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USBC Announces2010 TelevisionSeries on ESPN2

The United StatesBowling Congress andESPN will partner to bringa series of bowling eventsto a national televisionaudience in 2010. Theagreement calls for a multi-week package of telecastson ESPN2 beginning in lateApril.

The series will includechampionship-roundcoverage of USBC’sQueens, IntercollegiateTeam Championships andU.S. Women’s Opentournaments, as well asBowling’s Clash ofChampions.

The agreement bringsthe ITC finals to a largerplatform on ESPN2 andupgrades the U.S. Women’sOpen from a series of tapedbroadcasts to a livestepladder finals. TheQueens returns again for alive telecast on ESPN2 aspart of the agreement.Bowling’s Clash ofChampions moves toESPN2 as the only week-end telecast in the series.

“One of USBC’sprimary goals is to increasevisibility and excitementfor the sport of bowling,”USBC Vice President ofMedia Pete Tredwell said.“Moving our collegiatechampionship to the ESPNfamily and ensuring bothwomen’s majors are livefinals is a great step.”

The live stepladderfinals of the Queens, whichwill be contested in aspecially constructedbowling arena built for theUSBC Women’s Champi-onships in El Paso, Texas,will start the series on April28. A taped broadcast that

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Last Chance to See PBA’s ‘WorldSeries of Bowling’ at Thunderbowl

Detroit area bowlers still have achance to attend the inaugural Pro-fessional Bowlers Association“World Series of Bowling,” cur-rently at Thunderbowl Lanes inAllen Park through Sept. 6. Theevent is a revolutionary festival ofcompetitive bowling boasting a $2million prize fund and seven ESPNtelecasts.

Remaining “World Series ofBowling” events include the PBAShark Championship and PBAWomen’s Series Shark Champion-ship (Aug. 27-29 at ThunderbowlLanes) and the PBA World Cham-pionship, PBA Women’s WorldChampionship and PBA SeniorWorld Championship (Aug. 30-Sept. 4 at Thunderbowl Lanes).

ESPN taping of final rounds forall events except the PBA CheetahChampionship and the PBA WorldChampionship will take place inThunderbowl’s arena on Sept. 5-6.The finals of the PBA World Cham-pionship will be televised live onESPN from Northrock Lanes inWichita, Kan., on Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.

The “World Series of Bowling”features the world’s greatest profes-sional men and women bowlers, topinternational players and America’sfuture stars. Five Lumber Liquida-tors PBA Tour WSOB events(Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scor-pion and Shark Championships)feature expanded fields of 72 play-ers (standard Lumber LiquidatorsPBA Tour events feature 64 play-ers).

Of the 72 players, 10 amateurand/or PBA non-exempt playerswill qualify through Tour Qualify-

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2009-10 Season Underway• The 73rd annual John P. Gavie Memorial Tournament at

Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park drew a sold-out total of 112teams and officially kicked off the 2009-10 bowling season inthe Detroit area. In the above photo, Thunderbowl proprietor TomStrobl (center) presents Diane Voight of Community BowlingCenters (left) and Chris Soutar (representing his father, Hall-of-Famer Dave Soutar) with tournament dedication plaques.

UpcomingWorld Series ofBowling Events

Aug. 27-29 — PBA SharkChampionship and PBA Women’sSeries Shark Championship,Thunderbowl Lanes

Aug. 30-Sept. 4 — PBAWorld Championship, PBAWomen’s World Championshipand PBA Senior World Champi-onship, Thunderbowl Lanes

Sept. 5-6 — ESPN taping offinal rounds for all events exceptthe PBA Cheetah Championshipand the PBA World Champion-ship will take place in Thunder-bowl’s arena. The finals of thePBA World Championship will betelevised live on ESPN fromNorthrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan.,on Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.

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Detroit All-Star Classic 75th Season UnderwayBy KEN CHARRETTE, Greater Detroit Bowling Hall-of-Famer

The Detroit All-Star Classic kicked off its 75th season at Shelby Lanesin Utica. What a remarkable feat. The Classic, sponsored this year by Rip10 Entertainment, is the longest running bowling league in the world.

The 75th year has been dedicated to Gene Stus. Gene had been a mem-ber of the Detroit All-Star Classic for over 20 years. Stus has won manycity, state and national titles. Highlighting a few are 12 PBA Senior Tourtitles, five Michigan Majors titles, one City Masters title and one StateMasters title.

