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"1920s" - 16 Total Result(s)
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A EUROPEAN TOUR
Joe Thum was known as the father of international bowling and was a leader of the sport in the United States. In 1929, Thum took 25 of the best American bowlers with him to Stockholm, Sweden, for the ...
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A LITTLE FANFARE IN FRANKFURT
Much like in the United States, Germany had both national and local bowling organizations. A Frankfurt group had these pins made to commemorate their 25th anniversary. The image in the middle is the F ...
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ABC TOURNAMENT IN A TENT
American Bowling Congress tournaments were always spectacles to behold. Though most tournaments were held in existing bowling centers, this was not always the case. In some years, temporary lanes were ...
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ABC’S SILVER JUBILEE
Happy 25th! The 1925 American Bowling Congress tournament was the group’s silver anniversary, and host city Buffalo put on a show. Upwards of 200 teams competed in the tournament. ABC secretary A. L. ...
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AFFORDABLE RATES IN PEORIA
The 1920 American Bowling Congress tournament in Peoria, Illinois, offered affordable rates to entrants. Each bowler paid a fee of $1 for each event, plus 25 cents for ABC membership and 50 cents for ...
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BLUE RIBBON BOWLERS
As bowling became more popular in the 1920s and 1930s, many companies began to sponsor teams to enter ABC tournaments. One of the more successful teams was that of Pabst Blue Ribbon. One of the Pabst ...
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BOWLERS IN CHICAGO
The 24th annual American Bowling Congress tournament in Chicago in 1924 saw a record-high 2,131 teams competing, with bowlers from all over the Midwest and beyond taking advantage of Chicago’s lively ...
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BOWLING BONANZA IN BUFFALO
Known as “the Biggest Athletic Show on Earth”, 200 teams hit the lanes to participate in the 1925 American Bowling Congress tournament in Buffalo, New York. Inside the Broadway Auditorium, the Weissne ...
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DON’T DROP IT
Don’t drop this ball on your foot! The 38-pound ball is made of pure granite. It was produced as a commemorative novelty rather than for function. The engraving honors A.M. Schuessler, a world champio ...
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HAND SPLIT HANDLE COMPANY
Everyone knew the major names in bowling pin manufacturing, but smaller companies also got in on the tenpin bowling boom. Hand Split Handle Company was a lumber company in Lyndonville, Vermont. What b ...
