South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-17
MORE PIN TEAMS
FOR NEXT FALL
Several Factory Leagues to be
EnIarged-AIIey Men Add
New Drives.

South Bend bowling forces are
making extensive preparations for
the coming season. which is but a
couple of weeks away. as the fall
schedules Of the various leagues
operating in the city usually begin
Immediately after Labor day. Sew
eral of the factory leagues are 90
ing 10 be considerably augmented
over last year. The Singer bowling
league will be composed Of , teams
instead OF eight. The oliver league
is not yet fully established. but
there are going 10 be more than II
clubs. which ma be distributed into
a 16-club league and may possibly
develop into three eight club
leagues
In keeping with the situation, local
alley keepers are entering into the
spirit of preparedness like the fra
ternity. At the Orpheum alleys
eight new drives are being installed.
which will increase that establish
ment to capacity Of 16 alleys.
which. by the way. have been nearly
all engaged for league play for the
ensuing season. The experts en-
gagged i'm this work will be kept busy
in the city for quite a period as they
have been engaged to retnish the
surfaces of the alleys at the Elks'
temple Bardeens and Hullie &
Mixes establishments after the Or
pheum work will have been com
pleted.
Candidate For \. b. c.
Now that the bowling season is
Fast approaching our commercial
AID civic organizations should as
we'll become interested. If we are
sincere. and there have been SPLEEN
did bursts Of evidence displayed dur
ing the past two years. South Bend
is a serious candidate TO entertain
the entire bowling fraternity of the
country at a tournament within the
next two years, or, 10 be more exact.
in The spring of 1918. If such a
project is 10 be brought to a success
full issue it is high time that some
preliminary efforts were being made
i'm that direction.
We have on two different occa-
siOns, through representative dele
cations. made OvertuTes 10 the bowl
ers OF the country. in an open meet
ing of the American Bowling con-
gress, TO have them hold a tOurna-
ment in South Bend These delega-
tions were given assurances by the
officials Of the congress. and by the
enthusiasm and support of the bowl
ers. that they look upon this city
with favor in that direction. How
ever, it is necessary that we in turn
assure them that we can conduct
such an event. and the first essential
is TO produce a building of sufficient
size in which such a tournament
may be held.
Our delegates at the last meeting
Of the congress assured that we
would be able to provide such a
building in 1918. Are we going 10
be able TO redeem our pledge or
will we be obliged 10 again repudi-
ate it2 In a very short time the
bowling season will be in full swing
and we should be pretty we'll forti-
fed at that time TO confront the
situation with something definite. A
number Of plans and schemes have
been suggested and advanced TO as
sure such a building during last
season. but it will require something
more substantial before the period
Of construction is reached.
ii we are sincere in the esta blish-
ment of such a building. coliseum.
of which all of our citizenry is
agreed is 10 the best interests and
welfare of the city, not only to hold
a bowling tournament but also TO
accommodate other large gatherings
and functions, it is high time for
action.