Ten-pin Bowling
Ten-Pin Bowling is a sport with a simple aimknock 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. The biggest worldwide event in Ten-pin bowling today is the annual Weber Cup.
History
Ninepin bowling was introduced to America from Europe, similar to the game of skittles. It became very popular and was called "Bowl on the Green". The Dutch, English, and Germans all brought their own versions of the game to the new world, where it enjoyed continued popularity, although not without some controversy. In 1841 a law in Connecticut banned ninepin bowling lanes due to associated gambling and crime ask.yahoo.com/20030606.html www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Skittles.htm, and people were said to circumvent this by adding an extra pin, starting ten pin bowling.
In 1895 the American Bowling Congress was started in New York City. The first bowling balls were made of lignum vitae wood, but then rubber began being used for bowling balls in 1905. Pins were set by "pin boys" until the invention of the automatic pinsetter. This was invented in 1936, and entered production in 1952. The popularity of ten pin bowling increased during the 1950s, encouraged with showing the sport on television.
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