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Author: J.R. Schmidt Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476667756 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 247
Book Description
Millions of people bowl yet few know much about bowling's rich history. For more than 25 years, J.R. "Dr. Jake" Schmidt has been recounting that history in Bowlers Journal International with vitality and detail. This collection of 90 of his classic articles presents portraits of Dick Weber, Don Carter, Marion Ladewig and other tenpin immortals. Great matches and tournaments are recalled, along with little-known and forgotten stories--the bowling ball that went around the world, the 300 game that took a week to complete, the symphony concert that featured a bowler rolling against pins on stage, the traveling hustler who passed himself off as a German nobleman, the baseball Hall of Famer who won a national bowling championship, and much more.
Author: J.R. Schmidt Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476667756 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 247
Book Description
Millions of people bowl yet few know much about bowling's rich history. For more than 25 years, J.R. "Dr. Jake" Schmidt has been recounting that history in Bowlers Journal International with vitality and detail. This collection of 90 of his classic articles presents portraits of Dick Weber, Don Carter, Marion Ladewig and other tenpin immortals. Great matches and tournaments are recalled, along with little-known and forgotten stories--the bowling ball that went around the world, the 300 game that took a week to complete, the symphony concert that featured a bowler rolling against pins on stage, the traveling hustler who passed himself off as a German nobleman, the baseball Hall of Famer who won a national bowling championship, and much more.
Author: Glenn Gerstner Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476693331 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 252
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Born in Italy in 1891, Andy Varipapa immigrated to the United States in 1903, uneducated and unable to speak English. Equipped with little more than athletic ability, the will to succeed, and a healthy dose of self-confidence, he became bowling's first superstar. In the 1940s and 1950s, Varipapa was the world's most famous bowler. For more than 50 years, he dazzled fans with an array of never-before-seen trick shots in person, on movie screens, and on television. Varipapa was not only a performer but one of the greatest bowlers ever. He won the prestigious BPAA All-Star tournament in 1946, silencing critics who claimed he was just an entertainer. And he did so at age 55, long past most bowlers' retirement age. To prove it was no fluke, he repeated in 1947. Bowling fans recognized the outspoken and brash "Great Varipapa," who once said, "I'm the most skillful, talkative, and controversial bowler who ever lived." Few knew Andy, the kind and loyal family man and friend. Sourced from interviews with family and friends and more than 1,000 secondary sources, this first-ever biography of Varipapa tells the personal story of bowling's greatest showman and one of its most influential figures.
Author: Parker Bohn, III Publisher: ISBN: 9780756780234 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
The most definitive guide to the sport of bowling, this book is sure to take your game & your average to the next level. Clearly explains everything you need to know in order to shoot your maximum potential -- from equipment, mental preparation, & practice regimens to strike lines, spare conversions, & strategies for different lane conditions. Written for the beginner as well as the advanced bowler, the book features more than 30 detailed computer-generated lane diagrams that show the best paths to the pocket for both left- & right-handers. A preface richly illustrated with vintage photos takes a fascinating look back at how the game came to be one of America's most-loved pastimes & how it is fast gaining popularity around the world.
Author: Gianmarc Manzione Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1605987158 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 177
Book Description
Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in quotation marks, and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of "action bowling", a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers—often teenagers—faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and the balls are rigged), and losses come with dire consequences. But for a few kids, the world of action bowling would turn out to be a ticket off the mean streets and onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. For Ernie Schlegel, it would be a chance to shed his hustler ways and become a bonafide champion.For the more than 100 million bowlers worldwide and for fans of timeless sports histories, Pin Action captures the underbelly of 1960s and '70s New York and tells the true story of how the most notorious action bowler of all time became a Hall of Famer. Set in the gritty, flashy, lost world of action bowling, Gianmarc Manzione tells an epic tale filled with seedy characters, uproarious eccentricities, improbable twists of fate, and a rags-to-riches narrative so crazy it has to be true.
Author: Howard Stallings Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers ISBN: 9780879056629 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
Contains scores of humorous tales, 100 striking photographs from the Bowling Hall of Fame and private collections, statistics, trivia. Features trophies, clothing, and kitsch that capture the history of the sport.
Author: Eric Dregni Publisher: Crestline ISBN: 0785830146 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
This book shows how bowling has evolved to become an indelible facet of popular culture. In addition to bowling's role in art and media, this book delves into the sport's far-reaching implicationss throughout history. Includes never-before-published photos and artworks that illustrate the sport's march through time.
Author: Parker Bohn Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY) ISBN: 9780789304940 Category : Bowling Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This state-of-the-art bowling instructional book is aimed at players of all abilities, and features insights into the game and its history as well as practical step-by-step advice from charismatic superstar Parker Bohn III, the Professional Bowlers Association's 1999 Player of the Year. Photos and illustrations.
Author: Mimi Thebo Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN: 034549220X Category : City and town life Languages : en Pages : 305
Book Description
Nothing ever happens in Eudora, and that's the way this small town likes it. Then a former resident publishes a novel with characters based on a number of townspeople. Suddenly, there are a whole lot of new ideas in town and not all of them are good.
Author: J.R. Schmidt
Author: J.R. Schmidt
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Author: Glenn Gerstner
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Author: Parker Bohn
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