1865 - 1938
William V. Thompson American Ten-pin Bowling
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| Birthday |
25th April, 1865
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| Birthplace |
Princeton, Illinois
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| Died |
30th September, 1938
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Ten-pin Bowling
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| Year(s) Active |
1891–1921
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William V. Thompson (April 25, 1865 – September 30, 1938) was an American professional and champion tenpin bowler. He was the proprietor of Plaza Bowling Alley in the Chicago Plaza Hotel, the first official regulation ten-pin bowling alley. He formed a bowling club from champion bowlers and challenged other organizations across the nation. Thompson was influential in forming of the ultimate sanctioned regulations rules of the game and an advocate of the original American Bowling Congress. He was general manager of the department at Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company that made the bowling equipment for the alleys.
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