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Out of Storage Today
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Bowling was once a semiformal occasion
Players wore shirts, ties in the 1930s
By Bob Cudmore
When local history fan Sam Vomero gave me a photocopy of a newspaper picture of my uncle Percy Cudmore from 1939, I was intrigued to see Uncle Percy in a classic bowling pose wearing a tie and long-sleeved shirt.
Percy Cudmore was born in Torrington, England in 1905 and lived in Amsterdam most of his life, except for some time spent in Philadelphia and service with the U.S. Army in World War II in Italy and elsewhere. He worked at Keller Plumbing and Heating Company and Amsterdam Memorial Hospital. He died in 1975.
Percy was a great bowler who passed on his love of the sport to one of his sons, Roger Cudmore, who now lives in North Greenbush.
“It was a common practice to wear a tie and long-sleeved shirt to bowl in those days,” Roger said in commenting on the picture of his father from 1939. “I have an undated bowling picture of my dad with Arthur Walsh, George Rink, Andy DiLorenzo, Albert Albright and Sam Riccio. The first five were the bowlers and they are all wearing long-sleeved shirts and ties. Riccio must have been the team sponsor as he sits in front with a three-piece suit.”
In the late 1940s, another picture showed Percy Cudmore and other Amsterdam bowlers at the American Bowling Congress National Tournament in Atlantic City. Long-sleeved flannel shirts have replaced the shirts with ties.
Roger added, “My recollection of going with my Dad to (Tony Griffin’s) Wil-Ton Lanes in Amsterdam in the fifties was that the ‘tie thing’ must have become old hat as I don't remember the bowlers wearing ties. I do remember that each team wore bowling shirts with their name on the front and the sponsor's name on the back. My father's shirt usually had Cudy rather than Percy as most of his bowling buddies called him Cudy.
The 2022 Historians Podcast fund drive needs your help! To donate click, https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-historians-podcast-2022 Or send a check made out to Bob Cudmore to 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, NY 12302.
Women bowlers also dressed appropriately. Roger produced a bowling team photo of his mom, Pansy Keller Cudmore, and her twin sister, Daisy Keller Sager, with three other women. Roger said, “The women are all wearing dresses, which of course match!”
Roger has rolled 12 perfect games, most recently in January, but said that his father apparently never scored 300 in one game as such scores were rare in those days. Roger said, “I think his high score was 289 which meant that he got the first ten of the twelve strikes needed for a perfect game.”
The caption under Percy Cudmore’s picture from the October 12th, 1939 Recorder photo stated: “No one likes to bowl more than Percy Cudmore, holder of the all-time city record for 30 frames, and few are any better at kegling. Cudmore established what may prove to be a lifetime record when he rolled 740 for 30 frames a few years back. The closest score to that figure in the City League was 729, made by Cudmore himself. In addition to holding the all-time high mark for 30 frames, Cudmore also compiled the highest average ever made in the City League for a complete season with an average of 198.2”
Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 4, 2022-From the Archives-January 11, 2019-Historians Podcast Episode 248, Jack Kelly is author of “The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America.” Kelly tells the story of the 1894 Pullman strike.
The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for America
The Edge of Anarchy offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history. At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country.
Thursday, May 5, 2022- From the Archives of the Daily Gazette-What I don’t like about Amsterdam
Another Historians Original Podcast this Friday. May 6, 2022
Episode 421-Chris Lamb, author of Stolen Dreams: The 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars and Little League Baseball’s Civil War
Summer is Coming
Enjoy an incredible journey with these multiday trips and discover some of the best communities, food, and sites of interest along the canals. These trips include information about accessibility to make it easier for people of all abilities to experience the canals.
Plan your Trip
Erie Canalway
https://eriecanalway.org/
Mohawk Valley Weather, Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Low around 47. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then showers likely. High near 58. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Daily Gazette
CDTA buses start rolling in late August in Montgomery County
AMSTERDAM — The arrival of CDTA buses in Amsterdam and surrounding Montgomery County in the coming months will immediately improve…
AMSTERDAM — The arrival of CDTA buses in Amsterdam and surrounding Montgomery County in the coming months will immediately improve…
https://dailygazette.com/
Amsterdam Recorder
Passersby helped three people, 10 dogs after Friday Thruway rollover crash near Canajoharie, officials say
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald
Greater Johnstown School District hosts public budget hearing Tuesday
by Andrew Pugliese
https://www.leaderherald.com/
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By Bob CudmoreOut of Storage Today
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Bowling was once a semiformal occasion
Players wore shirts, ties in the 1930s
By Bob Cudmore
When local history fan Sam Vomero gave me a photocopy of a newspaper picture of my uncle Percy Cudmore from 1939, I was intrigued to see Uncle Percy in a classic bowling pose wearing a tie and long-sleeved shirt.
