Malakoff Team Champion Bowlers

from The Malakoff News, Friday, August 3, 1962

The above photograph represents the Malakoff team of women bowlers sponsored by Monroe's Café in Malakoff which won first place in the "Strike Out League" at the Sands Bowling Lanes in Athens.

The Malakoff aggregation was awarded trophies in the league play championship for the 1961-62 season. Twelve teams were entered in the play competition.

Identified in the accompanying photograph of the local team are: Martha Pugh; Lila Quinn; Jeanne Atkinson, Captain; Jane Ferguson; and Juanita Christopher.

Mrs. Atkinson Highest

Mrs. Jeanne Atkinson, captain of the team, rolled the highest score in a three-game series ever recorded by a woman bowler at the Sands Lanes. She was awarded a special trophy for the 593 series.



Submitted by Britt Thompson

If you have any information on Malakoff history please contact Britt, he is the correspondent for The Malakoff News Looking Back Column.

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