Evening star., 1926-11-11

Once more boWlerS are seeking 10
have observance of the foul line mace
compulsory in all leagues in the Dis
trict. It now seems that the majority
of the duckpinners of this city want
the shooting to be done from behind
the black strip in formal competition
that all circuits may battle on an even
basis and that scores may justly be
matters Of record.
This year more than ever OF the
mems leagues enforce observance Of
the rule prohibiting the shooter from
striding across the black strip as he
fires the sphere at the little pins. And
more Of the women's leagues are OBJ
serving such a rule, too.
The Washington Ladies' League
always has had foul line rule
and it was due to its insistence that
the foul line rule Is observed in the
tournaments conducted by the Wash.
ington Ladies'. Duckpin Association.
The new Ladies' District League in.
corporated foul line rule In its play
ing code right off the reel. a commend
able act.
OF course, each league has the priv.
ilege Of making its own playing rules.
But when the controlling organiza-
tions Of the game for men and women
here have a foul line rule that necessi.
tates the bowler t. watch his or her
step In the annual Journeys it seems
odd that some of the circuits persist in
allowing their members to disregard
this point in bowling during their
championship campaigns.
One thing foul line observance does
is better the form of the bowler. He
reconciles his stride to the more re-
stricted space he Is given from which
to prOpel the ball. and after a brief
time his method Of delivery Is "set. "
And this establishment OF form
usually betters the bowler's scoring,
too.
In the opinion Of majority of the
bowlers here, the foul line rule would
work wonders for the sport in almost
every way.
When you have found the going
difficult all evening, missing every.
thing with impossible splits adding to
your misery and single pins left stand.
ing on apparently good hits for spares;
when you go into the tenth box of the
third and decisive game, shooting at
anchor. and find that you need mark
and count of 8 to win; when you
get the mark and then count on
1t, in the words Of Mr.. Briggs-Oh.
boy! Amt it a grand and glorious
feeling?
Harry McQuinn Of the Farm Man.
agement five In the Agriculture cir
cult had that delightful experience
some time ago and is still talking to
himself about 1t. incidentally, the
affair goes a long way to prove that
Dame Fortune does sometime look
with sympathetic glance upon the
bowling fraternity.
Harry needed that bit Of sunshine,
needed it terribly. You see. the missus
is also bowling enthusiast and shoots
at anchor tor a team of fair maple
smashers that had recently dropped
three games by a single pin each.
Ordinarily, Mrs. McQuinn has a per.
fectly lovely disposition, but-well,
you know how bowlers are.
What gloom there was about the
household, however. was dispelled
after that mark and nine-pin count
made by Harry. His countenance
would have frightened Washington's
darkest street at midnight.
Spectators at the Federal League
match between the Marines and
Aggies last week had a look at three
decidedly unusual spare shots. The
medal goes to Burton of the Devil
dogs, who pulled a 9-8-7 cleanly with
out the aid of caroms or bounceS. 1t
was a beautiful shot, taking No. 8 on
the right side and pushing off Nos. s
and Z. A trifle later Dixon of the
Aggies pushed the ball on the left side
of No. to drive off Nos. 6 and 10
for q spare; not merely good shot,
but almost a miracle. Conklin then
took out Nos. 6 and 8 with the first
ball in some mysterious manner. then
cleaned off the remainder with his
second shot.
All bOwlers have sufficient fortitude
to bear up manfully under the mis-
fortunes of the other fellow; in fact.
it Is not improbable that they some
times get a little secret satisfaction
out of watching the high ones
tumble. So the bush league bowler
who grows discouraged over his
failure to make his spare breaks
regularly might have perked up con.
siderably had he witnessed the rather
unusual spectacle of four Of the Bel.
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