120-567: The Professional Bowlers Association ( PBA ) is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States . Headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia , and currently owned by Bowlero Corporation since 2019, the PBA's membership consists of over 3,000 members worldwide. Members include "pro shop" owners and workers, teaching professionals and bowlers who compete in
240-435: A hook that involves making the ball start out straight but then curve toward a target, to increase the likelihood of striking: USBC research has shown that shots most likely to strike enter the pocket at an angle of entry that is achievable only with a hook. A complex interaction of a variety of factors influences ball motion and its effect on scoring results. Such factors may be categorized as: Bowling pins (with
360-584: A 12-frame system introduced at the November 2014 World Bowling Tour (WBT) finals, resembles golf's match play scoring in counting the greater number of frames won rather than measuring accumulated pinfall score. A frame may be won immediately by a higher pincount on the first roll of the frame, and a match may be won when one player is ahead by more frames than remain of the possible 12 frames. This variant reduces match length and scoring complexity for two-player matches. Modern ten-pin bowling derives mainly from
480-562: A PBA Tour event and later (2005) the first to make a PBA Tour telecast. In conjunction with the USBC , the PBA would later inaugurate the PBA Women's Series in 2007. Following ESPN telecasts of the U.S. Women's Open , it brought back semi-regular women's bowling telecasts for the first time since the demise of the PWBA. The top two seeds out of a field of sixteen faced each other in one match, aired prior to
600-672: A cash prize ($ 100,000 for first place in 2024) and the Elias Cup trophy. It has been held at Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine since 2015, except for the 2020 season when it was contested with no audience in Centreville, Virginia due to the COVID-19 pandemic . An open draft was held to fill all teams for the inaugural 2013 event. Following that event, team managers have been allowed to protect up to three players from their current roster each season, with
720-521: A clear view of the Manhattan skyline. Paramus became one of the truck farming areas that helped New Jersey earn its nickname as the "Garden State". By 1940, Paramus' population was just 4,000, with no town center and 94 retail establishments. Although the opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 and the widening of Route 17 and Route 4 (which intersect in southern Paramus), made
840-477: A decade that saw ABC membership peak at almost 4.6 million male bowlers. The number of sanctioned bowling alleys peaked at about 12,000 in the mid-1960s, mostly in blue-collar urban areas, and Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) membership peaked at 4.2 million members in 1979. In the late 1960s, the participation sport of bowling found itself competing with spectator sports and outdoor recreational activities. The number of certified bowling centers
960-572: A decision that was upheld despite a court challenge by the Borough of Paramus. The blue law suspension was in effect on Sunday, November 11, but was back in effect the following Sunday. Due to the stricter version of the blue laws in Paramus, malls (and almost all retail establishments) in the borough are closed on Sunday except for restaurants and other exempted establishments. Stores may not open before 7:00 am or remain open after 11:00 pm. One of
1080-488: A final broadcast on June 21, 1997. CBS and Fox Sports Net would carry PBA events until ESPN gained exclusive broadcast rights in 2001. Elias continued to be involved in the PBA until his death in 1998. The PBA was purchased in March 2000 by former Microsoft executives Chris Peters (chairman), Rob Glaser , and Mike Slade , and its corporate headquarters were moved to Seattle , Washington . Together with CEO Steve Miller ,
1200-436: A former Nike executive, they are recognized for rescuing the PBA from the brink of extinction. In 2011, Geoff Reiss was appointed as the PBA's CEO and Tom Clark as PBA Commissioner. These two assumed the shared CEO/Commissioner post that was held by Fred Schreyer since he took over for Miller in 2005. The PBA was featured in the 2006 sports documentary , A League of Ordinary Gentlemen . The documentary, filmed during
1320-566: A growing suburban population and the country's largest city – with no planning restrictions". New York had a state sales tax, but New Jersey had none, so with the opening of Manhattan department stores in the Bergen Mall (1957), the Garden State Plaza (1957) and Alexander's (1961), Paramus became the "first stop outside New York City for shopping". From 1948 to 1958, the population of Paramus nearly quadrupled, from 6,000 to 23,000, while
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#17328588013571440-424: A maximum thickness of 4.766 inches (12 cm) at the waist) are "spotted" (placed) in four rows, forming an equilateral triangle with four pins on a side to form a tetractys . Neighboring pins are centered 12 inches (30 cm) apart, leaving a space of 7.234 inches (18 cm) between pins that can be bridged by a bowling ball of regulation diameter (8.5 inches (22 cm)). Pin carry essentially determines
1560-505: A membership program for the sport's most enthusiastic fans, and PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17." The PBA also oversees competition between professional bowlers via the following tours: Prior to the PBA's inception, bowling was broadcast on television sporadically beginning in the early 1950s. NBC began with an early 1950s special telecast entitled Championship Bowling . Later regular weekly bowling shows, including Jackpot Bowling began airing nationally. At
1680-501: A perfect game on national television (increased to a $ 200,000 sum during its own True Value Open ). Prior to this, the PBA would award a televised 300 game with $ 10,000 and, in some seasons, a new Ford or Mercury automobile. In addition, in the early 1990s the Miller Brewing Company offered $ 1 million to any bowler who could win all three of its sponsored tournaments in a given season. As television exposure increased for
1800-447: A plateau of 35 tournaments per year in the 1980s. The 1965 Firestone Tournament of Champions was the first to offer $ 100,000 in prize money (including a then-record $ 25,000 first prize); the 1982 event featured a $ 200,000 purse, and the 1987 U.S. Open , sponsored by Seagram distillery, offered a $ 500,000 prize fund as well as the first $ 100,000 first-place prize in PBA history. By the 1980s, True Value pledged $ 100,000 to any roller of
