WORCESTER ― "Three sports were invented right here: basketball, volleyball and candlepin bowling," said Vanessa Bumpus, ...

For one thing, according to many accounts the sport was invented in Worcester in 1880 by Justin "Pop" White, the owner of a ...

Strikes, Spares & Deadwood,” a new exhibition on display through March, is a compelling reminder that candlepin, which originated in Worcester, was once king.

Candlepin bowling is a big New England thing. It’s all about the narrow pins, smaller balls, and feeling like a bowling pro.

When we hear the term ‘bowling’, most of us think of what is known as ten-pin bowling, yet this is only one of the many variations. Candlepin bowling — so called because of the distinctive ...

The exhibit features everything from old candlepin bowling balls and rulebooks to pictures of the game’s inventors and legendary figures it became popular among ... *cough cough* Babe Ruth. One ...

Candlepin bowling also became popular in New England in part because it is perhaps more challenging than ten-pin (or Tenpin) bowling. "New Englander's don't do easy," said Vanessa Bumpus ...

When we hear the term ‘bowling’, most of us think of what is known as ten-pin bowling, yet this is only one of the many variations. Candlepin bowling — so called because of the distinctive ...