Joe Thum

Joe Thum was a champion bowler^[1][2][3][4] that owned different bowling alleys in New York City starting in 1881 and going through the nineteenth century.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} He bowled to 1911.^[10]

References

1. ""Dean of Bowling" now a New Yorker". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 9, 1915 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "New York's Bowling Champion". The Sun. New York, New York. June 10, 1893 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Here We Are". The Sun. New York, New York. January 21, 1891 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Bowling Tourney". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. December 16, 1892 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Among The Bowlers". New York Tribune. New York City. October 21, 1901 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Miller 2013, p. 23.
7. Jordan Sprechman and Bill Shannon (1998). This Day in New York Sports. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 253.
8. "Monarch on Top in New York". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 14, 1894 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Bowling Notes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. September 30, 1897 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Riddell is Beaten after a close Fight". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Broklyn, New York. January 12, 1911 – via Newspapers.com .

Sources

• Miller, Mark (10 February 2013). Bowling. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7478-1279-1.