For one thing, according to many accounts the sport was invented in Worcester in 1880 by Justin "Pop" White, the owner of a ...

"The sport was born and bred in Worcester and there used to be candlepin houses everywhere," said Dave Novia, co-owner of ...

Strikes, Spares & Deadwood,” a new exhibition on display through March, is a compelling reminder that candlepin, which originated in Worcester, was once king.

When we hear the term ‘bowling’, most of us think of what is known as ten-pin bowling, yet this is only one of the many variations. Candlepin bowling — so called because of the distinctive ...

When we hear the term ‘bowling’, most of us think of what is known as ten-pin bowling, yet this is only one of the many variations. Candlepin bowling — so called because of the distinctive ...

In fact, along with Maine, Massachusetts voluminously boasts one of the New England states' claim to fame: Candlepin bowling. Often called "duckpin bowling," this variation on the more widely ...

cough cough* Babe Ruth. One display shows why the game used to be called candlestick bowling. Before modern pins made out of plastic became common, the game involved inch-thick wooden dowels ...

Candlepin bowling also became popular in New England in part because it is perhaps more challenging than ten-pin (or Tenpin) bowling. "New Englander's don't do easy," said Vanessa Bumpus ...

The players roll balls down a wooden lane in attempts to knock down as many pins as possible. There are several major differences between candlepin and its cousin, tenpin bowling, including the ...