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"1954" - 5 Total Result(s)
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A CLASS ACT
With this kind of advertising, who wouldn’t want to take part in bowling training with world champion Marion Ladewig? The reigning “Bowling Queen” put on exhibitions and instruction for boys and girls ...
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A POLITICAL TOURNAMENT
At the 1954 Women’s International Bowling Congress tournament, bowlers were invited to personalize their badges. Women could display one side of a token, declaring they were either Republican or Democ ...
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GOING ALL-STAR STREAKING
By 1954, only one woman had won the All-Star Bowling Tournament in its five-year history. Marion Ladewig claimed her fifth consecutive championship that January to continue her undefeated streak. Befo ...
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INTRODUCING THE SPOT-O-MATIC
Long before the proliferation of completely automatic pinsetters, inventors were developing machinery and methods to make resetting pins between rolls and frames much simpler. In 1906, Backus Automati ...
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LIKE TO PLAY DUCKPIN
Duckpin bowling did not have the same popularity in the United States as the traditional tenpin game. Instructional guides and books about duckpin would prove useful to newcomers interested in getting ...
