The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-07
WHEELING BOWLERS.
BALLOT ON "DODO"
LIFE OF THE LOADED SPHERE
TO BE DETERMINED UPON.
Great Match Game Introduces the Ball
Wheeling BOWERS Roll The
Hook Ball..

Voting on tho dodo ball question in
the ninth annual tournament in Chit.
Cago Us being watched with interest
by the Wheeling hoWicrs. The vot-
Ing has been heavy since the opening
last SATURDAY. and from an indica-
tons the ballot has been going about
four TO one against the loaded ball
Ohcials Of the association say that In
another yea The dodo bowling ball
viii BE- as extinct in tourney
, play as the bird for which IL D. named.
The Musse teupin league. who are
paying dues 10 the =. - c.. will prob
ably vote on the question. As the five
man teams come ON the driveways for
The ir last competition In the league
they will be- handed ballots contain
Ing the proposition TO bar the dodO
or loaded ball from all tournaments
under the sanction or jurisdiction OF
The American bowling congress after
March. 1912, and that delegates To
] the annual meeting OF the congress be
instructed 10 vote that way.
The question has aroused more dis
CussiOn among pin knights than any
proposition that has ever before come
before them. some OF the leagues in
various parts Of the country have vOt-
ed n way or the other. according 20
Z resolutions taken Ia their councils Of
war. but most OF the ORGANIZATIONS in
the larger cities have been split over
iIflI iIANIft. ne INNA Ivy ItdEle
or Chicago has not Vet stOrmed the.
ALLEYS and there Is much speculation
on how he Bohemian bowlers will
vote. Emmisarics from the northwest
and west sides Of Chicago have as
serted the league. rs well as the south
west and other divisions of me outlay
ing sections OF Chicago Will vote a.
most solid for the loaded ball. while
others have been Just as vehement ip
their assertions thar the same mer
viii vote against ~.
a Great Match.
The life Of thc loaded sphere has
been q short M but merry. u was
only three years ago THAT Louis Franz
and Charles Gilbert o. Cleveland pro-
posed q home and home match with
VIII Flcnner and Gus Steele and the
latter accepted gladly. The Chicago
'I} league pair was going 40 IT, best
Eaif Their and figuring that tho Glove
laud mon were exploiting q now bah
ihg dod0. the men thought The $500
prize was rs good as boo their pockets
Accordingly they -liCked uu the aIIDtf
af FIouusr~. FOR fLp Ohio men were o.
play hero first and when rho latter
arrived they found alleys that shoue
like glass.
When they left Chicago rlanner and
steele were sfll somewhat dalod FOR
The Cleveland men had averaged
around "a While Fleming and steele
h1d Tho pins for about 1q6 good
enough for r. long STR o. Of match
games with straight bowling. hut hard
y competent 20 tackle The work Of
Tho dodo experts.
As Do happened tho Chicago CITY
le1e1rrs bad ritou their opponent.
1usf the alleys they desired. fnr no G1.
DO expert ever lived who could con.
troll bis ball on 20 rouch alloy 4
smooth drive 900 rho way 20 tho head
MH.I "L LLL"..HHE HM. LHML.a..H-# .
t'on and Flcun"r had The alleys just
where Franz and Gilbert wanted them.
Dodo Balls History
The dniU htd been known before
Then but 40 diI no' comet rf1 rromfr.
oroo until thc cleveland men demon.
girnf'd what r0u,d poo done with o.
iH' FInruor AGGREGATION 4I arc
straight shooters. that i- they OBJ not
ghoot n ln7dol bill Jimmy ulogin.
Fob Role. "thrck' Collier Fred
IFomns. Al TcwmeI Eddie KrlI. and
VIII Flrnnor 1Il shoot .fralehf balls.
n.f each BIAS 1 special c0rt Of hook
I''liN ir 1 regular curve into fHp
head r.n collier straits hia near tho
fI''"r Hrd gradually ewrrfns if into
IIr maple. while Eoifn. with tho hIr.
hook of ai sends bis all over ffo
n the loaded ball 's prohibited f.
VIII burr fre Same or SOD Naison and
NiIl Vo.rl'f- $50 OT.oe-r stars. Who
Hnn fHr doubles ltaf year. for thcv
fr" frn NJ fNn most proficient rruuu.
erfs o' tho dol0 ilT.
The HOOK Bali.
While a hook Ball wilt ro ur a CON
'.n curve and hIf fha pins e'fh frr
u. momentum n u1. f,rf.f v.fr
fhn f.do HII RON straight until ab0rA
FOB 'hn group and ffru H vIT affHrrfr
'.rrr into fHrm and cause Hf SORT.
. 'i.' Ntn' NnnnIIrr eifre havn