▁to ▁Salv ino , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁letter ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁bow ling ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁American ▁Junior ▁Bow ling ▁Congress . ▁Also , ▁while ▁still ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁competed ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁tournament ▁called ▁the ▁Dom ▁De V ito ▁Classic ▁where ▁he ▁beat ▁out ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁bow lers ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁place ▁prize ▁of ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁bow ler ▁ever ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁The ▁Chicago ▁Classic ▁League , ▁a ▁ren owned ▁area ▁competition , ▁and ▁earned ▁the ▁nick name ▁" Ch icago ' s ▁Boy ▁Wonder ". ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁his ▁oppon ents , ▁Salv ino ▁would ▁wear ▁bib ▁over alls ▁with ▁the ▁statement , ▁" I ' m ▁great ▁and ▁I ' m ▁g onna ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁bow ler ▁alive " ▁written ▁on ▁the ▁back . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁him , ▁" The ▁way ▁to ▁show ▁' em ▁is ▁to ▁beat ▁' em , ▁st omp ▁on ▁' em ▁and ▁let ▁' em ▁know ▁how ▁good ▁I ▁am . ▁I ▁was ▁h ated ▁by ▁the ▁players ▁and ▁the ▁public . ▁After ▁a ▁while ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁care . ▁I ▁was ▁getting ▁bigger ▁and ▁mean er ▁all ▁the ▁time ." ▁ ▁Professional ▁and ▁P BA ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Car men ▁Salv ino , ▁along ▁with ▁ 3 2 ▁others , ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Professional