South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-07
BOWLING CAME IN
GIANT STRIDES IN
CITY IN TWO YEARS
Average Pin Men Developed
Here in That Time Equal
to Any of Those Over
Country.

70 Is nothing short OF marvellous
I'm the manner the bowling game has
developed On South Bend during the
short time that public bowling alleys
have been esta blished in the city.
Two years ago there was not a sin
gle public bowling establishment
and now there are four. with two
more 20 be added before the robins
sing again. the same 20 be placed
with Hulie < Mixes and Goldie
Mann.
With this era comes the remark
able realization OF the large number
Of high grade bOwlers. which have
been developed during that period.
Just imagine an entry of Is hve-men
teams going from South Bend TO
take part i'm the natiOna. tourna-
ment at Toledo next month. en-
bracing about So bowler. who are
going ont 20 compete with the best
In the country And this number
does not include the entire cream
Of the armament as there are "A
number Of stav-at-homes cOmpe-
tent 10 give anybody a battle with
the naples.
Up To Standard.
not only has progress been made
i'm numbers but the artistic end Of
the game has developed in kind.
There are at least two leagues. the
city and United. which can boast
OF as good bowlers as any city in
The country. Their league and
match games reach the accepted
standard. as do the individual aver
ages OF the players in the two insti-
tutions. There are also teams in
some Of the private clubs where the
standard is OF the same nigh quail
ity as on the public drives.
Considering the number Of bowl
ers pro ratio IN comparison with
these Of the large bowling centers
our players turn in as good per
formances as they do anywhere.
As an example one may compute the
games rolled i'm the City league last
Wednesday evening and YOU will
discover that in spite OF a small
2.SG0 total turned i'm by one team the
grand average Of the squad was we'll
over 300 pins per team, which
would make every bowler in the
league show an average Of better
than $50 pins per game.
Week quiet.
There were not quite 80 many
stellar individual performances dur
ing the week as in common as there
were only FIVE double century aver
ages negotiated in league play dur
ing that period. Three of these
showed in the City league. Richards
leading with 617. while Maxon of
Studebakers. ell. and Yockey OF the
Conservative Life Ponies. sos,
turned in the other two. In the
United league Boinski cleaned up
for sos. while Mcclure Of the CA
cubs grabbed off 607.
But there does not appear to be
time enough for the bowling fra
ternity TO get their hll during the
period they are permitted 20 indulge
in their favorite pastime as local
play stops on Sunday. But IL is
fortunate that alleys are available
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available at Mishawaka. st. Joseph.
Benton Harbor and Michigan City.
Each Sunday there is an exodus of
pin artists sojourning IN these two
places. and. many the hard fought
and interesting matches are the re-
suit.
Foreign Matches Good.
such match and foreign alley play
does the bowler no harm but in
stead is a splendid experience.
which grooms the players for the
big tournament play and is an es-
sert,aI Of the game. which cannot
be gained in any other or at least
better manner. Competition is the
life OF all kinds OF endeavor and the
bowling game is no exception. Be
sides in match play one obtains "a
certain phase of the sport, which So
many OF the devotees of the game
never come i'm contact with.
Bowling leagues and teams are
like other combinations i'm sport all
IL whom DO not always work in per
feet harmony and acquire the best
possible results. This necessitates
constant changes in management
and players. as eNigencies arise.
The latest big stun TO come TO the
surface is the policy Co be installed
in the Jimmy x Goat team Of the
CITY league Manager and Capt. Joe
Clamey found the road too rocky
and abdiCated. 4 successor has not
vet been decided upon but announce
n2ent is due before Wednesday.
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