Who made the rules for bowling in US?
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.