K Bell Mens American Made Bowling Sock
Bowling has a history as far back as Egypt to 3200 BC. In Germany historian William Pehle found in his country that bowling was played in 300 AD. In England, 1366 King Edward III was said to outlaw bowling so that the army would go back to archery practice. In the reign of King Henry VIII bowling had become a great pastime. The use of Pins developed more slowly and other things were used besides Pins. Some bowling games were more like Bocce or Lawn Bowling. As people came to America they brought their games over too. "Crashing NinePins" woke up Rip Van Winkle in Washington Irving's story. Ninepins were many times outlawed in the United States because gambling was related to it. On September 9, 1895 the American Bowling Congress was born for men. Women's International Bowling Congress was born in 1917. From 1895 through the present Bowling became standardized and balls and pins began to change through technology. By 1952 AMF had made a machine to collect and set the pins. There was no l