Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

count of these games is concerned, there
does not appear to be any manner In
which either the size of the game Or the
bowler entitled to the honor can be au-
chemically stated, although duckpin
artist of Philadelphia is reputed to have
rolled a 201 game with the little wooden
pins and small balls In connection with
talk as to records. Jack Carroll. writ
ing in the Baltimore News. in answer to a
query as to the highest duckpin game
ever rolled, gave the score as 258 and the
holder of the honor as Pittsburgh man.
Now. they are holding a duckpin tourna-
ment over in the Monumental city. and
while the scores being rolled are excep-
tionally good, they are having just. the
same difficulty in getting game past
10 and approaching 40 as are the cracks
OF this city. At any rate, the statement
as to the 25S game evidently started
something" for in the News of the FOL
lowing date Mr.. Carroll throws little
more light on the alleged record. and on
the question of the duckpin game in gen.
eral. I'm these columns yesterday,
writes Mr.. Carroll. there was published
a remark about record duckpin game
being bowled in Pittsburgh, when the
high score Of 25S was made. The state
ment has created no little amount Of dis
cussion, because it is not generally known
that the game Of duckpins as played In
Pittsburgh Is vastly different from the
game as played locally. Out in the Smoky
city they use a duckpin that is an inch
broader than the pins used in this city.
and they shoot with a ball Of eight inches
in diameter, which has finger holes. This
makes the game practically tenpin
game with small pins. The misunder-
standing only goes to show the need of
set OF uniform rules for the duckp1n
game. Even in Baltimore there are at
least four different sizes or kinds OF pins
used. Some years ago an attempt was
made to have a national body OF duckpin
bowlers, and an official duckpin was
adopted. AS better scores could be rolled
with larger or rubber pins. and better
scores meant more business. the alley
owners did not long stick to their agree
ment to use the official pin. and the result
was that comparison OF duckpin scores
today is almost impossible. The game Is
so popular that it is shame that some
determined effort Is not made to have
standard adopted"
The association which is referred to
above was called the American Duckpin
Association of which our Frank Sherman
was at one time president. An official
pin, adopted by it when organization
was first perfected. has later been adopt
ed by the Brunswick-Balke Collender
wooden pin. which is the pin used both in
this city and Baltimore. 1t is 99s inches
tall, 7-16 inches at its base. 1915
inches at it's widest point Cor BELLY. o-16
inches at the neck and 21-32 inches
across the top. A score above 200 is prac-
tically an impossibility when the above
described pin and the present-day balls
are used.
The local record (ofTiciaD for duckpins
is held by Dave McCarty of The Star
, team in the Commercial League, and was
/ made by him last year. in the first game
of the National Capital season, while he
was a member of the Mount VernOns. The
search fails to find more than one other
| score which is reputed to be larger.
| Everett a member Of the Fat Men team
of the National Capital League. while
rolling alone several years ago at Spar
| rough's alleys (now Breslsford's), on 10th
street. made 1872. but as his game was
not made in a match set, or even in COM
petition, he is not entitled to any con-
| sideratiOn when record games are under
| discussion. Several other local men have
were In league matches. Pierce Is reputed
] to have made $50 out in the Casino alleys
/ several years ago, while Harry krauss.
179; Buck Harley. 17S. and Roberts. 175.
| all have piled up abnormal scores. The
game made by Harley was in one OF the
| biggest "pots" ever pulled of In this city,
the nifty southpaw piling up nine con-
| secutive spares. But up to date no one In
| the District has had the ability-or the
nerve-to claim a double-century game
with the present-day wooden tenpin.
] When the bowler with the prowess to ac-
| complish this feat makes his appearance
\ he Will nave earned the TlBnt 10 nave nIS
picture hung in the hall of fame along
| with other notables.
| Speaking of big games. John Eiker gave
| practical demonstration of getting 'em
| while the getting was good" in a series
| of games at the Palace last week. Roll
| ing with l.. krauss and Harley on Nos.
; and q. he rung up, consecutively, 122
| 131. 1913. 40, 105, 113, 14S and 1O3. With
| this out of his system he rolled S0-and
| then quit.
| With 800 as his grand total, and scores
| of Ia and 124 as his contribution In the
| first two games OF the set, Richards of
the Fifth team In the Interdenomina-
| tional League led his team to q three
| game victory over Sixth Tuesday night,
| and to the leadership in the league. The
other members of his team gave him able
assistance, but his first and second games
| were put in place where they did
the most good, and gave Fifth the reQui-
site confidence. Its all over now but
the shouting" Capt. Elicit claims. Ltch-
field of the Sixth team had 1913 as his set.
| Westminster took two games from st.
Marks putting Kluge's team back on
even terms with the former quint. Gron' s
315 total was the best in this match.
Smith increased his lead in the indi-
vidual average standing by shooting a
1a6 game and BID set. His team Beth
any took two games from Kendall.
After losing the first game to the Good