FERNANDO ISAIS, Los Angeles, CA

Inducted 1966

Player: Fernando Isais of Los Angeles, won eight World Championships including a string of six consecutive wins. His championships were won in 1941, 1947, 1948 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1958. The ringer duals with Ted Allen were classic. Fernando used the 1 turn and was a picture of rhythm and grace in action with his high arching toss. His last World Tournament appearance was at South Gate in 1963, when he finished in a sixth-place tie. Fernando died January 24, 1994, at the age of 79.