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"1961" - 7 Total Result(s)
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A ROYAL STRIKE
Bowling is an accessible and fun activity for everyone — even royalty. While visiting Norway, Queen Farah Pahlavi of Iran tried the sport for the first time at an Oslo hotel. Her husband, the Shah of ...
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BOWL WITH COWORKERS
For some folks, quitting time at work is followed with playing time at the lanes. AMF took advantage of coworker comradery with a guide on company bowling leagues. A group of workers could form a squa ...
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CARTER’S CHAMPION WATCH
Between prize money, trophies, endorsement deals, rings, watches and pens, champion bowlers collected countless winnings!
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CRYSTAL PRIZE
At their 1961 championship tournament in Bakersfield, California, the Women’s International Bowling Congress gifted commemorative necklaces to women who rolled a 200 or higher.
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GETTING THINGS ROLLING IN ROME
The Eternal City has bowling fever! Italy’s first commercial, American-style tenpin bowling center opened in the nation’s capital Rome in April 1961, complete with automatic pinsetters. American equip ...
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NAGY’S 38TH
Steve Nagy bowled his 38th perfect game on the second night of the San Jose Open in 1961. The veteran bowler saw a great deal of success in his career, claiming five championship titles during the 195 ...
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ROUND FIRST FOR THE STRIKE
Derks Field, a baseball field in Salt Lake City, Utah, was temporarily transformed into a bowling alley for a 1961 outdoor tournament. A joint effort of the Salt Lake City Tribune and the Utah Bowling ...
