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Duckpin bowling is a form of Bowling that is popular along the eastern coast of the United States , from Virginia through the south coast of New England , and in Quebec . HISTORY The origin of the sport is a subject of some debate. According to popular legend, Duckpin bowling began in '' in the late 1930s. In any event, the name supposedly comes from a remark by McGraw during the first game played with pins cut down from old standard pins. McGraw, an avid duck hunter, said that the flying pins looked like "a flock of flying ducks"; a sportswriter turned the remark into the word "duckpins," and the name stuck. In 1985, an obscure 130-plus page publication called ''Duckpins: The Tenth Frame'' cited related Lowell, Mass., coverage of duckpin bowling back in May 1894. Writing in that publication, Bob Tkacz, of Newington, Conn., noted having found articles showing that a duckpin tournament was being held in Lowell at that time. The 1985 publication is not readily available in any U.S. library, which explains why Tkacz's finding was easy to miss as the earliest known "in print" rebuttal of the Baltimore origin myth. Articles can be found in the Globe earlier than May 1894 showing the existence of the sport around Boston. According to Rosenberg, the earliest Globe reference to duckpins was apparently on January 2, 1893. Robinson, by virtue of having been born in Massachusetts, is plausibly the person responsible for introducing the sport to Baltimore; Rosenberg's book methodically accounted for Baltimore newspaper reporting in late 1899 and early 1900, when the sport seemingly was first played in Baltimore (at the McGraw-Robinson alleys, of course). ''Baltimore Sun'' next-day reporting seems to credit those alleys for introducing the sport to Baltimore the night before. Consistent with that, unpublished research by Tkacz in the 1980s unearthed the following gem from a 1909 Baltimore publication called ''Bowlers Guide:'' "The game of duckpins was first introduced in Baltimore about twelve years ago." On December 11, 2005, ''The New York Times,'' apparently for the first time in its reporting history, pointed to the apparent New England roots of the sport; ''The Times'' had previously reflexively recited the canard about the sport having originated in Baltimore. The article, by C. J. Hughes, was titled, "CONNECTICUT AT ITS BEST; Down at Memory Lanes, It's Duckpin Season." RULES OF THE GAME The rules of Duckpin bowling, or "Duckpins", are very similar to those of Ten-pin Bowling . The major differences are:
Duckpin bowling is a sport popular with all ages. While the size and weight of the balls make it a more feasible game for children and seniors, they also increase the difficulty of the game. While "perfect" games of Ten-pin bowling (i.e., a score of 300) are bowled on a regular basis, no officially sanctioned Duckpin score of 300 has ever been recorded. The configuration and size of the pins and ball can result in drastically different results for multiple rolls that seem nearly identical. VARIANTS In the 1930s a variant called Rubberband Duckpin Bowling was made in the Baltimore-Washington area. The pins are circled with hard rubber bands to increase action and scoring. 1Retrieved on Nov. 20, 2006 Rubber band duckpin is the only version of duckpin played in Quebec. There have been many perfect games bowled in rubber band duckpin, including the largest duckpin prize ever given out on TV in 1994 $50,000 Cdn. 2 Since it is easier to knock down pins in rubber band duckpin, in this version, the rules of play are identical to those of standard 10 pin bowling. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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