The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
BOWLING

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Bowling in all its varied forms las
served thousands Of Whceiing's attn
letcally inclined for many years and
mas grown s,cadIly untu IL mas as
sumed such proportions that its ad-
heTenis could truthfully clam Tor IL
a place among the foremost diver
sions Of the city. even though IT'S
man activities are limited to the win
Ter months. In but few cities of
NheelinS's dimensions could be found
so many Wei equipped alleys nor so
many persons VINO participate in this
gred; winter pastimc.
Al the present time there are four
alJys IN the city proper. together
win several almost equally A. Dromi-
nent IN the out-the-p.ke district. name
y. the Fort Henry, Musee. Great
Eorthern. Club and the Oaks and
Glen Lawn. Here practically every
evening during the fall. winter and
early summer months can be seen
croNds OF pin topplcrs from every
section OF the city engaged IN their
iaNoiite sport while hundreds more
almost equally enthusiastic surround
me aleys. looking on as spectators
We would Ike 20 assert tnat tho
wear 1913 promised To witness an ad-
Nanc" in bowling. but in all truth the
pest that can be said for IL is that
the ensuing season gives promise Of
al least holding its own. in compari-
son With years past. This. however.
Is saying quite biz in the favor Of
the game at present for at times dur.
ing the past ten years or more bowl.
ing mas been privii' ged to a wonder
tuilN successful existence and been
conducted on such a scale as TO ex-
coed any hing that even the most ar
dent admirer Of the game could an.
uclpate for its future
Ducks Now FsVorite Care.
phe 81 thc principal reasons for
the present oning Of interest IN
bowling has been the dropping OF u.
o.I ..n llh game Tor. the more mod
eIn duck pins. for while the smaller
PIN game is exceedingly prCsDerous
YET there rs lacking the fine 1rganiya-
ton which existed a few wears bart
when the FIVE men ten pin team,
brought together in leagues composed
OF any wh.r" from six 20 eirhtoen I'M
NUMBER. held favor throughout tn.
city.
Among the men Who were included
among a." m"mhers hin or those vari.
ou~ teams ui.ht Do io-Crui7ai some
~ the foremost citizens OF frdsy AMI
~ that tim" in thair prime thav baii
howl'nc Co Ha rho ono sport - an
I9nrNets or "hi- feels" featured Tho
sociH' cVerts oi oVerv week s: thai
IlL' 100 ''Hr. wore several additional
ri'"' Gov business notably Fctto',
and the South Side qllo,s
It was Iu the oariv g0's that howl
lhe started 10 roin tha public r.f~or
1Ee IN r"rfnufiCus wa. ana from
th"n up io this dav " has -~vor hon
'rHl'c"d 10y any other af1urswer. or
diversion during the cold weather
During THE brief time Wheeling as.
t7h. ished herself VOL auorr fba
rrufe % fho foremost howliu,- ci.fI.
pt ih" country and teams ~ 'rrai
bo"legs have taken mart I'm Practically
rNrIF tournament NJ any imuortancn
100 This section ~ 'ra country a-E Of,
nuar'v arcrv instance hava oe.,tlt.t
90 excellent records Throc wears AGO
IN 'ourn mont I'm Dctfoif e Eve. MAJ,
t"9W we benton ouf ~ fret rfa-s hv
n'IN eight niu. ana iu ervorar Other
ln''1','s ff' records made have boon
Ih" le--us. which h7yo hoo, ron
quoted hv o." varipre aU.v4 have
nr'n ~ many krfe Offnu ftav ,-a-.
formed m foare or~qv'yad s-or,
rT'n~ 'r" 1lCvo. ~ tho vari,,,. i..
duf'r'"e M 'h.f vicinity c~ a~ai- tho,
N"," 'Ifrf tn c0wno.Hd ~ i~ffyiIt41
IolI'fF VINO ihre banded together To
anyone WHO q. no 40 .nfIt4- u.i.t
bow Eng i1 WhncIIr-. % DO rco5r,s. d..
say That Tho ability ~ tho majority,
OF ihn teams and of hundred 81 Ola.
individual mcr hor. we're lf-t cl,..
. Local Hiah Score.
samuel Woods holds tho r~r.,,,
h'.h record for three con .rruf.r.
tim's OF ',r pins rolled in tho r.tt
hI. record being 1.5 This mark v4.
toII in I'Iru" competition or ffa
Nl.'. 'II'' and HlihDurH There have
.t'n several near 3ppruath,. % Do sf
Times. Not 10 ha. stood uuoquaIoJ ~
ihc past several years
mo game 10 tom pins has Iesr e.
TAR replaced hf ducks that af moo
ont Their" is hut one League fn tr.
guy. ih't conducted by tho Nuaee
towing alleys into fhla League aa
result have come tD bp Included I'D
most ihc entire number of frat Ga.
rollers of Wheeling
Ihr"" team. iu tho history of howl
InE locally efauf uuf rr.r,.Ir...,.
notably Do" WhoclInrs. tho panne,.
Nnd Oh" H1nk'ra. ~ would La rather
pr umrtuous Of tho vrItc- fo claim
Ihai There wern mover foarns f,
Wh'c'inE That ranked lu tho cfaes ~
lHI'". hu' Judging aa records
'''l pI-i and present This trio ur
pohHi"lIF merits fI. DISTINCTION or
"' .nf chosen Te tho foremost
mo meetings. who have rolled ~
'I'h'- under th" name 81 fnfcUirsnc
're. have been tho great fourrar,..,,
'lHh ana If was fhrF who cam. IT.,
Close to c1rturue frst money at ur
ifoi or thu " % s. tournament
several years ago Compoecd of s1po
OF DO" most able bouI.ra fhlf can bo
,1.Ind ln ih" city. William stevenson
brady william Frazier and Iat,Ir
!ohn taN. ihoy have succrcdct Il,
h'rpnE up their hlFh class work Tor
many seasons and have done moro