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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Proud, tubby little Andy Varipapa, at 53 the oldest man in the tournament, liked to puff out his gorilla chest and announce that he is the world's greatest bowler (TIME, May 5). A good many of the experts disagreed. They would rather bet their money on glum, gum-chewing Joe Wilman, 41, who was bowling man of the year in 1946 and went about his trade in very businesslike fashion. In Chicago's drafty Madison Street Armory last week, Andy and Joe staged a seesaw duel that made the bowling experts forget anything they had seen before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: I'm a Man, Huh? | 12/22/1947 | See Source »

...Great Is Varipapa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 19, 1947 | 5/19/1947 | See Source »

STORY ON ME IN MAY FIFTH ISSUE CONTAINS BAD TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR. YOU REFER TO ME AS ANDY ("THE GREEK") VARIPAPA. YOU EVIDENTLY MEANT ANDY ("THE GREAT") VARIPAPA FOR NONE IS GREATER THAN ANDY ("THE GREAT") VARIPAPA. ALSO YOU DEPRIVE THE ITALIAN PEOPLE OF A GREAT ATHLETE WHEN YOU CALL ME A GREEK...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 19, 1947 | 5/19/1947 | See Source »

ANDY ("THE GREAT") VARIPAPA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 19, 1947 | 5/19/1947 | See Source »

...Chalk up one Brooklyn strike for Bowler Varipapa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 19, 1947 | 5/19/1947 | See Source »

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