Piute Chieftain | 1917-01-18 | Page 5 | Europe's War Hits Bowling

WAR HITS BOWLING danger of disaster on account of shortage of few american boys available the european war has made itself felt in many ways vats but the latest Is the effect it has had on bowling with more leagues and more bowlers boilers in comp competition than ever eer before there la Is danger of disaster in the bowling boiling world on account of the alie shortage of pin boy never before has there been a shortage of so serious gerlous a character foreigners principally Po landers make vp the ranks of the army of pin boys few american lads except in small cities and towns sot set up tip pins hence clience the slav has had a monopoly of that line of work for two years however howe cr few if tiny Po landers landes have found their way to tills country and there baa been no supply of green boys since the opening of the war the green have secured it a grasp of the english language and have gone to work in large numbers tit in factories and other establishments those who remained la in the alley game have learned to ask for a raise and they have been getting them at such regular intervals that clubs find and public alley managers are almost in despair