1920-449: A presentation by Elias. After listening to his proposal, thirty-three of the men donated $ 50 each, totaling $ 1,650 to start the organization, which was incorporated in 1958, and headquartered in Akron. The investors then became charter members of the PBA, basically giving them lifetime membership. Bill Bunetta was slated to be the first commissioner of the PBA by Eddie Elias but Bill was still
2040-533: A row within the same game (known as a perfect game ). The World Bowling scoring system—described as "current frame scoring" —awards pins as follows: The maximum score is 300, achieved with ten consecutive strikes (as opposed to twelve in traditional scoring), but with no bonus pins received in the tenth frame. World Bowling scoring is thought to make bowling easier to follow than with traditional scoring, increase television viewership, and help bowling to become an Olympic sport . Another variant of scoring,
2160-480: A typical house pattern (or THS, typical house shot) has drier outside portions that give bowling balls more friction to hook (curve) into the pocket, but heavier oil concentrations surrounding the centerline so that balls slide directly toward the pocket with less hooking. In the more challenging sport patterns used in tournaments and professional-level matches, a "flat" oil pattern—one with oil distributed more evenly from side to side—provides little assistance in guiding
2280-619: A very active bowler and turned down the position to continue his bowling and teaching career. Competition began in 1959 with three tournaments. Italian-born Lou Campi of Dumont, New Jersey won the first event (the Empire State Open ), and Dick Weber won the other two ( Paramus Eastern Open and the Dayton Open ) The PBA Tour slowly built an audience, expanding to seven tournaments in 1960 , then 13 tournaments in 1961 , before exploding with 30 tour stops in 1962 . Weber would become
2400-569: A vote of 238 to 10. Paramus was created from portions of Midland Township , which now exists as Rochelle Park . The borough's name is thought to have originated from the Unami language spoken by the Lenape Native Americans , derived from words meaning "land of the turkeys" or "pleasant stream." Paramus has some of the most restrictive blue laws in the United States, dating back to
2520-505: Is a large tour operator with its headquarters in Paramus, at the offices of its Community Coach subsidiary. Kristian Regale is a non-alcoholic beverage company based in Paramus. Paramus was the former headquarters location for Toys "R" Us before the company relocated to Wayne, New Jersey , in 2002 and went bankrupt. Paramus was also the headquarters of Magic Solutions , a defunct computer software company that specialized in help desk automation and asset management software. Paramus
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#17328588013572640-627: Is certifying string pinsetters and string pin bowling as an independent category of equipment and competition separate from conventional free-fall pinsetters . USBC lab data indicated strike percentage on string pin bowling is 7.1% lower, causing the USBC to plan additional testing to determine whether a scoring conversion should be created between the categories. String pinsetters are less expensive and easier to maintain, motivating bowling centers to phase them in. Frame one: 10 + (3 + 6) = 19 Frame one: (7 + 3) + 4 = 14 In traditional scoring, one point
2760-600: Is known for its multitude of stores and malls. It has five major indoor shopping centers, serving residents in the areas of Bergen County and Passaic County in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York . New Jersey does not levy a sales tax on clothes and shoes, which makes it an attractive shopping destination for people even further away in New York City , who pay sales tax on clothing items above $ 110 in price, in addition to
2880-446: Is made of a synthetic material with the 39 "boards" simulated using marking lines. The approach has two sets of dots, respectively 12 feet (3.66 m) and 15 feet (4.57 m) behind the foul line, to help with foot placement. Modern bowling lanes have oil patterns designed not only to shield the lanes from damage from bowling ball impacts, but to provide bowlers with different levels of challenge in achieving strikes. As illustrated,
3000-414: Is much larger than ball size, it is impossible for the ball to contact all pins. Therefore, a tactical shot is required, which would result in a chain reaction of pins hitting other pins (called pin scatter ). In what is considered an ideal strike shot, the ball contacts only the 1, 3, 5 and 9 pins (right-handed deliveries). Most new players roll the ball straight, while more experienced bowlers may roll
3120-466: Is prepended in the English-speaking world to distinguish it from other bowling types such as bowls , candlepin , duckpin and five-pin . Ten-pin bowling lanes are 60 feet (18.29 m) from the foul line to the center of the head pin (1-pin), with guide arrows (aiming targets) about 15 feet (4.57 m) from the foul line. The lane is 41.5 inches (1.05 m) wide and has 39 wooden boards, or
3240-439: Is prohibited on Sundays. In spite of its six-day shopping week, Paramus consistently has the most retail sales of any ZIP Code in the United States. More than 63% of Bergen County voters rejected a referendum on the ballot in 1993 that would have repealed the county's blue laws, though the Paramus restrictions would have remained in place. An unsuccessful 2010 proposal by Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie would have ended
3360-409: Is scored for each pin that is knocked over, and when fewer than all ten pins are knocked down in two rolls in a frame (an open frame ), the frame is scored with the total number of pins knocked down. However, when all ten pins are knocked down with either the first or second rolls of a frame (a mark ), bonus pins are awarded as follows: The maximum score is 300, achieved by getting twelve strikes in
3480-651: Is the largest mall in the Westfield Group 's global portfolio and the largest in New Jersey, with a gross leasable area of 2,128,402 square feet (200,000 m ). On Route 4, are Bergen Town Center (known as the Bergen Mall until 2006), Paramus Place and The Shoppes on IV. On Route 17, are Paramus Park , Paramus Towne Square, Paramus Design Center, and the Fashion Center . Many national chain stores have at least one location in Paramus. Nordstrom 's Paramus location
3600-446: Is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll of the ball (a strike), or failing that, on the second roll (a spare). While most people approach modern ten-pin bowling as a simple recreational pastime, those who bowl competitively, especially at the highest levels, consider it a demanding sport requiring precision and skill. An approximately 15-foot (5 m) long approach area used by the bowler to impart speed and apply rotation to
