Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09
19DGAME SAMPLE
OF PROWESS NOW
Modern Records Would Put
Old Burgher Out for
20 Years More.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

some shakes as a bowler,
which leads us to wonder
what might have been Rips re-
action had he extended into the
modern era of pin-mauling his
record breaking slumber.
imagine Mr.. Van Wrinkle stroll
Ing into Convention Hall, the
Lucky Strike or that mammoth
pin plant OF John Blick's, in At
lanta!
Among other things, Rip would BE
surprised, to say the least, oy the nlgn
scores Of ye moderns. 49,, ers,
sweepstakes and the like on New AM
sterdam's Bowling Green, the score
keeners didn't save any records Tor pos
terity. But one thing Is certain, nary
4 bowler of those old days ever dreamed
Of shooting 240 game OF duckplns, OF
nine pins either, which was the style
then when bowling fans watched from
behind trees for fear OF indian ARROWS
Game at Peak Now.
Neither did they dream OF ABB sets
or 1891 team sets.
True, they didn't bowl duckpins IN
those days, but that was before George
Isemann and National Duckpin Bowl
ing Congress got to work. Tbs fact re-
mains that could Rip Van Wrinkle or
any old timer look over some OF the
nresent day scores, he would be amazed.
RicI1t now, duckpin bowling Is at its
,,eak. There are scores of Primers VINO
regularly shoot games and SstS Wnlcn
would have caused sensations as 1e-
Gently as IS years ago. -.
n takes a score reading like phone
number nowadays to draw abtentlon.
There was great excitement some 10
years ago when certain Jule s, 1891 $500
FALLING on the old Charles Hotel drives,
shot the irst 400 league set, 4O4.
since that time scores have risen
staadiiv raw Chaplin, about 10 years
$50 rave the high set q big boost by
shooting 434 in the District League.
Did II Over Again.
.swhat q bowler" gasped the fans,
but less than q week later Ray shot
another 434, this time in the National
Capital League.
Chapin's record stood for several years
and then along came Harry Dixon OF
the Agriculture team IN the Interbureau
League with mark Of 44s.
Charlie Phillips gave even the mod
ems q thrill when. several years aeo.
he shot the 45e which SIN STANDS -
But It's . safe wager Phillips win be
v5e've mentioned only the individual
neks. TINE Arxt really big game was
rolled by Dave McCarty in 1910. IL
was 1872. The record was hoisted ~
ore stick about q decade later by TIP
O'Neii. Howard RyOn's 100 N the Ma
sonic League Is the modern nign 49,:
nc Is national record because u ngner
raraes since BOWED the foul line rule
al works 20s stood long as . pot
game record but 1t was paled when
young Sam Del vecchio last season
~ Several Claim zoos
This season, Joe Overend Of the Rex
team snacked out q 203 IN the Recrea-
ton League but there was no tcui Line
Judge to make It of1cial. Arlie Weop
kas a 200 to his credit. Several others
have claimed zoos but verifcation mas
rot been Forthcoming.
The Temples this year have knocked
out a new team record OF 1881. Joe
Harrison has rolled q 433 set in the
District League George Lang has set
. new worlds record with 7l2 Tor nve
Pauiie Harrison is holder of the New
England record with TIA.
Standard alleys, always kept in condi-
tion. are responsible more than any
thing else for the ascending scores:
Maybe Rip Van Wrinkle would be .
bic star In the District League ne
the old DAYS he might have set q record
or two for the Campbells and Rosen-
berKs and wolstenholmes to conjure
with.
on the other hand. letsHoward Camp
bell and Ray Won Dreele, for instance,
shoot q stake match IN Rips old nang-
out, let 'em fgure the ups and downs
of the lawn and perhaps they, too,
would be inclined to fold up for 20
wears!