Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-29
WOMEN
OF LOS
ANGELES
ENJOY
HEALTHFUL
INDOOR
SPORT

I VI NAA8
ers.
IL has been no un-
common occurrences
for the most able
| masculine bowlers to
succumb before the
accuracy and consis-
tency of their women
opponents. The man
who is willing to
tempt fate by bowl
ing against one Of
the clever wo m e n
now participating I'm
the champi o m s h ! D
tournament is a rar-
ity, for disturbing ex-
perience has proved
the fact that the abil-
ity to win a bowling
match is, s tr an g @
enough, not confined
to one sex, as was
previously believed
by several gentlemen
w n ose disillusion-
ment was exceeding
ly rapid and COM
plete.
Among the women
now bowling in the
tournament Mrs.
Scott is conceded TO
be the best woman
bowler in Southern
California, and, as
far as scores would
indicate, the equal of
any woman in the
United States. Mrs.
Scott is one of the
most graceful bowl
ers in Los Angeles.
and her accuracy has
been well attested in
many a lie n g t h y
match. Mrs. Scott
has been q devotee OF
the game for over
three years. and her
work has shown con-
tinual improvement.
BY many who have
witnessed the work
| of the most proficient
women bowlers OF
the east it is adj
mitted with unanim-
ity that Mrs. Scott
will win the women's
national champion
ship when such an
event is arranged.
Another w o m a n
who has found relax
alton and pleasure in
the game Is Mrs.
Quirk. She has but
recently,-r e t u IN e d
from Chicago. where
she won several val
liable prizes in COM
petition with the best
talent of the Windy
lCity. Mrs. p or te r
has been bowling a
very creditable game
in the tournament
and 1t Is expected
that she will stand
we'll up in the per-
centage column when
the final game is
bowled. Mrs. Porter
is new to the joys OF
bowling and h a $
shown marked adapt
ability for the game
Both ladies have an
unpretentious man
ner upon the alleys.
but their game is all
ways consistent and
effective.
Mrs. Tom Mack Is
a close contender for
final honors and she
has been far from
being outclassed by
Mrs. Scott. M RS.
Mack has been bowl
| ing for several years
and can always be
depended upon for a
high standing. Mrs.
Knox and Mrs. Adair
have been scattering
the pins for a year
or more, and their
game is well above
the average.
Bowling for women
is as yet in its i'm
fancy, but when the
time for a national
tournament is It
hand it is a safe pre-
diction that Southern
California will pos
sess a woman bowl
ing champion as we'll
as q daughter that
has proven invincible
at tennis. In the
large cities OF the
east the game enjoys
but scant popularity
among the women
who have taken up
golf and other OUT
door sports. This is
T a t h e T the conse-
quence of the mo-
mentary popularity
of other games and
sports less deserving
than bowling, but it
cannot be long be-
fore the benefits de-
rived from bowling
are recognized.
Southern California
is one or the strong
holds of the game.
and the rapid growth
and progress will be
the natural outcome.
1t is a game well
adapted to the needs
of women who do noe
desire to indulge I'm
the more strenuous
and existing recrea-
tions, and to those
| who believe that they
would be benefited by
a course in physical
culture" it would be
preferable to aban-
don the faddists and
b g ta ke themselves
regularly to a bowl
ing alley.
For women Dartic-