history of the first bowler to bowl back-to-back 300 games in the American Bowling Congress Tournament

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The first 300 game in tournament history was rolled by William Knox of Philadelphia at the 1913 event in Toledo, Ohio.

Other Facts:
- Also in 1961, Bud Horn of Los Angeles recorded the first 300 in Masters competition.
- In 1966, Les Schissler became the first bowler to roll a 300 game in Classic Team play. Schissler also rolled a Classic Singles record 760, while Ace Mitchell Shur-Hooks set the Classic Team series record with 3,357.
- In 1974, Detroit is Ray Williams became the first non-pro to roll a 300 in team play.
- In 1989, a deluge of honor scores was shot: a then record 44 perfect games, 18 299s & 10 298s. The previous record for 300 games was four (1974 & 1986).
- In 1994, Tony Lindemann of Detroit became the oldest person, at age 74, to roll a tournament 300.
- The 2001 event in Reno was the first to use the Twister synthetic pin made by Artemis Rubber Technologies of Hanover, Germany. Kristine Kropf of Antioch, Calif., became the first woman to bowl a 300 in tournament competition.
- In 2002, the tournament in Billings, Mont., saw a record 64 perfect games & 29 299 games bowled. Kyle McCrackin of Wichita, Kan., became the first bowler to roll two 300 games in one year.

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Wow Jors, what an informative and thought provoking answer. If you knew all that of the top of your head.. l mean wow. If you spent all night researching that answer.. l mean wow. Seriously wow, l just can not say how much wow you deserve.
Shame its the cricket section and no-one gives a toss.
(get it? pun? - toss!, Bah, my humour is wasted on lawn bowling!)