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2 stories matching bowler

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  1. Local Bowlers Prepare for Rival Match

    The Walla Walla Athletic club squares off against visiting competitors from Pendleton in a high-stakes local ten-pin contest.

    Dec 21, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyNightlife

  2. Kennewick Bowlers Best the Highlanders

    A tight-knit local rivalry sees the town team secure their first victory in a high-stakes pin-crashing showdown.

    Nov 19, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton County

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  1. The City Rolls into the New Lanes

    Pinckney Brothers host a grand opening for the town's new bowling alleys, complete with punch, music, and sore arms.

    Sep 17, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

  2. The New Life of a Seattle Street Kid

    Once a fixture of the police courts, a young boy explains why he is trading in petty mischief for an honest job at the bowling alley.

    Jul 13, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. The Breakfast Table Umpire

    A fed-up boarder decides he's had enough of the baseball-obsessed chatter at his table.

    Jun 25, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima

  4. City Hall Card Game Ends in Firing

    Public works linemen are caught playing cards on the clock in a city hall office, prompting a crackdown on workplace loitering.

    Aug 20, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma

  5. The Town's Elite Take Up Knee-Breeches

    A satirical poem mocks Aberdeen's socialites for adopting the latest high-fashion trend.

    Dec 24, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen

  6. Baseball Returns to Everett

    Jack Healy’s renovated park opens for the season with a hard-fought game against Vancouver.

    Apr 5, 1912The Labor JournalRobbins' Park, Everett

  7. Kennewick's First Ball Team Hits the Diamond

    A scrappy group of locals forms a baseball squad to challenge the Pasco Pea Greens, marking the town’s athletic debut.

    May 26, 1905The Kennewick CourierKennewick

  8. The Cricket War at Stratford

    Farmers in Stratford scramble to maintain ditches as a massive migration of crickets threatens to devour wheat fields.

    Apr 28, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanStratford

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