Given the age of the "G" man, it's pleasing to think that he made it through the war, came back and raised a family which resulted in Ed Grimley's appearance in the 80s.

... that "G" stands for Gloversville, a bit to the northwest.

Is there no one in the viewing audience that could tell us what school our intrepid bowler attended?

Thanks, knew I could count on the Shorpy gang!

It is nice to see Amsterdam again, before the urban renewal made all the streets one way, and then the building of a shopping mall right across the main drag. They managed to ruin the city with all the help they gave it.

All three of these fellows were probably wearing uniforms in a year or two after the picture was taken. The guy in the leather jacket may even have gotten a pair of pants actually long enough for him.

Nah. You kept your bowling ball at the home alley unless you were going to an away tournament. The bus would stop at the alley on the way, you would pick up your ball, then drop it off after. The bag will contain shoes, team shirt, socks and usually a rag for cleaning the ball and drying the hands. Later on the alleys put in the had dryers you now find common. Generally the bowling alley was the sponsor of the school team. Yeah, I know that I know way too much about this.

The boys look so athletic and fit. @HistoryLover his hands and head do look larger than his body. Then again, his hands look like "man hands" and his body is a boy body. I wonder what sport they were involved with? Those bags look too flat to be bowling ball bags. I love how the American Flag is behind them... I wonder if they enlisted in December?

Just as "sagging" remains a popular way to wear your pants, back in the 40s the high waisted look was so cool, as evidenced by "Mr. Letterman." It appears that he had even accentuated the look by rolling up the bottom of his letter sweater. Also, is it my imagination, or does the guy in the leather jacket have an abnormally large head and hands for his body? I'm an artist, and I notice these type of things!

I too thought they looked like bowling bags, but they are kind of flat. Must be for Frisbee bowling similar to Frisbee golf.

And my daughter has the same saddle shoes as part of her current school uniform.

Shoes on the guy with the G on his sweater. I don't think you even see those on geezers at the golf course any more.

[Also, the girl has your shoes. - tterrace]

I didn't know you could letter in Geek.

The two young men in the middle are carrying bowling ball bags. Probably on the school team, which was common at least until the 1960's and is now coming back.