Dick Ritger—R.I.P.

(1938-2020)

Bowling Hall of Fame, 1984

#43 Bowler of the 20th Century

All-American, 1966-67, 1972-73, 1973-74

2 ABC championships (1967-CT, 1977-CAE)

20 PBA titles

Ned Day Bowling Tips? (1948)

Besides being one of the greatest bowlers in history, Ned Day is reckoned as one of the smoothest stylists.  So what happened here?

The photos on this post are from Ned’s 1948 instruction book, How to Bowl.  They are not the usual stop-action of a champion’s form.  Rather, they are illustrations of common mistakes.

So we have here some examples of how not to bowl.  Ned liked the photos so much that he used them again in his next instruction book in 1959.  The title of that volume is How to Bowl Better.

If you’re ready for an antidote now, click on the link for a stop-action of Ned Day’s real form—

https://bowlinghistory.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/ned-day-famous-bowler-2/

Old Fitzgerald—Chicago (1963)

FRONT–Les Zikes, Eddie Kawolics, Harry Lippe, Jim Stefanich REAR–Otto Niehus

Joe Norris for Camels (1941)

Memory Lanes—St. James, MN (1962)

113 S. 7th St.

Cliff Tolle (1953)

(1905-1983)

Joliet Bowling Star

Encino Bowl—Encino, CA

15945 Ventura Blvd.

Ella Morgan Stop-Action (1933)

Roy Lown (1961)

(1929-    )

1 PBA title

“Mr. 900”—A Marvelous New Book

What do you get when one Hall-of-Famer writes a book about another Hall-of-Famer?

You get Bob Johnson’s new volume, Mr. 900: The Glenn Allison Story.

Here’s an inside account of the first perfect series bowled in a sanctioned league, and of the controversies that have surrounded it ever since.   But before Glenn Allison rolled that 900 series in 1982, he had a helluva career on the lanes, all revisited in the book.  There are stories about Nagy, Welu, Varipapa, and other giants of the Golden Age.  Plenty of great pictures, too.

So order a copy or two or three or more.  If enough books are sold, maybe Glenn Allison will finally get his very-long-overdue official recognition.

For more info, hit the link below— 

https://www.mr900book.com/