Stus is a member of four halls of fames — USBC Hall of Fame, Michi-gan State Bowling Hall of Fame, Detroit Bowling Hall of Fame and theMichigan Majors Hall of Fame. Gene is one of the truly nice guys thatnever forgot his bowling roots. He has always maintained that bowling inthe All-Star Classic and the Michigan Majors groomed him for the na-tional level.

Stus is home recuperating from a recent heart attack. Our prayers goout to Gene and his family for a quick recovery.

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expanded flexibility to decidethe minimum number for a le-gal line-up.

• USBC Rule 113(a) allowsleagues to adopt a rule to de-clare co-champions.

• USBC Rule 113(b) al-lows leagues the opportunity todecide what type of tiebreakerbest suits its needs.

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NEW THINGS TOBE AWARE OF

• EACH NEW bowlingseason brings changes and thisyear is no different.

First thing to be aware of is that the highscore application for those bowlers who rolla 300 game, 800 series or 900 series changedsignificantly this year. If the bowler selects aring, there are now several new options tocustomize the ring.

In order to minimize confusion and getthe award to the bowler as soon as possible,BOTH SIDES of the form must be completed.The ring size and customization optionsare on the back side of the form. Whenfaxing, both pages must be faxed in. This iscritical to avoid unnecessary delays in pro-cessing.

There is a simplified honor score awardform on a single side for those not upgradingtheir award at www.mdusbc.com under“Forms.”

The standard USBC youth membership for

• THERE ARE five new rule changes thatmay affect league operations in the 2009-10season. In all cases leagues will be been giventhe flexibility to adopt these rules, otherwisethe USBC rule would be followed.

• USBC Rule 105 gives the league theflexibility for vacancy scores just as they arefor absentee scores. Under previous rules avacancy score would never be reduced as anabsentee score generally is. With this rule aleague can adopt a rule which would treat avacancy score as an absentee score is.

• USBC Rule 107(c) allows a team usinga substitute to be eligible for all high teamprizes unless the league has a rule otherwise.

• USBC Rule 109(a) allows leagues the

Changes in Store for 2009-10 Bowling Seasonthe fall will include a bowling jersey.Again, it is critical that when the youthmembership application cards are completedthe SIZE must be indicated on the applica-tion. Applications without shirt sizes willcause delays in getting the shirts to the youthbowler.

Speaking of the youth program, reserva-tions will be taken for the MDUSBC YouthTournament starting Sept. 14. This will givecoaches and program directors the opportu-nity to schedule dates and times for the tour-nament in advance rather than putting downa date and hoping to get it. In order to keepthe date and time reserved, the entries mustbe paid for by Dec. 11.

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MDUSBC TOURNAMENTS• THE MDUSBC Kickoff Classic will

take place on Oct. 3-4 at Sterling Lanes inSterling Heights. The event is open to menand women with two divisions — Open andWomen’s.

Each division will bowl eight games ofqualifying on Saturday, Oct. 3 with the topplayers coming back on Oct. 4 for match playwith bonus pins culminating in a stepladderfinal to determine the champion of each divi-sion.

The entry fee is $150 for the Open divi-sion and $85 for the Women’s division.

The defending champion of the Open di-vision is Terence Haines.

Once again this year the MDUSBC willoffer an Adult/Youth Tournament. The eventwill be a doubles format with the teams com-peting for scholarship money only.

One adult MDUSBC member and oneyouth MDUSBC member constitute a team.

The cost to enter is $30 per team.The tournament will be held Oct. 4 and

Oct. 11 at Country Lanes in Farmington withsquads at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

On Saturday, Oct. 24 the MDUSBC Jun-ior Masters will be contested at Country Lanesin Farmington. This is a scratch event and aJunior Gold qualifier open to MDUSBCyouth bowlers.

The event starts at 10 a.m. with a cost of$45 to enter.

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By KENCHARRETTE

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Hall of Fame

• WOW, what a story bookending. Pete Brown not onlybeat some of the best bowlersin the state of Michigan, butsomething much more impor-tant.

Brown was diagnosed withtesticular cancer. He was oper-ated on and had one-testicle re-moved three weeks ago plus ra-diation treatment last week.Brown then went out and wonhis third Budweiser MichiganMajors title at Galaxy Lanes inGrand Blanc.

