| Bowling | | | | sport during the 1100s. |
| As the most popular sport during the reign of King | | | | From that time on, the popularity of bowling created an |
| Henry VIII of England, bowling is still one of the most | | | | epidemic-like influence, infecting millions of people. King |
| popular sports in the world. Over 100 million bowlers | | | | Edward III even prohibited the game so that his knights |
| from nearly 90 countries participate in the sport. The | | | | would focus their attention on the "archery practices" |
| popularity of bowling has been traced back many | | | | instead of rolling the balls. |
| years and the game has contributed benefits to many | | | | By the 17th century, when the United States was still a |
| people world wide. | | | | colony, bowling was introduced in the area. The |
| The memoirs of bowling start in 5200 B.C. when some | | | | "Dutch" colonists brought this remarkable game to the |
| archeologists unearthed ancient forms of bowling pins | | | | Americans. They introduced a game of nine pins that |
| and balls in the crypt of a child with Egyptian lineage. | | | | are placed in a triangular formation, hence, the name |
| This discovery proves that Egyptians were the earliest | | | | "Dutch pins". |
| bowlers in the world. | | | | As the nine pins or the "Dutch" pins strived to claim |
| From that time on, bowling has taken many forms, | | | | fame, the state of Connecticut banned the playing of |
| using different pins and balls and played for different | | | | "nine-pin" bowling because some unscrupulous people |
| purposes. For instance, during 200 A.D., it has been | | | | used the game as a means for their gambling activities. |
| recorded that Germans were fond of festivities and | | | | Connecticut then added an additional pin to the game, |
| "village dances" and that among their ancient rituals | | | | creating 10-pin bowling. This was the start of a new |
| was a game that resembles bowling today. | | | | form of recreation as bowling continued to proliferate |
| In this particular German game, Germans rolled or | | | | in the society. With this additional pin, this new form of |
| threw rocks or stones at nine clubs that were made | | | | bowling had definitely hit "the mark" and now many |
| of wood. These clubs are known as "kegles", and that | | | | people all over the world continue to patronize the |
| is why Germans who played this type of bowling | | | | game. |
| were known as "keglers" and not bowlers. | | | | With almost 50 million Americans playing the game, |
| After so many years of struggle for recognition, | | | | bowling is considered one of the most popular and |
| bowling was finally recognized in England as a form of | | | | pleasurable sports in the U.S. |