The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
SELBACH TELLS
HOW TO BOW.
Gives Many interesting Points
of the Game.
SHOULD NEVER BE IN HURRY
CONTROL Is THE WHOLE THING
IN BOWLING.
SHOULD NEVER BE IN HURRY

N Selpacu, lell tlelOeF OF the champion
Boston American team. while great
ball player. is even a better bowler.
and is one of the few that have ever made
the, perfect score of 800 at bottle pns.
In his home cts, Columbus, O.. Setback
keeps in condition during the winter
months by taking part in bowling tour
naments. and the average he makes dur
ing season is phenomenal
lie has captained several western teams
mat have taken part in American bowl
ing congresses. and two years ago was
at the head of the All-American bowling
team that made barNst orming tour OF
the United States
Control is the whole thing in BOWL
ing. said Setback. The knowledge of
now to hold the ball or push a ball
is the entire science. and U requires
careful attention and constant practice.
Anowledgc OF the alleys comes rcxt
Know How to Start.
For a beginner the first thing is to
Know how To start. He should first
OF ali get "a ball in which the thumb and
finger hole is just fitted to him. 1t should
DC Just the same size as the thumb and
finger. SO that both can slip in and
out easily and at the same time afford
a close and positive grip. The holes
should De bored so that the fingers will
not stick at the delivery.
In rolling he should first try to lay
the bail on the edge of the alley from
the right corner or edge and shoot for
the center, trying 10 stay there and hit
No. 1 ana No. pins. With a hit of
these two pins you will seldom have a
split. as the ball goes in and gets the
live pin and is bouni TO get a strike or
leave I'D but one pin.
After getting so that ne can hit the
head pin and control his ball. the bowl
or should learn to twist the ball. which
is done by throwing his thumb toward
the head pin. This must be done with
a tight grip. and the bali should be shot
from the edge.
Pin to Hit.
~ right-handed bowler will shoot from
the right edge or corner. and turn his
thumb in toward the left ever so little
with a firm grip By so doing he catch
Is me head pin and scores a strike. or
at the worst gets nine on the roll. A
straight ball roller should always use the
same kind of ball but should shoot to
nit the head pin about three-Quarters
fuil. This hitting, al three-quartcrs fun
IS bound to win a strike. Wolfe. one of
the best Of our bowlers, uses this kind
of bail with with a slight reverse
twist. Peterson. another great bowler
10 some extent uses the same kind OF i
ball
The bowler, to start, should never
step before he swings. He should step
and swing together. He should stand
with his feet together and start the
left foot forward at the same time he
swings. He should draw an ina inaTy
line from the right cage OF the alley TO
the No. / and No pins. Don't look
at the bunch OF pins, but at she 1 and
., just rs If they we're the only two
pins up In looking at the imaginary
tho alley TO place the ban. and if the
bowler has control which he viii get
with practice, which is everything in
bowling. be will strike or get nine.
Take Your Time.
one main point is never 10 start. |
when in q contest 10 bowl AT the Same
time tho man on the next alley starts !
Either 20 aHead OF him or wait on him |
and never hurry. You must watch the
foul line. but if you remember always |
10 take three steps. and become accus- !
toned 20 this. YOU Will never 20 over
the line Some bOwlers tax snort steps
instead Of the regular Stride. and then
they take four or even live: but you :
must accustom yourself TO the same thing /
all the time and then You will acquire 4
the proper poise or balance and be able /
10 stop at the right instant. one effec- !
tive delivery is 10 take ordinary steps !
20 gain momentum and stop with a lit 1
tie slide. This Is effective but few of 4
us use the slide as frequently as in for
mcT days
Don't try to use more speed than you
can control the BAH with. This is the (
trouble with more than half Of the bowl /
crs that I have watched roll in this city.
They n ytO use more speed than they I
are able to control.
Kinds of Pins.
With light pins I use a slow bali and 4
take chance and never hit them full
In case heavy pins are used put on
more speed and hit fuller That is to
catch the five pin.
with light pins you must hit thin. as
light pins Will fly up into the air in
stead OF rolling into the others. Just the
same as any light object viii fly up II
hit hard by heavy substance. The OBJ
Ject IS TO drive the heavy pins IN so as
TO hit the No. > pin.
In holding and delivering the BAH al
ways have the thumb forward before
dropping il. Never drop a ball back OF
YOU. Wath the average bowler and no
tice how many times he drops the ball
behind instead OF i'm front OF him. This
loses the control and the aim is destroyed
New bowiers can Oaly hope to acquire
control and easy delivery with praetice
Speed IS not so essential as control. and
the main fault with amateurs is that
they slam the BAH down the alley with
the idea that the harder they throw the
more pins are going down. As i matter
Of fact, balls too speedy so through the
pins