Evening journal., 1913-11-18
BOWLING NOW
KING OF The
SPORT WORLD
Thousands Get Pleasure on
Many Alleys Out Of the
Ten Pin Game
LEAGUES IN TOWN
KEEP GAME ALIVE

Baseball, with its spectacular world Sc.
riea games. having thrilled the sport low
ing, idol-"orshipping public almost to
the point OF hystera, its myriads of
fans, surfeited With the excitement Of
II all. are ready for the antidots to its
sensations
Bowling that splendid game which
has become ono Of the national indoor
winter pastimes now intrnling tseii into
the lime light, scnls forth it. million
voiced claim to public recognition as the
game ~h ch al can Play the universal
eame-the game thai knows neither
age nor sex, tine game that is accessi-
BILE at all times and ia an seasons and
conditions of Weather.
While this seas.n- heroes Of the
grassy diamond prepare TO hibernate to
winter quarters, b,eak into vaudeville
OF become financial nabobs, vrh theis
swollen world =erie. rodts, the no less
coursg genus heroes of the alleys and "ma.
plo Triangle are putting the finishing
touches on their hooks curve, fade
away and reverse balls anticipation
Of the most active ID prosperous sea-
son the fascinating game OF bowls has
ever had
The bow ling arena abounds with
Cniisty MattheWsones ana home Run"
Bakefs, pinch strikers who are there
with the WilloWpus wdliopus "strike-
out when necessary Go win the game
and many of the stars of the dinmon1
also shine rcfulgcntly in the tcn.p pin
game, which they practice ~ keep in
trim during the winter season, while a
surprisingly large piopOrt ON OF the non
participating a,chall fans &C. their
rccdcd exercise a.boWl NJ, their pent.up
enthusiasm thus finding a vent ia the |
uif-cuson.
Very many OF tho ardent deyotees of
rolf. tennis. rowing and all other out 4
door summer sports are patrons of the
alleys and. aft,r putting their various I
kinds of paraphcsmlia in COLI storage.
seek and find dive sion and physical
benefit in topping over the ten-pins /
with The sixteen pound spherical missile, I
incidentally keeping them elves in con-
ton for their favoritc summer pas.
times during the long winter months
That the future OF the tcn-pin game
Is assured beyond any Quc-tion is self
anv one of tho many academies where
the t0urnam1nt con e,ts are rolled, 4
Usual glance will be sufficient 10 con
sinco ono-that the entire present eener-
alton. of youths have takef up the sport
which when they are, once inoculatcd
with the virus OF i& attractions they
will cling 20 for @nc. Healthy enthusi-
asni marks thcreiiorts Of these aspiring
.youthsMfo master the game while the
c,rreSHess of ,hcir attempts 70 con.
sistentN lind" the strike pocket of
the ten pin triangle betokcns the fact /
that thew are unconsciously storing up
priceless treasures of healthful energy; ]
with their surplus energies thus EN-
ploycd. these young men arc immune /
from the attractions OF street crowds.
Another convincing ign which pre-
sares prosperity and greater prosperity I
for the ancient but moderni1ed and f,
America nized game of bowls, not only
for this season, but for future seasons,
is tho significant fact that many of the
biggest corporations and business
houses, institutions. fraternal societies,
trades. and organizations OF various
kinds are encouraging their employees
and members TO bowl, offering substan'
tial prizes to be competed for in whnt
arc CniItN tlNotQ lhulNAiNtHN0f mean
inc that the competition is open only
60 those affiliated with the concerns in
tercstcd The interest in these tourna.
ments Is wholesome, spontaneous and
enthusiastic. About half hundred OF
such tournaments, comprising from nj
teen to twenty.scven fve-men or three.
men teams each are now under way or
in preparation in New York and Brook
Iyn, conspicuous among them being the
following leagues: u. S. Steel Corpora
ton. stock Exchange Mutual Lite Met
ropolitan Life Custom House. Civil Ser
vice. Export. Commercial Cable, Silk
Fire Insurance, Jewellers, Plumbers,
Newspaper Navy. Knights Of Columbus,
Masons, Elks, Royal Arcanum, Ben
Franklin. Red Men, Heptasophs. ]. Q. o.
T.. Foresters and other fraternal and
commercial organizations.
In Wilmington the sport is growing
exceedingly popular Every night the y.
NJ. c. A.. Workmen, and other public and
private alleys are crowded with de'otees
of the game and eXhilarsting sport IS
enjoyed. Several local leagues that have
been formed assure much bowling dur
ing the winter.