Dale Hofmeister paced the53 entrants with a 1483 six-game score. Brown overtookhim in the three game semi-fi-nal round to earn the No. 1 seed in the step-ladder finals. Ken Wyatt, a MMBA Hall-of-Famer, defeated Eddie Grace, 239-210, in theopening match. Wyatt then strung nine strikesstarting in his third frame for a 276-203 winover Mike Calhoun.

Hofmeister eliminated Wyatt, 238-166.Wyatt, after stringing all those strikes, neverhad a strike in the match. “I don’t recall everhaving done anything like that before,” saidWyatt.

Brown looked like he was going to coastto the title as he led by 42 pins after fiveframes. Hofmeister showed why he is a Hallof Fame member with 14 titles by closing with

seven strikes to tie Brown with226 and force a 9-10 frame roll-off. Brown had to throw twostrikes in his 10th frame for a59-49 win and his story bookwin.

“I felt good or I never wouldhave tried bowling,” saidBrown. “This is just somethingspecial, especially with my par-ents coming down to root meon. I feel not only good but ter-rific now,” said Brown.

* * *• THE FINAL standings at

Galaxy Lanes:Pete Brown (Holt) $1,000,

Dale Hofmeister (Essexville)$600, Ken Wyatt (Sterling

Heights) $400, Mike Calhoun (Wyandotte)$350, Eddie Grace (Howell) $300, JohnEssenmacher (Lenox) $200, Brian Newcomb(Romulus) $170, Doug Mazurco(Brownstown) $160, Aaron Lorincz(Belleville) $150, Scott Christie (Southgate)$140, Rick Gregor (Sterling Heights) 125,Mark Robertson (Wayne) $125, CraigNidiffer (Trenton) $110, Eric Emmi (HarrisonTwp.) $105.

* * *• THE NEXT tournament is Saturday,

Sept. 19 at Royal Scot in Lansing. Check theMichigan Majors official web site atwww.michiganmajors.com.

• FROM LEFT: Tournament champion Pete Brown, Galaxy Lanes Proprietor KenHochstein; tournament runner-up Dale Hofmeister.

Americans Strike Gold in ‘Tourney of Americas’Team USA closed out a successful week at the 47th Lee Evans Tournament of the

Americas at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday by claiming the title inthree of the four divisions of the team competition.

Josie Earnest of Vandalia, Ill., Ricki Williams of Wichita, Kan., Tim Pfeifer ofCranberry Township, Pa., and John Szczerbinski of Wichita, Kan., combined for a10,458 two-day total to win the Adult Division by 567 pins over Mexico (9,891).Mexico held off Venezuela for the silver.

Team USA dominated the all-events final standings, taking the gold in six ofthe eight divisions. Andrew Koff and Pierson took gold and silver in Junior AMen, Josie Earnest claimed gold in Adult Female, Jessica Earnest andGalganski took gold and silver in Junior A Women, Coffey and Shaffer had the toptwo spots in Junior Men B, while Bolton and Ana Koff took gold and silver in JuniorWomen B.

The Lee Evans Tournament of the Americas is the oldest annual internationaltournament in the American Zone. The invitational competition is for countries ofPABCON (Pan American Bowling Confederation — the American Zone of WorldTenpin Bowling Association).

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Aug. 15th. The Gavie alsoholds a Senior Division Tour-nament and it was held in theafternoon of the same day.

I wonder what John Gaviethinks about this little tourna-ment that started 73 years ago.I think he would be proud ofthe work his nephew, Frank,and the rest of the committeeput into it and he would bethankful for the long prestigelist of sponsors still attached it.Long live the Gavie.

* * *• FOR THE ladies: The

Detroit 600 Club will bowltheir annual tournament on Sat-

urday, Oct. 3rd at 1 p.m. The tournament willbe held at the club’s host center Cherry HillLanes in Dearborn Heights. The total cost ofthe tournament and club dues is $22.

The club is allowing members to go backtwo years on yearbook averages. This is be-ing allowed for members who may have notbowled last season.

Entries for the tournament have beenmailed to members but can also be obtainedby calling club secretary, Marion Saunders at313-408-2686. Entries can also be e-mailedto you from the club secretary. Entries willbe accepted until one hour before the tourna-ment start time.

