Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19

the other night at Silver Spring.
Webb little suspected he was
being helped to rare achieve
ment when split after split at
tended his efforts. Not until he
had rolled half a dozen fiat los
did it occur to him that he might
be missing the goose and hitting
a fatter gander.
In eight straight boxes his first ball
left up scattered pins, although some
of the hits were in the pocket. In the
ninth he got a two-pin break. and 1t
was the first spare opportunity IN
long bowling career that was unWel-
come.
Proves His Mettle.
Here Arlie proved his craftsmanship.
II he shot at either Of the pins ne
risked making a mark. Yet to have
pooled his second ball would have been
a kind of cheating A Sizeable gallery
was given thrill when Webb got away
with the finicky business of plucking
those two naples one at time.
In the last frame he drew three
pin break and tackled the same PROB
lem In the same manner. de look Ine
two farthest pins with his second ball.
Then stood before him the most Inn
uortant duckpin he ever saw. TO mt
\ was an acid test of self-control plus
rnechan ical accuracy and Arne' lal-
tered not even tribe. His maj snot
was almost perfect.
The ether fiat game of 100 was romeo
f,fteen SeAfk ago by Tip O'Neill in the
Kniohts of Columbus League. Bowlers
who claim to have witnessed this per-
Torrance are vague in their descrlp-
tiors. That the score was bona hoe:
however, is vouched by the National
D,,ck Pin Bowling Congress, which mas
been investigating records:
During the season OF 1S26-2f WeoD
rolled an even 200 in an Independent
match at the Arcadia and supplemented
n with scores OF 149 and III Tor a
three.qame total of 466. In the big
came he made triple-header strike ana
SIX fat spares.
,sT r,,ess that's the best III ever do.
he commented then, but the poWerIui
score at the Arcadia is not to be COM
nnred in merit with his feat at silver
Spring.
Freakiest Game Of All.
About the time o'Neill distinguished
ht,,,Self another remarkable poWi-
ing achievement was recorded. put tnis
yr,ee in tenuins. On the old Palace al
Ievs George Land of the Treasury team
made 10 consecutive nine-pin spares Ior
a score of 190 To do this It was nee
essary to get II single-pin breaks. count
ing the one on his roll-on OF the tenVn
box spare.
The odds against this performance
heing duplicated are incalculable. Tnere
Is greater chance for 10 nine-pin spares
in duckpins.
This week will find another league IN
the slowly growing list that entorces the
fouI-line rule. The Insurance League
has decided to force its members 10 pay
the game properly or not at ALL Bowl
erx with sporting instinct look with dis
rllst upon the fellow who constantly
disreeards the foul line. He takes as
much of an advantage as cheat IN
any other game.
Henry Hiser's All-Stars OF HyattS-
VILE tough pickings for anybody. VIII
he tackled tomorrow night at Hisers
Arcade by the Washington Launorymen'
the battle starting at O'Clock.
Al Souder, captain of American Sc
curitv No. /. recently shot the best set
OF the season in the big Bankers League.
His. 405 was eight pins short OF the
leagues alI-time record. made py ..
Scharf of Second National. Souoers
team, incidentally. got the seasons nlsn
game with 6l3.
Three teams making Is in all. have
been added to the B. 7. P. U. League,
which rolls all its games on SATURDAY
nights at the Lucky Strike.