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Bernie Roth
Bernice ("Bernie") Stark Roth is an American curler known for her work in establishing women's curling in the United States. She is an elected member of the United States Curling Hall of Fame. Curling history Roth was a Wisconsin curler who established a foundation for competitive women's curling in the United States. She was a founding member of the United States Women's Curling Association (USWCA) and help in the foundation of the Milwaukie Kilties, a women's curling club within the Milwaukee Curling Club. Roth was president of the USWCA from 1947 to 1949, the first person to serve in that role. First mixed bonspiel in the United States In 1951, Roth organized a mixed bonspiel, the first of its kind in the United States, which allowed both men and women to compete together. The bonspiel began at the Milwaukee Curling Club after Roth directed that a letter be sent to the men's board of the club to determine if such an event would be possible. The bonspiel was a three day ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called ''rocks'', across the ice ''curling sheet'' toward the ''house'', a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a ''game''; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each ''end'', which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones once. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. The player can induce a curved path, described as ''curl'', by causing the stone to slowly rotate as it slides. The path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms or brushes, who accompany it as it slides down the sheet and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee Curling Club
The Milwaukee Curling Club, now based in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, is the longest continually operating curling club in the United States. It was founded in Milwaukee in 1845 by Scots emigrants, including Alexander Mitchell (later elected "patron" of the Grand National Curling Club).Kerr, John. ''The History of Curling and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club''. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1890; p. 343 In 1947, a member indicated to Bernie Roth that a women's curling club was needed because women could only play if their husbands were members; in 1949 she established the Milwaukee Kilties. References External links Official website See also * Royal Montreal Curling Club The Royal Montreal Curling Club (French: Club de Curling Royal Montréal) is the oldest curling club in North America, established on January 27, 1807 by a group of Scottish Canadian immigrants in Montreal. The group met at the Gillis Tavern to ..., oldest curling club in North America, oldest extan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Female Curlers
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2004 Deaths
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