History Of Bowling Research Paper
“History of Bowling”
Research Paper
Jeremy Isaiah Nettles
Bowling (PHED) 136 -01
April 29, 2014
History of Bowling Bowling is a unique and interesting sport. Today it is one of the most popular sports in the world. A British anthropologist, Sir Flinders Petrie, discovered in the 1930 's a collection of objects that proves that bowling traces back to 3200 BC. A German historian, William Pehle, asserted that bowling began in his country about 300 AD. There is substantial evidence that a form of bowling was in vogue in England in 1366, when King Edward III allegedly outlawed it to keep his troops focused on archery practice. And it is almost certain that bowling was popular during the reign of King Henry VIII. Thus bowling has been around for a long period of time and will remain for a long period of time.
At about the time of Christ, the Romans played a game that had been adapted from their war maneuvers. The Romans did much of their fighting in hilly areas, so one of their tactical maneuvers was to roll rocks down a pass to attract or bowl over the oncoming enemy. The soldiers practiced to develop skill in this tactic and before long began to “play” this game for fun. Evidentially bowling started out to be a game of curiosity and evolved to a game of great skill and precision. In the early days, bowling was a sport of ill repute but in present day it is a family-friendly activity. In the beginning, bowling centers were attached to saloons and had only a few lanes where women were not allowed to enter because of the rough atmosphere. Now there are huge bowling centers that are considered to be entertainment facilities in some areas of the world where men, women, and youth all compete in a family-friendly environment.
Sometimes tournaments (amateur and/ or pro) are bowling in a stadium setting located in conversation centers all over the world.
By this time, too, there were many variations of "pin" games, and also of games where a ball was thrown
Research Paper
Jeremy Isaiah Nettles
Bowling (PHED) 136 -01
April 29, 2014
History of Bowling Bowling is a unique and interesting sport. Today it is one of the most popular sports in the world. A British anthropologist, Sir Flinders Petrie, discovered in the 1930 's a collection of objects that proves that bowling traces back to 3200 BC. A German historian, William Pehle, asserted that bowling began in his country about 300 AD. There is substantial evidence that a form of bowling was in vogue in England in 1366, when King Edward III allegedly outlawed it to keep his troops focused on archery practice. And it is almost certain that bowling was popular during the reign of King Henry VIII. Thus bowling has been around for a long period of time and will remain for a long period of time.
At about the time of Christ, the Romans played a game that had been adapted from their war maneuvers. The Romans did much of their fighting in hilly areas, so one of their tactical maneuvers was to roll rocks down a pass to attract or bowl over the oncoming enemy. The soldiers practiced to develop skill in this tactic and before long began to “play” this game for fun. Evidentially bowling started out to be a game of curiosity and evolved to a game of great skill and precision. In the early days, bowling was a sport of ill repute but in present day it is a family-friendly activity. In the beginning, bowling centers were attached to saloons and had only a few lanes where women were not allowed to enter because of the rough atmosphere. Now there are huge bowling centers that are considered to be entertainment facilities in some areas of the world where men, women, and youth all compete in a family-friendly environment.
Sometimes tournaments (amateur and/ or pro) are bowling in a stadium setting located in conversation centers all over the world.
By this time, too, there were many variations of "pin" games, and also of games where a ball was thrown
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