Evening star., 1926-03-28


Kid But don't you think they are
OVERRIDING this bowling thing? Build
ing too many alleys"
TOO many" exclaimed the Old
Timer. Kid. when people begin 70
realize what the duckpin game really
is they'll need bowling establishments
for every 1000 population. That viii
mean COO here III Washington. with
about 3j alleys each--say $50 ESQ
alleys
Gosh, II they had 10000 alleys
here a guy would be able TO 90 IN any
old time and get z reservation check
below No. 90 Do they really print
EN- below 90 now
The alley mana gers swear they
do said the Old Timer but l never
saw one A friend Of mine told me he
had one. No. II, that he bought from
a man for Ss Just as u curlo. The
lowest I ever had was No. %. which
Negaw gave me at 20 O'Clock last
Washington birthday. when the al
leys opened.
How come bowling SO popular and
what makes you thinl. IT will be more
Dopular than it IS now?' demanded
the Kid.
Still in the Cradle"
The duckpin game still IS in the
cradle. asserted tho Old Timer. II
win be II wears before it gets into
short dresses. and then all the way Up
to long pants Why is it popular
Figure it out for yourself: If guy
found some way 10 make quln!ne
taste like ice cream he'd make +or'
tune. wouldn't he? Well, here IS
thing. duckpins, that combines one OF
the best types OF exercise III the World
with a game that is full of interest
and SO uncertain that 1t presents q
bigger element of chance than sol+-
or poker. The wise guys are getting
next Look at John Blick, Harry Car
roll and AIyer Davis-1m arranging
them alphabetically, you notice. INC oaC
there's Firestone. leasing 2o'0oo'oo
acres Of land in africa
"11icosh" cried the Kid. getting
alarmed. II thought We were discuss
ing bov ling and now you are talking
aho1Jf Africa. What's renting land II
8 frira got to do with bowling!
II thought YOU d bite on that ore,
renlar rked the Old Timer t1reStohe
is getting tnat land i'll Africa 50 he
car raise pinboys to take care or the
rapid growth of the duckpin game.
''Firestone is going 10 produce ruo
Der down there fol 2utomoolle t!res
YOU poor dumbbel, said the ria
THE newspapers told all about It.
New Type of Pin Boys.
Don't let them put anything like
that over on YOU. Kid" warned the
Old Timer. That automobile tire stuti
is all pifle. Yes. sir, what Iirestont
is going TO do is raise some rubber
along with the pinboys. but not tol
automobile tires. -,
whats the rubber tol, then
asked the kld
You know how they get rubber?
said thine Old Timer. Il know dAI1
we'll that you don't, so III answer N!
own question They tap the trees &c,
it lust like you do for maple sirup
milk the trees. you understand. Well
they are going to feed that rubbel
milk to the young pinboys instead o.
regular milk"
Il don't getchu.' said the Kid.
why, you poor hsh,'' said the Ole
Time, 1t Is as plain as A. 3. Z
They'll raise those pinboys on the rub
Der milk ana they will grew up Will
backbone so flexible and elastic thai
they will be able to bend UP c-nd dow
setting pins AL day and night withou
ever getting lunlbago or back ache.
Kid.
"of course. it sounds plausible.
said the Old Timer And they'll bt
able to raise ell the rubbec-haclleC
! pinboys they need once this planta
ton gets started down there. AND
! they'll need millions of them TO keel
pace with the growth Of the game
| Bowling right now has more follower:
than all the other games-base ball
foot ball. golf tennis--conlbined. Anc
when ! say bowling / mean the tenpiI
game, because the duckpin sport il
scarcely known outside of Washing
ton and Baltimore. Tenpins is nC
game for girls or youngsters. and thai
shuts out half the fans. Anybody
| can get into the duckpin game. The
girls breaking in will make the spor1
an aH-the-year pastime. Most mar
bowlers quit the alleys III warn
weather, but that's just the seasoI
the girls will stick to the game for itS
reducing possibilities.
Why has the duckpin game beer
so slow starting" asked the Kid.
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