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We're concluding our Maple Music column for the 2005-06 season with a little history on Minnesota bowlers in the American Bowling Congress (ABC) and Womens International Bowling Congress (WIBC) championship tournaments. The ABC held it's first tournament in 1901 and the Wibc held it's first WIBC meet in 1916. Neither held tournaments in 1943,1944 or 1945 due to Worl War II. The statistics that follow this column are from 1901 through the 1999 season. Minnesota has produced seven national Hall of Fame members, four men and three women. In the men's division they include the late Earl Johnson, inducted in 1987, Bob Hanson of Mpls and Todd Savoy of Superior, Wis. who does all of his bowling in Minnesota and inducted in 2002 and Rod Toft of Lake Elmo, inducted in 1991. The late Bertha (Bert) McBride of St. Paul was the first state bowler in the national Hall, being inducted in 1968. Jean Havlish of St. Paul was inducted in 1987 and Gert Fink of Minneapolis was inducted in 1990. The only event that hasn't produced a male champion is in doubles while the women haven't produced a team all events winner. There have been seven tean all events winners among the men's division, the latest being the Lind's Lakers this year. Todd Savoy is the leader in championships among the men with six national titles. George Peterson, the Schacht brothers, Dennis and Terry, and Rod Toft all have four national crowns. Gordy Dahl, Bob Hanson, Glen Olson and the late Earl Johnson all have won three ABC titles. The only double winner among the women is Havlish, who claimed singles and all events in the 1964 WIBC meet in Edina and New Hope. Following are the men and women who have claimed national titles plus women's divisional titles and hall of Famers: ( Legend) RT-Regular Team; BT-Booster Team; D-Doubles; S-Singles; AE-All Events; TA-Team All Events; In women's section, (II) and (III) indicate division titles. MINNESOTA'S INDIVIDUAL ABC CHAMPIONS Alphabetically Norm Abrams, St. Paul, TA 1957 C.M. Anderson, St Paul, S 1905 Bill Baden, Mpls., RT 1970 and 1972 Dan Bock, Owatonna, S 1993 LeRoy Bryant, St. Paul, RT 1970, CT 1972 Bruce Carlson, Mpls., TA 1976 Fred Chandler, St. Paul, BT 1918 Gordy Dahl, Mpls., TA 1965, RT 1972 Clyde DeBoer, Edgerton, BT 1980 Herb Dornfeld, St Paul, RT 1913 Jerry Dutler, Mankato, RT 1965 John Eiss, Orono, TA 2002, TA 2006 Rick Fey, Edgerton, BT 1980 George Fleischacker, St. Paul, TA 1957 Ben Gilbertson, St Paul, RT 1918 Dick Gilbertson, Mpls., TA 1965 Gary Green, Houlton Wisc., TA 2002, TA 2006 Gordy Hagen, Mpls., TA 1965 Bob Hanson, Richfield, TA 1965, RT 1970, RT 1972 Eric Hedenstrom, St. Paul, RT 1913 Bill Hulbert, Mpls., TA 1976 Earl Johnson, Minnetonka, RT 1956, TA 1956, S 1961 Lee Johnson, Mpls., TA 1976 Doug Kingery, Atwater, RT 1988 Frank Koss, Mpls., BT 1941 Sam Lantto, Eden Prarie, TA 2002, TA 2006 Chuck Leone, Rochester, TA 1976 Jim Lindquist, Rosemount, AE 1976 Ed Mady, St. Paul, TA 1957 Eddie Maehren, St. Paul, TA 1957 CT 1965 John Miller, St Paul, RT 1918 Fran Morrisette, St. Paul, TA 1957 Harry Muggley, St. Paul, RT 1913, RT 1918 Dave Mitchell, Farmington, AE 2006 Al Nystrom, St. Paul, RT 1913 Glen Olson, now in Boulder City Nev. TA 1965, RT 1970, RT 1972 George Paschen, St. Paul, RT 1918 George Peterson, Crystal, RT 1984, TA 1984, TA 1985, RT 1988 Don Post, Edgerton, BT 1980 Lee Rogers, Mpls., TA 1976 Todd Savoy, Superior, RT 1984, TA 1984, TA 1985, RT 1988, TA 2002, TA 2006 Denny Schacht, St. Paul, RT 1984, TA 1984, TA 1985, RT 1988 Terry Schacht, Oakdale, RT 1984, TA 1984, TA 1985, RT 1988 Lyle Spooner, St. Cloud, S 1961 Cyrus Sutherland, St. Paul, RT 1913 Rod Toft, Lake Elmo, AE 1981, RT 1984, TA 1984, TA 1985 Virg VanHulzen, Edgerton, BT 1980 Dave VanStelton, Edgerton, BT 1980 Chuck Vashaw, Deephaven, TA 2002, TA 2006 Albert Verlo, Mpls., BT 1941 Arne Verlo, Mpls., BT 1941 Peder Verlo, Mpls., BT 1941 MINNESOTA'S WIBC CHAMPIONS TEAM EVENT; none DOUBLES; Georgene Cordes - Shirley Sjostrom, 1976 - score 1232 SINGLES; Jean Havlish, St. Paul, 1964- score-690 ALL EVENTS; Jean Havlish, St. Paul, 1964- score 1980 DIVISION I (151-170 avg.) TEAM; Joyner/Garden City, Alexandria, 1978- score 2,706 Wheaton Lanes, Wheaton, 1989- score 2768 DIVISION I DOUBLES; Sande Crawford - Cheryl Rasmusson, 1995- score 1210 DIVISION I SINGLES; Kelly Smith, Faribault, 1991- score 660 MINNESOTA'S INDIVIDUAL WIBC CHAMPIONS Alphabetically Wanda Behr, Fulda, DIII T, 1999 Helen Bowman, Champlin, DIII T, 1989 Susan Brede, Alexandria, T 1978 Bev Busswitz, Westbrook, DIII T, 1999 Virginia Chadbourne, Detroit Lakes, DIII T 1980 Debra Cheney, Mpls., DIII T, 1989 Georgene Cordes, Bloomington, D 1976 Sande Crawford, Columbia Hts., DI D, 1995 Pamela Dane, Monticello, T 1978 Joanne Deal, Wheaton, T 1989 Melissa Dunleavy, Spicer, DIII AE, 1998 Mary Ann Erickson, Currie, DIII T, 1999 Gloria Gohman, Detroit Lakes, DII T, 1980 Sheree Grim, Mpls., DII T, 1989 Judy Gustofson, Wheaton, T 1989 Jean Havlish, St. Paul, S 1964, AE 1964 Doris Johnson, Detroit Lakes, DII T 1980 Lorraine Joyner, Osseo, T 1978 Nancy Joyner, Osseo, T 1978 Betty Karst, Mpls., DII T 1989 Gayle Kohls, Wheaton, T 1989 Carol Lutgens, Detroit Lakes, DII T 1989 Vickie Meyer, Alexandria, T 1978 Elizabeth O'Leary, Wheaton, T 1989 Mardella Olson, Avoca, DIII T 1989 Mary Peters, Westbrook DIII T 1999 Cheryl Rasmusson, Osseo, D 1995 Paulette Schmitz, Wheaton, T 1989 Shirley Sjostrom, Bloomington, D 1976 Kelly Smith, Faribault, S 1991 Missy Sullivam, Coon Rapids, T 1997 Pinky Wittnebel, Detroit Lakes, DII T 1980
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