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WORLD CHAMPIONS AND RECORDS

MEN'S DIVISION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Hometown W - L Rngr% Held at
1909 Frank Jackson Blue Mound, KS Bronson, KS
1910 Frank Jackson Blue Mound, KS Bronson, KS
1911 Frank Jackson Blue Mound, KS Kansas City, KS
1912 Frank Jackson Blue Mound, KS Kansas City, KS
1913 Robert Pierce Rosedale, KS Kansas City, KS
1914 Frank Jackson Blue Mound, KS Kansas City, KS
1915 Frank Jackson Blue Mound, KS 24 - 1 97R Kansas City, KS
1919 Fred Brust Columbus, OH 53 - 1 367R St. Pertersburg, FL
1920W George May Akron, OH 24 - 0 430R St. Petersburg, FL
1920S Frank Jackson Kellerton, IA 36 - 1 850R Akron, OH
1921W Charles Bobbitt Lancaster, OH 20 - 1 439R St Petersburg, FL
1921S Frank Jackson Kellerton, IA 15 - 0 391R Minneapolis, MN
1922W Charlie Davis Columbus, OH 21 - 0 448R St. Peterburg, FL
1922S Frank Lundin New London, IA 14 - 1 424R Des Moines, IA
1923W Harold Falor Akron, OH 29 - 0 55.3 St. Petersburg, FL
1923S George May Akron, OH 14 - 1 60.0 Cleveland, OH
1924W Charlie Davis Columbus, OH 22 - 0 57.9 Lake Worth, FL
1924S Putt Mossman Eldora, IA 26 - 0 62.0* Minneapolis, MN
1925 Putt Mossman Eldora, IA 53 - 2 67.6 Lake Worth, FL
1926 Frank Jackson Kellerton, IA 26 - 7 61.4* St. Petersburg, FL
1927W Charlie Davis Columbus, OH 29 - 4 69.2 St. Petersburg, FL
1927S Charlie Davis Columbus, OH 30 - 3 64.9 Duluth, MN
1928 Charlie Davis Columbus, OH 31 - 2 70.2 St. Petersburg, FL
1929 Blair Nunnamaker Cleveland, OH 14 - 1 69.5 St. Petersburg, FL
1933 Ted Allen Alhambra, CA 22 - 3 73.5* Chicago, IL
1934 Ted Allen Alhambra, CA 23 - 0 73.9 Los Angeles, CA
1935 Ted Allen Alhambra, CA 21 - 2 75.5 Moline, IL
1940 Ted Allen Boulder, CO 33 - 2 82.8* Des Moines, IA
1941 Fernando Isais Los Angeles, CA 23 - 0 82.9 Des Moines, IA
1946 Ted Allen Boulder, CO 22 - 1 83.9 Des Moines, IA
1947 Fernando Isais Los Angeles, CA 34 - 1 83.2 Murray, UT
1948 Fernando Isais Los Angeles, CA 29 - 2 84.2 Milwaukee, WI
1949 Fernando Isais Los Angeles, CA 34 - 1 83.8 Murray, UT
1950 Fernando Isais Los Angeles, CA 34 - 1 83.5 Murray, UT
1951 Fernando Isais Los Angeles, CA 35 - 0 85.8 Murray, UT
1952 Fernando Isais Los Angeles, CA 34 - 1 83.6 Murray, UT
1953 Ted Allen Boulder, CO 34 - 1 83.3 Murray, UT
1954 Guy Zimmerman Danville, CA 20 - 0 84.2& Murray, UT
1955 Ted Allen Boulder, CO 38 - 0 86.6& Murray, UT
1956 Ted Allen Boulder, CO 36 - 5 83.6&* Murray, UT
1957 Ted Allen Boulder, CO 31 - 1 86.0&* Murray, UT
1958 Fernando Isais Los Angeles, CA 27 - 3 82.1 Murray, UT
1959 Ted Allen Boulder, CO 35 - 0 84.4 Murray, UT
1960 Don Titcomb San Jose, CA 33 - 2 84.9 Muncie, IN
1961 Harold Reno Sabina, OH 34 - 1 84.4 Muncie, IN
1962 Paul Focht Dayton, OH 32 - 3 81.8 Greenville, OH
1963 John Monasmith Yakima, WA 32 - 3 82.3 South Gate, CA
1964 Harold Reno Sabina, OH 32 - 3 84.0 Greenville, OH
1965 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ONT. CAN 32 - 3 84.6 Keen, NH
1966 Curt Day Frankfort, IN 26 - 2 86.2 Murray, UT
1967 Dan Kuchcinski Erie, PA 34 - 1 84.4 Fargo, ND
1968 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ONT, CAN 35 - 0 88.2 Keene, NH
1969 Dan Kuchcinski Erie, PA 35 - 0 84.7 Erie, PA
1970 Dan Kuchcinski Erie, PA 34 - 1 84.9 South Gate, CA
1971 Curt Day Frankfort, IN 35 - 0 84.9 Middlesex, NJ
1972 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ONT, CAN 35 - 3 85.9* Greenville, OH
1973 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ONT, CAN 34 - 3 83.5* Eureka, CA
1974 Curt Day Frankfort, IN 32 - 3 81.8 Keene, NH
1975 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ONT, CAN 33 - 2 84.5 Lafayette, IN
1976 Carl Steinfeldt Rochester, NY 35 - 3 82.7* Levittown, PA
1977 Elmer Hohl Wellesley, ONT, CAN 25 - 3 84.9* Greenville, OH
1978 Walter Ray Williams, Jr Chino, CA 34 - 1 84.2 Des Moines, IA
1979 Mark Seibold Huntingtion, IN 27 - 4 82.6 Statesville, NC
1980 Walter Ray Williams, Jr Chino, CA 31 - 0 85.7 Huntsville, AL
1981 Walter Ray Williams, Jr Chino, CA 22 - 1 88.1 Genola, MN
1982 Dale Lipovsky Bloomington, MN 21 - 5 81.5* Huntsville, AL
1983 Dale Lipovsky Bloomington, MN 20 - 3 77.9 Statesville, NC
1984 Jim Knisley Bremen, OH 21 - 5 78.5# Huntsville, AL
1985 Walter Ray Williams, Jr Chino, CA 31 - 0 84.0 Lafayette, IN
1986 Mark Seibold Huntington, IN 31 - 0 82.2 Ainsworth, NE
1987 Dale Lipovsky Bloomington, MN 29 - 2 82.2 Eau Claire, WI
1988 Jim Knisley Bremen, OH 28 - 4 79.9* Pleasanton, CA
1989 Alan Francis Blythedale, MO 28 - 4 77.2& Spearfish, ND
1990 Jim Knisley Bremen, OH 26 - 1 82.6 Stone Mountain, GA
1991 Walter Ray Williams, Jr Stockton, CA 27 - 0 86.2 Biloxi, MS
1992 Kevin Cone Alta, IA 29 - 2 82.9 Columbus, OH
1993 Alan Francis Blythdale, MO 32 - 3 77.1 Spearfish, SD
1994 Walter Ray Williams, Jr Stockton, CA 17 - 2 84.1& Syracuse, NY
1995 Alan Francis Blythdale, MO 11 - 4 78.6 Perry, GA
1996 Alan Francis Defiance, OH 13 - 2 81.3 Gillette, WY
1997 Alan Francis Defiance, OH 18 - 1 84.2 Kitchner, ONT, CAN
1998 Alan Francis Defiance, OH 14 - 1 85.6 Ainsworth, NE
1999 Alan Francis Defiance, OH 19 - 0 83.36 Greenville, OH
2000 Brian Simmons Vernon, CT 14 - 1 80.82 Bismarck, ND
2001 Alan Francis Defiance, OH 15 - 0 85.7 Hibbing, MN
2002 Brian Simmons Coventry, RI 14 - 1 85.31 Red Deer, AB, CN
2003 Alan Francis Defiance, OH 23 - 0 83.13 Eau Claire, WI
2004 Alan Francis Defiance, OH 22 - 1 83.13 Pocatello, ID
2005 Alan Francis Defiance, OH 23 - 0 84.65 Bakersfield, CA
2006 Alan Francis Defiance, OH 19 - 0 87.83 Gillette, WY
* Denotes Playoff
& Denotes Special Playoff
# Denotes Playoff, but missing statistics for accuracy of average.


