Bowlers Journal International - January 2008 - (Page A14) USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Year & City 1901 Chicago 1902 Buffalo 1903 Indianapolis 1904 Cleveland 1905 Milwaukee 1906 Louisville 1907 St. Louis 1908 Cincinnati 1909 Pittsburgh Team Event Standard, Chicago 2,720 Fidelia, New York 2,792 O’Leary, Chicago 2,819 Anson’s, Chicago 2,737 Gunther No. 2, Chicago 2,795 Century, Chicago 2,794 Furniture City, Grand Rapids MI 2,775 Bond, Columbus OH 2,927 Lipman, Chicago 2,962 Doubles John Voorhies-Charles Starr 1,203 Jim McClean-Harry Steers 1,237 Harry Collin-Kip Selbach 1,227 H. H. Krause-C. H. Spies 1,184 Ed Stretch-Robert Rolfe 1,213 J. N. Reed-Earl Dresbach 1,247 E. G. Richter-E. Bigley 1,164 James Chalmers-Henry Kiene 1,254 Al Schwoegler-Tony Schwoegler 1,304 Singles Frank Briell 648 Fred Strong 649 Dan Jones 683 Martin Kern 647 C. M. Anderson 651 Frank Favour 669 Marshall Levey 624 R. T. Matak 624 Archie Wengler 699 Larry Sutton 691 Frank Bruggeman 691 All-Events Frank Briell 1,736 John Koster 1,841 Fred Strong 1,896 Martin Kern 1,804 Jack Reilly 1,791 J.T. Peacock 1,794 H.C. Ellis 1,775 Russ Crable 1,924 James Blouin 1,885 1910 Detroit 1911 St. Louis 1912 Chicago 1913 Toledo 1914 Buffalo 1915 Peoria IL 1916 Toledo Cosmos, Chicago 2,880 Fienners, Chicago 2,924 Brunswick All Stars, New York 2,904 Flor de Knispel, St. Paul MN 3,006 New Haven, New Haven CT 2,944 Barry-Ketteler, Chicago 2,907 Commodore Barry, Chicago 2,905 Al Daiker-Ed Wetterman 1,231 W. M. Hartley-Louis Seiler 1,246 N. P. Owen-Phil Sutton 1,259 Peter Schultz-John Koster 1,291 John Negley-D. H. Van Ness 1,245 Harold Allen-Ray Allen 1,297 Frank Thoma-Hank Marino 1,279 1917 Grand Rapids 1918 Cincinnati 1919 Toledo Birk Bros., Chicago 3,061 Aquilas Cigars, St. Paul MN 3,022 Athearn Hotel, Oshkosh WI 2,992 Gus Satorius-William Hoizschuh 1,346 Harry Steers-Fred Thoma 1,335 Otto Kallusch-Ernie Barnes 1,305 Thomas Haley 705 James Blouin 681 Larry Sutton 679 Frank Peterson 693 William Miller 675 Wallace Pierce 711 Sam Schliman 685 Bill Hueseman 685 Frank Shaw 685 Otto Kallusch 698 C. J. Styles 702 Harry Cavan 718 Thomas Haley 1,961 Jimmy Smith 1,919 Phil Sutton 1,843 Ed Hermann 1,972 William Miller 1,897 Matty Faetz 1,876 Frank Thoma 1,919 H. Miller 1,945 Harry Steers 1,959 Mort Lindsey 1,933 1920 Peoria IL 1921 Buffalo 1922 Toledo 1923 Milwaukee 1924 Chicago 1925 Buffalo 1926 Toledo 1927 Peoria IL 1928 Kansas City 1929 Chicago Brucks No. 1, Chicago 3,096 Saunders, Toronto 3,066 Lincoln Life Ins., Ft. Wayne IN 2,998 Nelson Mitchells, Milwaukee 3,139 Herb’s Indians, Cleveland 3,044 Weisser Blue Ribbons, Buffalo 3,023 Castany, Chicago 3,063 Tea Shops, Milwaukee 3,199 Oh Henry Candy, Chicago 3,057 Hub Recreation, Joliet IL 3,063 Marv Erickson-Edward Krems 1,301 Otto Kallusch-Art Schieman 1,314 Chris Spinella-Barney Spinella 1,336 Charley Daw-Finnis Wilson 1,358 Harry Thoma-Clarence Thoma 1,380 Ed Schupp-Ed Karich 1,318 Charles Aston-Phil Young 1,355 Fred Gardella-Fred Tocco 1,355 Michael Flick-Frank Snyder 1,317 Henry Will-Joe Hradek 1,363 Walter Klecz-Peter Butler 1,353 Joe Shaw 713 Fred Smith 702 Walter Lundgren 729 Carl Baumgartner 724 Harry Smyers 749 Al Green 706 Ed Votel 731 William Eggars 706 Henry Summers 705 Adolph Unke 728 Jimmy Smith 1,915 Art Schieman 1,909 Barney Spinella 1,999 William Knox 2,019 A.F. Weber 1,975 Clarence Long 1,977 Harry Gerloski 