Evening star., 1917-11-01
TALKON BOWLING.
IS GIVEN BY VAETH
Duckpin Star Tells Beginners
What Not to Do When
on the Alleys.

Johnny vaeth, winner OF the duck
pin championship Of Baltimore for
three consecutive years, and now one
of the best bowlers in Washington,
talked rather Interestingly last night
pointers to beginners in the alley game.
and he is well qualified to speak con-
cerning the why's of the duckpins. Last
year he set what is believed to be al
most a world record for high average
for season by getting mark of ia
in tho District League. and this season
is rolling very near as we'll Hero is
what yaeth says:
LAS a clean, wholesome sport, as we'll
as good exercise for both men and
women. I do not believe there Is any
thing that surpasses bowling:
TN the fifteen years that have been
bowling my health has been perfect,
| save a slight attack of pleudsy which
developed from cold which l neg
lected. There Is an axiom OF the al
leys which runs thus: The germs OF
appendicitis are scared And in my
contact with business and professional
men the opinion expressed by them is
unanimous that the click of the falling
| pins becomes music that drives of
| every vestige of the WEAKNESS incident
| to concentrated mental effort.
"The first point for a bowling begin
ner to learn is confidence. There are
others more or less psychological, and
| il I may be permitted would suggest
the following advice:
I'm bowling take an easy position
| about ten feet back Of the foul line.
and be sure to get the same distance
to deliver with each ball, so as to get
the same effect on the alleys, and by
all means learn to deliver the ball from
back of the foul line at all times.
when delivering the ball do not hold
| yourself rigid or stiff, but assume an
easy natural position. thus obviating
! tense muscles and incidental soreness
| to the beginner.
| start the ball from right-hand side
of alleys and aim to strike the king
| pin, which is known as No. l, on the
right side. so that ball will strike at the
crotch of No. 3, hitting these two pins
at approximately the same time and
the desired object will most usually be
| attained.
| DO not try to roll curve OF hook
ball until you have mastered the
| straight ball delivery.
With left-hand bowlers they should
| reverse this position as to striking the
pins. making it their purpose to roll a
| straight ball from the left side of alley,
| striking at the crotch Of pins Nos. l
and 2.
| DO not get excited il you get bad
| split or roll a gutter ball Do not get
@6Shs
that the experienced bowler does not
get good break every time.
| DO not get the habit Of watching
your opponents score. for that is one
| of the pitfalls ones nerves usually
plays on to throw them off their stride.
II your opponent is ahead it is likely
| to affect you that you will try too
| hard and lose control of your delivery
and if you are ahead it may cause you
| to take things too easy and let him
| surprise you in the last couple of
! frames. Just go along smoothly and
make every ball count.
| DO not think you can become an
expert bowler in a couple OF games:
bowling is like any other game. 1t
requires skill, and that can only be
obtained by practice.
| DO not try to use too much speed,
As it has a tendency to jump the back
pins. II the pins are hit correctly you
will obtain better results from ball
rolled with moderate speed than by a
steam ball.
From the foregoing I would not
have the beginner to think that bowl
ing is distinctly a negative game; II
is quite the contrary, and the dont's
pile up simply by observing that those
who are not yet adept at the game try
to do that which long experience
proves cannot be done. and shows how
Impractical We can become when we
wish to give rein to our little conceits.'