the question of limiting the
weight of the balls Is brought up at the
;Indianapo meeting it is sure to create
trouble, as the local players will make
2 g. hard fight in favor of the heavier ball.
:, Karpf asserts that the big scores that
have been made on the local drives this
season will not be accepted by the Amer
iloaded balls. He cites rule Sc Of the A.
tB, c. code, which prohibits tampering
with the alleys, pins, balls or seeking to
gain an unfair advantage.
:, The Dayton man claims that the ex-
.cessive loading Of the balls is an infrac-
;tion of the rule, as it is tampering with
the ball to gain an unfair advantage for
the user. Krapf backs up his argument
by saying that if it is fair to load the
ten- pin balls 1T Is also fair to load the
pins. If the pins were loaded at the top
averages of 275 to 800 would result and
not be rare in three game series. How
ever, local men feel that Karpf is put
ting a wrong construction on the rule,
and are not taking his declaration Sc
riously.
Position of Local Men.
There can be no doubt that the loaded
spheres are good pin getters. They are
i especially effective with certain kinds OF
spares for the heavy balls plough through
without being DETECTED from their course
by the first one two pins. Alley own
/ ers on the other hand, do not favor the
weighted spheres, for they are unques-
tionably harder on the alleys and pins
than the plain lignum vitae Another OBJ.
lection made by. the owners is 7ti1art :the
heavy balls are more firing to the bewlsrs
and consequently they do not roll 80 much
as formerly. --..-:s -, ,-;
Local bow1ers do not think the eastern
agitation against loaded balls will result
in barring these spheres, and some proph
esq that any attempt to force such actor
will result In split In the congress. II
linois men are said to be divided on TIT
question. Many of them do not care muof
whether loaded balls are declared illega
or not, but long as they are in genera
use, bowlers who expect to keep in tn,
front rank must use them.
1t Is probable, however, that the ives
will stand together upon this point, an.
fight any legislation against the loadet
ball. "
Prizes at National Tournament.
While the management Of the nationa
championship bowling tournament in In
dianapolis has shown itself to be liV.
and aggressive body, there are some littl
things that are being overlooked.
1t is commonly understood locally tina
the entries will close Feb. 1. Only thre
weeks are left for the bowlers to sen,
their entries, but entry blanks have no
l. been received.
The tournament committee has an
nounced the list of prizes that will b
bowled for, amounting to ITO. In add
ton, medals will be given to each of tn
winners of the different events. To tn
player that scores most pins in all thre
events Mayor Bookwalter will give
special prize of s1oe cash. 49,
There are nine five-men team prizes
running from 1928 to $685. fourteen two
men team prizes from s75 to- $40. an
eighteen Individual prizes, with amount
ranging from $50 to So. Nine hundred an
twenty-five dollars will be distributed t
to the individuals. This is the guarantee
list of awards, and it will be substantial
increased If the entries warrant. Eighty
five Der cent of all entrance money re
ceived over $1,000 will be added to til
prize list
Week In Minneapolis League. ~
The week just passed brought lit
change in the standing of the clubs in II
Minneapolis bowling league. The Turne
lost q good chance to gain a notch or tn
on their nearest rivals, the Tuxedos ar
Tasmos, who met each other Thursds
night. Had the Turner's made it thre
straight from the Buffaloes, they wou
have Increased their lead slightly, but tt
league leaders did. not roll in top note
form, while the B1sons went above the
nomal gait. AS a result the Turner's ar
Tuxedos remain in the same relative pos
tions, while both have gained a game {
the Tasmos.
High class bowling characterized tn
weeks games, The league individu
record for a Single game was broke
over the score held Jointly by Woolley ar
Fillmore, by making 2S6. Then woolle
got back the honor by rolling, 254 in IL
Tasmo- Tuxedo match. Woolley also brol
the league record for Individual avera.
for three games Seven team scores
900 or more were made, and the Turner
Tuxedos, and Tasmos all averaged ,ov
800. The record, for team average #
three games was broken by the. Tasm
with $50 2-S. Twenty-Five indiyidu
scores of over 200 were made
Next Weeks Games.
Next weeks games in the Minneapo
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