The Washington times., 1929-02-12
FOUL LINE.
RULE HITS
PIN5TAR
By R. D. Thomas

recently astonished the duck
pin world by shooting a five
game set Of 1855, has been
given a jolt by the National
Duekpin Bowling Congress.
That young. but respected organi-
zation has turned thumbs down on
Won: Dreele's record. There was no
foul line judge when he made IT In
q sneciaL doubles match.
A dozen. spectators, three OF
whom made affidavits, testified
that Won Dreele never once
went over the line. But the
National Duelpin Bowlin. Con-
gress policy regarding the fots
line Is fnftexible.
No Judge, no record" is its die
suna
Genrse II. Iseman, the Congress
secretary, paid tribute to Won
Dreefe as a bowler and a sportsman
today in explaining the rejection.
'FYon Dreele doesn't. foul once in
d season and there is not the slight
est doubt in my mind" he said,
''that Rays record was made Iegiti-
matelY. except that there was no
foul line Judge. He is enc Of the
greatest duckpin ,bowlers in the
history Of the game and peach of
a chap personally. Believe me, il
was a painful duty not to recognize
his record.
"The National Duckpin Bowl
ing Congress realizes that one
of the things most needed to
help bowling Is a Strfcter en-
forcement of the foul line rule
and the Congress is doing al
In its power to bring IL about.
That is one oil the reasons why
IL is adaiilant In OutlaWing all
records made without Judge.
s''Von Dreele's claim was backed
80 strongly by reliable testimony
that congress officials hesitated in
turninE down his record but it con.
Guided that to allow 1t would set
AN undesirable precedent"
Won Dreele has company in mis-
cry. B. w. Stonenreaker, at Roam
oke, Va, beat the Baltimorean's
total for five games but not in com.
plete set. In the last five strings
OF a seven.game match Stone
breaker totaled 779. Stonebreaker
got a mournful verdict from the
congress because the foul line judge
was lacking. 1t was testified. too.
that he didn't violate the black
stripe.
Another remarkable score that
never will be found in the congress
record book is AL Works 2OS game,
rolled several years ago at the
Recreation here. 1t was made in
q pot game.
with overwhelming evidence to
prove these records bona fide 1T
would appear the congress is some
what unjust. But there can be no
doubt of the soundness of it's pol.
icy. A few individuals are hurt
but the mass of bowlersi and the
game itself will be helped in the
end by suppression Of the foul line
evil.
There are two types Of foul
!, line ViOlatOrs-the careless and
the wiIIful. The latter isn't
worth the use Of more words.
The former. IL we may believe
some of the stars who once
were careless, would improve
their scores by regulating their
slides. 1t makes for bowling
fern. more than 50 per cent Of
which involves foot and Lex
work. Some Of the hest min
shooters have so regulated slid
ing that their slids vary not
an inch.
Some students OF bowling form
saw that no slide at all would be
desirable on, the theory that the
less motion the less chance for
inaccuracy. An exponent Of this
form was the great John Gengler,
who took one step and delivered the
bah with sling-like effect
He used to bowl all-comers, the
only Washington star he ever bar
red being Johnny Vaeth. When
Gengler, then known as Count Getz.
made his famous cleanup here as a
mystery bowler from out-of-town he
saw Vaeth in action at the Grand
Central
"There," he said, is bowler.
He'd take my money and / know
it.
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