TENPIN
BALL:27-inch circumference; from 6 to 16 lbs.; 2 to 5 finger holes.
PINS:
Bottle-shaped; 15 inches high; 3 1/2 lbs.
BALLS PER FRAME:
Two.
WHERE PLAYED:
Worldwide; About 7,000 centers in the United States.
HISTORY:
First traces found in Egyptian tombs.
CANDLEPIN
BALL:4 1/2-inch diameter; 2 lbs. 7 oz.; no holes
PINS:
Cylindrical; 16 inches high; 2 1/2 lbs.
BALLS PER FRAME:
Three.
WHERE PLAYED:
More than 300 locations, mainly in New England and eastern Canada.
HISTORY:
First played in a YMCA in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1887.
DUCKPIN
BALL:5-inch diameter; up to 3 lbs. 12 oz.; no holes.
PINS:
Bottle-shaped; just over 9 inches high; 1 1/2 lbs.
BALLS PER FRAME:
Three.
WHERE PLAYED:
Primarily mid-Atlantic states; More than 80 locations.
HISTORY: Developed by baseball's John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson in 1898.
