The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-09-16
ALLEYS ARE CALLED
BLUE DIAMOND

Hood River was at last placed on the
bowling map of the Pacific Northwest
yesterday with the securing of a sure,
first class location on the lower floor of
the Highway Auto garage for the six
high grade tournament bowling alleys
which are to be opened the first of Oc-
tober under the management of +. f..
I House, of Hood River, and C. j. Kruse,
of Portland, under the name of the
Blue Diamond Alleys.
Under the backing of Portland men
the alleys have been ready since last
spring, but it was not until the visit of
Mr.. Kruse last week that a definite
location seemed assured. Neither man
was willing to install the drive until a
place could be secured assuring salts
factory cleanliness, ventilation and
comfort. both for men and women. This
they assure us has been guaranteed by
the lease of the above named place.
The alleys and equipment are on the
way now by freight and work will start
Immediately on a special entrance for
the alleys and on the partitions, wall
tinting and lighting system. Lockers
for clothing and bowling equipment
will be built, and seating arrangements
for audiences will be provided for the
| special matches.
The alleys, it is said, are the best
obtainable, with a large number of
bowling balls from which to make Sc
lection. They will be newly planed,
dressed, shellacked and polished, and
when ready will not be surpassed in
the northwest.
Application has been made for the
entry of team from Hood River in
the Portland city league, and should
this be granted, the city should make
fine showing among Portland's best,
with Mr.. Kruse and Mr.. House as a
nucleus for the team and a wealth of
local material to choose from, includ-
ing H. T. Dewitt, ID. p. Smith, George
Poe, Ed Vannet, AL. Graf, Alva Sher-
rill, Hermann Kresse, Arch Eastman,
Earl Weber and others.
Mr.. House and Mr.. Kruse both en-
phasize the fact that they intend to
keep the alleys up to clean, high grade
continuously, making the place so at
tractive that women may enter at all
times. In fact, they will cater espe-
cially to the fair sex. as they will set
aside one night especially for women,
and will hold certain drives at all times
open to ladies' preference. In addition
it is intended to offer the ladies a
chance to enter a woman's league of
four teams.
Plans are under way for the forma-
tion of a valley league which will be
the same to Hood River as the city
league is TO Portland. offering the best
players in the valley a chance on one |
Of the six teams which will be formed /
to represent the town, the Heights, |
the American Legion. .0dell, West Side
and Pine Grove.
Other leagues contemplated are the 1
American Legion, Mercantile and Auto /
motive, with from four to six teams /
each.
Mr.. House and Mr.. Kruse are both .
well fitted to give Hood River the best /
Of bowling alleys and the strongest Of /
bowling teams. Mr.. Houses best per-
formance was. the leading Of the Port
land City League two years ago with
an average Of 1877 and the winning, with
a partner, Of the Northwest doubles
championship at Vancouver, B. c.. in
1919 Mr.. Kruse has lived in Portland
for l9 years, holding an important
place in the municipal service and win
ming the Portland city bowling cham