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Harry Smith (bowler)
Harry Monroe Smith (April 29, 1930 – August 8, 2021), nicknamed "Tiger", was a right-handed American ten-pin bowler and charter member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Smith won 12 PBA Tour titles, including two major championships. He is a member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame. Early career Smith was known as a standout team bowler in his native Cleveland before moving to Detroit in 1955 to compete for the Pfeiffer Beer team. Two years later, he moved to St. Louis to bowl for the Falstaffs team, which at various times included Glenn Allison, Billy Welu, Buzz Fazio, Steve Nagy and Dick Hoover. PBA career Smith was one of 33 men who each donated $50 in 1958 to launch the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) with sports agent Eddie Elias. Harry competed in the inaugural 1959 season and won his first PBA title in 1961 at the El Paso PBA Open. He would win ten PBA titles, all between 1961 and 1965. Smith also won the 1960 BPAA All-Star (predecessor to the U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton, Ohio
Burton is a village in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,452 at the 2010 census. Burton is the location of Century Village, run by the Geauga Historical Society. The museum village is composed of 19th-century buildings moved there from other locations. Many special events are held there each year, as well as at the Geauga County Fairgrounds, also in Burton. History Burton was founded in 1798 and is Geauga County's oldest settlement. Like many other early settlements in the Connecticut Western Reserve, Burton has a town square patterned after the village greens of New England. In 1972, an incident in Burton lead to a U.S. Supreme Court case. Hugo Zacchini performed a human cannonball act at Burton's annual Geauga County Fair, and WEWS-TV recorded and aired the entire act against his wishes and without compensating him, as was required by Ohio law. In ''Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.'', the high court ruled in 1977 that the First Amendment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
