South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
EIGHT LEAGUES
KEEP BOWLING
IN LIMELIGHT
Season is One of tire Best the
City Has Ever Enjoyed
Men Are Showing Good Form
and Rivalry is Intense.

Three leagues resuming operations
and the institution Of another puts the
spring bowling season In a dizzy
whirl In all there are eight leagues
striving for honors. not including the
iufer-city schedule Of the Studebaker
factories at South Bend and Detroit.
who play one-haf Of their games at
both ends OF the circuit. This ex-
ceeds the number Of leagues By two
OF any previous season, which IS re-
n1arkable IN that there are no public
alleys in the city. However. the
games OF the Factory league are
played on the Ellsasser alleys at
Mishawaka, which is Of easy access.
Mishawaka sports one Of the finest
bowling establishments in the cOun-
try. II includes Il regulation alleys,
six Of which were installed just re-
Gently. Provision was made for COM
fort for players as we'll as spectators
as II is splendldly appointed in seat
ing capacity OF which women as well
as men take advantage CT. The wo-
men bowl as well as ian, and In the
latter department they show the men
up like a retreating Mexican federal
army while roofing for the favor
ties at league and match play
AS six alleys are available and all
OF their games OF each week scheduled
for one evening the Factory league
has introduced new feature which
precludes all arguments for choice Of
certain alleys. while every contest Is
favored with a spirit OF tournament
play, which Is bound to serve as a
stimuiant to a successful season.
While thu percentage column shows a
marked distinction OF superiority, the
scores turned in by the teams after
the first nights play does not warrant
1 In Oh Wi
see just as pretty race for the
championship as any handicap organ
ization in the game.
Reorganization OF E1ks' Teams.
OF the newly installed schedule sea-
sons the Elks and Antlers' leagues at
the Elks' temple presented "A reOrgan-
iZation OF a decided novelty in that
there were many transfers Of players
which in one instance constituted an
entire team, the Toasts swapping from
the Elks TO the Antlers' league. How
ever. the change proved disastrous to
the TOasts, coming from the Elks'
league as champions they were
roughly handled by the Prongs. who
licked their chops after the festivities.
The PrOngs were me only team in the
league 20 win three straight from
their opponents and Capt. MuesseI is
already spOuting that his team will
repeat their performance of last
spring.
But the Prongs should not expect
70 mOnOpOlize their pennant procliVi-
ties as they must expect opposition.
There is one team which has particu-
lar designs on the leagues honors this
year and with this object in view the
Fawns have held a special election,
choosing LuciUs Miller as their lead
er. not entirely because of his phe-
nomenal achievement OF bringing the
team within striking distance of the
leaders at the final bell last season.
Horns Start With n Rush.
Everything began lovely in the
Elks' league on Tuesday evening by
the cOntending teams dividing the
hOnOrs. the HOGfs. Stays and Tylers
taking two out of three games from
the opponents. But IL remained for
the Horns to deliver the unusual. With
a fresh supply OF musical, intellectual.
theoretical and practical inocculatiOn
of bowling gush. Capt. Holloweu led