Shelby Lanes will host the PontiacWomen’s 600 Club “Best 3 out of 4 Handi-cap Tournament” on Sunday, Oct. 18th. Thetournament will start at 12 noon with an 11a.m check-in. The tournament entry is $20.Annual membership in the Pontiac 600is $3.

Entries for the tournament close onWednesday, Oct. 7th. Pontiac 600 Tournamententries are available at the MDUSBC office,by e-mail pontiac600club@yahoo.com, or bycalling the club secretary Theresa Gates at(586) 775-1262.

Both the Detroit and Pontiac 600 Bowl-ing Clubs are affiliates of the National 600Bowling Club. The National 600 has on theirwebsite www.national600.com the entries forthe annual Mail-O-Graphic Tournament.

This tournament is taken from scores youbowl right in your leagues. You can enter ineach league you bowl in. There are five divi-sions including age divisions. The weeks forthe tournament are in January with entries duea few weeks before.

• THE JOHN P. Gavie Memorial Tour-nament was held on Monday, Aug. 17th atThunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park. The “Gavie”is the traditional start of the Detroit bowlingseason. Every year the Who’s Who of DetroitBowling kick off the season at the Gavie.

The tournament has long attracted bowlersfrom all over the state. This year’s Gavie wasan even bigger and more star-studded eventthan ever. The Gavie Tournament was the onlyinterruption to the PBA World Series of Bowl-ing being held this month at ThunderbowlLanes.

Several PBA stars were either bowling inthe event or roaming the concourse during thetournament. For the name-droppers out thereDoug Kent, Liz Johnson and Shannon Plu-howsky (who sported a cute new hairdo) werejust a few bowling celebs at T-Bowl thatevening.

The Gavie is always a night to rememberfor bowling geeks like me. It is not just a tour-nament, it is a giant bowling party. The Gavieis kind of like a one-night bowling league ofall of Detroit. Eastsiders, Westsiders, All-Stars, Proprietors, media, and bowling admin-istrators all come together for an evening ofbowling camaraderie.

The Gavie is a tournament and there arewinners and jackpots but it has evolved intomuch more than just an evening of skill.

The Gavie Committee started a youth tour-nament a few years ago and the adult tourna-ment supports it by means of raffle sales. Theyouth Gavie offers two Junior Gold spots —one to a young man and one to a young lady— and it was bowled this year on Saturday,

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COLONIAL LANES (40) (734) 665-44751950 Industrial Hwy., Ann Arbor 48104

COUNTRY LANES (32) (248) 476-320130250 W. 9-Mile Rd., Farmington 48336

MEMBER CENTERS

Bowling Centers Associationof Southeast Michigan

BOWLING’S BETTER AT MEMBER ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE

