▁Bow lers ▁Association ▁( P BA ). ▁However , ▁before ▁the ▁P BA ' s ▁found ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Salv ino ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁bow ling ▁career ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁National ▁Match ▁Game ▁Dou bles ▁with ▁his ▁partner ▁Joe ▁Wil man . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Salv ino , ▁“ The ▁National ▁Dou bles ▁title ▁really ▁k icked ▁off ▁my ▁career ▁nation ally , ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁I ▁was ▁ 2 1 , ▁I ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Match ▁Game ▁tournament , ▁had ▁an ▁ABC ▁Tournament ▁team ▁title ▁and ▁was ▁Chicago ▁Bow ler ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁so ▁I ▁was ▁getting ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁pretty ▁good ▁bow ler ▁by ▁that ▁time .” ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Salv ino ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁ABC ▁( American ▁Bow ling ▁Congress ) ▁title ; ▁a ▁team ▁event ▁with ▁the ▁ren owned ▁squad ▁Tri - Par ▁Radio . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁win , ▁Salv ino ▁became ▁a ▁household ▁name ▁when ▁he ▁regularly ▁appeared ▁on ▁tele vised ▁bow ling ▁events , ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁show ▁" B ow ling ▁Stars ". ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁on ▁Bow ling ▁Stars ▁that ▁he ▁scored ▁ 8 4 6 , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁three - game ▁series ▁ever ▁broadcast ▁on ▁television . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Salv ino ' s ▁career ▁took ▁off . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁ 1 0 ▁P BA ▁titles ▁in