The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-30

HswlidsrIna Results Ne Achieves IN
. His First Game.

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HswlidsrIna Results Ne Aehisvsu IN
His First Game.
More than forty years ago IN Han
Francisco the ONCE staff adjourned up.
on conclusion Of its work at 2 o'clock
In the morning TO great bowling %.
tablishment where there were twelve
alleys. was invited. rather perfume.
torily and an matter OF etiquette
which I mean that ! was invited 20
iitely, but not urgently. But when ]
diffidentiy declined with thanks and
explained that knew nothing abou.
the game those Lively young fellows
became nj once eager and anxious and
urgent to have my society. This fat-
tered me. for perceived no trap, and
lnnocently and gratefully acccptrd
their invitation. | was given an ailsy
oil TO myself. The boys explained the
game 10 me. and they also explained to
me that there would bc an hours play
and thnt the player who scored the
fcwcst ten strikes In the hour would
have to provide oysters and beer for
tho combination. This disturbed me
very seriously. since II promised me
bankruptcy, and was sorry that this
detail had been overlooked in the be.
ginning. But my pride would not oil.
low mo to back out now. 30 | stayed
In and did what could to look salts.
fed and glad had come. II 10 not
likely that looked as contented as I
wanted to. but the others looked glad
enough to make up for II, for they
were quite unable to hide their evil |
Joy. They showed me how to stand |
and how to stoop and how TO aim the |
ball and how to let fly, and then the |
game began.
Tho results were astonishing. In |
my ignorance delivered the balls In |
apparently every way except the right
one. but, no matter-during half an
hour I never started ball down the
alley that didn't score An strike
every time at the other end The 9th.
ers lost their grip early and their Joy
along with It. Now and then one Of
them got n ten strike. but the occur.
renee was 80 rare that II made no
show alongside OF my giant score. The
boys surrendered at tho end Of the
half hour and put on their coats and
gathered around me and In courteous
but sufficiently definite language ex.
pressed their opinion OF an experience
worn and seasoned expert who would
stoop to lying and deception In order
TO rob kind and well meaning friends
who had put their trust In him under
the delusion that he was honest aud
honorable. was not able to convince
them that had not lied. for now my
character was gone, and they refused
to attach any value to anything / said.
Tho proprietor OF the place stood by
for awhile saying nothing; then be
came to my defense. He said: "It looks
like mystery, gentlemen, but II Isn't
4 mystery after it's explained. That
% grooyed alley; you've only to start
n ball down II any way you please
and the groove will do the rest; It win
slam the ball against the northeast
curve Of the head pin every time, and
nothing can save the ten from going
DOWN" Ii
II was true. The boys made the ex.
pertinent. and they found that there !
was no art that could send ball
iown that alley and fail to score a
.en strike with II. When / had told ,
hose boys that knew nothing about
hat game was speaking only the
ruth But It was ever thus all through {