The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-09-29
BOWLING NEWS

Bowling on the Blue Diamond alleys
commenced in earnest this week with
the starting of all four local leagues.
Tuesday night the Commercial league
composed of Glass c bowlers. mostly,
got under way with four teams cap
tained by Sidney Carnine, Harvey
Jones, G. c. Crew, and j. W. Critics,
and representing the Association office,
Kelly Brothers, Bankers, and Business
Men.
Last night the Mercantile bunch,
which last year proved to be the pep
piest league Of the whole circuit, rolled
with four teams representing the Ap-
pie Growers Association. Franz Hard
ware, Kresse Drug Co., and the Amer
ican Legion, captained by Jack Stew
art, Earl Franz, Ora Lee, and Allyn
Button.
Tonight four team Ladies group
gets under way. captained by Mrs.
Harry Dewitt, Mrs. Trafford Smith,
Mrs. George Mellon. and Miss Bessie
Wittenberg. Tomorrow night the Hood
River Valley league. composed of the
best local bowlers, will start its sea-
son, with The Hood River Box Co.,
East Side, West Side, and Hood River
City groups. captained by Harry De-
Witt, Alva Sherrell. "Dad" Smith,
and Zach Annala. Dad Smith will
not be able to captain his team till af-
ter the apple picking and temporary
captain will take his place for that
time.
All leagues will be very we'll bal
anced that no one team may make a
runaway match of it, such as spoiled
the &c" and "a" leagues last year.
Rules laid down, to date, allow but
two Blue Diamond men to any Glass
"a" team not over one Blue Diamond
or two Glass "A' men to any team
in the Mercantile league, and no Glass
"a" man, and but two Glass OBJ men
to any team in the Commercial league.
The new handicap list classifies all
bowlers into Glass A, b, c or Novice,
according to their ratings, and the
above rule, coupled with further rule
that in case of absentees the averages
to date of the absent members will be
included in the evenings score for
their team, will prevent loading any
team and will make real races possible.
Schedules and prize lists for each
league will be made up and rules
league rolling this week.
In the advertising columns of this |
issue will be found list of the prizes
offered through the. Blue Diamond al |
ley management for this seasons play. |
Never has such list of prize offerings |
been published, and some of the bowl |
ers have felt that Mr.. House has been |
too generous, but he feels that Hood |
River bowlers will appreciate his offer
ing by generous patronage, which will |
make possible the same prize policy |
for next year also.
Most Of the prizes," said Mr..
House," are simple recognitions of
merited development, and improve
ment. To most of us bowlers the fun
of the game is sufficient prize, but
every human being likes to have some
tangible thing as evidence of superior
prowess or advancement in athletic
endeavor, and that is the main reason
for the prize list OF course | hope
that the game will be stimulated suffi-
ciently to pay part of the cost back, Il
but the main consideration is to see
the bowlers get more fun out of the
game.
Some nice scores are being made for
this early in the season. Mrs. Morti-
mer has set a mark of l66 for the
women this far, and the men have
hung up 258 for one game and 254. 2l3,
25S, for three-game figure.
Monday night the Blue Diamonds
tangled with the strong Hadley- Silver
team, last years champions of the
Portland City league. Sunday atss2. 80 II
D. m. on the local alleys the boys will
roll their first Portland league match
in Hood River against the Longshore-
mems team, and a crowd is expected
On hand to give them a send-off.