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"1970s" - 48 Total Result(s)
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LONG LIVE THE LEAGUES
Bowling’s golden age may have been coming to an end by the late 1970s, but bowling leagues have remained a lucrative way to sustain most bowling alleys. For a time, league bowling represented upwards ...
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NORTHBROOK’S STRIKING SHOWDOWN
The Strike ‘N’ Spare Lanes in Northbrook, Illinois, provided the perfect setting for the prestigious 1970 BPAA All-Star Tournament, attracting top bowlers from across the nation. Nestled in the vibran ...
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OH OH IT’S MAGIC
Less than a decade after the first automatic scorer debuted, AMF released the MagicScore, a revolutionary new scoring system. A reviewer who attended the demonstration declared that the MagicScore “li ...
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POPULARIZING BOWLING IN JAPAN
A bowling sensation from Yokohama, Japan, Kayoko Suda captivated audiences at the Hialeah Lanes in Florida during the 1969 BPAA All-Star Tournament. Renowned as one of Japan’s bowling luminaries, Suda ...
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PREPPING THE PINS
Workers meticulously inspected AMF bowling pins and pinsetters ahead of the 1970 BPAA All-Star Tournament in Northbrook, Illinois. It took many people, resources and manpower to ensure that every aspe ...
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RIDE THE BOWING PIN CAR
Women’s International Bowling Congress (WIBC) all-stars Loa Boxberger, Betty Morris, Judy Soutar and Helen Duval took a ride atop the “world’s only bowling pin car.” The move was part of an effort to ...
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SPERBER’S SINGLE-PIN WIN
Paula Sperber (second from left) and June Llewelyn (middle) proudly showed off their 1971 U.S. Open trophies. At just 20 years old, Sperber won a thrilling U.S. Open, as only one pin separated her fro ...
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SUDA IN THE STATES
Dorothy Fothergill (center) and Kayoko Suda (left), who finished first and second respectively in the Women’s Division at the 1969 BPAA All-Star Tournament, talked during the 1970 event. Following the ...
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THE EAST GERMAN DELEGATES
The FIQ held the 7th World Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, marking the first time the event was held in the United States. The mixed-gender competition featured bowlers from 32 countries, inclu ...
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THE SIGN OF THE TIMES
In preparation for the 1970 BPAA All-Star Tournament, held at the Strike ‘n’ Spare Lanes in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Illinois, the venue underwent several upgrades and changes. Here, two indi ...