Percy Cudmore was born in Torrington, England in 1905 and lived in Amsterdam most of his life, except for some time spent in Philadelphia and service with the U.S. Army in World War II in Italy and elsewhere. He worked at Keller Plumbing and Heating Company and Amsterdam Memorial Hospital. He died in 1975.
Percy was a great bowler who passed on his love of the sport to one of his sons, Roger Cudmore, who now lives in North Greenbush.
“It was a common practice to wear a tie and long-sleeved shirt to bowl in those days,” Roger said in commenting on the picture of his father from 1939. “I have an undated bowling picture of my dad with Arthur Walsh, George Rink, Andy DiLorenzo, Albert Albright and Sam Riccio. The first five were the bowlers and they are all wearing long-sleeved shirts and ties. Riccio must have been the team sponsor as he sits in front with a three-piece suit.”
In the late 1940s, another picture showed Percy Cudmore and other Amsterdam bowlers at the American Bowling Congress National Tournament in Atlantic City. Long-sleeved flannel shirts have replaced the shirts with ties.
Roger added, “My recollection of going with my Dad to (Tony Griffin’s) Wil-Ton Lanes in Amsterdam in the fifties was that the ‘tie thing’ must have become old hat as I don't remember the bowlers wearing ties. I do remember that each team wore bowling shirts with their name on the front and the sponsor's name on the back. My father's shirt usually had Cudy rather than Percy as most of his bowling buddies called him Cudy.
The 2022 Historians Podcast fund drive needs your help! To donate click, https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-historians-podcast-2022 Or send a check made out to Bob Cudmore to 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, NY 12302.
Women bowlers also dressed appropriately. Roger produced a bowling team photo of his mom, Pansy Keller Cudmore, and her twin sister, Daisy Keller Sager, with three other women. Roger said, “The women are all wearing dresses, which of course match!”
Roger has rolled 12 perfect games, most recently in January, but said that his father apparently never scored 300 in one game as such scores were rare in those days. Roger said, “I think his high score was 289 which meant that he got the first ten of the twelve strikes needed for a perfect game.”
The caption under Percy Cudmore’s picture from the October 12th, 1939 Recorder photo stated: “No one likes to bowl more than Percy Cudmore, holder of the all-time city record for 30 frames, and few are any better at kegling. Cudmore established what may prove to be a lifetime record when he rolled 740 for 30 frames a few years back. The closest score to that figure in the City League was 729, made by Cudmore himself. In addition to holding the all-time high mark for 30 frames, Cudmore also compiled the highest average ever made in the City League for a complete season with an average of 198.2”
Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 4, 2022-From the Archives-January 11, 2019-Historians Podcast Episode 248, Jack Kelly is author of “The Edge of Anarchy: The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America.” Kelly tells the story of the 1894 Pullman strike.
The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for America
The Edge of Anarchy offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history. At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country.
Thursday, May 5, 2022- From the Archives of the Daily Gazette-What I don’t like about Amsterdam
Another Historians Original Podcast this Friday. May 6, 2022
Episode 421-Chris Lamb, author of Stolen Dreams: The 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars and Little League Baseball’s Civil War
Summer is Coming
Enjoy an incredible journey with these multiday trips and discover some of the best communities, food, and sites of interest along the canals. These trips include information about accessibility to make it easier for people of all abilities to experience the canals.
Plan your Trip
Erie Canalway
https://eriecanalway.org/
Mohawk Valley Weather, Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Low around 47. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then showers likely. High near 58. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Daily Gazette
CDTA buses start rolling in late August in Montgomery County
AMSTERDAM — The arrival of CDTA buses in Amsterdam and surrounding Montgomery County in the coming months will immediately improve…
AMSTERDAM — The arrival of CDTA buses in Amsterdam and surrounding Montgomery County in the coming months will immediately improve…
https://dailygazette.com/
Amsterdam Recorder
Passersby helped three people, 10 dogs after Friday Thruway rollover crash near Canajoharie, officials say
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald
Greater Johnstown School District hosts public budget hearing Tuesday
by Andrew Pugliese
https://www.leaderherald.com/