Ernest Fosberg (1902)

(1886-1973)

First bowler to roll a sanctioned 300 game (1902)

George Young Stop-Action (1953)

All-Star Tournament 1964-65

The twenty-fourth BPAA All-Star Tournament was held at the Philadelphia Convention Hall, January 12-24, 1965, with greatly expanded fields of 432 men and 216 women.  After the qualifying round, the match-play finals of 20 men and 16 women were each split into two divisions, American and National.  Regular match-play continued until the men had rolled 56 games, and the women had rolled 44 games.  In the TV rolloffs, the bowlers in corresponding positions of the separate divisions bowled three-game matches to determine the final, overall standings.  The All-Star winners were recognized as the national match-game champions.

Steve Nagy (1954)

(1913-1966)

Bowling Hall of Fame, 1963

#23 Bowler of the 20th Century

Bowler of the Year, 1951-52, 1954-55

All-American, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1957-58

All-Star champion, 1954-55

5 ABC championships (1952-D, 1952-AE, 1952-TAE, 1958-T, 1958-TAE)

A St. Valentine’s Day Bowling Story

My Chicago History blog for today features a story on how bowling is linked to the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. There’s a short video clip of Boris Karloff bowling (from the original “Scarface”), and also the audio of my latest interview on Chicago radio station WBEZ. Click on the link below to access:

http://www.wbez.org/blog/john-r-schmidt/2012-02-14/different-st-valentines-day-story-96117

Eddie Kawolics (1949)

(1907-1976)

Bowling Hall of Fame, 1968

All-American, 1946-47

2 ABC championship (1963-T, 1964-TAE)

Andy Varipapa Stop-Action (1953)

All-Star Tournament 1963-64

The twenty-third BPAA All-Star Tournament was held at the  State Fair Coliseum in Dallas, January 15-25, 1964, with fields of 288 men and 144 women.  The Petersen point system was replaced by the point system used on the PBA Tour.  The three-game TV rolloff format was also changed, and was now used only for the two championship matches.  The All-Star winners were recognized as the national match-game champions.

Cass Grygier (1934)

(1908-1993)

1 ABC championship (1934-T)

Petersen Classic winner, 1942

 

Hyde Bowling Shoes (1951)