Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-13
HISTORY OF BOWLING DATES
BACK OF The MIDDLE AGES

There ID hardly sport which has i
more Interesting history than bowl
Ing. While baseball. football and 9TH
er branches OF athletics have been
traced back into the middle ages, Il
II worthy 10 note that bowling also
has history. which dates hack quite
a. Tar. A reputable authority. who
has made quite = study og the sport.
has written short history Of the
sport briDl 81 which follows:
Bowling seems to have originated
In the middle ages. Il was IL thar
time 4 purely outdoor game. as was
the rule with everything OF that Pc
Rod. The sport was known By 4 w.
riefy Of names. II was called .bowles.
French bonless and .carroaa These
THREE names seem Co have been The
most common. but there are others.
quite number purely local A play.
ed 81 that time. the game was very
different from the present sport, hut
there was much similarity The game
was played with sides or teams, Is
tDdaf The balls, or hOwles. were.
made Of stone, one-half spherical. the
other half oval-ehaped This gave l1o.
. . Sl.ss Nntsn appeere 20 nave
bowling green. Al each end was
placed cone. which was the mark
tor the bowlers. The cones were
BOWED from one end 81 the rink ana
then from the other. A IN the game
Of Quoits. or 'h0rseshoes. the object
Of the game was for one side 10 piace
their bah nearer the cone than their
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81. -. c,'ssa pVlh.s W.
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sake the pail the desired bias
,tos 81 o1teh one SIDE Q1 me ball was
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8. 49,. : e se1ss were pnally done
- $500. .,, ~ ~ STONE
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inc tEe -, = - 1880.
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Eehf nerr - 1890 1919 s,o. aDsu. s.1
r,entiv a s-.s 3. =
i,,,if =. = ~. s,.,s.s. - 49, p.oA
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- ss 49, s,is s..s .a.ss pa,s ~
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ir fts e;.b+se.sh = $3.50. sssM ! oIn ea "
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