1940-07-26 — Page 15

Bowling Jotting Alleys

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 26, 1940 Arrangements for a 3-game] Duck Pin match between U.S.S. Tulsa and U.S.S. Míndanno lind been made for last Thursday, but owing to some misunderstanding, Vasko and his Tulsa men failed to turn up.

However, an Alley team was recruit-

Jows:-

U.S.S. MINDANAO

Total

E. L. Emerson 290

J. W. Dayis 296 N. P. Philo

A. K. Hanf

272 264

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n

were 29

fol-

ALLEY TEAM

Geo North

278 793.

254

+

By "Strike"

His

score-sheet

shows

ALLEY TEAM*

Total

J

is

805

ASHEVILLE

Total

Ivices of W., J. Bolaski and Chief Petty Officer-Wood took his place. The in- dividual scores were as follows:-

1

ALLEY TEAM

Total

F. P. Hollis 940 Doc. Motthan 655 S. A. Ismall 704 J. H. Watts 786

3370

Total

- 809 750

ASHEVILLE

Joe Harvey M. O. Gray C. G. Cunning 720 E. L. Wood 694

2987

ed to give Philo and his Mindanno J. II. Watts, for Alley team, was top, he made a strike on his 10th framej men a game. The following Alleyites scorer with a good 888 to his credit, or instead of a spare, he would probably took up the challenge: C.P.O. E. L. an average of 177 pins per game, while have beaten, Hollis's 257. To pull off J. H. Watts Woods, of Asheville: Signaller A. R. Dac. Molthen, for Champs, was a good six strikes in a row is no mean achieve-Doo. Molthen 874

L. C. Garrett 857 F. P. Hollis for the Alley team was Wilkins, of Royal Signals: Able Senman second with a useful 868 or 174 pin per ment because, as all old veterans know, W. J. Balaski 743

E. L. Wood 763 easily top scorer of the match with a Geo North, of H.M. Navy and 0. L, game, Hollis, for Alley team,

C. J. Summers 739 brilliant 940 or an average of 188 pins was a bowler is likely to become a little S. A. Ismail 709 Gray, of Tulsa,

third highest scorer: with--823

G. C. Merkel 656 per game; had he made another 10 or an nervy and tense and is apt to overbowl From this it can be seen that the overage of 105 pins per game.

or over-do is bowling, and, as Birkett,

pins he not only would have averaged 3211 Alley team was representative of the Ismall, for Alleys, seemed to be not cannot by any stretch of imagination

3010 190 pins per game, but would also have British Army and Navy

There were only two scares of 200 or received and United too comfortable, his 712, or on average be called a veteran bowler, it was all over-which

the two books of bowling States Navy,

of 143 pins per game, being below his the more to his credit that he did not match of this standing-Garrett for the ment to any player who makes 050. in rather unique in a tickets awarded by the Alley manake- There was not time to play a 5-game usual; he started off well with 173 on "crack up". match so a 3-game match was decided his second game, but went into a state

Asheville registering one of them, theja five-game Ten Pin match. upon, and this resulted in

Again on Monday, there was a re highest individual score of the match. Doe. Molthen for Alley team was a win for of lethargy during his third, fourth and markably fine effort by I. D. Bruce of (221), and Watts bugging the other good second with 055 pins, or an over- the redoubtable Mindanao team by the fifth games to make 126, 110 and 120 Jardines, who bagged no fewer than exactly 200. The Alley Team's average age of 171 pins per game. Joe Harvey very close margin of. 30 pins.

respectively. The individual scores

245 pins. There was very little difference, Inique effort, as follows:-He started usual, working out at 100.5 pins, while been even better had he not lapsed on per player per game was below their for Asheville made 009 and would have any of the four Tulsa men's score. off with 4 strikes in a row, a spare on that of the Asheville worked out at his second and fifth games to make a both Cunning and M. O. Gray bagging his fifth frame, a miss on his sixth 159.75 pins per game per player. Total 004 pins each, or an average of 101 pins frame to make a nine (this should have Top score..of the match was register-

lowly 137 pins on cach, 298 per game, Joe Harvey 784 and Balaski been a strike the pin actually wobbled)ed by J. H. Watts with a very useful make a good 794 or an average of 159 Ismail came back to his old form to E. L. Wood

then four strikes in a row again

085 or an average of 177 pins per game. O. L. Gray

to There were, only four scores of 200 finish up with a spare with his two Doc. Molthen following very close be- pins per game and I was impressed A. R. Wilkins 243for over registered throughout the game,

hind with a total of 874 pins or and these were all rotched by the Al-extra balls.

by his steady and consistent bowling. Watts is so often at the head of the 1073 ley team. Wults picked out

average of 175 pins per game. The scoring was very ably attended] them, a 201 on his first and a 210 on/being initiated to the mysteries of this shining light for his side: he madeinhart boltoni scorer for the Alley team.