WORLD TOURNAMENT RECORDS - MENS DIVISION


PRELIMINARIES

Ringer % - Total 92.2 Walter Ray Williams, Jr 1990
Ringer % - game 97.5 Walter Ray Williams, CA 1990
Jim Knisley, OH 1995
Alan Francis 1999

COMPLETE TOURNAMENT

Ringer % - 35 games 88.2 Elmer Hohl, ONT 1968
Ringers / game - 50 points 82.9 Ralph Maddox, WV 1964
Double Ringers / game - 50 points 33.5 Ralh Maddox, WV 1964
Shoes / game - 50 points 102.5 John Rademacher, FL 1968

SINGLE GAME, BOTH PLAYERS

Longest game - shoes - 50 points 194 Glen Henton vs Ray Martin, IL 1965
Ringer % 91.15 Paul Focht, OH vs Marvin Craig, IN 1965
Total Ringers - 50 points 349 Glen Henton, IA vs Ray Martin 1965
Double Ringers - 50 points 157 Glen Henton, IA vs Ray Martin, IL 1965
Canceled Ringers - 50 points 316 Glen Henton, IA vs Ray Martin, IL 1965
"Four Deads" - 50 points 63 Glen Henton, IA vs Ray Martin, IL 1965
Consecutive "Four Deads" 15 Carl Steinfeldt, NY vs Elmer Hohl, ONT, CA 1964

SINGLE GAME, INDIVIDUAL

Winning ringer % 100 Guy Zimmerman, CA 1948
Elmer Hohl, ONT, CAN 1968
Alan Francis, OH 2005
Losing ringer % 89.7 Ray Martin, IL 1965
Ringers, winner 50 points 175 Glen Henton, IA 1965
Ringers, loser - 50 points 174 Ray Martin, IL 1965
Double ringers, winner - 50 points 80 Glen Henton, IA 1965
Double ringers, loser - 50 poiints 77 Ray Martin, IL 1965
Consecutive Ringers 72 Ted Allen, CO 1955
(over 2 games) 72 Ted Allen. CO 1948
Shoes, Shortest, winner 50 points 20 Putt Mossman, IA 1925