Joe Kristof Bowls in a Store Window (1956)

“Big League Bowling”  Chicago TV show, broadcast from the Polk Brothers Appliance Store  (8500 S. Cottage Grove Ave.) 

Note the people on the street watching the show through the windows—no spectators were allowed inside the store after regular business hours! 

Wheaton Bowl—Wheaton, IL

2031 N. Gary Ave.

 

The Fabulous, Furry Thoma Brothers (1960)

(L-R)–Clarence, Fred, Frank (Sykes), Harry

CLARENCE THOMA (1893-1961) 

       1 ABC championship (1924-D)

FRED THOMA (1891-1966)

       1 ABC championship (1918-D)

FRANK “SYKES” THOMA (1896-1980)

       Bowling Hall of Fame, 1971

       All-American, 1926-27, 1927-28

       Petersen Classic winner, 1926

       2 ABC championships (1916-D, 1916-AE)

HARRY THOMA (1895-1968)

       1 ABC championship (1924-D)

                                                                       

 

Mergard’s College Hill Lanes—Cincinnati (1950)

6060 Hamilton Ave.

Brunswick Centennial Equipment (1942)

Ronnie Jones (1957)

(1913-1966)

1 ABC championship (1957-D)

“The New Yorker” Bowling Cartoon (2004)

Brookfield Bowl

3415 Maple Ave. (Brookfield)

Berry Brothers Alley Finish (1952)

Jeremy Sonnenfeld Pamphlet (1997)

Jeremy Sonnenfeld bowled the first officially-recognized 900 series on February 2, 1997.  Twenty years later, more than 30 have been approved.