Bruce is practically a two of

new bowler

L. C. Garrett for Aslieville was the scoring list in any match that it was game in these Alleys, and if he keeps third highest score with 857 pis or

a surprise to all bowling fans to see Doc. Molthen bagged a 210 on his up this remarkable bowling, I probably an average of 171 pins per game." On the whole the scoring all round fifth game, and Hollis a good 220 in his that his name will be before bowling some unknown reason Ismaul started off

with 706. It seems incrediblet for both teams was very good, the star second gaine.

fans' very often in the near future. Had hadly, he made a very lowly 100 pins Cunning, with 728, did as well as was Neither Gray, with 250. or C. G. of the match being Geo North, with 298. It was rather strange that the Tulsa, he made a strike instead of a nine on on his first game, but brightened up expected of them, and Wood for Ashe or an average of 100 pins per game, though bowling consistently well, did his sixth fruine his score would have to average exactly 150 runs per game ville was evidently not tuned to this He was followed very closely by E. not register one 200, although Joc Bar-been 256. Anyway he now has the for his remaining four games... Emerson, of Mindanao, with n good vey was very close to this figure when honour of being the latest member of

match because his 694 was probably the 290 to his credit or an average of 97 he scored a 195 on his second game. the 200 Club.

Merkel for Asheville was much belowest score be has ever put up. ! pins per game, and J. W. Davis, also! The average per player per game for

low his usual form; he started off quite Arising out of the above match and of Mindanao, was a good third with the Alley team worked out at 184 pins.

well to make 143 on his first game, and also from the fact that the Alles team. 285 or an average of 95 pins per game, while the Tulsa's average was about)

162 on his second game, but then beat the Asheville Chief Petty Officers There were four scores of over 100 100.

The Alley team having beaten the dropped completely away to make the on July 22, the Chief Petty Officers each-rather good in my estimation, for

redoubtable Jog Harvey's Asheville very lowly scores of 121, 119, 111, on have challenged the Alley team to

,011 July 19, the Chief Petty his third, fourth and fifth games,

return five-game Ten Pin match to be Officers of the same ship were deter-| Asheville C.P.O.'s were much closer played this evening at 7.30 p.m., as the on his first game and a useful 116 on F. P. Hallis's record score for the mined to show the regular ship's team to the Alley team than I expected. Chief Petty Omcers are determined to his third game. J. W. Davies and Emonth (257) was almost beaten

on how

to bowl, so they challenged the

wipe out their defeat of July 22; a good A Return Match L. Emerson, for Mindanao, recorded July 21. When G. Birkett, of the Royall victors-the Alley Team-to

gathering is sure to be present. the other two, both making 108,

Curps of Signals, bagged a very good game Ten Pin match.

The record scores for the month up The Alley team having beaten Joe to writing these Jottings are as fol- As I have already stated that scor-

240,

This was played off on July 22, but Harvey and his Asheville team on July lows:- ing was good all-round but I must ad-i His score-sheet shows that he started the Alley team were much too formida-19 by 94 pins, a five-game Ten Pin re- mit that I have seen all the players off three spares, then six strikes in able, the Alley team winning by 196 pins, turn match was arranged for July 24. Ladies-Miss Ruby Tang TEN PINS put up higher scores.

row, a spare on his 10th frame to make W. J. Balaskt of U.S.S. Asheville took This match demonstrated the superior Men's F. P. Hollis The average per player per game six with his extra ball.

the place of F. P. Hollls for the Alley ity of the Alley team, for on this occa- for Mindanao worked out at 93 pins. There was little doubt that Birkett Toan, The individual scores were assion they won by no fewer than 388 Ladies-Mrs. L. Deegan

DUCK PINS while the average for the Alley team bowled extraordinarily well and had follows:-

pins. Asheville were without the ser- Men's R. F. Pirrard was approximately 90 pins per player.

to by C.P.O, Summers, of U.S.S. Ashe-his fifth game, ville.

a 3-ganie match. Geo North, for the Alley team, bagged two of them-101

Surprising Win

Ten Pin

On Friday there Was match in the Third Round of the Sin- éles

Handicap Competition between. Signalman G. Birkett, of Royal Corps of Signal, and Corporal A. W. Devonshire, of the Middlesex Regiment.

Birkett was plus 49 handicap and Devonshire 36, so the latter was con- eeding 7 pins per game, or 21 pins on the three games played.

The match resulted in a very decided win-much to the surprise of all bow- ling fans-for Birkett by no less than) 163 pins.

The Individual scores were:-

Birkett

Re.

1st 2nd 3rd ceives Ttl.

(plus) 43) 207 118 143 Devonshire

21 489

(plus 36)

94 133 99

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326

163

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200

257

102

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Birkett's 207 on his first game was good and well-deserved, but he falled badly on his second game to make a very lowly 118, this is very hard to understand.

I was very surprised and astonished) at Devonshire's poor scoring, I do not remember ever seeing him put up such lbw scores before; his usual mark is about 180 or 190 and he has put up 200 on several occasions. As a matter of fact he tied the highest score for] the month of January last year with Michal, Gaddi and E. Hearther, his score in that occasion being 234.

Devonshire, however, owing to his military duties, has had little practice) of late.

As was to be expected Joe Harvey and his Asheville Hine up, having beaten Spenko and his Tulsa men twice, play- ed the Alley team on Friday in another S-game Ten Pin match and this result- ed in a win for the Alley team by 34 pins.

The individual scores were:- ALLEY TEAM

ASHEVILLE

Total

Total

-

J. H. Watts

886

C. a. Cunning 804.

Doc. Molthen

B68

M, D. Gray 804

E. P. Hollis 823

S. A. 1small

712

3289

Joe Harvey 794 W. J. Balaski 793,

3195

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