Discussion of Industries 141 
Sporting anp ATHLETIC Goops 
Eight firms have reported their activities as manufacturers 
of sporting and athletic goods. The articles manufactured are 
bowling-pins, dumb-bells, skiis, billiard tables, and cues. The 
study in 1912 included wood used for bowling alleys, but in 
the present report this material is mainly included with 
millwork. 
The woods used for billiard cues are maple, walnut, hickory 
and mahogany. Billiard tables are made up of chestnut and 
poplar frames, with oak tops and ash rails. Ash is used largely 
in the making of skiis. Maple, because of its hardness, close 
grain, strength, toughness, and ease in turning, is used largely 
for bowling pins. Experiments are being made by the Forest 
Products Laboratory in the use of bowling pins of laminated 
construction. 
Athletic goods, as reported, require but a small number of 
woods for their manufacture. Special qualities are necessary, 
however, to meet the requirements of these products. In 1912 
the oa listed twenty-one woods used in this industry.- In 
1919 but ten were reported, and the total quantity dropped 
from 4,230,100 feet to 429,000 feet, while the number of manu- 
facturers reporting decreased from twenty to eight. Hard 
maple, as in 1912, still holds first place; and birch, which is 
now second, was not included in the earlier report. White oak 
which formerly held second place is now eighth, and shortleaf 
pine and red oak which were formerly used in considerable 
amounts are not now included. All of the woods now reported 
are native except mahogany. The species not native to New 
York State, as reported in 1912, were shortleaf pine, lignum- 
vitae, haea mahogany, Circassian walnut, rosewood, long- 
leaf pine, and teak. The average price now is $74.62, while 
in the former report it was $61.04. The increase in cost would 
have been greater had it not been for the reduction in use of 
the more expensive imported woods. Stock used in this 
industry generally ranges from 1 inch to 4 inches in thickness. 
