What! This strikes me as odd. Spare yourself the the embarrassment and split to your local lanes, don't live in the gutter of inexperience. And don't pin this on a father that was too busy in your younger years.
i dont think you can get a 1-anything split. according to my Bowling instructor, a split can only occur if the head (1) pin is down and there is at least a 1 pin gap between any (other) 2 pins.
What I'd really like to do is take everyone on IIN bowling. We could all get together and have fun bowling, it'd be great!