Charley Lausche (1948)

(1903-1969)

1 ABC championship (1952-TAE)

Brother of U.S. Senator Frank Lausche

Ralph Engan (1970)

(1928-1978)

1 ABC championship (CT-1969)

2 PBA titles

All-Star Tournament 1954-55

The fourteenth BPAA All-Star Tournament was held at the  Chicago Coliseum, January 14-23, 1955, with fields of 160 men and 64 women.  The winners of the events were recognized as the national match-game champions.  Eventual men’s champion Steve Nagy tied for the last place in the qualifying, then advanced to the match-play finals by winning a six-game roll-off.

Eddie Botten (1949)

(1908-1998)

New Jersey Bowling Star

Ned Day for the Detroit News (1949)

Ned Day advertising post #9 

Doyle-Goff Semi-Automatic Pin Spotter (1948)

John Wilcox (1966)

(1947- )

Bowling Hall of Fame, 1999

2 ABC championships (1966-AE, 1977-CT)

1 PBA title

Bill Hargadon (1949)

(1908-1996)

All-American, 1942-43

1 ABC championship (1942-T)

Ace Mitchell’s Shur-Hooks—Akron (1966)

(L-R)--Les Schissler, Dick Hoover, Billy Welu, Andy Marzich, Glenn Allison

St. John’s Lutheran Church Bowling Lanes

4939 W. Montrose Ave.

Chicago’s last “church alleys”–still in business!