They came to bowl
Subtitle: how Milwaukee became America's tenpin capital
By: Doug Schmidt.
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Madison, WI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780870203879
Subjects: Bowling -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- History; Bowling alleys -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Taverns and tenpins; title: The legacy of Abe Langtry; title: The ABCs of bowling; title: Marino and Day : a winning ticket; title: Modern-day kingpins; title: Jeannette Knepprath : from pastry to president; title: Ladies of the lanes; title: Breaking down barriers; title: The Sampson factor; title: Two, five, eight, nine thousand thank you, Hank!; title: Sunday brunch with the champs; title: The Miller Open : crash of the Medford Meteor; title: Reversal of fortune; title: Epilogue; title: Milwaukee bowling alleys; title: Bowling lingo.