Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-29

hers of the party persuaded the propri-
etor bv a liberal advance upon the rental
10 cut am outside door for their less con-
suicuous egreSS and ingreSS. There
were clergymen and deacons among this
group of indefatigable BOWERS Oehlnd
the beer saloon; but their wives ala not
and coIld not take part. Now there Is
scarcely an athletic club in the city
whose alleys are not open 20 women
some portion of nearly every day. The
new "miliOnaires' club, which has had
such difficulty Ia securing an aporopri-
ate name. will have the finest alleys IN
the CITY when its splendid new club
house-surpasSin the Union League
il built. The newest Semi-p political club
I'm BROOKLYN. the BUShwick, has Just
adopted a design for its proposed club
house. with splendid bowling alleys in
the basement Nearly all the members
M the BuShwick club are Germans and
men of some physical as well as financial
soliditv. They will use the very biggest
Of the big balls and make ten strikes
with astonishing frequency. The club
bouse is 10 be situated on the edge OF
tho beer making district, and good
proportion OF the members are broad
beamed and well ballaSted brewers
Bowling is, indeed, essentially the rat
mans game. Ia nearly every other
form of exercise the slender fellows
have the advantage, but weight as well
ms muscle is in the bowler an advantage.
In is agreed among experts that big balls
do more execution than the smaller
ones. and 10 takes weight 20 give them
the nreper impetus. A feather-weight
tryin, 10 bowl a big ball reminds one Of
the tail trying to wag the dog
The splendidly housed MON League
Club of Brooklyn is one OF the organi-
yations of the sort where women are
permitted 10 bowl evenings. | saw
there very spirited game one NedneS-
dav evening between couple OF Splen-
.didly vigorous young matronS, dressed
appropriately In loose silk olouSeS ana
plain serge skirts and low-heeled broad
Soied shoes. one wore her nat; the
other didn't. from which one would con
clude that there is no rule except con
veuiance. The woman who took her
bat of won. One good thing about
bowling as an exercise for women Is
that IL is absolutely impossible 20 do
ANYTHING az the alley in tight clothing.
The swing Of the ball, the StOOp Of the
figure. the long forward lunge Of the
delivery, are all inconsistent with cor
sets.
The new Hanover club of Brooklyn is
arofber which illustrates well the prev
oience of the bowling craze. Ii is
boused I'm what was formerly private
residence. and in remodelIng this it was
m first supposed that there would b.
room for only two alleys Finally an
other was squeezed In, and the house
committee adopted a rule that ladies in
troduced by members, could bowl every
morning except holidays. Before the
,.Ipbbouse had been opened month the
privilege was SO appreciated that il be-
came desirable TO divide the time. Now
tbere are Wednesday bowling parties
and Thursday. Friday and Saturday
groups: every day except Sunday the
alleys are in use by women.
OF course private spectators have
overlooked the opportunity afforded by
ne genesis Of the new fad. Lots Of /
men who were running skating Kinks /
feU wears ago are now managing bowl /
inc alleys i'm Harlem, where neighbour
hood clubs Of either sex meet for quiet
game az stated intervals. IL is great