Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1929, Page 36

Size and Weight of Golf Ball Not Like PLANS NOW MADE WILL BE IENORED Certain to Be No Action in 1930, as Agreed—Huge Problem Faced. BY WALTER R. McCALLUM. HERE will no be change in the size or weight of the golf ball for several years to come. Al- though 1930 is the year set by the golf governing bodies in the United States and Britain to make @ change in the' size and weight of the ball, to reduce its driving possi- bilities and to stop the changing of courses, which many have deemed neces- sary because of the distances the "rab- bit ball” of the present day can be driven, there will be no chenge next year and probably not for many years to_come. Lacking the authority of a positive statement by the powers that be in golf, but nevertheless coming with all the authority of “inside” knowledge, the word comes from New York that a stalemate has been reached in the mat- ter of changing the ball, and that no action may be expected for several years. Those who would have the matter of changing the tall are facing a dilemma. On one side of the Scylla and, Charibdis of doubt lies the very material fact that golf "ball manufacturers will be put to a very considerable expense if the size and weight of the ball is changed. On the other lies the likewis> undisputed fact that many present coursss are put to shame—literally driven to laughter— by the distance the ball' can be driven by an expert. On one side lies the in- fluence of money, many millions of dollars, while on the other side also lies money, but in a smeller degree. Changing Is Costly. No one with the ability to figure in large numbers would doubt for a minute that the cost of the comparatively minor changes necessary to make all the golf | courses of the United States conform to the distance the present ball can be driven would equal that necessary to change the dies and the intricate manu- facturing processes by which golf balls are now made. That is an exact picture of the si liation, in so far as those in the know have been able to figure it out. And to make the matter a bit more cogent, even the United States Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient have not been able to find any appreciable dif- ference in the distance the so-called “standard” ball may bz driven in com- parison wiih the golf bal! of the size and weight in use at pr$ nt. It Igs been brought right up the back stairs of the Royal and Ancient in tests re-| cently concluded im England, where Cyril Tolley, one of "the acknowledged big hitters of the world, was able to knock the new lighter and bigger ball within 8 yards of the maximum dis- tance he was able to propel the rabbit | 1L COUNTY LOOP ROLLERS TO BANQUET APRIL 24 HYATTSVILLE, Md, April 16— ‘Wednesday, April 24, has been set for the annual banquet of the Prince Georges Ccunty Duckpin Association, to be held in the Masonic Hall here, start- ing at 6:30 pm. A business meeting will fellow at 8 o'clock. Dancing will end the evening. Bethesda All Stars and Dixie Pig No. 1 bowling teams will meet in the last half of a 10-game series tomorrow night on the Arcade alleys here. Bethesda is leading by about 30 pins. | No Use Paying Mo When I i | (AT OTHING short of a miracle will revent Charlie Holbrook of g‘he Evening Star team, from collecing first money in the Class C singles of the Washing- ton City Duckpin Association tourn ment, it was a general opinion toda: With a record set of 394 Holbrook was the most conspicuous figure of opening night at the Coliseum. He rolled scores of 137, 121 and 136. According to Secretary Arville Eber- sole, Holbrook established a tournament record by making eight strikes. He had four in the first game, one in the second and three in the third. “I've been in this racket for 20 years,” | said Lonnie Krauss, the Coliseum man- eger, “and T've never seen anybody be- fore’ make that many strikes in a 3- game set.” Charlie had two double-headers, each worth one berry of special prize money. He struck in the ninth and tenth boxes of the final game and barely missed an ace in the eighth. Three in a row would have won him a five-spot. He blew a single pin break in the eighth. Holbrook averaged 103 with The Eve- ning Star team in the