The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-04-02
Let's Go BowIin' 4.
By Lawrence B. Cooper
By Lawrence B. Cooper

It's a peculiar trait in humans
to deviate from the usual meth
cd of playing games to some
thing more intricate. Take foot
ball; from Rugby, the English
game we have developed our
present day type of football with
specialists and intricate plays
from the ancient whist game we
have bridge; from cricket we have
baseball, etc., etc.
The deviation from the usual
method of playing game is also
noticed in bowling. Once a be-
glnner has learned to master the
straight bowling of the ball il
seems monotououS, it seems, and
ne tries to bowl the ball a diff
terent way to get his strikes and
spares; hence the curve ball and
the hook ball. Right now the lat
ter is the rage.
, With this hook ball comes the
problem of control, too much
wrist action, footwor11, too much
turn of the body. OF course the
deviation makes for a better
game and good bowIerS combine
good stance, footwork and the
push away of the ball.
The swing is in line, close to
the body, so that the elbow points
down to the floor in the back
swing and the forward swing.
For your score to benefit in
trying to master the hook shot.
allow the fingers to apply hook
spin with smooth armlift in
stead Of wild jerk You always
lift your arms rather than over
turning.
FLYING PINS
The girls of the YWCA Bust
ness and professional Club had a
session at the Palm last week.
The chattering fems did all
right: Marion Mackey had a high
of ia; Thelma Stowe 60; Oracle
Miller So; Retha Walton, 63;
Gwen Ferguson 70; Daisy Knowles
30; Eleanor Braynon 80; Annie
Mae Jackson 70; Lenora Smith
ITO; Mattye Thomas 80. Mrs. A.
Louise B'Taylor is executive di-
rector.
Some other scores were Mil
dred Simon of 64th st. 142. She
blasted a turkey also; Cyril Mil
Ter from Hollywood had a 22O;
Reggie Holmes 202; Ramona
DuBia 206; Sonny (Cadillac) Will
llamS 202, his highest ever bowled:
Herman White 202-208.
Bob Bynum, the pianist at the
Rockland manipulated 242 score;
Jimmie Wilson of the Miami Car
yer hotel lounge had 224; Al
Miller is a regular inhabitant of
the Palm and was he proud when
he got that 6-7-10 split! Clinton
Burton did it also on Sunday night
scoring a 223; Ted Potter 212;
Jimmy Henderson 2O4, Melvin
Grace 201; George Hopkins 2O3
Harold Jones ZIG. Herman White
averages 165. MacBride, who had
been trying for six weeks to
break 200 1--WE tened while
back) has outdone himself with
200, 213 and 205 and to prove he
amt messing around he also had
"a 6-7-10 split, the hardest to
make.
Sam jerks of 74th St, age IS,
bowled 1856 for his first time
bowling. Claudia Cooper, who
has been bowling six weeks
has finally left the IS class and is
now in the ITO class. She bowled
that Sunday night starting off
with two strikes and a spare!
The girl of the week was Dora
Coleman of 1864 NV 74th st. She
bowled 172.
In parting let me remind pa
rents that bowling is good
way to help combat juvenile de-
Iinquency. Have your boy or girl
attend the special bowling classes
(Monday thru Friday 3 to 6 pm.
at the Palm, 1900 NV 18th st.
The management has arranged to
have special rates of six bits for
three games including the rental
of bowling shoes. Of course /. d.
cards are required.