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31 Cards in this Set
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Egyptians Nine pin |
2000 yrs b4 the 1st pyramid was built, the . . . According to archaeologists, played a game similar to . . . . |
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Nine pin |
Is the game from which modern bowling developed. |
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German KEGELS religious rite |
In more recent yrs, . . . People knocked down . . . . Or pins as part of . . . . |
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State of grace |
If the bowler was successful, it was thought to indicate his . . . |
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Cloister Bowling alley |
In the 5th century AD, the . . . Of the cathedral was the . . . And many pious church members bowled in the cathedral. |
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Holland |
From GERMANY, the game moved to another part of EUROPE, . . . |
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Italy |
It was also popular in . . . . ONE THOUSAND YRS AGO. |
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Henry III |
Popularized the game when he was king in England |
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Carreau Charlemagne |
In France, a game called. .. . Played during the time or . . . ., Was also a kind of bowling |
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Scotland |
In. .. . Where it is cold much of the year, the game took another form. |
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Curling |
Bowling in ice. |
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American New Amsterdam |
The . . .. inherited the game directly from the Dutch who settled in. .. . in 1623 , and played nine pins on the green in front of their port. |
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Greens New York |
The first indoor. .. . We're constructed in . .. . In 1840 |
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30ft long |
The greens were . . .. long and much wider than the alley now in use. |
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Baked clay Slate blocks |
They were floored with. .. . But later changed to . . . |
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Wood Alleys |
. . . . became the standard flooring and we're called .. . Instead of GREENS. |
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Round stones Wooden balls Hard rubber ball |
The early balls were . . . Changed to. .. . And finally changed to . . . Now in use. |
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1875 NATIONAL BOWLING ASSOCIATION |
By . .. . ., the game become well enough establish for the formation of a .. . . To revise the rules and standardized equipment. |
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American Amateur Bowling Union |
Followed in 1890 |
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September 1895 American Bowling Congress |
In . . ., the . . .. , the men's governing organization for ten pins was founded, and the game and scoring methods were standardized. |
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1899 Fingertip grip |
In . .. , the ball with holes for . .. . Become standard. |
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1905 Hard rubber ball |
In . . . , the. .. . Outmoded the wooden ball, and early forms of pin spotting machines were devised. |
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ABC National Championship tournament |
In 1901, this was held. |
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Women's international bowling congress |
In 1916, this was founded and recognized |
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National Duckpin Bowling Congress |
In 1928, this was standardized. |
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American Rubber band Duckpin Bowling Congress |
In 1945, this was organized. |
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American Junior Bowling Congress Young American Bowling Alliance |
In 1941, the . . . Was organized since 1982, the. .. . Is the youth organization that governs the competition and supervised the instruction of boys and girls. |
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National Bowling Council |
During the same time, the. .. . In 1943 was formed to coordinate all phases of bowling in the World War II effort. |
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National Coordinator |
Today National Bowling Council serves as the . . . For sports |
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Marketing arm |
The NBC acts as the . . . For bowling and is also a clearing house for informational material, competitive news, and instructional clinics. |
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American Bowling Congress |
It was not until 1966 that the . . . Began its promotion to competitive collegiate bowling in order to bridge the gap between junior and adult bowling. |
