New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
DUNCAN Invents Machine to
Settle a MoOted CUES
ton of Alleys.
GIVES THE RIGHTS
TO NATIONAL BODY
New York MOI Alone in Field for
Honor Of Holding Cham
piOnship Tourney.

Elmer f. DUNCAN. president Of the Ma
,ional Bowling Association. was in town
last week for the purpose Of attending
"a meeting Of the board OF governors OF
fin. organization. and he had with him his
invention for detecting the amount OF
unbs,ancc of q bowling ball
After exhibiting his conTivance to the
hoard DUNCAN presented his patent rights
to the association. in behalf Of which 'ne
Governors accepted Thus this machine
which bids fair TO settle once Tor all the
r,uc1 mootcd question of an unbalanced
ball is now the property Of the National
Bowling Association. y pracuca. test
will no made at the national tournament
al, Atlantic City next month.
Now that the patent rights nave been
obtained. DUNCAN was not unwilling TO
hermit description of the invention
Th,rc Is footed metal base Of about 10
bv T., inches. suttered from edge To cen
tre. so that the bail is guided to cue
point where it steps up into the rl"s
for the test
This base il AGAIN and more deepN
6eprcssed at the centre to permit me
lower rim Of the ring to sink below Tie
base level. allowing about one-half men
or swing. The ring is mounted at the
true axis on knife edges. bearing upon
steel standards and attached thereto
on the working side is an arm upon
which the weight holder hangs at one end
and which carries screw adjustment az
the other.
This screw adjustment adapts the ma
chine so that a level table to WORK on
i. not actually necessary The sensitive
Moss NJ the scale is governed by the rais-
ing or lowering of the screw weight "a
justment az the pop of the ring
Uoen the ball is rolled into the rims 1t
finds and rests in cupiike depression
i'm the Aattened bottom and throws lhe
formerly balanced rims to one side. Inc
ooerator feels" for the maximum heavy
co, and II will he found directly oppo-
cite the cap on the standard III Iont
WEIGHTS are provided for hanging on the
-oight holder until the scale IS uppeo'
md these then show the amount Of un-
balance"
The operation Of testing may be mast
ened by q level, smooth plates when VIII
roughly show the heavy spot through
Gravity. but it is not actually necessary
g., halls never will he exactly balanced
,to idea is to admit the fact and limit the
u1balsnce. If the rules do limit IT, then
that weight limit is fixed on the weight
holder and bail which overoaiances Is
ILLEGAL
The board Of governors Of the Ma
tional Bowling Association have ADOPTED
this machine as their standard sald
I,unran. and plans Of manufacture are
maturing. hut while the question OF ITS
usage will he up the delegates at At
lantic CITY. IL mus, he distinctly under
stood that it docs not apply to this year
rolling Al Atlantic City-lG pounds and
~ inches being all NC are concerned with
there this time.
discoveries have been made with TINS
machine AS regards existing bowling pals
which must result i'm nearer round ana
rcarcr evenly balanced ball. which VIII
make for the greater satisfaction OF the
rupils as well as Of the graduates OF the
game.
"A nearer perfect ball is greatly needed
and deserved by the bowler so that me
fieappo'utmcnts aud weird luck Of tine
.a.no may Doe lossened. % will bring about
- more scientific game which ~ill re-
.rord to study and care and tend to 4
6evelopmcnt Of classy bowlers who viii
..o, nearer what is deserved for prac-
t,od delivery. direction and speed.
1T is hoped TO do away with all eccon-
trio ball action except that which the
bovler's hand imparts. Such eccentric
halls can now ne cured with the assist
ance If this machine and with rule in
force the doctors will be employed al
truing' instead of loading the bowling
balls
As a result Of the announcement in The
Tribune last SUNDAY that a committee Of
New York boWlers would visit the annuaI
convention Of tho National Bowling
Association. Al Atlantic city, on April IS
for the purpose o. requesting the privi-
lego Of holding the national championship
tournament IN this city next year. u be-
came known this week that there Is likely
90 be- more than one candidate in the
aolG
There is talk of a city in the Southern
circuit coming forward with plans. al
though a. vet no formal application has
been made TO the National Association
except by New York. Local bowlers arc
enthusiastic and predict that in the event
Of a big tournament coming to this city
next year there will be an entry which
viii break all records.
The California team. composed OF j.. -
Push. T.. W. scott and T.. W. Irwin. Won
TWO ont Of their three matches in this
rit,. At the Grand Central they were
hard set bv Chrstv Spinnella. J.. Schan-
nor ard Glenn Riddcll. The locals took
two games as a starter but the Frisco
combination won tho third by two pins
a~d after that thcy were never headed.
At the Riverside they won three out ~
five from Frank Bruno. Alex Dunbar and
Glenn R.ddcl At the White Elephant.
however they fen before Kiddcll. knight
and Gordeg The CalilOrnians are I'M