Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-09

cent large ten-alley bowling ROOM There
must have been at least five hundred per-
sons assembled. This was by no means
all, for, seeking to find Judge Howard.
treasurer of the Chicago Bowling Asso
citation, / mounted to the fourth floor,
where ] found ten more alleys, in
beautifully lighted, spacious hall, where
another five or six hundred persons were
cOngregated.
had no idea that bowling had such
strong hold on the American public.
Judge Howard gave me a lot of informal
ton on the game and opened my eyes
to the fact that IN Chicago alone there
are seventy-Seven leagues, with about
eight clubs in each league. In each club
there are on the average of eight mem
Ders. This gives a large number OF devo-
tees to the game In the tournament
now in progress there are engaged $50
hVe-man teams, G22 tWo-1nan teams and
l,2S9 single man teams.
| am confident there would be a great
chance for the game to be exploited in
Europe, especially in England and France.
1t may not be generally known that at
Sandringham, the iate King Edwards
country house, and now King George
there was an American bowling alley laiC
down many years ago. | beiieVe, 200
there is ore at Welbeck. whore there are
so many wonders, including the enormous
underground riding school. All these ex-
cavations and the wondei full secret under
ground walks were constructed by the &C.
centric Duke of Portland. about whom SO
much told during that attempt IN
recent years to prove that the late Mr.
Druce, once a London furniture dealer
and the Duke of Portland just mentioned
were o"e nd the same individual.
At Sandringham bowls were frequently
played after dinner in former years For
some years King Edward, when Prince of
Wales. was keen on the game, especially
recommending it to the liver brigade as
cure. There was also a beautiful bowl
ing alley in the cellar of a club in Pail
Nal next door to Marlborough House, a
royal residence.
Yesterday afternoon. at the invitation
of the Woodawn Business Mems Asso-
citation, | attended lunch at the Hayes
Hotel 9th and Lexington avenue. 1t
was most interesting to meet such a
large party of business men from one
of the most important districts on the
south SIDE. One of the greatest of pleas
ures that a journalistic career opens up
is the opportunity of meeting ones fell
Iowmen-which would never arise but for
being connected with great journal like
Many topics were discussed at the lunch
con anu mere seemed consensus M
Cpin' that the best way to clean up the
lawlessness apparently existing in Chi
cago. and which is blot on its fair
name, is that justice should be SWlfter.
and not follow on the old lines, where it
used to take a year or more to bring
even murderer to justice.
Wherever | attend any gathering in Chi
ca Gne ubjeot nvar a ~ come up, and
to my mind it halimarkS Chicago as one
of the greatest cities in the world This
subject is the welfare, both moral and
a, q the y un, PEG de, 4 II s4r.
enough il came out at the WOodlawn
bus mems lunch. These oood .l.e
are leasing a hall for the benefit of the
young boys and young men of the dis
trict. 1t is intended TO promote among
them an interest in athletics. gymnastics
and sports. with the idea of keeping them
off the streets and making good citizens
gu, them.