South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-23
BOWLERS TO START
WITH END OF WEEK.
Wilson League Will Pry Off
Lid-Seven Listed at the
Orpheum Alleys. =
CBY JEHOSPHAT SPARED

AS outdoor sports and recreations
are turning in their last laps the
great horde Of bowlers are nearing
the mark for their 1920-2l start.
But one more week remains until
the first Of the local leagues, that
Of the Wilson Bros. Shirt Factory.
will have lifted the barrier for the
opening Of the current season.
While the factory organization
will be the first to start there are
numerous other leagues. who will
begin shortly. at the Orpheum AL
leys alone there are seven leagues,
who will begin operations a week
later. following that OF the shirt
makers.
On Mondays the Telephone and
Watch Co. lea CUES. will occupy those
drives Tuesday evenings are confin-
ed 10 the Commercial and South
Bend Lathe Works. each OF these
having eight clubs On Wednesday
the City league and the first third Of
the oliver league, while the other
IS clubs OF the latter organization
work on Thursday. On Friday
Singers. and Wilson Bros. have the
boards.
Many Leagues Are Increased.
All of these organizations were in
force last year except the Lathe
Works crowd. who come new wsth
an eight club league. The Watch
Co, Telephone and Oliver leagues
have all been increased in member
ship since last year, the former two
by two teams each while the Oliver
league is now listed at "a clubs. the
latter still retaining its reputation
as the largest bowling body IN the
state.
There are a number OF other
leagues who are not yet firmly es-
tablished The Eagles are con-
structing three leagues within their
OWL confines. The West Side league
-Sr again flourish as an eight club
body and a league is being formed
at Soaafer Alleys. which expected TO
a great many OF the cracks OF the
city
EIlzs Leagues Arc Congested
Men who have charge Of arrange
ments at the Elks Temple are con-
fronted with an unprecedented con-
dition. that OF having more appli-
cants for positions on clubs in the
various leagues than exist The
antlered herd will operate four
leagues this season, with very good
prospects of being compelled TO add
at least one or possibly two others.
The Elks league. which was in
stalled as q scratch body last year,
has been au Smented by a dozen Of
the local cracks, which will make
the organization the best in the city.
And also force some OF it's former
mem bers into other leagues at the
Temple. The Elks league has al
ready been recruited 70 $50 percent
more than It's membership while
the Federal and Temple leagues re-
port Just as flourishing condition.
Studebalers Reorganize.
Stud ebakers, who haze been con-
Quoting organized bowling. and sup
| porting everything in the interest OF
the sport, are out on a new tack.
Instead OF placing the customary
three leagues in the field this fall
they are going 20 confine league
play to two leagues OF eight teams
each. getting these two bodies e.
| tablished firmly II. In the event a
surplus OF players is available a
third league will be put in opera
ton.
/ All Of the new, as well as the old
/ leagues. appear 10 be in fine shape
/ TO begin the fall season with the
exception OF the City league. While
many clubs have made inquiries
/ during the summer months many OF
these have failed TO qualify Its
/ officers are responsible for the
statement that in the event that
there are not sufficient teams ex-
press their intentions during the
! coming week the City league will be
/ abandoned.