3720-474: The 1988 Summer Olympics (Seoul), has been a medal sport since its debut at the 1991 Pan American Games (Havana), and was included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur). Outside elite and professional bowling, participation in leagues—traditionally the more profitable end of the business—declined from a 1980 peak (8 million), compelling alleys to further diversify into entertainment amenities. As busier, two-earner households became more common in
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3840-615: The 2011–12 season , a total of 14 TV broadcasts were taped at the 2011 World Series of Bowling in Las Vegas to be aired on later dates. For the first time, the TV finals for the PBA World Championship did not air live. In fact, ESPN only aired the finals of the PBA's three remaining major tournaments ( USBC Masters , U.S. Open and Tournament of Champions) in a live 2012 broadcast. All other ESPN broadcasts for Winter 2012 were taped events from
3960-471: The 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 26,698, an increase of 356 (+1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 26,342, which in turn reflected an increase of 605 (+2.4%) from the 25,737 counted in the 2000 census . Paramus was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1922, and ratified by a referendum held on April 4, 1922, that passed by
4080-802: The Art Deco style and fit the era's perceived "need for speed". Gottfried Schmidt invented the first mechanical pinsetter in his garage in 1936, one implementation of which was publicly exhibited in 1946 before AMF placed a production model into service in 1952. The 1940s through the 1970s became known as the "golden age of bowling", with ABC membership growing from 700,000 (1940), to 1.1 million (1947), to 2.3 million (1958), to 4.5 million (1963), Women's International Bowling Congress membership growing from 82,000 (1940) to 866,000 (1958), American Junior Bowling Congress membership growing from 8,000 (1940) to 175,000 (1958), and sanctioned individual lanes growing from 44,500 (1947) to 159,000 (1963). Bowling's growth
4200-734: The Brunswick Corporation became the first American bowling ball manufacturer, and by 1905 introduced the Mineralite (hard rubber) ball that was considered so revolutionary over wooden balls that it was displayed at the Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. In 1886, Joe Thum —who would become known as the "father of bowling"—began opening bowling alleys and over decades strove to elevate the sport's image to compete with upper-class diversions such as theaters and opera houses. In 1875, delegates from New York City and Brooklyn bowling clubs formed
4320-418: The Fashion Center and Route 4 Toys "R" Us locations both closed due to the company's bankruptcy. In 1983, Paramus was the location of one of the first Kids "R" Us stores. When Toys "R" Us was revived in 2019 after emerging from bankruptcy, the first new Toys "R" Us store opened at Garden State Plaza on November 27, 2019. However, it closed again on January 26, 2021, as a result of financial losses caused by
4440-633: The PBA World Championship ) into a single World Series of Bowling event, held that year in Allen Park, Michigan near Detroit . All fall TV finals except the PBA World Championship were taped and aired at a later date on ESPN , while all but one of the winter tour events continued to hold live TV finals. In 2010 , the World Series of Bowling was moved to Las Vegas , Nevada , and consisted of five tournaments with taped TV finals and qualifying for
4560-578: The Paramus Park mall commemorates this history. Another alternative derivation is that the word means "pleasant stream". Albrycht Zaborowski , whose descendants became known by the family name "Zabriskie", immigrated from Poland via the Dutch ship Deb Ves in 1662. He settled in the Dutch West Indies Company town of Ackensack, site of the present-day Hackensack . A son, Jacob, was captured by
4680-573: The "poor man's country club". ABC bylaws had included a " white -males-only" clause since its inception in the 1890s, but numerous lobbying efforts and legal actions after World War II by civil rights and labor organizations led to a reversal of this policy in 1950. Sports agent Eddie Elias founded the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1958 with 33 members, and the first PBA tournaments began in 1959. The Pro Bowlers Tour TV program aired from 1962 through 1997. In
4800-596: The 17 counted in the 2000 census. As of the 2000 United States census there were 25,737 people, 8,082 households, and 6,780 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,457.7 inhabitants per square mile (948.9/km ). There were 8,209 housing units at an average density of 783.9 per square mile (302.7/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 79.19% White , 1.13% African American , 0.05% Native American , 17.23% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.89% from other races , and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 4.87% of
4920-421: The 17th century, banning nearly all white-collar and retail businesses from opening on Sundays except for gas stations, restaurants and grocery stores, and a limited number of other businesses. Despite this, the borough is one of the largest shopping destinations in the country, generating over $ 6 billion in annual retail sales, more than any other ZIP Code in the United States. The area that ultimately became
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5040-469: The 1930s and 1940s, professional bowling was dominated by "beer leagues" with many of the best bowlers sponsored by beer companies, but by 1965 the PBA tour was televised nationally on ABC Sports with sponsors such as Coca-Cola and Ford . In parallel with professional bowling was "action bowling" or "pot bowling"—bowling matches based on monetary bets—historically associated with the New York underworld from
5160-586: The 1940s to the 1970s. The first ten-pin lanes in Europe had been installed in Sweden in 1909, but attempts to popularize the sport in Europe were unsuccessful over the next several decades, though hundreds of lanes were installed on U.S. military bases in the U.K. during World War II. Various countries developed the sport to some extent, and the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ; now World Bowling )
5280-503: The 1980s to make league participation more difficult, the number of spectator sports and competing leisure time opportunities (jogging, tennis, skiing) grew. While league bowling decreased by 40 percent between 1980 and 1993, the total number of bowlers actually increased by 10 percent during that period, with nearly 80 million Americans going bowling at least once during 1993. In 1995, the National Bowling Stadium (Reno, Nevada)
