About Us

Saint Joseph USBC is constantly working to be of service to our local bowlers and to promote bowling in this area. In that effort to serve you, your association offers you the following services:

1) Processes all league and member sanction applications to the USBC.

2) Promotes and conducts annual association membership tournaments and membership meeting.

3) Distributes league supplies to all secretaries.

4) Maintains individual records of all members.

5) Interprets rules; furnishes counsel and guidance to assist members and leagues in settling problems.

6) Conducts hearings relative to infractions of USBC and league rules.

USBC Mission/Vision/Promise

USBC Mission: The USBC is the National Governing Body for bowling. Our mission is to provide services, resources and standards for the sport.

USBC Vision: To be the leading authority to the sport, servicing the needs of bowling.

USBC Promise: Our promise is to celebrate the past, be mindful of the present and ensure bowling's future.

Why I Certify

A Lifetime on the Lanes:

Lori Gage’s Why I Certify Story

For Lori Gage, bowling isn’t just a sport — it’s a way of life. Certified since 1967, Lori grew up running service calls with her grandpa, sneaking in games while he worked. Soon, the family joined a youth league, and from that moment, Lori never left the lanes.

Her love for the game

A Lifetime on the Lanes:

Lori Gage’s Why I Certify Story

Her love for the game followed her through every stage of life. Her children grew up at the bowling center — sometimes even napping under the tables during league nights.

Though health challenges forced her to step away for a few years, Lori always kept her USBC membership card. Now, at 67, she’s back doing what she loves.

“It’s a slow go,” Lori says, “but it feels so good to be back.”

Why do you certify? Share your story at whyicertify.com.

United States Bowling Congress,

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Sunday, December 19, 1926

St Joseph MO USBC is preparing to celebrate 100 years of bowling tournaments. A clipping was given to us to share with everyone. You can read the original clipping below.

The following is the writeup in the newspaper.

BOWLING MEET

OPENS MONDAY

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Tourney Will Be First Spon-

sored By St. Joseph

Association

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COMPETITION ALL WEEK

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All Games Scheduled for League

Teams Have Been

Postponed

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The first bowling tournament

sponsored by the St. Joseph Bowling

association of the American Bowling

congress will start at 7:30 o'clock

Monday night on the Recreation club

alleys. Bowlers will compete in five-

man teams, doubles and singles.

All games scheduled for league

teams during the week have been

postponed. The entry list will be

held open a few more days to enable

other teams to enter It is planned

to devote the entire week to the

tournament.

An entry fee of $1 for each event

plus bowling charges is required.

Handicap will be taken from 190.

Prizes will be awarded on the same

plan used in the Midwest tourna-

ment. The schedule:

Monday Night

Five-man teams at 7:30---Chase

Candy company, C. B. & Q. Super-

vision, Grain Exchange, St. Joseph

Sporting Goods, Artcraft Engraving

company, Swift's Pride, Boston Clean-

ers, Wylie's Tasterite, and Rylite.

Tuesday Night

Five-man teams at 7:30---Pennant

Cafeteria, C. B. & Q. Freight Office,

Luxors, Zeredatha No. 189, St. Jo-

seph Gas company, H. O. Sidenfaden

Funeral Home, Street Railway Shop,

Street Railway Power, Street Rail-

way Engineers and Master Mechanics

Office.

Doubles at 9:30---Ott and Mar-

shall, Elis and Caldwell, Castle and

Justus, J. Savlin and E. Harrah, S.

Wilke and J. Blevins, and Shoe-

maker and F. Crabbe.

Singles at 9:30---Hines, Peterson,

Dennis, T. Caldwell, Osborn, Hadley

and Culp.

Wednesday Night

Doubles at 7:30. (Singles to fol-

low.)---Seiter and Alders, Lorenz and

Durant, S. Smith and G. Gordon, Lee

and Williams, Wiese and Wurtzler,

Paterson and G. Falkenbach, H.

Falkenbach and W. Falkenbach,

Libbe and (blank), G. Murphy and

Montgomery, Rifenbary and Lam-

bert, and LaBouff and Brockett.

Doubles at 9:30. (Singles to fol-

low.)---Zerbst and Hunt, H. Arnold

and Muehlenbacher, Burri and Dan-

forth, Newman and Doran, Azman

and McClintock, Cowell and Weld-

meyer, Dawson and G. Arnold, Clif-

ford and Wylie, Irwin and Frazer,

Falk and Christie, Fetzner and

Beauchamp, and Welch and T. Cald-

well.

Thursday Night

Doubles at 7:30. (Singles to fol-

low.) --- Kempton and Overstreet,

Evans and Whisman, Hammett and

Pettigrew, Speaker and Kaylor, Aug

and Stevens, Bruegger and (blank),

Snyder and Martin, Barry and Field,

Krenk and Schultz, Stuber and Ber-

tran, Watson and Sidenfaden,

Marqui and Wood.

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ST joseph usbc board of directors

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Sunday, December 19, 1926