Archive for January, 2021
Brunswick New Process Bowling Shirts (1939)
January 31, 2021Hollywood Bowl—Lincoln, NE (1957)
January 28, 2021Carling Ale—Cleveland (1946)
January 26, 2021Penn Lanes—Delaware, OH
January 24, 2021Buddy Bomar (1951)
January 21, 2021(1916-1989)
Bowling Hall of Fame, 1966
#18 Bowler of the 20th Century
Bowlers Journal Bowler of the Decade, 1940s
Bowler of the Year, 1944-45, 1946-47
All-American, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1948-49, 1949-50
All Star champion, 1944-45
Match Game Doubles champion, 1944, 1950
2 ABC championships (1956-T, 1956-TAE)
Petersen Classic winner, 1947 (spring), 1947 (fall)
Hudson Recreation Out-of-Business Sale (1944)
January 19, 2021Located at Broad and Cherry Streets in downtown Philadelphia, Hudson Recreation had 105 alleys, making it the largest bowling establishment of its era. Declining patronage during World War II closed the business, and the U.S. government took over the premises. Evidently the owners had already sold 15 of their alleys by the time this ad ran.