Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08

began its existence in November, 1SS9 As i,
was intended wholly for a bit OF between the
seasons pastime the active existence Of the
club was brought to close on the day follow.
ing Christmas, when the final meeting of the
season was held The organization of the cul
and its marked success were due to the effort.
of Miss Dahlgren, whose brilliant ideas and OK
cellent executive ability we're evidenced by the
happy existence Of the bowling club. The
seven meetings Of the club we're held in the
bowling alley in Heurich's brewery beside.
! which the club had the use of a room where
light refreshments tea, punch and sandwiches
| were served. The mee tings we're held each
Thursday afternoon from TO g. the members
wearing badges of red and blue and the hon
| orary members showing ribands of white. The
rules OF the club were simple Each member
| was entitled to bowl; each member was entitled
to bring guest to the meetings, but only the
membership number were entitled to bowl. II
the member surrendered his place in the alley
| 70 ms guest he did not bowl for the afternoon
| Inc Zee Tor each member was 50. The season
closed with contest for prizes that were
] offered by the chaperones. All of the members
took part In the opening tournament for place.
Then the ten best players among the men and
tie ten best among the girls entered for the
| final decisive bowling, which resulted in the
/ championships being awarded to Mr.. Rowan
Stevens. who received scarf pin, and to Miss
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piece. The contest was the most exciting event
/ of the club.
| SOCIAL PLEASURES.
| The bowling club was the occasion of num-
| Der of other pleasant social events besides its
Thursday meetings. The first was its organ
ization tea that was given by Mrs. Dahlgren in
| November. Mrs. John r. Mclean gave one of
| the prettiest balls of the season in its honor,
and Mrs. A. f. Magruder gave two beautiful
teas. to which the guests were invited to meet
the members OF the bowling club. Miss Edie
gave another charming tea and the german
that was given at the close OF its season. by
committee composed of Miss Corkhill, Miss
Bancroft and Miss Brooke, with the surplus
funds OF the club was great success. There
were three favor figures. Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Pollok gave the favors for one figure Miss
Squire for a second and the club for the other
one. Sixty couples danced in it and there were
$50 guests present. Thus ended the season Of
the bowling club III a blaze of gayety.
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.
Mr.. Robert Hinckey was president and treas
urer; Miss Speed, vice president; Miss Dahl
gren, secretary. The honorary members were:
Mrs. Jno. r. Mclean, Mrs. Magruder, Mrs.
Hearst. Mrs. Dah!gren, Miss Taylor Mira. Pol
lok and Miss Mary Henry. Mrs Hackett. Mrs.
Hinckley, Mrs. James and Mrs. McCauley were
the chaperunes. The others were Miss BAN
croft, Miss Bliss, Nh. Alger, Mr. Addison. Mr..
Andrews, MIR. Barry, Mr.. NJ. Blair. Mr. Bestor,
Mr.. Bliss. MIR. Bosch, Mr.. Brice. Miss Brooke
DIR. Bisphan, Miss r. Cameron. Mr.. Col
well. Count de Chambrun, Miss Corkhill. Mr..
Dodge, Miss and Mr.. Dahlgren, Miss Julia Edie,
the Misses Horsey. Mr.. Fava, NJ Haines, Mr..
Hosmer, Mr. Hunt. the Misses jackson, Mr.
Arthur Herbert. Mr.. Johnson, Miss Viola
Myer, MIR. II. Legare, Miss Z. Patten. Mr. Nc
Roberts, Miss Penniman, MIR. A. Won Mumm
the Misses Condit Smith, Mr.. Phillip, Mr. Rodg-
ers, Mr. Redfern, Mr.. Reynolds. Miss Speed.
Miss Squire, Mr.. Stevens, Baron Sternberg
Mr.. and Miss Taylor, Mr.. Tappan. Mr.. Truxton
Miss Window, Mr.. Wylie, Miss Mitchell.
THE FUTURE OF THE CLUB
1t has been urged that the club be reorgan-
lied for bowling during the Lenten season, but
it is not likely that it will be. But the career
of the club and of bowling is by no means
closed in this city. There is project on foot
looking to the building of bowling club
house. 1t has been ascertained that a suitable
house for the use of the club could be erected
for Sl.2OO or by an experienced contractor for
less money. 1t should contain four ALLEYS with
the necessary toilet and retiring rooms, and n
large ball room in the front of it. The club
Will reorganize in the spring with 200 regular
members and over fifty honorary members.
and II would lease for six or ten years a build
ing that was suited to its needs and REQUIRE
ments,if it does not in the meantime erect such
a building for its own use.
BOWLING As A PAsrTME
This institution of bowling as a recognized
pastime and exercise in the city is at once in
teresting and pleasing. The sport is healthful.
invIgorating and exciting, and can be PLAYED
by women and children AS advantageously as
by men. Every one knows in a general way
what bowling is, as the alley is now one of the
staple amusements at all summering places
There Is a long stretch Of polished wood ON a
hard foundation. This is the alley. and the
regulation alley is sixty-four feet long and
three and half feet wide. At one end of the
alley are big wooden pins, the size of a wine
bottle, set up so that they form triangle The
bowler, at the other end of the alley tries to
knock these pins down by whirling down the
alley big balls of polished and heavy wood
Ten pins are the number now used, and there
are holes In the ball into which the fingers are
thrust for delivery Of the ball by the bowler.
The main point in the game is to hit the head
pin, the one that stands at the apex of the
triangle. the point nearest the player. The
pest players DO not run SIX or eight yards in
pitching the balls. This action il Intellectual
as well as ungraceful. A beginner finds that
the most difficult thing to remember in pra.-
tice Is not to look at the pins when bowling
but TO keep his eyes upon the alley. 1t is the
ball that is to be psychological, the pins will
sueeumb to its forcefulness.
WOMEN AS BowLERs.
1t is theory among expert masculine bowl
ems that women are prevented, from physical
N&iAN o"A WI AoA tcooous toeCduse OF tnc clnglug
obstructive garments that they wear) from
becoming the best bowlers in the world. The
latter cause Is easily overcome and with the full
flowing dress skirts that are now worn a woman
need not be handicapped by her clothing un-
less she so chooses. II there is something
about womans arms and shoulders that pre-
vents her from throwing things with the same
force as men she should learn to exercise her
brain as well her muscle in delivering n
ball along bowling alley and excel by skill
where she lacks in muscular force in this ex-
hilarating game. 1t is not proposed to give
the comparative scores of the men and the
girls who contested for the prize to show how
closely the girls played with men In the game
or what fine strikes" they constantly achieved.
WHAT CONSTITUTES GAME.
len innings constitute a game and each
player bowls three balls in an inning, and TINS
thirty balls in the course Of game. He bowls
his three balls in succession and scores nv tho
number OF pins he knocks down altogether II
ne knock down all the pins with the first ball
he makes strike. II all the pins 20 down
under the hrst two balls the player has made a
spare and II the three balls are used he commits
just as many as bowled down. The balls are
usually q inches in circumference and weigh
10 pounds. The pins are Is inches high. Sixty
feetup the alley from the head pin chalk line IL
drawn across 1t known as the delivery line. A
player may not overstep this line i'll delivering
the ball TO knock all the balls down it is
necessary TO hit the head pin or either side of
1t, and to do this the ball is bowIed down the
center or from the side of the alley, known
respectively as the center and side" balls
The expert bowler takes a couple of stems
backward with the bail in his hand, swings the
ball backward and upward to the level of his