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Pin action, small-time gangsters, high-stakes gambling, and the teenage hustler who became a bowling champion, Gianmarc Manzione

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Pin action, small-time gangsters, high-stakes gambling, and the teenage hustler who became a bowling champion, Gianmarc Manzione

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225)

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pin action

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

870098519894123898

Responsibility statement

Gianmarc Manzione

Sub title

small-time gangsters, high-stakes gambling, and the teenage hustler who became a bowling champion

Summary

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

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