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Action bowling lore rode schlegels coattails into other mainstream publications over the years. For a more detailed and nuanced look at action bowling, read this fabulous article by gianmarc manzione. When thugs and hustlers ruled dark alleys in new york the new. Gianmarc manzione, a brooklyn native, is one of the worlds foremost action bowling historians. Manzione released his debut collection of poems, this brevity, in 2006. Hes been bowling since he was 9, including his own stint of. A second manuscript of poems, the panic inside the stars, was a finalist for the new american poetry prize. Smalltime gangsters, highstakes gambling, and the teenage hustler who became a bowling champion pegasus books, 2014. Some of the stories he tells in his book, pin action. He is editor of bowlers journal and author of the book pin action. Smalltime gangsters, highstakes gambling, and the teenage hustler audiobook by gianmarc manzione. Pin action by gianmarc manzione and chris lutkin audiobook. But in the 1960s, new york city was the center of action bowling, a form of highstakes gambling in which bowlersoften teenagersfaced off for thousands of dollars every night.
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