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Strikes and Spares is a 1934 American short sports film directed by Felix E. Feist and starring Pete Smith and Andy Varipapa. In 1934, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Novelty) at the 7th Academy Awards .
The symbol for a spare for most bowling sports is a forward slash mark (/), [1] while the unique vertically-oriented scoring system for candlepin bowling is somewhat different. [ 2 ] Though bowling scores are generally linearly proportional to strike frequency, there is substantial variance based on whether the strikes are consecutive, and ...
Twelve strikes in a row is a perfect game; 36 straight strikes constitutes a 900 series. Due to the difficulty of achieving a game of 300 or a series of 900, many bowling alleys maintain 300 and 900 club plaques. Multiple strikes would be scored like so: Frame 1, ball 1: 10 pins (strike) Frame 2, ball 1: 10 pins (strike) Frame 3, ball 1: 4 pins
The phrase "Varipapa 300" became part of the bowling lexicon due to a quote often attributed to Andy: “If I throw 12 strikes in a row over two games, in my mind, it is a 300 game.” [36] Varipapa appeared on What's My Line .
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Orion Woodard launched two bowling balls at the same time, using different techniques, to create the perfect trick shot. New Jersey man uses two bowling balls to score back-to-back strikes [Video ...
This is the award an American Bowling Congress member received for bowling this type of game in the 1990s. In ten-pin bowling, a Dutch 200 is a game in which the bowler records a score of 200 by getting strikes and spares in alternation throughout the game. Strikes, when thrown in the even-numbered frames, require six spares (strike then spare ...
Mishawaka’s defense did force a three-and-out after that to setup the late-game drama. Mishawaka players console each other after losing the IHSAA Class 4A semi-state championship game 18-13 ...