. The Argonaut . problem. She canit cashed in just the kind of candv she likes,when she wants it. Haas Candy Storesin Ruilding and James Hood _ — An item of bowling news that will inter-est all players of the game is the announce-ment by Mr. L. E. Lee, of the JeffersonSquare Club, corner of Golden Gate Avenue Iand Octavia Street, that he has installed a |Backus Automatic Pin Setter. While for some time there have been twopin-setting machines in operation, they are >not of so highly developed a type as this new jmachine. It consists of a triangular oakframe work suspended from a
. The Argonaut . problem. She canit cashed in just the kind of candv she likes,when she wants it. Haas Candy Storesin Ruilding and James Hood _ — An item of bowling news that will inter-est all players of the game is the announce-ment by Mr. L. E. Lee, of the JeffersonSquare Club, corner of Golden Gate Avenue Iand Octavia Street, that he has installed a |Backus Automatic Pin Setter. While for some time there have been twopin-setting machines in operation, they are >not of so highly developed a type as this new jmachine. It consists of a triangular oakframe work suspended from a truss work |over the alley. The man loads the machine ;while suspended (using two sets of pins), and ;by loosening an automatic brake, the framelowers to the floor, deposits the pins exactly |on the spots, and a system of weights raises iit to be filled again, thus expediting the gameat least one hundred per cent. The rapiditywith which it works is remarkable. A greatmany pin-setters have been tried and found. wanting through too much mechanism or in-ability to do the work, but this one has stoodthe test. This absolutely accurate spotter wasused on all the alleys at the great bowlingtournament in Milwaukee with great is destined to work a remarkable improve-ment in bowling, making it a much morescientific game, as it eliminates irregular set-ting and allows of speedier playing. , who expects soon to fit all the alleyswith the improved pin-setter, has been madesole agent of the Pacific Coast by the manu-facturers. On account of the growing popularity of theJefferson Square Club, three new alleys havejust been added, making fifteen in all. Twoof these are especially adapted for high-classtournament bowling, being made of three-quarter-inch maple strips. An innovation has been furnished by themanagement of the Hotel Buckingham. Thelarge ball-room on the lower floor has beenturned into a skating rink, where guests ofthe house and their friends can indulge in the
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