When the seniors are through, kids have a league of their own, in something called Cosmic Bowling. The regular lights are turned off, while special lights turn the lanes blue and cause fluorescent balls to shine. There is a disco ball and on several movie screens grainy music videos are shown and music is played at airport-runway volume. Golf has short tees for women and children. Little Leaguers run 60 feet between bases, not 90.
Kids play soccer on short fields.
Size and strength does not always matter. Tonight Michael Kersey, a muscular volunteer fireman from Highland Park, will finish with seven consecutive strikes and a score of 234. Tonight is a quiet night at Carolier, with only 20 of the center's 82 lanes being used. While a handful of leagues run through the summer, the bulk run in the fall, winter and summer. Beginning in September there will be 37 leagues, seven nights a week.