Texas Niners: The last bastion of nine-pin bowling lives on in San Antonio

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Published 2018-08-24

Brought to the U.S. in the 1880's and a staple of the prohibition era, nine-pin bowling now lives on only in Texas.

All Comments (10)

@Beatlefan67 4 years ago

Here in the United Kingdom we play 'skittles' with 9 - pins. About 50,000 of us go out doing this every week! I'd love to go to San Antonio for a few games, but it's 5,000 miles as the crow flies, so a bit too far for an evening...! Thanks so much for posting.
@stilltlrforlife 5 years ago

Very different, although if you have a love for the sport of 10 pin bowling, we cant forget it's heritage.
@PinoyBowlerGS92 4 years ago

I haven’t played 9 Pin yet but I love they use the same Ten Pin Balls and Pins.
@karlrovey 1 month ago

They have it in Clinton, OK now. They have four person teams. The alley does regular 10-pin bowling on other days.
@antoniozapata2330 3 years ago

Turner club dose 9 pin I love that bowling alley because they have a jukeboxAnd I’m going there in April
@codiefitz3876 2 years ago

Fucking smokin’ ciggies and whopping pins? Fuck yeah
@riversarcadereview385 4 months ago

if i could still bowl, I would bowl here
@codiefitz3876 2 years ago

Get the poor kids involved please
@kellycook7641 4 years ago

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