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"international" - 36 Total Result(s)
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AMF WORLD CUPS
AMF has been a prolific sponsor of international bowling, putting on the AMF Bowling World Cup since 1965 when it was held in Dublin, Ireland. (The tournament is now known as the QubicaAMF Bowling Wor ...
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BOWLING IN BRITAIN
Tenpin bowling was taking off internationally during the 1960s. The sport entered the United Kingdom with a bang around 1960, with American manufacturers like AMF assuming it was sure to be a hit. Bow ...
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BOWLING IN GERMANY WAS WUNDERBAR
Germany’s bowling history stretches back centuries. Even the bowling organizations there are over 100 years old! In 1935, the German Keglerbund celebrated their 50th anniversary. The organization was ...
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BOWLING ON THE BASE
In the years after World War II, U.S. servicemen deployed overseas often set up bowling alleys for entertainment when they weren’t on duty. The Naval Air Station Keflavik, a United States Navy base in ...
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COMPLIMENTS OF THE U.A.E.
The United Arab Emirates Bowling Association was founded in 1981. This plaque was gifted “with compliments” of the association.
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DUCKPINS IN THE PHILIPPINES
In the early twentieth century, variations of bowling were played across the globe and bowlers found common ground in the sport. Mrs. Toneita Gibbon was a member of the winning teams who took home the ...
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EN VOGUE IN VENEZUELA
Venezuelans are ardent bowling enthusiasts and can often be seen in international competitions, wearing shirts such as this one. In 1959, Venezuela became the first non-European nation to join the Fed ...
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EUROPEAN KEEPSAKES
The 2nd and 3rd Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) World Championships were held in Essen, Germany, and Helsingborg, Sweden, respectively. A top bowler could collect commemorative plaques f ...
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FIQ IN MEXICO CITY
The 5th FIQ World Tournament, held in November 1963 in Mexico City, Mexico, was a monumental one. It marked the first year the United States sent a team in an official capacity, as well as the first y ...
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FRENCH PRESS
The world developed an appetite for all things bowling in the years after World War II, and the French were no exception. The French had long enjoyed different forms of bowling, but American-style nin ...
