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"St. Louis" - 29 Total Result(s)
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BOWLING MAD IN ST. LOUIS
St. Louis hosted the 11th annual American Bowling Congress tournament in 1911, and reports claimed the town “had gone bowling mad.” The normally baseball-crazy St. Louisans “have ceased conjectures as ...
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BUDS ROLL A 3729
The Budweisers team was arguably best known for their record-shattering high score at a 1958 tournament, but the team had been building to that success with a number of impressive victories. On Januar ...
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BUDWEISER UNIFORM
Anheuser-Busch placed a bet on bowling in 1954 that paid a huge return. The beer company offered a one-year sponsorship deal to the fledgling Budweisers, who then became the most dominant team in the ...
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BUDWEISERS ON THE ROAD
The Budweisers bowling team was a St. Louis institution, but they didn’t stay at home letting the grass grow under their feet. The St. Louis bowlers hit the road regularly, competing in tournaments ac ...
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CARTER’S 300
Don Carter was one of the first bowlers to forge a sustainable career in the sport. At a time when many professional bowlers had full-time jobs in addition to bowling, Don Carter brought in thousands ...
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CROWDING AROUND ST. LOUIS
With over two months of action, the 1959 ABC Tournament drew enormous crowds. Held in St. Louis, Missouri, at the 138th Infantry Armory, the tournament featured 5,000 participants with some of the mos ...
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DETAIL ORIENTED
Werner Distributing Company, likely based in St. Louis, Missouri, knew that details make the difference. These bright yellow shirts were embroidered with the bowler’s name (or nickname) as well as a s ...
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GREATER ST. LOUIS BOWLING ASSOCIATION
The Greater St. Louis Bowling Association was one of the largest regional associations in the United States by the 1970s, governing hundreds of winter and summer leagues. The city of St. Louis is name ...
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JOHNNY PERKINS’ PLAYDIUM
When Johnny Perkins’ Playdium opened July 8, 1940, in St. Louis, Missouri, it was described as “the nation’s showplace of recreation.” The center featured twenty lanes and a cocktail bar. During the m ...
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MAMA’S GOING BOWLING
“Unlimber the can opener, Junior. Mama’s going bowling.” The 1952 Women’s International Bowling Congress in St. Louis attracted women from all over the country, including 90 from Minneapolis alone. Th ...
