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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1962
Page
7
The Olympic Bowling Centre offers nursery facilities under trained supervision, allowing mothers to enjoy daytime games with children safely cared for. The accompanying image highlights the attractive furnishing of the nursery.
The article traces bowling from ancient Egypt around 5200 B C to medieval Europe and its religious rites. It notes the first indoor alley in London in 1455 and Luther’s nine pin rules. Brunswick’s U S dominance follows with the American Bowling Congress forming in 1895 to standardize play and equipment. World records are mentioned for three games 886 set by Alle Brandt of Lickport New York in 1930s and a 1958 all-events score of 445 set by Bud Sor’s team.
In the United States about 25 million regular bowlers play, yet only a few perfect games are recorded each year, odds around 50 000 to 1. Tommy Danson of USA, weighing five stone, has an average near 120 after less than a year of play at his father's center.
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