Judge — August 10, 1901 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a bowling alley scene titled "A Strike In the National boxing [ring and...]" The image uses bowling as a metaphor for labor conflict. A figure on the left (appearing to represent a worker or labor organizer) bowls toward pins labeled "DASHES ALL" while an authority figure (possibly representing capital or government) watches from above. The "Labor vs. Capital" sign visible in the background confirms this addresses labor-management conflict. The cartoon's pun equates a successful bowling strike with labor strikes—the working figure's action represents organized labor's attempt to knock down the opposition. The Capitol building visible on the right wall suggests federal/governmental dimensions to this labor dispute, likely referencing early 20th-century American labor struggles when Judge published political satire addressing union activism and workers' rights movements.