On his first ball Dale got six and on his second he knocked down two more, netting a total of eight. The Putnam Hall boys cheered at this, but not very loudly. Then Andy followed with a spare, and Grimes did the same. When Noddingham came up he got a strike, and once more the Pornell boys cheered lustily.
After that the game became pretty well “mixed.” The Putnam Hall cadets managed to get several spares in the seventh and eighth frames, and likewise two strikes and these helped somewhat. But Noddingham was there with four strikes, and Grimes and Carey had several spares, and as a result when the first game came to a close the score stood, Pornell 834, Putnam Hall 789.
“Hurrah for Pornell!”
“Putnam Hall wasn’t in it for a minute!”
“Told you we could beat them!”
And the cheering was loud and long, while many waved their caps and handkerchiefs.
“Boys, we’ve got to take a brace,” whispered Andy.
“We should have insisted on some practice on the alleys,” answered Stuffer. “Three trial balls was not enough.”
The second game was soon started and now the Putnam Hall boys began to score a little better. But so did the Pornell team, and during the sixth, seventh and eighth frames it was nip and tuck. But in the ninth Dale got a strike and so did Hogan, while the others got spares, and in the tenth Hogan added another spare and Dale got a strike. On the other side Noddingham, with a spare in the ninth, dropped to but seven in the tenth frame, and only one player got a strike.
Score in the second game, Putnam Hall 918, Pornell Academy 862.