Category: Teams

Miami 1967 ABC Action

T&T Chinchilla teams on lanes 29 & 30 at the 1967 ABC Tournament in Miami. On the left lane is Ernie Culver with Ted Fletcher, standing behind him, Ray Howell, Joe Callahan and Jack Hoyt in the seats behind them. On the right lane, Glenn Emmitt is bowling. Bobbie Dorn, Gene Ratliff and Gary Jensen are seated.

Closer view.
The scores
One of the two teams

Photos provided by Ernie Culver

Schlitz Beer Merchants League Champs 1939

L-R: Abe Feldman, Art “Suitcase” Jensen, Clarence “Griff” Griffin, (unknown – sponsor?), Huss Anderson, Johnny Turnland, M. Bachman. At the Broadway Recreation Parlor.
Radios were frequently used as prizes in the 1930’s and 1940’s.

Photo provided by Huss Anderson

Commercial League Champs Betty Ann Wines 1939

Caption from 29 Apr 1939 Council Bluffs Nonpareil Photo:

“The Commercial league closed books Monday night at the Recreation alleys, with Betty Ann Wines, sponsored and captained by Huss Anderson, declared champs. The team nailed the title a week ago, and won two out of three games Monday night in the finale. Left to right are: Anderson, Koneval, Cowles, Howland, Knodle and Olsen.”

(Huss Anderson, Stan Koneval, Harold Cowles, Howard Howland, Karl Knodle, Ed Olsen)
(The newspaper printed a copy of this, the original photo.)

The Commercial League followed the Merchants League on Monday nights at Broadway Recreation. Huss was on the championship team both shifts in 1939.

Photo provided by Huss Anderson