
Marge Schmaltz
Cottage Grove
2008
Pioneer
Marge began bowling in the Mohawk Pleasure League at the Mohawk Lanes in 1940 and continued bowling until 1976, a total of 36 years. She bowled in the Midway Major City League (Hamm Bldg. and Harkins), Classic League, Traveling League and the All Star League and maintained her highest average of 187 in the Mohawk Pleasure League.
Marge bowled on the City League championship team for ten years and had the high average in that league for three years. She bowled in the Classic and All Star Leagues for 26 years and was a member of the City Tournament championship team six times: 1955, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1967 and 1968. She was the champion of the City "600" Club tournament in 1966 with a 611 scratch score. Marge was named to the All-City team six times; 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1961-62 and 1965-66. While serving in the Marines in 1945 she won the Service team tournament, doubles and all-events with entries from the California area. She shared the doubles title with Ann Grandl in the Northern tournament in Fargo, N.D; shared second place in doubles at the WIBC tournament with Bunny Weidell in 1958, participated in the WIBC Queen's tournament in Portland, OR.
Her high series was 678 and her high game was 278 which was also high game in the city in the 1962-63 Season.
Marge appeared on the Sunday night All-Star Bowling show for seven straight weeks. Her lifetime average was 182 and she has had over one hundred 600's. She served as vice-president of the City League and All-Star League and was vice-president of the St. Paul "600" Club for 17 years. She was inducted into the St. Paul Hall of Fame in 1984.