The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-30
GAIN Big RESULTS
BY SMALL CHANGE
0uarter-Inch Difference In 81.
msnsions Of DuckpIn Rev.
oIutionizes Scores.
By r. d. THOMAS.

What far reaching results are
achieved by slight changes in the
duckpin game has been shown dur.
ing the past two seasons and the
present one. How one-quarter OF an
Inch difference in the measurements
OF pin and ball have brought about
big changes I'm scores has been the
object OF much notice and discussion.
Since duckpins came In vogue In
this section up until the early part
OF the season before last, q fiveinch
ball was rolled against tho Baltimors
duckpin: Somebody introduced q
sphere one-auarter of an inch larger
season. and Its popularity grew until
the fiyc-inch ball was all but cast
into discard.
Entirely New Pis.
Then, during the 1o15-1e1e season
the A. G. u. A. ball and pin, the
former a quarter OF an inch smaller
than the fiveinch sphere and the lat
ter Of slightly smaller dimensions
than the Baltimore pin. held sway.
And now. this season, the five-inch
ball has been brought back and the
pin In use Is n little different from
both Baltimore and old a. e. IL, A.
maple. II was Devised by the latter
such a way that the pin And bah
meet at their widest diameters.
Using the fivc.inch ball and Bal
timore duckpin scores as n basis for
comparison. the marks made with
the bh Inch sphere were above the
ordinary; with the original A. &, u.
A. pin and ball they were very low,
and with the now a. &. II. n. para.
phernslia they are even higher than
was the case with the 81 inch sphere
and Baltimore pin.
variety OF Scores.
The change from the 5.inch ball
to the % effected n general in.
crease OF about four pins to the
game. The city's best bowiers who
had averaged around 100 and lot
went up TO 10 and III. when the
A. G. y. A. game came Into general
use. however. an average OF l06 was
exceptional among the crack perform
ors.
Unprecedented scores are being
made at the new A. e. IL. A. game.
Nearly every bowler has added a few
pins to his average, while the experts
are hitting the NAPLES, In some casst,
around 1f0.
In each Instance. Il will be noted,
an almost Insignificant change In d..
mensions has brought great changes
In the scores.
Five Get Turkeys.
Shank, the weliknown bowler. led.
the contestants In the roll-off OF the
turkey tournament ut Pete Msloncys .
Columbia alleys last night with e5.f
for two games. His strings were l3i
aud iIe.
Ten rollers took part. the following
nye receiving turkeys: Shank. 1874. 11V,
:5J; Holloran, III, 100. go: Harvillc.
ia. 1Oi, 2I5: Fitzgerald, 100. 100, 2OJ.
Al Work. III, so, 200.
FIFTY bowlers are contesting TO-DAY
In the roll-on OF the turkey tourna.
ment at the Southeast alleys. Nearly
all Embellishments are staging some
sort OF event or giving special prizes
for high scores.
With an average OF l0i.1 for twenty.
seven games. Reichard OF the Dewey
team, Is leading the pinspillorE OF th" -
Capitol Hill League. v. Riston, Of
Southland, Isl second with iO3-20 for
twenty one games.
Southland holds the record for high
game with 563, and the Jays have the
best Get OF 1919. Southland tops III.
team standing with fifteen games won
and nine lost.