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Author:   J.R. Schmidt
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9781476667751

ISBN 10:   1476667756
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   10 January 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface A (Very) Short History of Bowling Mort the Moose Long John Koster El Zunko Magnificent Marino The Perfect Game Eddie Kawolics and Me The Old Sarge Uncanonized Saint An Interview with Jimmy Blouin The Prince of Bowlers Professor Krumske The Legend of Junie McMahon Seven Days to 300 The Flying Falstaffs Bowling’s Cinéma Vérité That’s Shaul, Folks! Nobody’s Buddy Things I Learned While Looking Up Other Things Belle of the Ball The Joker Is Wild The Patriotic Bowling Tournament The Greatest Team Match Bowling’s Landmark Tour Don Carter: An Appreciation A Dream in Detroit The Original Perfect Man One Soldier’s Story Famous Nicknames The Infamous 5–7–10 Fabulous ­Faetz-Niesen How Jimmy Smith Became Champ The Big Three Bowlers Tour Where Have You Gone, Morrie Oppenheim? How We Learned to Love the 10-Pin Weighty Bowlers More Things I Learned While Looking Up Other Things The First ABC Tournament Joe Norris, R.I.P. Style and Substance Brunswick or AMF? Billy G. Jerry Lewis Goes Bowling Church Alleys The Stuff of Dreamer Beware the Count! The Buds Shoot 3858 Gibby’s Big Jackpot Bowling’s Defining Moment Time for a Bowling Postage Stamp? I Remember Billy Welu The First National Tournament Strange Inventions Dick Weber, R.I.P. Candy Mac The ­Baseball-Bowling Connection The Buzzer Unusual Injuries The Quiet Man Pioneer Don Scott The Hitchhikers The Greatest Action Match The Fred Wolf Story Big Steve Johnny Small’s Magic Ball Two Secure Records Movie Star Bowler A Christmas Story Who Was Ned Day? Ed Lubanski’s Double 300 Andy Varipapa Stories Earl Breaks Through The Petersen Classic Turns 100 All Hail, Lady L! The Bowling Ball That Went Around the World Even More Things I Learned While Looking Up Other Things In Search of Johnny King A Different Path Uncle Joe Bowler’s Symphony Chief Halftown The Schalk Team Tournament Billy Hardwick, R.I.P. The Longest Longshots The Man in the Picture Allie and Orf and Allison and Some Others The National Bowling League Billy Durant’s Bowling Fling The Shanghai Bowling Congress The Pleasure of His Company Undefeated Champion Index

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J.R. Schmidt earned a PhD in history from the University of Chicago and is a regular on-air contributor on Chicago’s public radio station WBEZ.

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