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"Chicago" - 20 Total Result(s)
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MAKING PROGRESS IN CHICAGO
The 1949 BPAA All-Star Championship was held at the Northwest Armory in Chicago from December 3-11. Junie McMahon, who hailed from Chicago, beat out 167 male bowlers to claim the title with 13,712 pin ...
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MONARCHS OF BOWLING
The Chicago Monarch Beer men’s bowling team proudly represented the Chicago Classic League with bottles of Monarch Encore beer in hand. From left to right are Dick Winsberg, Johnny Small (co-holder of ...
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ON TOP OF THE WORLD
A BPA official presented Marion Ladewig with a trophy and $4,000 check after she locked up the 1963 World’s Invitational in Chicago. It was her fourth time winning the tournament over its seven years ...
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PIN-KNIGHTS ROLL IN CHICAGO
The Windy City hosted the 12th annual American Bowling Congress tournament in 1912, billed as “the greatest tournament of the decade.” Over the tournament’s three weeks, “pin-knights” rolled 30,000 ga ...
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PINS, PRIDE AND PABST
The Pabst Blue Ribbon women’s bowling team of the 1940s represented the thriving culture of league bowling, supported by iconic brands like PBR. First brewed in Milwaukee in 1844, Pabst earned its “Bl ...
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THE ROYAL COURT
Marion Ladewig and Don Carter were two of the best to ever hit the lanes. The pair, dubbed “Queen Ladewig” and “King Carter” by the local press, were crowned champions of the first annual World’s Invi ...
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TIME TO GO BOWLING
Golden Visionette electric clocks were produced by Chicago-based Haddon Products. Their glass design was intended to make the hands appear to float freely. Haddon Products made some novelty clocks, in ...
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TOURNAMENT IN CHICAGO
The 24th annual American Bowling Congress tournament in Chicago in 1924 saw a record-high 2,131 teams competing.
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WINDY CITY ALL-STARS
The 1956 BPAA All-Star Tournament was held in Chicago from November 30 through December 9. Bowling icon Don Carter clinched his third national match game bowling championship. His 3.04-point margin of ...
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WOMEN’S RECORDS IN CHICAGO
The 18th Women’s International Bowling Congress in Chicago drew 480 teams, 667 sets of doubles and 1,399 individuals from all parts of the nation. Erna Haufler and Billy Simon of San Antonio, Texas, s ...