5400-465: The 2002–2003 season, enjoyed a limited release in theaters before being released in a DVD format in March 2006. The PBA was also featured and acknowledged in the 2007 film 7-10 Split . In 2003, the PWBA (Professional Women's Bowling Association) folded, and the PBA began allowing female members in 2004. Missy Bellinder (Parkin) became the first female PBA member, while Liz Johnson became the first to cash in
5520-405: The 2011 New Jersey State Little League Baseball Champions. Arcola Park was an outdoor amusement park built in 1926. It had a huge swimming pool, a convention hall, a dance pavilion, an auditorium, and rides. A fire in 1929 destroyed the entire park, with the exception of the pool. The pool was destroyed by another fire in 1970 and closed down for good. The park site was replaced by a Ramada Inn,
5640-454: The 2024 season, the league was renamed PBA Elite League and ran season-long qualifying events to determine seeding for the final rounds in September. The teams bowled round-robin matches concurrently with the PBA's first 14 tour stops, each team facing the other teams twice. The lowest two teams in win-loss record were eliminated, with six teams advancing to the final rounds. The PBA Hall of Fame
5760-481: The 4th, there is a parade. The parade route starts at the intersection of Century Road and Farview Avenue and ends at Memorial Elementary School. On the 5th, there is a fireworks display at the Cliff Gennarelli Paramus Sportsplex. Paramus also holds its own Memorial Day parade every year. Paramus hosts an annual National Night Out . The event typically includes games and activities as well as
5880-467: The Bergen County municipalities of Emerson , Fair Lawn , Glen Rock , Hackensack , Maywood , Oradell , Ridgewood , River Edge , Rochelle Park , Saddle Brook and Washington Township . Named neighborhoods within the borough include Arcola, Bergen Place, Dunkerhook, Fairway Oaks, and Spring Valley. The 2010 United States census counted 26,342 people, 8,630 households, and 6,939 families in
6000-512: The COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the state blue laws that apply to all of Bergen County, Paramus has even stricter restrictions, preventing stores selling non-food items from opening at all on Sundays. These laws were enacted shortly after Garden State Plaza opened, out of fear that the mall would cause high levels of congestion in the borough. It is one of the last places in the United States to have such an extensive blue law. This law
6120-496: The German Kegelspiel , or kegeling, which used nine pins set in a diamond formation. The enjoyment of kegeling by German peasants contrasted with (lawn) bowls that was reserved for the upper classes, consistent with bowling's enduring reputation as a common man's sport. A circa 1810 painting of Ipswich , England, shows a man bowling outdoors with a triangular formation of ten pins. An outdoor version of ten-pin bowling
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#17328588013576240-600: The Hall as well if they have 20 years of membership and are elected. Late in 2008, The PBA announced the launch of a new PBA Seniors Hall of Fame. John Handegard , at the time the all-time leader in PBA Senior titles (14) became the first inductee on January 24, 2009. Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling is a type of bowling in which a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned evenly in four rows in an equilateral triangle . The goal
6360-520: The Hall of Fame was originally determined by annual elections. From 2000 to 2008, those in the Performance category had to have ten PBA titles (or two major championships) on their resume, as well as be retired from the tour for five years. Another revision took effect in 2008. Bowlers can now qualify for the Hall of Fame based on five PBA titles on their resume, as long as two of those titles were major championships. Other active bowlers can now qualify for
6480-654: The Lenape and held for 15 years. When he was returned to his family, the Lenape explained to Saboroweski that they had taken the child in order to teach him their language so that he could serve as a translator. They granted Saboroweski approximately 2,000 acres (8.1 km ) of land which became known as the "Paramus Patent". During the American Revolutionary War , the county included both Loyalists and Patriots , with Patriots "greatly outnumbering" Tories. Although no major battles were fought in Bergen County, Paramus
6600-655: The National Bowling Association (NBA) to standardize rules, but disagreements prevailed. In 1887 Albert G. Spalding wrote Standard Rules for Bowling in the United States , and in the mid-1890s the United Bowling Clubs (UBC) was organized with 120 members. The American Bowling Congress (ABC) was established in 1895, followed by the Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) in the 1910s, such organizations promoting standardized rules and striving to improve
6720-558: The PBA League, consisting of eight teams of five professional bowlers each, held its first event. On the eve of the PBA Tour's 60th season (2018), the PBA provided some statistics on the history of the Tour and its bowlers: On September 10, 2019, Bowlero Corporation , the world's largest operator of bowling centers, announced it had purchased the PBA. Bowlero's Chief Customer Officer, Colie Edison,
6840-710: The PBA National Invitational, from Paramus, New Jersey . This would prompt ABC Sports into having a separate series, called the Professional Bowlers Tour , which ABC aired from 1962 to 1997. The program became a staple of Saturday afternoon television, as a lead-in to Wide World of Sports . Coupled with the continued support of its charter members, as well as sponsorships by the Ford Motor Company , Coca-Cola (which sponsored 11 tournaments in 1963 alone), True Value Hardware and Firestone Tire ,
6960-508: The PBA Tour Finals, as it has since the event's inception in 2017. The top winner on the PBA Tour is Walter Ray Williams, Jr. with 47 career titles. A list of the top PBA Tour titlists can be found in the separate PBA Tour story. The PBA League, which debuted in 2013, is an annual non-title tournament featuring eight teams of six touring PBA players (increased to ten teams in 2020, then reduced back to eight teams in 2024). Teams vie for
7080-419: The PBA World Championship. The overall schedule that season was reduced to just 12 title events, with portions of three winter season events being taped and aired after the fact. Kelly Kulick won the 2010 Tournament of Champions , where she was the first-ever female competitor in the field. This also made her the first woman to win any Professional Bowlers Association Tour event that was also open to men. For
