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APBA (pronounced "APP-bah") is a game company founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.It was created in 1951 by trucking firm purchaser J. Richard Seitz (1915-1992). [1] The acronym stands for "American Professional Baseball Association", the name of a board game league Seitz devised in 1931 with eight high school classmates. [2]
In 1946 after the hiatus due to the war, the MVPBA was absorbed into the APBA, [4] and as a result the 725s and the Gold Cups merged to become the APBA Unlimited Class. [ 3 ] Following the protest-ridden 1956 APBA Gold Cup at Detroit, which took 85 days to settle, the Unlimited Class severed all but nominal ties with the APBA.
Thursday's 4 Nations championship match still trails the gold medal game between the USA and Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, which averaged 27.6 million viewers for NBC.
Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason ...
Logo of APBA. The American Power Boat Association (APBA) is an American membership-owned corporation. In 1903, New York's Columbia Yacht Club had formulated a constitution for what ultimately became the APBA. [1] It is the United States sanctioning authority for the Union Internationale Motonautique, the world governing body for powerboat ...
The 4 Nations Face-Off features four teams (U.S., Canada, Sweden, Finland) and eight games, including Thursday’s third-place and championship games. ... i.e. USA Hockey. However, the NHL shut ...
In 1963 the number of heats was increased to four, but the total distance was reduced to 60 statute miles. [4] In 1976, the Unlimited Racing Commission adopted a winner-take-all format for all its races including the APBA Gold Cup. [5] In 1981 the total number of heats was reduced to three with the total distance being reduced to 45 statute ...
APBA Gold Cup (1969-1970, 1987, 1989, 2024) Weisfield's Trophy (1975) Jack-In-The-Box Regatta (1976-1979) Circus Circus Thunderboat Regatta (1980-1981)