Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12

It may not be In the scheme or
things that a bowler'S name ever
viii grace the archives Of death
less renown but one Of our ableSt
duckpin ScrivenerS has chosen to
discuss what may constitute
genius as applied to .Washington'S
most popular sport and hence all
this. 4
general manager OF the Agricultural In
ferbureau League and writer Of varied
subjects.
He passes along these thoughts:
"The magazine Science and Invention
about q year ago carried an edicorial
on the sixth sense" which probably
goes as far toward explaining diner
erces in bowling skill as anything could.
1.-THE sixth sense, recognized by sci
entffic investigators for many years. is
what might be called q muscle sense as
DISTINGUISHED, for example, from the
sense of taste or smell. It Is the sort
of sense that enables us TO adjust our
selves for picking up objects OF dif1er-'
ent weight. We know, without stopping
to think about it, that it viii take more
strength to pick up q brick than TO
lift q sheet OF paper. Most OF us are
able to adjust our strength quickly 70
meet iust such variations as this, but 1t
Is IN the high development OF this sense
that some of US have an edge.
mo amount of hard work and prac-
tice. for example, could teach. Bucky
Harris to hit as well as Sam Rice.
"a good billiard player must have
very highly developed sixth sense be-
cause skill in his game requires muScu-
lar coordination Of the most delicate
order. An eighth or o quarter OF an
ounce too much weight put behind the
cue-even less, in fact-n1akes the diff
ference between success and failure OF
the shot.
80 it happens that those who have .
highly developed sixth sense usually
excel in bowling because this sense
makes them more accurate In muscular
expenditure. Their muscular sense
knews, Just how much force to put into
the.effort. ~
got course. we have plenty Of exam
pies of the hare and the tortoise soTtl
A EoWler with little natural ability, who
praeticeS hard and intelligently-th
emphasis being on,- tntelligently--ag
quite likely to reach the point where he
can trim regularly the man With great
natural ability, but no inclination to
make the most Of it. !" i ! ~
These be rough times for Bill Woods
bowlers. Last week his team represent
ing the King Pin. was dealt a stunning
blow by Northeast Temple, and had Its
lead in the District League cut from
AZ to III games. <.
Bal was rejoicing over the splendid
showing OF his. Meyer Davis %qnint,
which had spurted 70 the front OF the
National Capital League when It caxed
in before the C. w. Smith bowlerS, who
are striving to remain In the nrst diVi-s
sion. -
The Meyer Davis lead virtually was |
wiped cut and now its three-cornered |
race again among Meyer Davis, King
pin and Grand Palace Valet. -
Only Joe McGolrick was able to hold
his average for Meyer Davis when the
latter dropped three TO G. w. Smith,
McGolrick having set Of 356, with q
$50 wtnd-up.
The Davismen had won a. of their
last "a games when the blow fell
Against c. w. Smith they totaled 1855,
With q high game Of $40. In. their
previous 26 games they averaged SAIL.
1t was perhaps the outstanding re-
versal Of form Of the season.
More big scores from New England,
where the cutters are round and the
bowler has a big advantage over pin
shooters In this territory. The Bruins
wick team Of Providence, r. /, OPP
posing the Willeys of Attelboro Mass,
totaled 1878 and opened with an even
TOO. Both are records, made under
championship conditions.
Here's the big set: