The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-07
BOWLING EXERCISES
WHOLE BODY, DECLARE
ADVOCATES OF SPORT
BY FRANK G. sIENI<E

Are you afflicted with the govt? Do
you suffer. from rheumatism? Diges-
ton on the blink? Then try bowling.
"Gehosophet-what cure-all that
game u.s. excIaims Joe Thum, of New
York, the Grand Old Man of the
Alleys" 1T turns the trick of health
for everybody-the young and the old,
the children, the women and the men.
1t makes the old timers young again;
makes the Youngsters younger thGn
overland keeps them young through
the years"
Thum, one of the real veterans of
the ball and pins game in the United
States, added:
There are about 100000 bowlers
in the United States.
Bowling is a form of exercise
which brings into play every muscle
of the body-wtth the biggest play on
the abdominal muscles And that's
where il is most needed. If everybody
took some good stomach exercises
daily, there would be fewer cases of
illness and everybody would live 10
be mighty close TO 100 But the
trouble is that few people do any real
exercising around the abdomen.
Constantly Bend Over.
| But in bowling, there is the con-
slant bending over, which strengthens
every muscle in that middle region,
tones up the stomach, the liver and
! the intestines The short run to the
I foul line and the braciug of the legs
! gives exercise to the legs. The throw
ing of the ball brings the arms
| shoulder and chest muscles, as well
as those of the neck. into action. AnC
so the whole body is given stimulus
when bowling is INDUCED in.
Thirty years ago bowling was al
most unknown in this country, beyond
indulgence by few nationalities. Bu1
today it has more devotees than any
other indoor sport in the world-ant
it's growing bigger all the time"
Opens Alleys
| Thum, born in Germany 81 year!
ago, arrived in New York in the late
70's. In 1886 he opened the White
Elephant Bowling Alleys. He has beer
connected with the game ever since
In 1891 he was d member of the Unit
ed Bowling Congress. A few year.
afterward he was part of the com
mittee which changed the rule now il
force which allows only two balls Il
a frame Before then three balls wer'
permitted
The old-timer has two ambitions
= and hopes to see them realized.
!, 'One is that the future program
of the International olympic game
, should include bowling" said Thum
THE other is a standardization o
, bowling. The game we play in thi
country is quite different than is play
t ed elsewhere. In Europe they us
| balls without finger holes, permittin
: the ball TO slide off the ends of thei
fingers when delivering it. Further
= more, their alley center boards ar
only 10 inches wide
| Thum plans to make a trip to FL
f rope within the next few months an
90 some missionary work in behalf {
, the American style of bowling.
q Our game is far more interestin
than the one they play in Europe" b
: said. Il am sure that if I can Civ
! them some complete demonstrations {
\ our game they'll see the difference
! and be eager to adopt our style c
bowling. But whether one bowls tn
American way or European way, it
. all the same as far as health is col
Cerned.
For bowling will cure everything
! even a bad disposition"
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