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unusual facts about Baltimore Sun



Duckpin bowling

The Baltimore Sun of December 28, 1899, said that at the McGraw-Robinson bowling, billiards and pool hall the night before, the facility's manager had introduced duckpins.

John W. Owens

John Whitefield Owens (November 2, 1884 – April 24, 1968) was the 1937 Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial writing for his editorials on the Baltimore Sun.

Robert Quillen

Quillen wrote for such major periodicals such as the Baltimore Sun, the Saturday Evening Post, and The American Magazine, and he "took the greatest pride" in one-liners picked up by Literary Digest.


see also

Ballou High School

Kevin Richardson (1982), Journalist and videographer for The Baltimore Sun newspaper and website.

The Towerlight

Paul McMullen - The editor of the Catholic Review, McMullen worked for many years with The Baltimore Sun covering college, professional and amateur sports.