Billy Welu Bowling Book (1972)

World’s Invitational Tournament 1959

The third World’s Invitational Tournament was held at the Chicago Coliseum, December 3-11, 1959. The men’s field was 128, the women’s field was 64.

Empire Bowl Duckpin Lanes (1940)

4423 N. Milwaukee Avenue

Then known as Portage Park Recreation, alleys 1-4 were used for duckpins one summer in an attempt to increase off-season lineage. The experiment was never repeated.

 

 

Skee Foremsky (1968)

(1936-  )

1 ABC championship (1971-CT)

6 PBA titles

 

Rainbo Lanes

3956 W. Diversey Ave.

Another Joe Norris Stop-Action (1955)

Sport (August 1955)

Ziern Antiques—St. Louis (1950)

FRONT–Whitey Harris, Ray Bluth REAR–Frank Mataya, Frank Schalk, Pat Patterson, Chuck Lammlein

Bill Beach (1972)

(1929-2010)

ABC Hall of Fame, 1991

All-American, 1971-72

Masters champion, 1972

4 ABC championships (1965-CD, 1975-CAE, 1978-CS, 1978-CAE)

1 PBA title

Ebonite Six-Shooter Bowling Balls (1966)

World’s Invitational Tournament 1958

The second World’s Invitational Tournament was held at the Chicago Coliseum, December 4-12, 1958. The men’s field was reduced to 128, while the women’s field remained at 64.