Karl Marx is best known as the philosopher who formed the basis of the
Communist revolution. It is less well known that he was an ardent sports
enthusiast. Karl's major interest was in Kegeling, what we call Bowling or nine-Pins in the United States. In fact it was his passion about the sport that led to his fleeing Germany for Paris where he first became acquainted with socialism.
Karl was the editor of a newspaper in Cologne, Germany, when, in 1843, the government banned kegeling and other indoor sports, because they were distracting workers and delaying the completion of projects that had been ordered.
Karl immediately used his newspaper to print protests about the ban. The front page of his daily was devoted to the issue, and he wrote a seething editorial proclaiming, ... Bowlers of the world, arise; you have nothing to choose but your lanes!
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