Women's International Bowling Congress
- Women's International Bowling Congress
The Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) was an organization for women bowlers formed in 1916 as a counterpart to the American Bowling Congress (ABC).
In 2005, the WIBC merged with the ABC and the Young American Bowling Alliance (YABA) to form the United States Bowling Congress (USBC).
Founding of the WIBC
Originally called the Woman's National Bowling Association (WNBA), the Women's International Bowling Congress was formed in St. Louis, Missouri, in late November 1916. It was the first widely recognized women's association for the sport of ten-pin bowling. The founding women were aided by Dennis J. Sweeney, the proprietor of the Washington Bowling Alleys, where a ladies tournament in 1916 provided the inspiration to create the WIBC.
The founding members of the WIBC were:
*Catherine Menne, first WIBC president
*Ellen Kelly, first WIBC secretary
*Mrs. L.W. Waldecker, first WIBC treasurer (quickly succeeded in 1917 by Cornelia Berghaus, who was elected after Waldecker resigned)
The first official meeting of the WNBA was held on October 26, 1917, in St. Louis. 40 women from 11 cities attended the meeting and voted on the organization's constitution, bylaws, and first 16-member executive committee. The purpose of the organization was agreed to be:
"To provide, adopt and enforce uniform rules and regulations governing the play of American tenpins; to provide and enforce uniform qualifications for tournaments and their participants; to hold a national tournament, and to encourage good feeling and create interest in the bowling game."
The WNBA held its first national tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 11-12, 1918.
Membership
As of 2005, there were over 1.2 million WIBC members playing in 67,000 sanctioned leagues in over 2,700 local associations. Local associations exist in every United States' state as well some foreign countries. The national tournament held by the WIBC is the largest women's sporting event in the world. The 1997 tournament in Reno, Nevada, attracted 14,872 five-woman teams (for a total of 88,279 participants), the largest entry for any team tournament in history and a women's world record.
External links
* [http://www.bowl.com/aboutUSBC/history/wibc.aspx Bowl.com's history of the WIBC]
* [http://www.bowlingmembership.com/WIBCHistoryFE/ A history of the WIBC]
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