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"1936" - 5 Total Result(s)
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BIG MEET IN INDIANAPOLIS
For those unable to attend the 1936 American Bowling Congress’s world championship in Indianapolis, radio station NBC broadcast the tournament nationwide and five newsreel companies sent crews to docu ...
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CONVERGING ON INDY
Over 37 days from March to April 1936, thousands of bowlers participated in the 36th International Championship Tournament from the American Bowling Congress, held at the State Fairground Coliseum in ...
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DUCKPINS IN THE PHILIPPINES
In the early twentieth century, variations of bowling were played across the globe and bowlers found common ground in the sport. Mrs. Toneita Gibbon was a member of the winning teams who took home the ...
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GERALITE BALL
Gerald Finkelstein was not content with existing bowling equipment. Through his company, the Chicago-based National Billiard Supply, he manufactured a new laminated wooden ball known as the Geralite b ...
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NEW MEXICO IN OMAHA
The 19th annual Women’s International Bowling Congress in Omaha attracted bowlers from near and far, including a team from Las Vegas, New Mexico (yes, you read that correctly) that became the first te ...
