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 ¾ 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.