The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
by WITT WHITMAN.

All one can hear nowadays around
bowling circles Is: Can you bowl? How
much can you bowl? What team are
you going to play with? What's your
average game. What do you expect to
make?
These or similar questions are ask
ed at all times and yet no one has
beer able 10 answer. The glorious un
certainty of the game makes it impos
sible for any one to answer these
questions until the men have made
their trials.
The rapid strides which bowling has
made IN popular favor in Richmond
is surprising as It IS pleasing TO
those Interested in the sport. Just q
short two years ago there was but one
bowling team In Richmond OF merit.
To-day there are twenty who could
easily qualify TO compete for champion
ship honors at q national tournament.
Richmond to the Front.
Richmond has made a most remark
able record in the past two years. In
the bowling world and to-day is b.
far the leading bowling city of the
Southern States.
Amateurs show Clnss.
The so-called amateur has made
wonderful stride this summer. and a
great many OF them have qualified to
enter the big show, and when the sea
son opens you will see many OF them
side by side with the old veteran
players fghting hard for honors.
Women to Form League.
The women bowlers have taken great
interest In the game. and has had the
game at heart and has made a most
wonderful showing this summer. and
at the present time several teams could
a
well compete with their brother bowl
ers. of which q great many OF them
have signined their intention to do so.
This no doubt would prove very inter
csting for the coming season. I would
like TO say that In my twelve years OF
bowling experience. l have never seen
such interest taken In the great In
door game by the local bowlers as has
been shown the past summer, both by
tho women and men bowlers. And l
am proud to see what great Interest
has been taken in the game by the
fair sex. as nothing could put the
game on = higher plano than to see
the women take part.
Another notable feature evident IL
the very obvious Improvement in the
personnel OF the men and women Wis
iting the alleys. The game Is clean,
manly. healthy. and since conducted
by men OF tho highest calibre. Is COM
ing into its own
Bowling senson 10 Open.
With evidence rapidly accommodating
that the Richmond Bowling Associa-
tion IS about to start on a season OF
Unprecedented prosperity viii be good
news to both the fans and bowlers.
The association this season VIII be on
much larger scale than heretofore.
and gives great promise OF becoming
one great body While much work
must yet be done before all details in
connection with the formation OF the
Richmond Bowling Association are
worked out. the success of tho organ
ization Is assured by the enthusiasm
evident on all sides among the mem
bers OF the teams which will compose
IT.
President Williams nt Helm.
The very fact that President Sam
Williams. who made such a great sue
cess last year at the helm. viii again
pilot the league this season is indeed
good news to the bowlers The very
fact that the league has an oficia
head to whom complaints can be made
and who will give his personal atten-
tlon TO the guidance of the league will
prove OF incstmable value. From
every section OF the city comes the
information that both captains ana
magnates are more than satisfied with
conditions
The local bowlers still continue to
do good work on the Forest Fill Alleys |
and the past week has eciipsed all pre-
vious ones in the way of high score
rolling. The women bowlers in par
ticuiar have shown big Improvement
in their scores. and several OF them
have put up some nice exhibitions OF
the game
Mrs. Box6cr Makes Record.
Mrs. Lille Berger carried off high
honors OF tho week Tor high average