South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-21
BOWLING REVIEW
Of PAST WEEK
Pin Artists Are Chatting Under
Enforced Vacation Because
of Disease Epidemic.
~ JEHnsEPHAr sPARE.

BY JEiOSEPH Al eIAtE.
CONTINUING sn force The closing
order Of all public GATHERINGS by the
health officer. which includes bowl
ing alleys. has given the local bowl
ing fraternity another week Of -n-
forced vacation. But the bowiers
are the best Of sports. who are ever
ready 10 sacrifice u necessary CO.
operate and support any public e1-
igency for the benefit Of the COM
munity.
IL is az This time OF the season
that IS hardest for the bowler. es-
pec.ally the crop of veterans who
are working this season, as-the ma
ority Of those now supporting the
game are the old boys. who 1re
trying 20 maintain the bowling Iusti-
for the shrdlu - mh nah NH
tuition for the youngsters. who for
the most part are operating in some
branch OF Uncle Sans service 90
win the great war.
And YOU have got 20 give it to the
veterans. many OF whom have been
absent from the sport for "a good
many years. and many of them are.
o- were trying TO learn 90 bowl until
the present epidemic forced a tenn
porary abandonment OF the game.
The couple OF weeks OF preliminary
work already done served merely as
an aggravation. as there are "a lot
OF sore muscles among the clan that
have been dormant at Leaf for the
or season. And this viii all have 10
be repeated.
Bowling Requires Training.
Like all sports and games. which
require practice and training. bowl
ing needs perhaps more preliminary
work than many others While it
does not require the violent physical
strain and other hardships attendant
upon baseball and football. i'm which
a great deal of rudimentary drill
and concerted attack and defense
tactics are perfected these same
requisites are essential in the bowl
ing game.
Quite a few stellar performances
take place i'm the bowling game dur
ing the early season stages. as in
many other branches Of sport But
the good old Mr.. Consistency does
not make his appearance until the
umping off place of the season. tt is
for this reason that tournaments
ard big matches are stage during
the latter part Of the season rather
than i'm the beginning. a branch OF
The service the officials of the sport
have legislated for the benefit of the
performer.
Because Of war activities. includ-
ing the Liberty loan drive. some of
our bowling ORGANIZATIONS deferred
the Opening OF the present season.
Because Of existing conditions these
bowlers are rather fortunate for il
viii mean only training" season for
those vet to come as against practi-
eally two campaigns for those who
have already started And the old
or the birds the harder IS the grind
OF making the Introductory remarks.
Elks Ready to Start.
With the Liberty loan drive prac-
tically over the fance the EIks are
now anxiousIy awaiting local health
conditions 20 assume the normal as
pect and the health officer 20 lift
the ban. The antlered herd has two
leagues Of six clubs eaech all set for
the opening gun 10 be fired. Like
every other bowling organization i'm
the city there viii be many new
faces I'm the various teams. some OF
whom have never taken part I'm the
gret indoor game. while others