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Show BLOUIN AVERAGES 205 TO DEFEAT SMITH FOR BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP T j In every sport, form plays a prominent prom-inent part. The great hitters in baseball havo a similarity in style. There is th-3 follow through motion with the snap of the wrist as the ball meets che bat. In gcif, form again plays a prominent promi-nent role. The great players b-. much the same style. They never Call to keep their eve on the ball, th'lr1 swing is so perfect t almost seens mechanical, on the greens thnro Is that deftness of touch which is so essential. Oene Sarazen. the greatest golfer of 1922. frankly admits that he has shaped his game around tn- rr:it players he has seen In action since his days as a mere caddy. i Sarazen says that he taken a l?af I from the book of oyery golfer. He has selected the best features of the play of the really great golfers and profited thereby. In bowling, form is as essential to success as in any other sport. It you have your doubts as to such a statement, take a careful llok at tho pllnire snowing Jimmy Blouln of Chicago In action. Blouln only recently finished a 60-game 60-game match with Jimmy Smtlh of Milwaukee. Blouln averaged 20s for the scries. Smith was only a1 fraction of a pin behind. I'rcrper approa h. eye on the pin, and a perfect follow thriugh. arj shown in thS picture of Blouln. . BOWLING POINTERS FROM JIMMY BLUIN Hit the head pin. Tractlce constantly for control. Get your spares. They count big in the long run. Don't got the Impression that peed Is necessary to pile up strikes. Many of the game's greatest bowlers bowl-ers use a half-speed ball that gives the pins a chanco to work. Cultivate a good disposition if you aro not fortunate enough to havo one. Accept the tough breaks as a part of the gamo. Splits are a part of bowling. You often get thorn on perfect hits. Last but not least, keep your eye on the pins. snapped just as he started the bs.ll down the alley. Follow th style of Blouln If you would average better than 200 for 60 successive games. In his match with Smith. Blouln again proved that he is a great , money bowler. Trailing for the first Go games, he came from behind, and in the final block of 10 games, over-I over-I came the handicap and finished 23 I pins to the good. Thr series was closely contested. Blouln's total for the 60 games was 12.300 while Smith had a mark of 12.277. Blouln Is generally regarded as the world's champion bowler. His victory vic-tory over Smith give him permanent possession of diamond trophy, emblematic em-blematic of the championship. |