Bowling Bowling 30 Point Classic is a league bowling format first introduced by Butch and Glenda Upton, as the 20 Point Classic. After a few years of play, the format was tweaked from 20 points to 30 points. This league format ranks team line up by average and uses these rankings to set individual and double matches. ...more on Wikipedia about "30 Point Classic"
A 300-point game in bowling is the best score possible. It consists of getting a strike in the first nine frames and three strikes in the tenth. ...more on Wikipedia about "300-point game"
Bowling is a game in which players attempt to score points by rolling a ball along a surface to either hit a target or knock down objects called pins. There are many forms of bowling, and the earliest known form has been dated back to ancient Egypt. Probably the best known form today is the American game of Ten-pin bowling. This form, in both amateur and professional versions, is played around the world, making it one of the largest participation sports available. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bowling"
Bowling for Dollars was a 1970s-era TV game show on which ordinary people could try their hand at the sport of bowling. Contestants won cash and sometimes prizes based on how well they bowled. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bowling for Dollars"
Candlepin bowling is a variation of bowling that is confined to the New England states of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire and to the Maritime provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (with one isolated candlepin center in Cincinnati, Ohio). It was developed in 1880 in Worcester, Massachusetts by a local bowling alley owner, Justin White. As in other forms of bowling, the players roll balls down a wooden pathway to knock down as many pins as possible. The main differences between candlepin bowling and the predominant ten-pin bowling style are that each player uses three balls per frame (see below), the balls are much smaller and do not have holes, the fallen pins ('deadwood' or simply 'wood') are not cleared away between balls during a player's turn, and the pins are thinner, and thus harder to knock down. One of the results of these differences is that scoring points is rather more difficult than in ten-pin bowling, and the highest officially sanctioned score is only 245 out of a possible 300 points. (In ten-pin bowling, virtually every bowling alley has a list of people with "perfect games," meaning they have scored 300 points.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Candlepin bowling"
Duckpin bowling is a variation of Ten-pin bowling and is popular along the eastern coast of the United States, from Maryland through southern New England, and in Quebec. The origin of the sport is a subject of some debate. According to popular legend, Duckpin bowling began in Baltimore, Maryland around 1900, at a bowling alley owned by future baseball Hall of Famers John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson. However, according to Appendix B of a 2005 baseball book by Howard W. Rosenberg (Cap Anson 3: Muggsy John McGraw and the Tricksters: Baseball's Fun Age of Rule Bending), an article from 1894 in the Lowell (Mass.) Sun confirms the existence of duckpins as of 1894. Rosenberg traced the story of crediting the origins of duckpins to McGraw and Robinson as far back as Shirley Povich of the Washington Post in the late 1930s. In any event, the name supposedly comes from a remark by McGraw during the first game played with pins cut down from old standard pins. McGraw, an avid duck hunter, said the the flying pins looked like "a flock of flying ducks"; a sportswriter turned the remark into the word "duckpins," and the name stuck. The rules of Duckpin bowling, or "Duckpins", are very similar to those of Ten-pin bowling. The major differences are: * The pins are shorter and squatter. The original Duckpins were simply Ten-pins cut down to size. Regulation Duckpins are 9 13/32 inches tall, with a maximum diameter of 4 1/8 inches, and a minimum diameter of 1 3/8 inches at the base. * The balls are smaller, and do not have any finger holes. The balls are meant to be held entirely in one hand, similarly to a Bocce ball. Regulation Duckpin balls have a maximum diameter of 5 inches, and a maximum weight of 3 pounds, 12 ounces. * Much like in Candlepin bowling, bowlers are allowed three shots per frame, rather than two. If all ten pins are knocked down on the third ball of the frame, the bowler is awarded 10 points for the frame, and does not get any 'bonus' on the next ball. (Note that unlike Candlepin bowling, fallen pins are cleared after each shot, which corresponds to Ten-pin bowling.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Duckpin bowling"
Edward G. "Eddie" Elias ( December 12, 1928 – November 15, 1998) was best known as the founder of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). ...more on Wikipedia about "Eddie Elias"
Five-pin bowling is a bowling variant which is popular in Canada, where many bowling alleys offer it, either alone or in combination with ten-pin bowling. It was devised in the early twentieth century to offer bowlers the chance to play a game during a half-hour lunch break. This goal was achieved by using smaller balls which travel faster than ten-pin balls and which can be thrown in rapid succession. Five-pin bowling was invented in 1909 by Thomas F. Ryan in Toronto, Ontario. ...more on Wikipedia about "Five-pin bowling"
Fred Schreyer is the CEO and President of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Schreyer joined the PBA in October 2002, serving as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. He later became the PBA Commissioner in 2003. When Steve Miller resigned in September 2005, Shreyer took over the leadership of the PBA, but continued in his role as commissioner, as well. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fred Schreyer"
Kyykkä is an ancient sport played in Carelia, Finland, and Estonia. It is known by a large number of different names, such as kurnilöömine, kriuhka, köllöi, keili, and papin tappaminen. The last one is Finnish and literally translates as "killing the priest". The basic aim of the game is to remove skittles from a designated area at the playing field by throwing a bat at them. Kyykkä is most often played in teams. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kyykkä"
Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States and worldwide. The PBA was founded in 1958 in Akron, Ohio by local attorney Eddie Elias; the PBA originally only had 33 members. The PBA was purchased in March 2000 by former high-tech executives Chris Peters (Chairman), Rob Glaser, and Mike Slade. PBA corporate headquarters were moved from Akron, Ohio to Seattle, Washington. In the fall of 2005, PBA leadership passed from Steve Miller (former President/CEO) to Fred Schreyer, who currently serves as the CEO/President and Commissioner of the PBA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Professional Bowlers Association"
Skittles is an old European target sport, from which Ten-pin bowling and Candlepin bowling in the United States, and Five-pin bowling in Canada are descended. In the United Kingdom the game remains a very popular pub sport in England and Wales, though it tends to be found in particular regions, not nation-wide. It is perhaps most common in the south west counties of Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire and South Wales. It is very popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skittles (sport)"
Ten-Pin Bowling is a sport with a simple aim—knock down as many pins as possible by rolling a ball along a pathway called the "lane." The lane is bordered by gutters along both sides which serve to collect errant balls which would not knock down any pins. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ten-pin bowling"
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