The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-05
TENPINS Is EASIER
GAME THAN DUCKS
Former Requires Less Exertion
to Roll, Is Statement of '
Authorities.
By r. ID. THOMAS.

Ninety.nine out OF every hundred per.
sons here seeking milds exercise on
the bowling alleys roll dUckpins.
Many OF them, when asked why they
favor duckpins over tenpins reply that
the latter Is too strenuous.
According TO authorities this sis q
mistaken idea. Experiments have
proved that IL requires less exertion
to roll tenpins than ducks. The heavy
tenpin ball, compared with the little
duckpin sphere. would make this
statement appear a bit OF color. but
we have the word OF those supposed
to know that II is true.
Deliveries Are Different
The difference In the amount OF sx.
ertion used in the two games IN found
In the distinct form employed gen.
orally In each TO upset the msnIes.
In tenpins the bowler needs only 20
swing the ball back, take two or
three moderately fast steps and let
the ball swing smoothly forward OF
Its own volition, adding just a uttie
exertion and a slight twist OF the
wrist to give II a curve. This sends
the sphere down the runway with all
the necessary speed to make IL ef.
OF it's weight, maintaining its mo.
mentum and direction.
Jerky Movement Ttring.
In duckpins. tho average bowler
takes a number OF quick, short steps
and delivers the ball much in the
same order as In tenpins with the
exception that he uses a Jerky motion
Of the arm To give the ball momen.
tum,, which 10 not characteristic Of
tenpins.
This quick arm movement 10 the
firing feature Of duckplns. Il
tautens the muscles of tho arm.
coming forcefuiiy into play as a
means of stopping the body quickly
to eject the snsppy movement
or course. these illustrations do not
n ns,q soSq IN ,n rsas,si, srssds
degrees % eNert,on arc used by bowl
ers Of both gains, But. according to
authorities. the forms cited are the
Just 60 show how easy IL is 10 roll
tenpins compared with duckpins,
Harry Krauss, the well.known bowler,
once offered TO roll the big game
its;in maplss. in an endurance eon,ss.'
No one accepted the challenge, but
KrauHs went ahead anyway and
bowied tenpinE twenty.four consecu-
tive hours, IL would be interesting for
some one to try To equal that record
at ducks.
"skInn~y" Carroll led the bowisrs
on Thanksgiving Day with q game
at the Royal OF 1871. but the fact that
he grouped two i3T games with this
was overlooked. His total for three
strings was as. Carroll
has been responsible for some excep-
tionsi scores this season and a good
bet would be that he beats 100 for q
league set before the season enda
Goddard II eLsder.
Andy Goddard has an average OF III
for 0 games In the Departmental
League and Is the leading bowler OF
that circuit His team, Navy Yard.
tops the league standing with 10
games won and lost, with the Ma.
TO the latest figures, Mccormick. OF
Jacobsen. Sf War. are tfsd for second
place In Individual average with lo7.
Nayy, Yard holds the records for
speeti~ely' smith. OF TrsssuTy. has
rolled the best game OF I5s, and God.
dard, the best set OF 3s5.
Tied For Top Honors.
Nick Chaconas. of Palm Cafe. and
q. Rawlings, OF the Pirates. lead tho
bowiers OF the Mt. Pleasant League
with averages OF 1919 and 1862. re-
spectiveiy. The league records arc
well distributed. no team or Individual
holding more than one, Pirates have
best game. $50: Baitz. OF the Perpet-
uals. best individual game. 40: and
Mccarthy. OF the Newtons. tho best
set. OF $50.