New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
Machine That Determines
Centre of Gravity Makes
Way Clear.
INVENTION SOON
TO BE MARKETED
National Association Not Opposed
to Loading Under These
Conditions.

or not so long as ii is balanced on the
centre as near as possible? THIS Is the
new attitude Of the National bowling AS
ISOLATION, the board Of governors OF which
will meet shortly to go over once more
tho topic that has stirred the deYotees OF
the game throughout the United states.
The way.is made clear, through an in
vention soon to be put on the market
which will tell to fraction Of an ounce
how much out of balance a bowling ball
may he.
When the annual convention OF the Ma
tional Bowling Association was held in
Buffalo in 1911. a great deal OF time was
consumed in discussing the proposed
adjustment Of the loaded and other
wise unbalanced ball, and spirited argu-
ment resulted from the question: HOW
can an unbalanced ball be detected"
manufacturer representative sugGested
placing the heavy sphere in bath OF
mercury, in that the heavy portion would
find the lower part, and In this lower
part tine finger holes could be bored.
The whole problem was the finger holes.
They have been bored deeply and the Dot
tom stuffed with lead so as to make ths
ball heavier on one side than the other
The simple process of boring places for
the fingers means the removal or weight
on one side and the effect Is 70 make any
ball uneven in its balance. Thus through
q myriad OF questions and maze OF
technical matters way has AZ last been
found
Frank NJ. Clute, former president ot the
National Bowling Association, lawyer,
and practical bowler. was the man VINO
urged the adoption OF a rule providing
for a ball balanced on the centre but
the technical phrase at once caused il TO
be laid aside as "lmpractcaoie. C!utes
Idea, however. proved Of lasting WORTH
and the means which, II is claimed, WIN
settle the momentous question is this in '
vention.
The fact that the machine has not been
placed on the market, though patent
has been applied for it does not permit OF
a detailed description. The claim Ao"-
ever is that once bowling ball
nIaced thereon there are indicators show
ing iust how much the ball is not in
balance. II is the invention Of Elmer T.
DUNCAN. OF Philadelphia, president OF the
National Bowling Association ana III
view OF this fact the association VIII use
the machine at its next annual tour'a'
ment In Atlantic City.
IL is declared that the invention Is
success and that. being SUCH VIII ptonhpE
IN make the way of the association an
easy matter. In the tournament al Ak
Iantic CITY the ball of each bowler As
he comes through the paddock on to the
,lIevs will be weighed and measured as
formerly. The third operation, however
will be to place the ball on this mach'he
TO ascertain whether or not IL Is e'tli'
balanced. due allowance being made io'
the weight removed by the finger noIes'
This is the method OF operation lalu on"
Furthermore. the National Bowling
Association, Il can be said on good au'
thority. will soon adopt rule ioroll'
ding the use OF a bowling ball uneFehH
balanced beyond a certain allowance
for the finger holes. which will settle
orca for all the question OF the loaded
hail. IL is the plan not TO celve mo
an intricate rule, or TO go lhto oe'"',
"a 70 what a ball shall be made or IL
is figured that the even balance VIII u
itself discourage any attempt 10 tanpef
with the sphere. for the advantage al,
WAYS has been in the uneven baIL IL
will be recalled that "dodos' were Inaue
by piecing together two halves oh'
heavier than the other, so as 10 pro-
cure an unnatural hook when the odn
is sent on its way from the foul Hho
70 the wooden triangle OF pins. Theo-
retically, the solution seems exceedingly
simple and solves the question "n'e"
has split the American Bowling Con
gress and other organizations aslhue''
II il an axiom in sportdom that tho
man who is game has something on
the one who is not. Perhaps no oet'e.
illustration could be obtained than 'hs'
furnished by a series In the Etea''
New York and Intercity lndiNluuS'
Championship enc evening last week I"
the Grand Central Academy In BrooAlyi'
in which two young men, Asa hai'''
Of Newark. and Christy Spinelia' u
BROOKLYN. we're the principals Harris %
n fine bowler and cannot be classed as
voungster afraid OF any particular Per
son when II comes 10 duel OF Wv
maple strips Yet he does not possess
the same amount OF fighting procli'lue'
as Young Spinella. Ii is the hrst yea
that either OF these boys has peen
competitor in the big tournament ana
certain amount of timidity might ne ca
pected. ,.h.
II was plain in the first game, "l'"
went TO the credit OF Spinella. that hal
ris could do almost as he wanted TO-
was nearly a case OF outclassing ms w
moment. for after his 1872 he followed WIZ"
22s ao4. 279 and 200. This gave Harris Wv
comfortable margin of four games 10 ohe'
The sixth game was tied at IN, ana rs"
ris won the seventh with PIC. Ih's
him with only one game to win in orue'
annex the series. Then Spinella came
life. -,
With mis- square jaw set he procee'e
IN tear off strikes, and got his oppo"'
go ratified" that the last named suue
a material slump in his scoring
was prone TO speed his ball too H".'
and he kept getting hits full INTO
nose" Thus he lost three straiSh' gan,
so that the series stood five TO toul' a." a..
II was only through the fact thar Spp". .'n
got anxious and began hitting 100 ~,
that he lost the eleventh ana de''u'
game. Spinella outgamed his opp"n
but he started his good work too 'a
Harris had the better average nsu'"'
1884. as against Spinella's 1851.
Such n series az that between haH