The Women's International Bowling Congress, Inc. is an organization composed of female members bowling at least once a week in sanctioned WIBC leagues all over the nation, and comprising a membership of over one and one-half mil­lion members—well on our way to two million.

Our organization was founded in 1916, when a group of forty women became interested in the game of American ten­pins and decided to set up standard rules and regulations. The main aim and purpose of the WIBC is to attempt to regu­late, standardize and promote bowling among women.

The Congress is constantly on the alert to be of service to its members. We recognize proficiency in bowling and award medals and emblems for high scores, and other bowling skills; offer books of Rules and Regulations for leagues; issue mem­bership cards; sanction certificates for leagues, cities, states and sanctioned tournaments; provide literature, such as a "Bowling Manual"; own and publish our own magazine, "The Woman Bowler," and have our own News Service which issues monthly news bulletins.

 We conduct an annual championship tournament, now rec­ognized as one of the greatest events in women's sports. Our first championship tournament attracted eight teams, but in 1961 the event attracted more than three thousand to the Fort Wayne meet. Our 1962 WIBC Tournament will be held in Phoenix, Arizona.

A companion event of the WIBC tourney is our Queens Tournament-—an individual match-game classic held at the time of our national event. The first Queens Tournament was introduced during...[Chapter Incomplete]

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