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 ...

Times were different back in the 1940s! Entries for ABC tournaments had to be mailed in to the organization’s headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With thousands of singles and teams entering each ye ...

James “Junie” McMahon was an early star of American bowling. He dominated at his first tournament in 1937, when he began a streak of rolling 1,800 or an astounding six perfect games in a row. This bag ...

Paul Krumske was one of his era’s greatest bowlers. The Chicago-native was named Chicago’s “Bowler of the Half-Century” in 1951 and was inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1968 ...

Philadelphia bowler William Knox wrapped up an American Bowling Congress (ABC) tournament with an exciting finale. During the third game, he rolled strike after strike, and the crowd began to pay atte ...

The American Bowling Congress held its first Milwaukee major tournament in 1905. The tournament was so successful that ABC moved its headquarters to the city shortly after. This made Milwaukee “the Bo ...

Hank Marino, the “Italian Wonder of Bowling,” took up bowling as a hobby in his early 20s. He quickly became one of the nation’s best bowlers, winning ABC and BPAA tournaments. Throughout his career, ...

When a great bowler already had rings, medals and ribbons aplenty, how else might they be rewarded for a perfect game? Wearing a 300 game award belt buckle their next time at the lanes might bring a b ...

A great bowler would need special storage to hold all of their perfect game awards! One great season could end in medals, rings, trophies and ribbons filling the trophy case.

The American Bowling Congress honored members who achieved the elusive perfect score in a number of ways. A 300 Award watch would provide a constant reminder of the happy occasion.