Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-29
LOCAL BOWLERS MAY HAVE
BROCKTON ALLEYS SURVEYED
Plan Is Suggested to Send Man to Make Accurate
Measurements to Determine Whether or
Not Grooves" Exist in Them

1t was learned yesterday that a move
ment is on foot here to have the
Brockton alleys inspected in order to
substantiate the claims made that
grooves exist in them. The local
men who went to that city a little more
than q week ago to meet the Bijou No.
1 quint have not hesitated to- explain
their decisive defeat by straightfor-
ward statements that the alleys were
fixed" SO that the ball rolled by
Brockton players would follow a GER
tain line. Reasons were given as to
why this was SO, and now a real ef-
fort is to be made to prove the con-
tention.
The plan in mind is simply this: A
fund Is to be raised and an order sent
to the Brunswick Bake Company In
Boston to have a man go down to
Brockton and make a full survey of the
alleys. 1t is held that II the baT T
ton owners of the alleys will allow
such a survey, embodying all the
measurements, it will be found that
the alleys have in them just such a
groove as has been described by the
local men who took part in the match
a short while past. If the owners of
the alleys refuse to allow survey,
then it is held that will be evidence
that they realize there Is something
wrong with them. The cost OF sucn a
terested, and 1t is intended to follow
out the plan in order to make sure one
way or the other.
It is probable that there has never
been a bowling match which mas aroused
as much contention and controversy as
that between Brockton and Washington.
The local bowlers went to Brockton
with the great majority here thinking
they would win and have Things aoouI
as they pleased. To the great surprise
Of everybody, the returns of the match
showed them hopelessly outclassed. and
everybody was at a loss to account 1or
the remarkable performances OF their
opponents and the exceedingly poor
work Of three or four members of the
Washington five. Then the bowlers
came back with the story that they
had been up against raw PROPOSE
ton" and did not have a chance to win
because of adverse conditions. Now
comes the proposal that a man be sent
to make an accurate measurement OF
the alleys on which the games were
rolled.
Just what the outcome of the whole
matter will be is hard to tell. There
is not much use doing anything, though,
so it would seem, until after the return
matches have been rolled. The Brockton ION
same team on its own alleys. 1t is
sure thing that Washington bowlers
will be favored on the alleys in this
city because of their polished surfaces.
If the Washington bowlers beat the
Brockton men down here by anything
like a fair margin, then there will be
reason to suppose that they. did roll
their games in Brockton under condi-
lions which were very adverse. But, on
the other hand, If Brockton's team were
to win from the local men again. any
contentious that the alleys in Brockton
were not what they ought to be would
r1l
passes final judgment on the situation
It would not be a poor idea to wait
until after the Brockton quint comes
here next week. Wait until after the
results Of the games to be played here
are known, then act accordingly.