Medford mail tribune., January 29, 1961, Image 15

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MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY, JANUARY 29,
Powder Puff League
By Robert Vroman
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Like most competitive sports, bowling originally was a "man's game", but
women, seeking relaxation, mild exercise and companionship, have taken to
bowling in recent years like ducks to water. An estimated 1,000 women in the
Medford area compete at least once a week in league play at one or the other
of the city's two modern, bowling lanes. Many others bowl with family or
friends during "open" bowling periods.
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As league play gets under way, women bowlers do their best to outdo their oppon
ents by racking up a high score. The muffled clatter of falling ten pins and the
rumble of the ball as it speeds down the alley is a welcome change from the "rattle
. . of pots and pans" for most women.
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Mrs. Mike Pedersen, Medford,
releases the ball with a gliding
action as she concentrates on
the spot where the ball must hit
the pins.
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Mrs. R. B. Browns, Medford, gels i
to let the ball fly during Valley Rol
lers league play at Medford bowling
lanes. Women's bowling balls aver
age about 12 pounds, men's about
15 pounds.
Poised on one foot, Mrs. M. W. LeRoy, Central Point, uses "body English"
to guide ball toward three remaining pins. Once ball is released there
is nothing one can do except talk to it, lean sideways or fan at it with
an open hand.
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Miss Dorothy Brickley, who was out
for an afternoon of bowling last
week, writes down the number of
points tallied by her partner, Mrs.
Mike Pedersen. In league play the
score sheets are projected onto
overhead lighted panels which are
visible to both players and
spectators.
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While mother spends an hour or so
at the pleasant pasltime of bowling,
children are cared for in a special
room or "nursery" at Roxy Ann
lanes. Mrs. Lewis Phillibor has the
youngsters' rapt attention as she
reads to them from a book of chil
dren's stories. Part of the time Is
spent playing games.
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