The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-03
Acres of Forests Fall for Pins
and Alleys for the Great
Sport Each Year
FIRST ENCLOSED ALLEY
BUILT IN N. Y. IN 1874
BOwlers Advance From Rough
Lawns to Shimmery Wooden
Runways

Few persons, even among the de-
voices OF the game, have any clear
idea OF the enormous strides made
by the game OF bowling In the last
few years, both In the amount of cap
ital invested In bowling equipment,
In the number of persons actively en-
gagged In the sport, and In the we'll
merited popularity II has come to en-
Joy with the public In general.
Detroit has more than held It's own
In this popular pastime. The season
In this city Is on in full swing, and
the game here has more adherents
than ever.
Brunswick- 1alke-C offender Co.
Bowling is one OF the popular sports
of America and, according to r. s.
kratzet, local manager OF the Bruins
wick -Balke-Collender Co., his company
makes and furnishes about 80 per
cent of the country's equipment for
bowling alleys. For over IL years
they have furnished the alleys for tho
American Bowling congress, with the
exception of one meeting in 1907. The
Collender alleys the following year.
Woodward Bowling Alleys and
Billiard Room.
The bowling season Is open, and
many leagues are under way much
earlier than usual The Woodward
bowling alleys have been replaned
and put in the very best shape for
the season, and have been newly dec
Grated throughout. This IL one of the
largest Establishments In the country
for bowling and billiards, having five
floors devoted to bowling and one to
billiards. One floor is fitted up with
special dressing rooms for ladies.
Many women have taken to bowling
the last year and 1t has become quite
the thing for ladies to bowl after
Moons.
Special pains are taken to make 1t
enjoyable and at the same time per-
fectly proper for ladies to bowl and
play billiards. A frst-class cafe Is
run In connection with the bowling
alleys, making 1t possible to get
tasty luncheon after bowling. Tho
management caters especially 10
ladies' bowling parties for the after
Moons.
Trumbuli Alleys.
| At No, 11I3 Trumbulave., J. J.
Millett conducts thoroughly mod
ern set of bowling alleys, and has
large following among the bowiers
OF that part of the city. Several
teams bowl nightly during the sea-
son, and on Saturdays and Sundays
the alleys are open to ALL There is
cafe in connection with the alleys.
Pfeiffer's Palm Garden Alleys.
Max Wolf, proprietor of Pfeifers
Palm Garden Bowling alleys. at No.
$40 Beaufait-ave., corner Sylvester,
has made special preparations for
busy bowling season. The four ai-
leys are very accurate and are popu'
lar among members OF the bowling
fraternity of the city. League games
are bowled during the week, and Sat
urday nights are open to all. Special
luncheons are served in the cafe for
banauets, parties and for transient
trade.
Otto Schmidtke's Alleys.
The schedule OF bowling at Otto
Schmidtke's seven alleys, at Clinton
and Beaubien-sts., now covers i've
nights each week. On Mondays and
Thursdays, It is held by Wayne
lodge, Order OF Amaranth; Tuesdays,
by the Greater Detroit league: We'd
nesdays, by the Oddfellows, and Fri
days, by the Chalmers league. Otto
has everything In first-class condi-
ton as usual, and the equipment In.
cludes all the most modern para
phernalia of the bowling alley. The
players are starting earlier than usual
| this season.
Wolverine Alleys.
Bowling enthusiasts In the eastern
part OF the city will be attracted
the coming season to the Wolverine
| alleys, at No. 705 Kercheval-ave., on
Wednesday evenings. Games by such
teams as the Dodge Bros, Morgan &
Wright, and others, of this standing
are to be played on Wednesdays. The
Wolverine, under the management OF
3. r. Guilds, has become very pop
ular place.
la1elle Alleys.
c. A. Rogers. proprietor Of the La