How do teams alternate lanes during league and tournament tenpin bowling?

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bowling Tommy Jones competing in the Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions final in Uncasville, Conn., April 1, 2007.

In league and tournament tenpin bowling, two teams are assigned to a pair of lanes. To ensure fair play and consistent lane conditions, the bowlers alternate lanes for each frame.1