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Far piece from Oconomowoc
Gwilym S. Brown
December 11, 1967
Jack Connaughton seldom had left his tiny Wisconsin home town. Then he traveled to Paris and won the world amateur bowling title
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December 11, 1967

Far Piece From Oconomowoc

Jack Connaughton seldom had left his tiny Wisconsin home town. Then he traveled to Paris and won the world amateur bowling title

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It had been an exciting few days for the tournament in general and for Connaughton in particular, but though he was glad the whole thing was now over the young American was not about to go out on the town and wildly celebrate in a Pigalle nightclub. Early the next day Jack Connaughton packed up his trophies and his pitch-black, 16-pound bowling ball and headed straight home to Gloria. Well, not just Gloria. "We've got an important meet coming up in our college conference on Saturday," he said earnestly, "and I really don't want to miss it."

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