The period from 1940 to 1960 is known as the golden age of bowling due to the sport's great popularity increase and advances in its play. Bowling was a billion-dollar industry in the United States by 1945.
In 1951, American Machine and Foundry Company (AMF, then a maker of machinery for the bakery, tobacco and apparel businesses) purchased the patents to Gottfried Schmidt's automatic pinspotter, and by late 1952, production model pinspotters were introduced. No longer did a bowling center have to rely on "pinboys."
Television embraced bowling in the 1950's, and the game's popularity grew! NBC's broadcast of "championship Bowling" was the first network coverage of bowling. ABC became the first network to telecast competition of the Pro Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1961. Eddie Elias founded the PBA, and with his leadership, the Pro Bowlers Tour became a hugely popular stalwart of ABC sports broadcasting.
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