7200-419: The PBA experienced growth in its tournament schedules and prize funds. Annual incomes for professional bowlers became, at the time, very competitive with other professional sports. A Sports Illustrated article from 1963 noted that top bowler Harry Smith stood to make as much money in 1963 as Major League Baseball 's NL MVP Sandy Koufax and NFL Football MVP Y. A. Tittle combined . Schedules reached
7320-548: The PBA, it spun off a PBA Senior Tour in 1981, with Bill Beach winning the first seniors' championship that year. Having been renamed the PBA50 Tour in 2013, the senior bowling tour continues to the present day. From 1984 to 1991, NBC Sports aired the PBA fall tour events. In 1986, a group of professional bowlers who were dissatisfied with PBA management formed the Touring Pro Bowlers (TPB) group. After meeting resistance,
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#17328588013577440-495: The Paramus Golf Course opened a miniature golf course that is themed after the borough of Paramus as well as the state of New Jersey. Turkey statues are scattered around the course to celebrate Paramus as the "land of the wild turkeys." Paramus has an outdoor municipal swimming pool complex on Van Binsberger Boulevard. It has three pools: a main pool, a pool for younger swimmers, and a baby pool. Paramus Little League were
7560-463: The TPB took on the PBA in an antitrust suit. Though settled out of court, the lawsuit did serious financial damage to the PBA. By the late 1990s, television audiences for the PBA Tour had waned in the wake of cable television's explosion and the variety of sports viewing choices now offered, particularly college football on Saturday afternoons. The Professional Bowlers Tour ended its 36-year run on ABC with
7680-567: The U.S. when an outbreak at the New Jersey Veterans Home resulted in 74 deaths, all former soldiers through May 2020, with some 60% of the home's 314 residents being infected. According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough had a total area of 10.51 square miles (27.21 km ), including 10.45 square miles (27.05 km ) of land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km ) of water (0.60%). The borough borders
7800-429: The World Series, while four additional non-major title tournaments were available live via the PBA's "Xtra Frame" webcast service. Along with reduced stops, prize funds for some standard tournaments were reduced, starting in 2010, with as little as $ 15,000 going to the winner. The 2011 Tournament of Champions, however, did offer a PBA-record $ 1 million prize fund and an unprecedented $ 250,000 top prize. In January 2013,
7920-446: The advice of his staff, Washington moved his headquarters to Westchester County, New York . A section of Paramus known as Dunkerhook , meaning dark corner in Dutch , was a free African-American community dating to the early 18th century. Although historical markers on the current site and local oral tradition maintain that this was a slave community, contemporary records document that it
8040-447: The area accessible to millions, "it was not until the 1950s that massive development hit this section of northern New Jersey". During the 1950s and 1960s, Paramus, lacking any master plan until 1969, was redeveloped into two shopping corridors when its farmers and outside developers saw that shopping malls were more lucrative than produce farming. "It was a developer's dream: flat cleared land adjacent to major arterials and accessible to
8160-414: The average family size was 3.32. In the borough 23.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.5% was from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $ 76,918, and
8280-409: The ball ends in a foul line . The 41.5-inch-wide (105 cm), 60-foot-long (18 m) lane is bordered along its length by gutters ( channels ) that collect errant balls. The lane's long and narrow shape limits straight-line ball paths to angles that are smaller than optimum angles for achieving strikes; accordingly, bowlers impart side rotation to hook (curve) the ball into the pins to increase
8400-896: The ball toward the pocket, and is less forgiving with regard to off-target shots. The ratio of centerline oil concentration to side oil concentration (the oil ratio ) can exceed 10-to-1 for THSs but is restricted to 3-to-1 or less for sport shots. Lane oils, also called lane conditioners, are composed of about 98% mineral oil that, with numerous additives, are designed to minimize breakdown and carry-down that would change ball reaction after repeated ball rolls. Lane oils are characterized by different levels of viscosity , with oils of higher viscosity (thicker consistency) being more durable but causing balls to slow and hook earlier than lower-viscosity oils. Rubber balls (introduced in 1905) were eventually supplanted by polyester ("plastic") balls (1959) and polyurethane ("urethane") balls (1980s). Coverstocks (surfaces) of bowling balls then evolved to increase
8520-479: The borough. The population density was 2,516.0 per square mile (971.4/km ). There were 8,915 housing units at an average density of 851.5 per square mile (328.8/km ). The racial makeup was 72.29% (19,042) White , 1.42% (374) Black or African American , 0.11% (28) Native American , 22.28% (5,869) Asian , 0.05% (13) Pacific Islander , 1.39% (366) from other races , and 2.47% (650) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 7.26% (1,913) of
8640-502: The central portion of Bergen County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . A suburban bedroom community of New York City , Paramus is located 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Upper Manhattan . The Wall Street Journal characterized Paramus as "quintessentially suburban". The borough is also a major commercial hub for North Jersey (home to Garden State Plaza and various corporate headquarters). As of
8760-430: The development of automated mechanical pinsetters, the sport enjoyed a "golden age" in the mid twentieth century. Following substantial declines since the 1980s in both professional tournament television ratings and amateur league participation, bowling centers have increasingly expanded to become diverse entertainment centers. Ten-pin bowling is often simply referred to as bowling . Ten-pin , or less commonly big-ball ,
8880-490: The distinction of being the only town with more than one Lord & Taylor location. However, by 2021, both locations closed, due to the company's bankruptcy from the COVID-19 pandemic . Toys "R" Us had two locations: at the Fashion Center, and at a location on the eastbound side of Route 4 near Forest Avenue. Paramus also housed a Babies "R" Us on the northbound side of Route 17 , but it closed in 2018. Later that year,
