, ▁Hugo ▁P iesen , ▁and ▁Maurice ▁P iesen , ▁who ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁National ▁S kee - B all ▁Company . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁National ▁S kee - B all ▁Company ▁of ▁C oney ▁Island , ▁New ▁York , ▁tra dem ark ed ▁the ▁name ▁S kee - B all . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁S kee - B all ▁Company ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁S kee - B all ▁tournament ▁at ▁S kee - B all ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁City . ▁The ▁tournament ▁alle ys ▁were ▁shorter ▁than ▁the ▁alle ys ▁that ▁Sim pson ▁had ▁built . ▁Over ▁one ▁hundred ▁contest ants ▁qualified ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁$ 2 4 0 0 ▁in ▁pri zes ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁w inners . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Ber go ffen ▁died ▁unexpected ly ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁City , ▁leaving ▁Hugo ▁and ▁Maurice ▁P iesen ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁National ▁S kee - B all ▁Company . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁The ▁Rud olph ▁W url itzer ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁bought ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁games ▁division . ▁W url itzer ▁produced ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁thousand ▁S kee - B all ▁alle ys ▁and ▁began ▁s elling ▁them ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁but ▁they ▁ceased ▁production ▁of ▁alle ys ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁as ▁demand ▁weak ened . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ,