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In the US, the lanes must be inspected and approved by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). The USBC sets the standards for bowling in the US.
You can view the rules for sanctioned league play in the US at USBC's website at bowl.com.
The rules of tenpin bowling were established on September 9, 1895 when the American Bowling Congress (ABC) was created. The ABC has since been merged under the umbrella of the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) and that is who manages the rules and sanctions bowling today.
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The USBC is the United States Bowling congress. Some benefits of joining the USBC include access to their online information on the official USBC site.
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In the US, the first organization for bowling that was formed was the ABC (American Bowling Congress) on Sept. 9, 1895 , which was a mens only organization. They created the rules for the sport in the US. In 1916, the WIBC (Women's International Bowling Congress) was formed to cater to women's bowling. While basing the rules from the ABC, the WIBC also had rules specific to their organization. In 1958, the American Junior Bowling Congress was formed to organize youth bowlers from preschool through college. They too based their rules from the ABC, yet had additional rules specific to their organization. In 1982, the name of the organization was changed to the YABA(Young American Bowling Alliance). On January 1, 2005, the three organizations merged to create USBC (United States Bowling Congress) in order to unify resources and be able to have an opportunity for bowling to become an Olympic sport.
USBC membership is roughly 1.2 million in the 2015/16 bowling season.
For a tenpin bowling ball, the radius is 4.25 inches (10.8 centimeters).
You would need to contact USBC. I don't know if this statistic is published on USBC's Bowl.com website.
That the league is recognized by the USBC (United States Bowling Congress), formerly ABC (American Bowling Congress) as a league. The USBC is the sanctioning body in the US. It means that they are the ones that set the rules and make sure they are followed.
The United States Bowling Congress (USBC), the santioning body over US bowling, is located in Arlington, TX.