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"Zuke" was a bowling
“machine” on the local lanes in the 1940’s
and 1950’s. He bowled three sanctioned
perfect games and was the first bowler in
Centralia league bowling history to record a
300 game. He simultaneously carried a 192 average in
two leagues and a 196 average in a third
league. He was named “King for a Day” at
the American Bowling Congress Golden Jubilee
Tournament in Chicago. He garnered this
honor by recording the highest individual
score (256) on the Egyptian York
squad. Gansauer was an outstanding pitcher in
Centralia Twilight Baseball Leagues.
He played minor league ball ifor the
Cassville (Missouri) Tigers in 1935-1936, and in 1947 played
for the Centralia
Cubs team at the old Fans
Field. (See Gansauer
stats)
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