IN 1905 THE FIRST RUBBER BALL THE EVERTRUE WAS INTRODUCED
A British anthropologist, Sir Flinders Petrie, discovered in the 1930's a collection of objects in a child's grave in Egypt that appeared to him to be used for a crude form of bowling.
In 1951, American Machine and Foundry Company purchased the patents to Gottfried Schmidt's automatic pinspotter, and by late 1952, production model pinspotters were introduced
Black lights were introduced to the game and created cosmic bowling.
1958 - The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) was founded by Eddie Elias, an Akron attorney and television sports interviewer. There were 33 charter members.
The Professional Women Bowler's Association becomes the first organization for professional women bowlers.
American Wheelchair Bowling Association formed
First International Bowling Cup competition held in Manila, Philippines. Canada & Philippines participate
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