1,981 Barney Spinella 2,014 Phil Wolf 1,937 Otto Stein Jr. 1,974 1930 Cleveland 1931 Buffalo 1932 Detroit 1933 Columbus OH 1934 Peoria IL 1935 Syracuse NY 1936 Indianapolis 1937 New York 1938 Chicago 1939 Cleveland Graff & Sons, Kalamazoo MI 3,100 S. & L. Motors, Chicago 3,013 Jefferson Clothiers, Dayton OH 3,108 Flaig’s Opticians, Covington KY 3,021 Stroh’s Bohemian Beer, Detroit 3,089 Wolfe Tire, Niagara Falls NY 3,029 Falls City Hi-Bru, Indianapolis 3,089 Krakow Furniture Co., Detroit 3,118 Birk Bros., Chicago 3,234 Fife Electric Supply, Detroit 3,151 James Divine-George Heup 1,339 Edward Rafferty-Charles Reilly 1,316 Frank Benkovic-Charley Daw 1,358 Gil Zunker-Frank Benkovic 1,415 George Rudolph-John Ryan 1,321 Clyde Sumerix-Harry Sauers 1,348 Anthony Slanina-Mike Straka 1,347 Virgil Gibbs-Nelson Burton Sr. 1,359 Don Johnson-Fonnie Snyder 1,337 Phillip Icuss-Murray Fowler 1,405 Larry Shotwell 774 Walter Lachowski 712 Otto Nitschke 731 Earl Hewitt 724 Jerry Vidro 721 Don Brokaw 733 Charles Warren 735 Gene Gagliardi 749 Knute Anderson 746 James Danek 730 George Morrison 1,985 Mike Mauser 1,966 Hugh Stewart 1,980 Gil Zunker 2,060 Walter Reppenhagen 1,972 Ora Mayer 2,022 John Murphy 2,006 Max Stein 2,070 Donald Beatty 1,978 Joe Wilman 2,028 1940 Detroit 1941 St. Paul MN 1942 Columbus OH 1943-45 1946 Buffalo 1947 Los Angeles 1948 Detroit 1949 Atlantic City Monarch Beer, Chicago 3,047 Vogel Brothers, Chicago 3,065 Budweiser, Chicago 3,131 No Tournament Held - World War II LloDaMar Bowl, Santa Monica CA 3,023 Eddie & Earl Linsz, Cleveland 3,032 Washington Shirts, Chicago 3,007 Jimmie Smith’s, South Bend IN 3,027 Herbert Freitag-Joe Sinke 1,346 William Lee-Ray Farness 1,346 Edward Nowicki-George Baier 1,377 John Gworek-Henry Kmidowski 1,360 Edward Doerr Jr.-Len Springmeyer 1,356 James Towns-William Sweeney 1,361 Donald Van Boxel-Gene Bernhardt 1,332 Ray Brown 742 Fred Ruff Jr. 745 John Stanley 756 Leo Rollick 737 Junie McMahon 740 Lincoln Protich 721 Bernard Rusche 716 Fred Fischer 2,001 Harold Kelly 2,013 Stanley Moskal 1,973 Joe Wilman 2,028 Junie McMahon 1,965 Ned Day 1,979 John Small 1,941 1950 Columbus OH 1951 St. Paul MN 1952 Milwaukee 1953 Chicago 1954 Seattle 1955 Fort Wayne IN 1956 Rochester NY 1957 Fort Worth TX 1958 Syracuse NY 1959 St. Louis Pepsi-Cola, Detroit 2,952 C. B. O’Malley Inc., Chicago 3,070 E & B Beer, Detroit 3,115 Pfeiffer Beer, Detroit 3,181 Tri-Par Radio Co., Chicago 3,226 Pfeiffer Beer, Detroit 3,136 Falstaff Beer, Chicago 3,092 Peter Hand Beer, Chicago 3,126 Falstaff Beer, St. Louis 3,210 Pfeiffer Beer, Detroit 3,243 Willis Ebosh-Earl Linsz 1,325 Bob Benson-Eddie Marshall 1,334 John Klares-Steve Nagy 1,453 Edward Koepp-Joe Kissoff 1,339 Don McClaren-Billy Welu 1,335 Harry Zoeller-George Pacropis 1,365 Bill Lillard-Stan Gifford 1,331 Ron Jones-Joe Meszaros 1,369 John (Bill) Tucker-Jim Vrenick 1,414 Barney Vehige-Gilbert Fischbach 1,372 Everett Leins 757 Lee Jouglard 775 Al Sharkley 758 Frank Santore 749 Tony Sparando 723 Edward Gerzine 738 George Wade 744 Bob Allen 729 Edward Shay 733 Ed Lubanski 764 Frank Santore 1,981 Tony Lindemann 2,005 Steve Nagy 2,065 Frank Santore 1,994 Brad Lewis 1,985 Fred Bujack 1,993 Bill Lillard 2,018 Jim Spalding 2,088 Lindy Faragalli 2,043 Ed Lubanski 2,116 A-14 BOWLERS JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL 2008 ALMANAC
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