The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-21
JOLLY WOMEN BOWLERS.
THEIR J0HANNB SMITH CHAMPION
OF GREATER NEW YORK.

She Is = Grnn dwOth~F, sas she never Tires
OF the Sport and Regrets That shs Gam
not howl All Nigbt-Too Dimde.t to
Talk. but tho President Tells A bout Her.
There are great times down at OF RivinRton
street every W ednesday afternoon. The jolly
Women Bowlers' Club meets tnere In the alley
under . little saloon, and they send the balls
nyinp over the boards with such q chatter and q
| clash that they would put Rip Van Wrinkles
bowling gnomes up In the Catskills tn shame.
There are only ten OF these women. but within
their ranks Is the champion woman bowler of
| Greater New York. Her name 10 Johanna
Smith and she is Of German birth. So are all OF
! tho other Jolly women for that matter. and they
know how to enjoy themselves, as only light
hearted Germans can.
That's q foul for fair. Schneider" shouted .
| stout member. who Was keeping score, Just as q
reporter dropped In last Wednesday.
"Sure and Ills not, Baum" replied the one
who was bowling.
"'Tis too" retortsd tho scorer. And II don't
count"
BY this time every woman of them had dis
covered that an intruder had invaded their
ranks. and they all gathered around the desk.
And you want to interview the champion
woman bowler do you" said q middle aged
woman with kindly face. "well there she Is
right before your eyes, but precious little you'll
| get out Of her for sure, and she 10 no hand for
| wrlto-ups, are you. SMITH"
| Tho lady champion hung her hosd, for she 10
as timid as q shy child. for ell her strength Of
| limb and body.
81 can't talk" she finally stAmmerod. Mrs.
Hardy our President ,h.rs can tail vou ali
| about me and my records"
"sure I can" answered Mrs. Hardy glibiy.
"for haven't known you since long before YOU
| ever thought Of bowling. But we must draw
cards and 20 on with our practising else the
jolly Women can't boas, the lady champion.
| What appeared to the uninitiated as avery
| uncanny proceeding with the king OF diamonds
and ace Of spades followed this suggestion, but
| was ~, eip'aipeo later iheh inc women
began to bow. In Il, ear, earnest and Mrs. Hardy to
Look at hsrl Look at her nowl" she sI-
rolling s,raiph, down m. boards. making . ten.
" ,s ..'.s ~ u"' voa ,"..H 'eu.
1. grandmother. too. Nobody would think II
| 20 Iook At her. She cam, IN this country about
twenty-five year. ago. aud is now 40 year. old.
| She has four children. but finds time to bowl
steadily from to o'clock two days out Of
every week during nine months OF the year.
na,. - p,s.,s... =, 80 a.n,..s aa. 80
~" ""s ''AN wv ."
years ago and was tho nrss womans bowling
.,.o Tr...nr.r y, IN. NJ yort ci,v sch,.,,.n
'o ii. ,','',n u 'n' '''" i''A wy ''"u''A'n
Ladies' Club"
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whnknng stralxht over inc ooards' Tor Sic Is no
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tho scorer put down cross mark against her
'"a,TrS1. snIos ~ h. n,.. for ,.,r rols., ~
| inN soIhe 10 pc mlss LOT ist, rniken.
| put w anotner h tno oowiers pan took oIs,
ns.rou. curve: and so II proved. for Just one end
p"IIs timn To- co,s. and lunch ,,ey..,.d
some one, GUY ABOUT ,hnt ume man maze ms
al shont onc I i'm xoy anu him io'ko'
Mhy,ns Miiicr. exclaimed nre, one ana
thrn shho.ner' anu then tney began 70 oan'rr
M Tor mnen ne lnaas osu .troxs ,hey aIsaeo'
When the PrssIde den tf had npish.d her turn she
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she has peld tho medal Tor the highest record
~ INC sS VI. Inc hignes score .nst sne
es.,bs OF 20 SeDn zane ns ~ gu, o, "a
ssi,ed . diamond medal. She also rseslyed,
Una. ina, year msas ior the greatN record on 20
ODE beat her 'D2 record AL TO smash Sy making
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highest score In the ladies. bowling ,oIr ma
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