The Washington herald., 1916-10-29
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The officials Of the Atlantic Coast
Bowling Association are agitating the
formation of an organization composed
Of the officials Of all bowling associa-
tions similar to the National Baseball
Commission.
The argument is advanced that with
competent men in charge a worlds Sc
Ties" could be arranged for each season,
bringing together the champion five-men
and individuals from all bowling assO-
cations. 1t is believed that in prolOnging
lie season in this manner, interest could
be kept up throughout the United States
until the final games are played.
There have been several attempts to
bring the champions in the different
events from several of the bowling tour
naments together. but the movement has
never progressed farther than the
casing stage. The \. c. B. A. hackers
have received encouraging replies from
the Western Association and American
Bowling Congress officials and it is their
hope to put the series through after the
Syracuse tournament.
The information that local alley owners
are contemplating advancing the price of
games from 10 to l2Ia cents has not
brought forth the loud walls of anguish
that naturally was expected to follow
v-hen m" announcement was made. With
the added expense which has been placed
a.,UH tn, oNlvrs' shoulders by the in
creased COS. in maintenance and the war
.. '',.-- arc D1viug for equipment if
they are to receive a fair return upon
....-- Investments. they must raise the
Ir.cr.
There are five important conditions
which the successful alley owner Is
forced to meet. The equipment must be
the very best in material, workmanship
and improvements. and it is necessary
that it be kept in first-Class condition.
The supervision must be efficient and
the interest in the game be promoted by
leagues and tournaments. With these
conditions to be met there IS a constant
drain upon the alley owners purse and
while 1t IS hardly likely that the price
will be advanced during the present sea-
son, local bOwlers might as well reconcile
themselves to the fact that next season
It will cost them a "jit'' more for two
games.
Nothing but nerve decided the pocket
billiard championship match staged last
week in New York between Frank Taber-
sky. Of Schenectady. and Ralph Green
leaf. the 17-year-Old boy wonder from
Monmouth, IL. During the opening
nights play Greenleaf plainly showed
that he was playing under a nervous
strain, yet at the same time he was
shooting his game and with the poor
lays which the champion was encounter
ing at every turn Of the table. he man
aged to pull. through with a count of $50
against Tabersky's So. It was hardly to
he expected that in the event OF the
champion finding himself that Green
leaf would be able to increase or main
tain the big lead he had gained on the
opening night. 1t was not through any
upon the part Of Tabersky that he won
the second and third blocks of the $50
point match. It was just a case Of young
Greenleaf cracking under the strain, re-
gardless of any alibi being advanced to
the contrary. The match did demonstrate
one thing and that is, that with perfect
handling and coaching, Greenleaf within
the next two years should be able to
wrest the crown from the present title
holder.
worlds record was created on the
second night of the Tabersky- -Greenleaf
pocket-billiard match when no less than
81 scratches were made by the two play
ers. Greenleaf contributing 30, while the
champion was charged with q. An idea
of the careful manner IN which both con-
testants played can be seen from the fact
that II took Greenleaf exactly 100 innings
in which to pocket $50 balls.
Request has been made that the records
which are recognized as top marks in
tenpins be published in The Herald.
In the individual line many brilliant
performances have been registered by
bowlers at different times, but to Joseph
Hardje. that battle-scarred veteran of the
old Bureau Of Engraving ouint, belongs
the credit for having rolled the high
est set in competition ever recorded in
the National Capital On November q,
1905, Arthur Allison. of the Washington
Saengerbund. electrified the bowling fra
,eernity by shooting a set Of 25S. 81 and
%, total Of 712, against George T. Cox's
Acme rollers. Allison's set stood the
orunt Of many a brilliant effort on the
part OF some enterprising bowler. but 1t
remained for Joe Hardie during the sea-
son OF fe0T-s to place the record Just
seven pins higher with games Of 22s, ~