9000-481: The earliest drive-in theaters opened in Paramus, featuring what was said to be the world's largest and brightest screen, located behind what is now Westfield Garden State Plaza. The Paramus Drive-In closed in 1987 after the last movie presentation, a double-feature of "Crocodile" Dundee and The Untouchables . Currently, Paramus' lone movie theater complex is a 16-screen AMC Theatres located in an area of new construction at Westfield Garden State Plaza. Prior to
9120-426: The early 1990s, easier oil patterns common for league bowling enable many league bowlers to achieve scores rivaling those of professional bowlers who must bowl on more difficult patterns—a development that has caused substantial controversy. Ten-pin bowling arose in the early 1800s as an alternative to nine-pin bowling , with truly standardized regulations not being agreed on until nearly the end of that century. After
9240-458: The eastbound side of Route 4 before it declared bankruptcy in 2017. Hudson City Bancorp had its headquarters located at West 80 Century Road until its acquisition by M&T Bank , which was completed in 2015. Movado Group Inc. is a watchmaker with its headquarters on From Road. Suez North America, founded as Hackensack Water Company in 1869 and later named United Water, is an American water service company headquartered in Paramus. Coach USA
9360-436: The eastern side of the borough is Van Saun County Park , a 146-acre (59 ha) park that features Bergen County's only zoo , home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals living in recreated habitats natural to each species. Van Saun Park also has a playground, train ride, carousel, athletic fields, and pony rides. The Washington Spring site in the park takes its name from reports that General Washington drank water from
9480-399: The first "face" of the PBA in the early years, as he won 10 of the first 23 events held, including seven in 1961 alone. While PBA bowlers regularly appeared on Jackpot Bowling , Elias led an effort to give the PBA a permanent home on television. It first did so with the interstitial Make That Spare on ABC Sports , which ran from 1960 to 1964. In 1961, ABC's Wide World of Sports aired
9600-562: The higher entry angles that have enabled dramatic increases in strike percentage and game scores. Hook potential has increased so much that dry lane conditions or spare shooting scenarios sometimes compel use of plastic or urethane balls, to purposely avoid the larger hook provided by reactive technology. The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) regulates ball parameters including maximum diameter (8.595 inches (21.83 cm)), maximum circumference (27 inches (0.69 m)), and maximum weight (16 pounds (7.26 kg)). Because pin spacing
9720-403: The hook-enhancing friction between ball and lane: reactive resin balls arrived in the early 1990s, and particle-enhanced resin balls in the late 1990s. Meanwhile, the increasingly sophisticated technology of internal cores (also called weight blocks ) has increased balls' dynamic imbalance, which, in conjunction with the coverstocks' increased friction, enhances hook (curving) potential to achieve
9840-679: The hotel extending into a small portion of Rochelle Park . During the week of the 4th of July, Paramus holds its own Independence Day celebration. First, there is the performance of the Paramus Community Orchestra at the Paramus Bandshell which takes place on July 2. Next, on the 3rd, there is a softball game between the Paramus Fire Department and the Paramus Police Department, held annually since 2011. On
9960-421: The likelihood of striking. Oil is applied to approximately the first two-thirds of the lane's length to allow a "skid" area for the ball before it encounters friction and hooks. The oil is applied in different lengths and layout patterns, especially in professional and tournament play, to add complexity and regulate challenge in the sport. Especially when coupled with technological developments in ball design since
10080-492: The lower standard rate of 6.625% in New Jersey, compared to 8.875% in New York City. The borough is one of the largest shopping destinations in the country, generating over $ 6 billion in annual retail sales, more than any other ZIP Code in the United States despite the county's blue laws. At the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 is Garden State Plaza , the largest and best-known mall in the borough. Westfield Garden State Plaza
10200-505: The median income for a family was $ 84,406. Males had a median income of $ 56,635 versus $ 37,450 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 29,295. About 1.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. Paramus was home to the America regional headquarters of Hanjin Shipping , located on
10320-456: The men's championship match. The Women's Series expanded from four events in 2007 to eight events in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, before being canceled. In 2009 , financial difficulties and the general state of the U.S. economy caused the tour to reduce the number of tour stops and overall events, while also reducing the number of live TV finals broadcasts. The PBA combined its fall schedule of six standard PBA tournaments (plus qualifying for
10440-429: The need for human pinsetters to perform these functions. One scheme (1851) involved pins with spherical bases that when hit by a ball merely fell over, in place, to be rotated back to a vertical position. A second arrangement (1853) involved resetting the pins via cords descending from respective pin bottoms to weights beneath the pin deck. Another design (1869) involved suspending the pins with overhead cords. In 1884,
10560-426: The number of retail establishments tripled from 111 to 319, and annual retail sales increased twenty-fold in nominal dollars, from $ 5.5 million (equivalent to $ 69.7 million in 2023) to $ 112 million (equal to $ 1.2 billion in 2023). By the 1980s, when the population had increased slightly over 1960s levels, retail sales had climbed to $ 1 billion. Paramus was the scene of one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in
10680-739: The opening of the AMC complex, a number of theatres were closed in the borough, including the Route 4 Tenplex and the Cineplex Odeon Route 17 Triplex, once located next to Westfield Garden State Plaza on Route 17. The Triplex and Tenplex theatres was opened on October 12, 1965, by Century Theatres and was closed on May 24, 2007, by Loews Cineplex Entertainment . On May 25, 2007, the new AMC Theatres opened at Westfield Garden State Plaza. The Paramus Picture Show, known as Cinema 35 until 1997, closed in December 2004 in
10800-409: The population. There were 8,082 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and
