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TIMELINE
TIMELINE

1974 n The new Intercontinental Bali Beach 2014
Hotel in Indonesia will include an
eight-lane bowling center.
FIFTY YEARS AGO TEN YEARS AGO
n Bowling has not been immune from n The Budget and Finance Committee n Storm Products principals Bill and
the nationwide streaking fad. Reports of the BPAA requests a $1 per lane dues Barbara Chrisman have made an in-
of naked men and women zipping increase. BPAA has not raised dues vestment in Global Manufacturing, the
through bowling centers all over since 1963. San Antonio, Texas-based bowling ball
America have surfaced almost daily. manufacturer and the original produc-
1999 tion home of Columbia 300.
n In an attempt to alleviate lines at
gas stations during the energy crisis, a TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO n Mike Flanagan has been named
system of “odd and even” fill-up days, Storm’s director of public relations, and
tied to license plate numbers, is insti- n Presidential candidate John Kasich Chris Schlemer has been promoted to
tuted. This prompts Santa Anita Lanes (R-Ohio) embarks on a bowling center brand manager of Roto Grip.
in Pasadena, California, to post a sign tour of Iowa to meet potential voters in
reading, “During the a social setting. Stops include Indian n Ron Hoppe,
gas shortage, we will Lanes in Indianola, 20th Century Bowl author of “Ron
be open all odd and in Ames, The Totem Bowl in Mar- Hoppe’s Top
even days.” shalltown, Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo, Ten Tips for
Plamor Lanes in Iowa City, and Bowl- Coaching the
n The 31st annual mor Bowling Center in Davenport. Advanced
Billiard and Bowling Bowler,” departs
Institute of America n Former PBA broadcast director Phil the International
Convention takes Ferguson is selected to handle play- Art of Bowling to
place in Atlanta, Chris Schenkel by-play on ESPN telecasts of the PBA concentrate on Ron Hoppe’s book.
where the voice of the Winter Tour, and calls getting the job “a local coaching,
PBA Tour on ABC-TV, Chris Schenkel, dream come true.” and Bill Spigner steps in to fill the void,
receives the BBIA Industry Service joining IAB founders Diandra Asbaty
Award. n Bowling’s major manufacturers agree and Jason Belmonte.
to go to “open architecture” to allow
n An amendment that would reduce use of any brand of software for their n The announcement that parents
the size of future delegations will be computerized scoring equipment. will have to pay for spectator passes to
considered when upwards of 2,500 watch their children compete in the
delegates converge on Houston, Texas, n BPAA President Rex Haney, CEO Don 2014 Junior Gold Championships in
this month for the WIBC Annual Meet- Harris, and past President Don Hillman Buffalo, New York, has been met with
ing. embark on a trip to China and Japan to immediate and vocal opposition on
determine if there’s an opportunity to social network platforms.
n Construction that would add 22 lanes transform the BPAA into a truly interna-
to the Showboat Bowling Center in tional trade association. n The Main Event bowling and enter-
Las Vegas, bringing the total number tainment company is venturing outside
of lanes to 70, is under way. The home n Construction of Bowling Inc.’s pro- of Texas with an anticipated 2015 open-
of the $100,000 PBA Invitational also posed stadium and office complex in ing of a 58,000-square-foot facility in
hosted the largest WIBC Championship Osceola County, Florida, takes another Oklahoma City.
Tournament ever with 48,000 women step forward as that county’s commis-
taking part. sioners green light the project. Next, n Money will take center stage at the
the referendum will be reviewed by USBC Convention in Reno as the
n Proprietor and all-time great bowler Florida’s state legislature. organization seeks a dues increase via a
Don Carter will be bowling’s represen- five-item legislative package.
tative in Sportsworld, a wax museum n Industry unity takes another step for-
being built between Dallas and Fort ward in California as the state’s mem- n The late Woody Woodruff, a long-
Worth by Paramount Pictures. bership organizations and two propri- time AMF executive who played a key
etor associations form the California role in bringing the company’s pinspot-
n A bowling center in the oil-rich na- Bowling Council. Dennis Fanucchi of ter to market, enters the USBC Hall
tion of Kuwait joins the BPAA. the NorCal BPA is named chairman. of Fame.

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