In 9-pin bowling, players bowl as a team, not for individual scores. Pins are placed farther apart than in 10-pin bowling, making it more difficult to pick up multiple pins in one shot.

Nine-pin bowling, according to the “Handbook of Texas Online,” has been in Texas since the 1830s, when German immigrants brought the game from their homeland.

Local bowling alleys are now accepting sign-ups for fall leagues as summer leagues near their end and top bowlers post high ...