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Small-time Gangsters, High-stakes Gambling, and the Teenage Hustler Who Became a Bowling Champion
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Book, 2014
Current format, Book, 2014, First Pegasus Books edition, Available .Book, 2014
Current format, Book, 2014, First Pegasus Books edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formats"Most of us think of bowling as a 'sport' in quotation marks--and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of 'action bowling', a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers--often teenagers--faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and the balls are rigged), and losses come with dire consequences. But for a few kids, the world of action bowling would turn out to be a ticket off the mean streets and onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. For Ernie Schlegel, it would be a chance to shed his hustler ways and become a bonafide champion."--Jacket flap.
Traces the rise of con artist-turned-bowling champion Ernie Schlegel against a backdrop of gritty 1960s and 1970s New York, profiling the sport of action bowling and the contributors who shaped his achievements.
Traces the improbable rise of con artist-turned-bowling champion Ernie Schlegel against a backdrop of gritty 1960s and 1970s New York, profiling the sport of action bowling and the contributors who shaped his achievements. 15,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in quotation marks, and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of action bowling, a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers--often teenagers--faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and balls are rigged), and losses come with dire consequences. But for a few kids, the world of action bowling would turn out to be a ticket off the mean streets of New York City and onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. For Ernie Schlegel, it would be a chance to shed his con artist ways and become a bonafide champion.For the more than 100 million bowlers worldwide and for fans of timeless sports histories, PIN ACTION captures the underbelly of 1960s and '70s New York, when thugs and hustlers ruled the dark alleys, and tells the true story of how the most notorious action bowler of all time became a Hall of Famer. Set in the gritty, flashy, lost world of action bowling, Gianmarc's tells an epic tale filled with seedy characters, uproarious eccentricities, improbable twists of fate, and a rags-to-riches narrative that is so crazy it has to be true.
Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in quotation marks, and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of "action bowling", a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers—often teenagers—faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and the balls are rigged), and losses come with dire consequences. But for a few kids, the world of action bowling would turn out to be a ticket off the mean streets and onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. For Ernie Schlegel, it would be a chance to shed his hustler ways and become a bonafide champion.Pin Action
Traces the rise of con artist-turned-bowling champion Ernie Schlegel against a backdrop of gritty 1960s and 1970s New York, profiling the sport of action bowling and the contributors who shaped his achievements.
Traces the improbable rise of con artist-turned-bowling champion Ernie Schlegel against a backdrop of gritty 1960s and 1970s New York, profiling the sport of action bowling and the contributors who shaped his achievements. 15,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in quotation marks, and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of action bowling, a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers--often teenagers--faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and balls are rigged), and losses come with dire consequences. But for a few kids, the world of action bowling would turn out to be a ticket off the mean streets of New York City and onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. For Ernie Schlegel, it would be a chance to shed his con artist ways and become a bonafide champion.For the more than 100 million bowlers worldwide and for fans of timeless sports histories, PIN ACTION captures the underbelly of 1960s and '70s New York, when thugs and hustlers ruled the dark alleys, and tells the true story of how the most notorious action bowler of all time became a Hall of Famer. Set in the gritty, flashy, lost world of action bowling, Gianmarc's tells an epic tale filled with seedy characters, uproarious eccentricities, improbable twists of fate, and a rags-to-riches narrative that is so crazy it has to be true.
Most of us think of bowling as a "sport" in quotation marks, and bowling alleys are places with disco balls, matching shirts, and funny shoes. But in the 1960s, New York City was the center of "action bowling", a form of high-stakes gambling in which bowlers—often teenagers—faced off for thousands of dollars every night. When money like that is changing hands, you can bet the pressure is on (and the balls are rigged), and losses come with dire consequences. But for a few kids, the world of action bowling would turn out to be a ticket off the mean streets and onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. For Ernie Schlegel, it would be a chance to shed his hustler ways and become a bonafide champion.Pin Action
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