The fifteenth BPAA All-Star Tournament was held at the Chicago Coliseum, December 9-18, 1955, with fields of 160 men and 64 women. The winners of the events were recognized as the national match-game champions. The return to the traditional December dates meant two All-Stars were staged during the calendar year 1955.
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2 ABC championships (1962-CAE, 1968-T)
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(1925-1997)
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(1923-2002)
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Ned Day was born 100 years ago on this date—November 11, 1911. Besides being a great bowler, he also wrote about bowling. Presented below is a list of books and articles related to Ned Day.
BOOKS
Day, Ned. Better Bowling: A Quick Way. New York: Sun Dial, 1939.
__________. High-Score Bowling. Chicago: Ziff-Davis, 1942.
__________. How to Bowl. Boston: Halcyon House, 1948.
__________. How to Bowl Better. New York: Arco Books, 1959.
__________. Want to Be a Bowling Champion? Minneapolis: Wheaties Library of Sports, 1946.
ARTICLES
Asbury, Herbert. “King of the Keglers.” Bowlers Journal, May 1944:18. [reprint: Collier’s]
Bourke, Kevin. “Ned Day’s Long Journey Into Night.” Bowlers Journal, Dec 1988:S25-S26.
Cruchon, Steve. “Norris-Varipapa vs. Burton-Day.” Bowling, Oct 1971:4,31.
Day, Ned. “Learn To Bowl.” Bowlers Journal, Sep 1938:13,38.
__________. “National Stars in Action: Don Carter.” Bowling, Feb 1953:60-61.
__________. “National Stars in Action: Steve Nagy.” Bowling, Mar 1953: 20-21.
__________. “National Stars in Action: Stan Slomenski.” Bowling, Apr 1953: 18-19.
__________. “National Stars in Action: Bill Lillard.” Bowling, May 1953: 14-15.
__________. “National Stars in Action: Connie Schwoegler.” Bowling, Jun 1953: 16-17.
__________. “National Stars in Action: Buzz Fazio.” Bowling, Jul 1953: 16-17.
__________. “National Stars in Action: George Young.” Bowling, Aug 1953: 18-19.
__________. “National Stars in Action: Tony Sparando.” Bowling, Nov 1953: 14-15.
__________. “National Stars in Action: Therman Gibson.” Bowling, Jan 1954:16-17.
__________. “National Stars in Action: Andy Varipapa.” Bowling, Feb 1954:14-15.
__________. “Our Guest Column.” ABC Bulletin, Dec 16, 1939:7.
Kouros, Tom. “Bringing the Legends to Life.” Bowlers Journal, Dec 1986:42-43
Krumske, Paul, att Bob Reeve. “Head to Head Match with Day.” Bowling May 1977:13.
Luby, Mort. “Crimmins vs. Day for 1942 Title.” Bowlers Journal, Jan 1942:8-9,34.
__________. “Ned Day Wins All-Star Tourney.” Bowlers Journal, Dec 1943:10,40.
__________. “Post Mort-‘Ems.” Bowlers Journal, Sep 1948:17,42.
__________. “Post Mort-‘Ems.” Bowlers Journal, Sep 1950:21,39.
McLaughlin, Tom. “Ned Day: ABC Clinic Star.” Bowling, Nov 1950:10-11,30.
Nelson, Ray. “Ned Day Tops Wilman After Five Meets.” Bowlers Journal, Nov 1946:13.
__________. “Ned Day vs. Joe Wilman Cross-Country Match.” Bowlers Journal, Oct 1946:9.
__________. “Wilman-Day Match.” Bowling, Jan 1971:4,40.
Pezzano, Chuck. “Day’s Fame Was Fleeting.” The Sporting News, Mar 18, 1972:21.
Poston, Don. “An Enigma with Class.” Bowlers Journal, Jan 1972:40-43.
Schmidt, J.R. “A Last World Challenge.” Bowlers Journal, Sep 1998:115.
__________. “Bowling’s Odd Couple.” Bowlers Journal, Jul 2002:91.
__________. “Ned Day’s Last Hurrah.” Bowlers Journal, Jun 1997:14.
__________. “The Final Clash: Day vs. Crimmins.” Bowlers Journal, Nov 1993:196-197.
__________. “Who Was Ned Day? (Part One)” Bowlers Journal, Jan 2009:36.
__________. “Who Was Ned Day? (Part Two)” Bowlers Journal, Feb 2009:33.
Schoeman, Byron. “Greatest Match in History?” Bowling, Apr 1974:4,35.
__________. “Who Won: Day or Crimmins?” Bowlers Journal, Dec 1961:21-23.
Sixty, Billy. “Great Day!” Sport, Apr 1947:30-32, 82-83.
Whitney, Eli. “Tenpin Stars on Parade.” Bowling, Jun 1948:38.
__________. “Tenpin Stars on Parade.” Bowling, Dec 1948:39.
Wilman, Joe. “National Stars In Action: Ned Day.” Bowling, Dec 1953:14-15.
“Learn To Bowl, Lassie.” Bowlers Journal, Oct 1939:19-20.
“Miss-Out Snaps Day’s 28-Year ABC String.” Bowling, Jun 1961:41.
“Ned Day Beats Hank Marino in Milwaukee Eliminations.” Bowlers Journal, Mar 29, 1934:8.
“Ned Day Scores Decisive Victory in Pin Duel with Wilman.” Bowling, Dec 1946:22.
Obituary. Bowling, Jan 1972:35.
Obituary. The Sporting News, Dec 11, 1971:54.
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