HENRY FRANKE, Centralia, Illinois

Inducted 1975

Player: Henry Franke of Centralia, Illinois, born in 1900, qualified for the Senior Men’s Championship Class 11 consecutive years and at one time held 7 World Tournament records, including highest ringer average for a losing player. At age 75, he placed 2^nd in the Men’s Senior Division and four times placed 3^rd. Henry won the first two Elder Men’s World titles in 1982 and 1983.