Texas Niners: The last bastion of nine-pin bowling lives on in San Antonio

Brought to the U.S. in the 1880's and a staple of the prohibition era, nine-pin bowling now lives on only in Texas.

[@Beatlefan67]

Here in the United Kingdom we play 'skittles' with 9 - pins. About 50,000 of us go out doing this every week! I'd love to go to San Antonio for a few games, but it's 5,000 miles as the crow flies, so a bit too far for an evening...! Thanks so much for posting.

[@stilltlrforlife]

Very different, although if you have a love for the sport of 10 pin bowling, we cant forget it's heritage.

[@Beatlefan67]

Very interesting you should say that, my research says that the tenth pin was added before the game left England to get around the time the 'game of 9-pins' was wasted by the lower classes who should have been practising their archery! However, who can really be sure??? Games expert James Masters has conclusive proof that the game goes back 3,500 years as complete games have been found in Egyptian tombs!

[@PinoyBowlerGS92]

I haven’t played 9 Pin yet but I love they use the same Ten Pin Balls and Pins.

[@karlrovey]

They have it in Clinton, OK now. They have four person teams. The alley does regular 10-pin bowling on other days.

[@antoniozapata2330]

Turner club dose 9 pin I love that bowling alley because they have a jukeboxAnd I’m going there in April

[@codiefitz3876]

Fucking smokin’ ciggies and whopping pins? Fuck yeah

[@riversarcadereview385]

if i could still bowl, I would bowl here

[@codiefitz3876]

Get the poor kids involved please

[@kellycook7641]

.