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Historical Dictionary of Bowling (Hardcover)
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Historical Dictionary of Bowling (Hardcover)
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Sports
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Loggats, kayles, quilles, skittles, half-bowl and ninepins were all
early forms of games in which the goal was to knock down small
standing objects from a distance by rolling or throwing another
object at them. Archaeologists have found items from Egypt around
5200 B.C. that included small stone balls and narrow pins that were
possibly used for a game. Additional research has disclosed that
Polynesians played a game in which small elliptical balls and round
flat stone disks were used. The distance used for bowling the
stones was 60 feet - the same as in modern-day tenpin bowling. The
Historical Dictionary of Bowling contains a chronology, an
introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The
dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on both
male and female bowlers, amateur and professional, bowling coaches,
writers and other contributors to the sport of bowling;
descriptions and results of major tournaments and terminology of
the sport. This book is an excellent access point for students,
researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of
Bowling.
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