10920-430: The population. 6.9% of residents self-identified as being Korean American , which makes it the largest ethnic minority group in the borough. Of the 8,630 households, 33.8% had children under the age of 18; 68.4% were married couples living together; 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 19.6% were non-families. Of all households, 17.8% were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who
11040-405: The present-day North Jersey had been occupied for thousands of years by prehistoric indigenous peoples . At the time of European encounter, it was settled by the Lenape Native Americans . The Lenape language word for the area, Peremessing , which meant that it had an abundant population of wild turkey , was anglicized to become the word "Paramus". A large metal statue of a wild turkey in
11160-433: The probability of achieving a strike assuming the ball impacts in or near the pocket—and varies with several factors. Even before a 2008 USBC pin carry study, it was known that entry angle and ball weight increase strike percentages. The 2008 study concluded that an impact with the ball centered at "board 17.5" causes pin scatter that maximizes likelihood of striking. The material of the pin deck and "kickback" (side) plates
11280-639: The public, with the Paramus Golf Course operated by the borough and Orchard Hills County Golf Course operated by the county. The two private golf course located in Paramus are the Ridgewood Country Club and Arcola Country Club. Ridgewood Country Club was ranked as the #6 Center Ranked Among Top 500 Holes in the World Golf Magazine – 2000 and Ranked # 84 on the list of Most Prestigious Clubs in America Golf Connoisseur – 2006. In 2008,
11400-466: The remaining spots being filled via the draft. Teams compete in Baker-style matches, with five players per side. The player bowling in frame one also bowls frame six, the player bowling the second frame also bowls the seventh frame, and so on. Each team currently has a sixth player that they can substitute for one player at any time during a match, or swap out for a player at the start of a new match. In
11520-654: The same time, there was a desire to start a professional bowling division in the United States ; an effort led by Eddie Elias , a sports agent based in Akron, Ohio . During the 1958 ABC ( American Bowling Congress ) tournament in Syracuse , New York , sixty men, including Don Carter , Patrick Gentempo (VP A.M.F.), Frank Esposito , Buzz Fazio , Matt Lebhar , Carmen Salvino , Billy Welu , Glenn Allison , Steve Nagy , Harry Smith , Ray Bluth , Dick Hoover , Bill Bunetta, Robert "Bobby" Bellew, Vito Quercia, and Junie McMahon , attended
11640-564: The sport's image. From 1920 to 1929, the number of ABC-sanctioned alleys grew from 450 to about 2,000, with Prohibition leading to the growth of family-appropriate "dry" alleys. The 1933 repeal of Prohibition allowed breweries to sponsor teams and bowlers, adding to bowling's reputation as a working-class sport. Though at the turn of the twentieth century most bowling alleys were small establishments, post-Prohibition bowling lanes shifted from side entertainment at fancy Victorian venues or seedier saloons to independent establishments that embraced
11760-510: The spring here while his troops were encamped nearby, west of the Hackensack River. The Continental Army is reported to have utilized the old spring at the base of these slopes during the September encampment west of the Hackensack River. On the western side of the borough is Saddle River County Park which features a 6-mile (9.7 km) bike path reaching from Ridgewood to Rochelle Park. The borough has four golf courses. Two are open to
11880-415: The state's blue laws, now only enforced in Bergen County, with the governor citing industry estimates that the $ 1.1 billion in added retail revenue on Sundays would generate an additional $ 65 million in sales taxes for the state. In November 2012, Governor Chris Christie issued an executive order temporarily suspending the blue laws in both Bergen County and Paramus due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy ,
12000-502: The time (before 8 p.m. and not on Sundays) and place (more than 100 yards from inhabited houses) of "nine pin and ten pins" or "any game in the likeness or imitation thereof ... played with any number of pins whatsoever". U.S. newspapers referred to "ten pin alleys" at least as early as 1820 (also later in the 1820s and in the 1830s ). In the mid-1800s, various alternatives to free-standing pins received U.S. patents to solve perceived problems in pinsetting and ball return, aiming to avoid
12120-615: The trend over the ensuing decade. After initial faddish growth in the U.K., however, the sport did not thrive as it did in the U.S., and by the 1970s many British bowling alleys were converted to serve competing pastimes, such as bingo. The "Lane Master" automatic lane cleaning and conditioning machine was first deployed in the 1960s. In the 1960s and early 1970s, top bowling professionals made twice as much money as NFL football stars, received million-dollar endorsement contracts, and were treated as international celebrities. The $ 100,000 Firestone Tournament of Champions launched in 1965, in
12240-745: The various events put on by the Association. As published on PBA.com: "The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world's preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling's biggest tournaments, including the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour and PBA50 Tour. The PBA has launched ... The PBA League Bowler Certification program. This program provides league bowlers access to statistics, digital awards, rules and regulations, and new tournaments, including The PBA LBC National Championships. Other PBA membership programs include PBA Pinsiders,
12360-521: The wake of declining attendance. A 12-screen Regal Cinemas was planned to open at Paramus Park as part of renovations that would have replaced the Sears store with a Stew Leonard's location. However, the plans were cancelled after Stew Leonard's took up more space than expected. The Bergen Town Center had a performing arts theater called "Playhouse on the Mall". It had a seating capacity of 635 seats and
12480-475: Was advertised , also in Ipswich, at least as early as 1828. An 1841 Connecticut law banned ninepin bowling because of its perceived association with gambling and crime, and people were said to circumvent the prohibition by adding a tenth pin. Other locations (e.g., 1838, re Baltimore and 1842, Charles Dickens re New York ) also recount that strategy. Even earlier, an 1834 Washington, D.C. ordinance had limited
