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"1940s" - 69 Total Result(s)
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BAER CUBS AWARD
Dr. E. H. Baer was a dentist in St. Louis, Missouri, and a prolific bowler, from the looks of it. As part of league play, Dr. Baer and the Bear Cubs bowling team took home a title, as evidenced by thi ...
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BERDIE SPECK OF THE WIBC
Berdie Speck knew how to put on a women’s bowling tournament. The secretary of the St. Louis Women’s Bowling Association had experience with regional tournaments featuring hundreds of bowlers, making ...
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BLUE RIBBON WOMEN
The Chicago Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer women’s bowling team in 1941 highlighted the growing prominence of women’s bowling in the early 1940s. Team members Emma Munzel, Agnes Pitelka, Betty Ramsey, Kay DeB ...
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BOMAR’S BILLFOLD
Famed bowler Buddy Bomar gave sportswriters a lot to report on during his outstanding career, so it seems only fair that the San Francisco Bowling Writers would give him something in return, namely th ...
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BOWLING AND BROADCASTING WITH PABST
Herb Freitag of the Chicago Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer men’s team and Mary Jane Hubert of the women’s team engaged with a WCFL radio reporter in Chicago. Both Freitag and Hubert were prominent figures in ...
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BOWLING ENTHUSIASTS GATHER
During the 1940s and 1950s, bowling became a cherished pastime for more and more Americans. The sport’s accessibility and appeal drew in big crowds to events such as this BPAA All-Star Tournament. Bow ...
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BREAKING INTO THE SCENE
Marion Ladewig shook hands with a fellow bowler during an outing in 1948. By this time, the Grand Rapids roller participated in four local leagues and played six games a day, steadily garnering attent ...
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BROADCAST FROM TOWER BOWL
Tower Bowl opened in San Diego, California, in 1941. The modern center featured 28 lanes in an air-conditioned facility, surely a requirement for comfort in the southern California heat! Like many oth ...
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BVL ENTERTAINMENT
Victory was a common theme on the homefront during World War II, and bowlers went all in on the cause. Made up of various professional organizations, the Bowlers Victory Legion formed in 1942 to contr ...
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CAMARADERIE ON AND OFF THE LANES
As bowlers displayed their competitive prowess on the lanes, they also radiated unwavering camaraderie off the lanes. In this image, Marion Ladewig was captured relishing a bowling match, surrounded b ...
