One of my favorite sayings is that the pins don't know the bowler's plumbing. In other words, bowling is pretty much gender neutral, or at least is far closer to that than any other sporting competition that involves physical activity. Perhaps more accurately, it's the sport that depends the least on "maleness" — things typically thought of as male attributes such as brute strength, height, power, speed, etc. Except on certain lane conditions where power and ball speed bring an advantage,...