Duckpins made it to Atlanta

[nydiners]

www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/obits/stories/2008/02/05/pearce_0205.html

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In 1939, Mr. Pearce graduated with an industrial management degree from Georgia Tech, where he was a track star. When he wasn't running, he was a duckpin bowler at the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley on Peachtree Street across from the Fox Theatre.

Lucky Strike was home to champion duckpin bowlers, Mr. Pearce among them. Duckpin bowling differs from today's 10-pin bowling in that it is more difficult because the pins are shorter and the balls lighter. Suburbia grew around Atlanta, and so did 10-pin bowling. As business waned, Mr. Pearce sold Lucky Strike in 1962 rather than convert to 10-pin.

[Don Parke]

I first started bowling ducks in the mid 50's. I remember that in, I think, the 1957-58 season, Harold Asher of Atlanta was the Number 1 male duckpinner with a 128 plus average; Jimmy Dietsch was number two with 127, and Dick Nelson also of Atlanta was number three with 127.

Don - now in San Antonio and haven't bowled ducks since 1989.

[chrisang]

Georgia had several duckpin houses back in the 1950's Lucky Strike and Blick's in Atlanta, Garris Bowling Center and Pastime's in Savannah, and Macon Bowling Center in Macon.
Duckpins also made it to Florida as well