Victoria the Bowling Kangaroo

Who knew that kangaroos could bowl!

MATCHING FIGURES — Shapely actress Monique Van Vooren is all set to match strikes and spares with Victoria, the bowling kangaroo, at the opening of a huge new bowling alley in New York. The bowling palace is the newest and largest of its kind in the East.

Source: Pampa Daily News - Oct. 1, 1958

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 06, 2015
Category: Animals | Sports | 1950s

Comments

Whoa! They started letting women into the alley's early on in NY.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/06/15 at 11:21 PM

Is Victoria using a six pound ball? Where did hey find that? It appears that Miss Van Vooren is using a ten pounder.

I was curious about Miss Van Vooren. Apparently, she's still with us at the age of 88.

Posted by KDP on 04/07/15 at 09:45 AM

A child's ball. Cute pic.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 04/07/15 at 11:59 AM

There are few things that will grab a man's attention faster than a pair of moving orbs - any size, any color - as long as they are round and move.
'Roo Poo on the bowling alley is one of those things.

Posted by tadchem on 04/07/15 at 01:49 PM

More pictures of that actress here including the one above. First page is SFW.
She did star in a Warhol movie called Flesh for Frankenstein that was rated X.

http://photos.famousfix.com/tpx_144578/monique-van-vooren/photos

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 04/07/15 at 04:20 PM

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