12600-472: Was $ 104,986 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 9,111) and the median family income was $ 123,848 (+/− $ 7,952). Males had a median income of $ 77,325 (+/− $ 5,222) versus $ 52,702 (+/− $ 4,983) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 40,024. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 35 households in 2010, more than double
12720-548: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.32. 21.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.7 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income
12840-601: Was a community of free blacks , not slaves. A group of houses built on Dunkerhook Road by the Zabriskies in the late 18th to early 19th centuries was the center of a community of black farmers, who had been slaves held by the Zabriskie family. In 1909, the Arcola Country Club and golf course was created in 1909 and the neighborhood by that name grew around it. Farview Avenue, located at the highest elevation in Paramus, has
12960-403: Was also a Bergen PAC ticket center located near the performance area. The Bergen PAC performance area, however, was short lived as it was replaced by a video game theater, then it became a lounge area in 2017. The glam metal band, Trixter , formed in Paramus. The hardcore/punk rock band The Escape Engine formed in the borough from 2002 to 2006. Paramus is the home to two county parks. On
13080-582: Was also found to materially affect pin carry. Three widely recognized categories are stroker, cranker and tweener . A conventional grip , used on non-customized house balls and some custom-drilled balls, involves insertion of fingers to the second knuckle. A fingertip grip , involving insertion of fingers only to the first knuckle, enables greater revolution rates and resultant hook potential. A thumbless grip , often used by so-called "two-handed" bowlers, maximizes ball rotational speed ("rev rate"). The USBC indicated that, effective August 1, 2023, it
13200-501: Was appointed CEO of the PBA. Bowlero announced that current PBA Commissioner Tom Clark will continue in that role. In January 2022, Colie Edison stepped down as CEO to become Chief Growth Officer for the WNBA . Beginning with the 2019 PBA Tour season, television coverage moved from ESPN to Fox Sports , with 26 broadcasts being held on Fox Sports 1 and four broadcasts on terrestrial Fox stations. CBS Sports Network continues to broadcast
13320-437: Was called into question when a BJ's Wholesale Club opened at the junction between Routes 4/17. BJ's was allowed to open on Sundays, but is only allowed to sell food and basic necessities. The store has been structured to restrict access to items that cannot be purchased on Sunday. Local blue laws in Paramus were first proposed in 1957, while the Bergen Mall and Garden State Plaza were both under construction. The legislation
13440-478: Was constructed at a cost of $ 47.5 million, but the PBA Pro Bowlers Tour TV program was canceled in 1997 after a 35-year run. In 1991, equipment manufacturer DBA Products released "The Lane Walker"—the first computer-driven lane cleaning and oiling machine, programmable to clean up to 50 lanes. Paramus, New Jersey Paramus ( / p ə ˈ r æ m ə s / pə- RAM -əs ) is a borough in
13560-656: Was formed in 1952 to coordinate international amateur competition. A firmer establishment of the sport began in the U.K. in 1960 in London ( Stamford Hill ) in January 1960, and the British Tenpin Bowling Association (BTBA) was formed the following year. The first British made tenpin was by H Massil and sons who received the permit no.1 from the BTBA. Various other countries, including Australia, Mexico and Japan, adopted
13680-670: Was founded in 1975 with eight initial inductees: six for Performance (Ray Bluth, Don Carter , Carmen Salvino , Harry Smith , Dick Weber and Billy Welu ) and two for Meritorious Service (Frank Esposito and Chuck Pezzano). Since its inception, it was located at the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in St. Louis , Missouri . It is now part of the new USBC headquarters in Arlington, Texas . Through 2021, there are 113 PBA Hall of Fame Members in three categories: Membership in
13800-580: Was fueled by the deployment of automatic mechanical pinsetters by AMF (1952) and Brunswick (1955), television broadcasts (said to be "ubiquitous" in the 1950s), modernization and stylization of establishments with amenities to attract broader clientele, and formation of bowling leagues. Though President Truman had installed a bowling alley in the White House in 1947, a report of the American Society of Planning Officials in 1958 characterized bowling alleys as
13920-439: Was its first New York–area store when it opened in September 1990, with strong sales volume. There are 25 retailers that occupy multiple stores in Paramus, including Macy's , which had outlets in three malls for a period of time. Some retail analysts view Paramus as being two distinct markets, centered on the two major highways. Lord & Taylor had locations at both Westfield Garden State Plaza and Fashion Center, giving Paramus
14040-445: Was motivated by fears that the two new malls would increase the already-severe highway congestion caused by local retail operations along the borough's highways. The Paramus Borough Code forbids the performance of any "worldly employment" on Sunday, with exceptions for charity, and the sale of newspapers, medicinal drugs, meals, prepared food and cigarettes, among a limited numbers of exceptions. Even work performed inside one's own home
14160-462: Was opened in 1960. From 1960 to 1970, author Robert Ludlum was the manager of the theater. The theater closed in 1982 due to rising costs and low attendance and was converted into retail space in 1986. In 2016, the Garden State Plaza added a Bergen Performing Arts Center performance area for shows and performances located near Macy's , which took up the former space of the Venetian carousel. There
14280-786: Was part of the military activity, as colonial troops were stationed in Ramapo under the command of Aaron Burr . In 1777, the British raided the Hackensack area and Burr marched troops to Paramus, where he attacked the British, forcing them to withdraw. General George Washington was in Paramus several times during the War: December 1778; July 1780; and, December 1780. Following the Battle of Monmouth , Washington established his headquarters in Paramus in July 1778. Over
14400-557: Was to eventually decline from its 1960s high of 12,000 to 6,542 in 1998 and 3,976 in 2013. The decline was noted acutely in waning league participation over the intervening decades. Tournament prize funds in the 1980s included the PBA National Championship ($ 135,000, its largest) and the Firestone Tournament of Champions ($ 150,000), and PBA membership approached 2,500. Ten-pin bowling became an exhibition sport at
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