Commercial | League this season, He rolls a slight | cross-alley hook with moderate speed. Johnny Baum appeared out of place {in class C. for bowlers with averages from 100 to 103, Baum. also an Eve- ning Star shooter, was named by George L. Ismann, a leading authority, on the all-time all-star Washing'on team. Johnny no _loni tekes his bewiing seriously. Ha ro! 101, 148 and 107 in the class C singles and the | set of 356 is likely to put him in the money. The ecity tournament usually is duck |soup for Arthur Urban, who has col- lected many a buck from the W. C. D. A. but the Lafayette Lodge star got off {stride in the third game of his singles and totaled only 339. This gives Arth | a_discouraging outlook in the all-events. | His scores were 114. 126 and 99. 1 | Seventy-two singles were scheduled {and 66 showed up. which pleased Sec- | | retary Ebersole mightily. He had ex- pected many more forfeitures or post- | ponements because of the foul weather. | This is Eberscle’s fourth tournament | as secretary. The Washington City | |Duckpin Association has grown almost | | phenominally since he was elected. H His first tournament drew 183 teams, | {311 doubles and 557 singles. | In the second were 224 doubles and 652 singles. The third, held last year, drew 205 teams, 468 doubles and 781 singles. In the current affair are 352 teams, 574 doubles and 1,027 singles. teams, 374 | greatly responsible for the tournament’s ( growth. The bowlers have appreciated Eber- | sole’s efforts. He started with a salary | of $150. This was raised to $300 and last year another hundred was added. He isn't fully compensated at that. | _Arville hes | Langtry, after the famous secretary of the American Bowling Congress. Harry Z. Greer, the W. C. D. A. presi- dent, looks for another big jump in the entries next season. Less than a third | of the city’s teams are in the present | tournament. If a suggestion made years ago by Harry Krauss were accepted the tourna. ment would have close to 1,000 teams. Krauss wanted the leagues to provide at the start of the season for 100 per cent entry in the tournament. C. H. Spence, with 354, has given the class D singles a formidable mark. Spence was far above normal with scores of 109, 134 and 111. Class D is confined to bowlers with averages from 85 to 100. Convention Hall's champion District League team polished off a line-up of Richmond's: leading bowlers in a 3-game match at the hall. Ebersole’s constant plugging has been | & been nicknamed Abe | C Wi cashed a wager that Convention Hall would win by more than 75 pins. The score was 1,603 to 1,670. Jack Whalen, who started with a game of 153, was high man. His set was 358, It was just one more match for Con- vention Hall, but the Virginians re- garded it as quite an event. sports editors accompanied the visitors. Bob Harper of the Richmond Times- Dispatch took an active part. He is o said to be the best bowler in Richmond, | P but his set of 200 didn't indicate as R much. ‘Tom Hanes of the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch and W. T. Christian of the Richmond News Leader reported the n‘m’tach Bowling is on the boom in Vir- ginia, John §. Blick, the Convention Hall |¥ and Arcadia magnate, left today for Atlanta, Ga.. where he may establish a glant bowling alley. He is a half owner of Richmond’s largest alley and will open a 40-alley place in Norfolk next Fall. ——— DUCKPIN EVENT LISTS FOR NEXT TWO NIGHTS TONIGHT. Singles, 7 P.M. Q> MUmODUabY beuado: . B. Henry. Teams, 8 P.M. Wash. Canoe 1.....B Big Print 8ho Potomac Boat Ciub.B Lew Thaver.. Club Chas. Pottes Wash. Typograph. & Fayette . Potomec Grange B. . N. Windridg Potomac Grange A. Doubles, 8 P.M. Schmidt-Compton .D Davis-Partner . Miltaer-Martin ....C Quigley-Hibbs . Doubles, 10 P.M. Koons-Robinson Burton-Lochte Atkinson-Haup Grifin-Partner Coliins-Bailey Potter. o I atbuba Ow Clagrett-Mush'sky .D Clarke-Inge ...00 . Beaumont-Joyce ...C Rick'b'cher-Geuer'r ardiner-Cochrane 'E Negosta-Meinberg TOMORROW NIGHT. Singles, 7 P.M. B Farrall. ... . McClure. Leapley’ babwatisononm L] a>bmboowss 130 A HORA AT w>nUDNURONDMNmOBDAQ Fulmer J\'E M. Tallent’. Teams, 8 P.M. Central Arm Wks..C * Creel P. E. P. C ¢ P Exide . D o . R. 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