Larry Sutton (1912)

(1881-1956)

2 ABC championships (1909-S, 1912-S)

 

Pepsi Cola—St. Louis (1953)

FRONT–Norm Kelpe, Frank Schalk, Ron Buckles REAR–Sarge Easter, Pat Patterson, Whitey Harris

 

 

 

20th Century Lanes

3255 N. Cicero Ave.

Murray Fowler (1939)

(1888-1972)

1 ABC championship (1939-D)

Started bowling after losing his left hand in a railroad accident

Don Carter for Ace Mitchell’s Shur-Hooks (1962)

 

 

Masters Tournament 1956

The sixth ABC Masters was held in Rochester, May 12-16, 1956. All bowling for the field of 192 men was at the Community War Memorial. In the final showdown, losers bracket survivor Ray Bluth defeated tournament leader Dick Hoover, 879-831, to force another match. Hoover then defeated Bluth for the title, 819-787.

NKC Bowl—Kansas City, MO

505 E. 18th Ave. 

Charley Daw (1940)

(1894-1947)

ABC Hall of Fame, 1941 (charter member)

#35 Bowler of the 20th Century

Bowlers Journal 1925-1936 Special All-American

All-American, 1926-27, 1929-30, 1931-32

Match Game champion, 1927-1928

3 ABC championships (1923-D, 1923-T, 1932-D)

Petersen Classic winner, 1931

Masters Tournament 1955

The fifth ABC Masters was held in Fort Wayne, May 14-19, 1955. The qualifying rounds were bowled at Berry Lanes, with the finals at the Allen County War Memorial. A field of 192 bowlers competed. In the championship match, tournament leader Buzz Fazio defeated losers bracket survivor Joe Kristof, 770-768.

  

1968 ABC Tournament Program

1968 ABC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

TEAM–Dave’s Auto Supply (Philadelphia)–3084

DOUBLES–Rich Stark-Walt Roy (Glenw’d Springs, CO)–1325 

SINGLES–Wayne Kowalski (Boston)–738 

ALL EVENTS–Vince Mazzanti (Philadelphia)–1983 

CLASSIC TEAM–Bowl-Rite Supply (Joliet, IL)–6285 

CLASSIC DOUBLES–Bill Tucker-Don Johnson (L.A.)–1329 

CLASSIC SINGLES–Dave Davis (Phoenix)–741 

CLASSIC ALL EVENTS–Jim Stefanich (Joliet, IL)–1983 

TEAM ALL EVENTS–Cascade Natural Gas (Seattle)–9151