Bowling Centers Associationof Southeast Michigan

DRAKESHIRE LANES (40) (248) 478-223035000 Grand River, Farmington Hills 48335

FORD LANES (24) (313) 292-170023100 Van Born Rd., Dearborn Heights 48125

GARDEN BOWL (16) (313) 833-98504120 Woodward Ave, Detroit 48201

HARTFIELD LANES (52) (248) 543-93383490 W. 12 Mile Rd., Berkley 48072

LUXURY LANES (16) (248) 544-0530600 E. 9-Mile Rd., Ferndale 48220

MARVEL LANES (24) (517) 337-70002120 E. M-78 Hwy., E. Lansing 48823

MAYFLOWER LANES (32) (313) 937-842026600 Plymouth Rd., Redford 48239

MERCURY LANES (17) (313) 846-49007630 Schaefer, Dearborn 48126

MERRI-BOWL LANES (40) (313) 427-290030950 Five Mile Rd., Livonia 48154

NOVI BOWL (40) (248) 348-912021700 Novi Road, Novi 48050

OAK LANES (50) (734) 422-74208450 N. Middlebelt, Westland 48185-1811

OXFORD LANES (24) (313) 278-68002200 S. Telegraph, Dearborn 48124

PLAZA LANES (40) (734) 453-488042001 Ann Arbor Rd., Plymouth 48170

RENAISSANCE BOWL (40) (313) 368-512319600 Woodward Ave., Detroit 48203

ROMULUS REC CENTER (12) (734) 941-620037452 Huron River Rd. 48174

SUPER BOWL (60) (734) 459-607045100 Ford Rd., Canton 48187

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NORTH

AIRWAY LANES (32) (248) 674-04244825 Highland Rd., Waterford 48328

BAY LANES (32) (989) 684-73614243 North Euclid Ave., Bay City 48706

BOWL ONE LANES (40) (248) 588-48501639 E. 14 Mile Rd., Troy 48084

CENTURY BOWL (52) (248) 666-47007345 Highland Rd., Waterford 48327

CHERRY HILL NORTH (36) (248) 625-50116697 Dixie Hwy., Clarkston 48346

CLASSIC LANES (32) (248) 852-91002145 Avon Industrial Dr., Rochester Hills 48309

PLUM HOLLOW LANES (24) (248) 353-654021900 W. 9-Mile Rd., Southfield 48075

SHELBY LANES (24) (586) 731-480050721 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township, 48317

TROY LANES (40) (248) 879-87001950 Square Lake Rd., Troy 48098

EAST

APOLLO LANES (14) (586) 772-207029410 Gratiot, Roseville 48066

BONANZA LANES (44) (586) 756-300024600 Hoover Rd., Warren 48089

BRONCO LANES (32) (586) 756-820022323 Ryan Rd., Warren 48091

CONTINENTAL LANES (54) (586) 293-230031055 Gratiot, Roseville 48066

FAIRLANES BOWL (40) (248) 548-933329600 Stephenson Hwy., Madison Heights 48071

FIVE-STAR LANES (50) (586) 939-25502666 Metropolitan Pky., Sterling Heights 48077

KINGSWOOD LANES (24) (586) 469-641144925 Groesbeck Hwy., Clinton Twp. 48036

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DOWNRIVER

BIDDLE BOWL (8) (734) 283-0660708 Biddle, Wyandotte 48192

FORT PARK REC. (18) (313) 383-16772055 Fort Park Blvd., Lincoln Park 48146

INDIAN LANES (32) (734) 283-47004500 13th St., Wyandotte 48192

THUNDERBIRD LANES (46) (248) 362-1660400 W. Maple Rd., Troy 48084

WESTLAND BOWL (60) (734) 722-75705940 Wayne Rd., Westland 48185

WOODLAND LANES (32) (734) 522-451533775 Plymouth Rd., Livonia 48150

YPSI-ARBOR LANES (40) (734) 434-11102985 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti 48197

SKORE LANES (48) (313) 291-622022255 Ecorse Rd., Taylor 48180

TAYLOR LANES (48) (734) 946-909224800 Eureka, Taylor 48180

WOODHAVEN LANES (36) (734) 675-355420000 Van Horn Rd., Woodhaven 48183

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Strange Things Have Happened in Bowling’s Past• ONCE UPON a time.Strange things have happened in bowling’s

past, some lost to today’s bowlers.There was a time when, in order to speed

things up,bowlers werefilled out in the fi-nal frame. Thathappened when agame was a run-away, out of thewood, meaningall strikes couldnot pull out a winfor the losingclub. If the leadoffman recorded aspare, he wouldautomatically begiven 10 on hisfill ball. Don’t un-der estimate theeffect. Eventhough it only

meant a pin or two a game, that translatedinto a two or more point increase inaverage.

But as you went down into the lineup itgot worse, for the official records, and a lotbetter for the bowlers in the fourth positionand more so for the anchor bowlers.

They were often the recipients of a no-bowl strikeout in the 10th. Now that couldturn into a gift of 20 or more pins in a singlegame. Think about what a difference it hasmade to you in the 10th frame when you ran

By CHUCKPEZZANO

Bowling Hall-of-Famerand Nationally

Syndicated Columnist

into an open frame as compared to a triplestrike in the closing canto.

Don’t get me wrong, this wasn’t a con-stant occurrence, but even if done on occa-sion it had an effect on all averages, team andindividual, and if teams used the same lineuppositions, leadoff men had the most legitimateaverages and anchor men had the most in-flated.

One of the key men in any lineup was thefigure filbert who could quickly figure out thedifference in wood, or being more precise,the exact pin difference between teams at anypoint.

Scorers, at the bottom of each team’slineup, would record the mark count, a markbeing a strike or spare. If one bowler recordsa seven on a spare or a double strike and anopponent fells nine, that’s a quick two-pin dif-ference, and in certain games one team couldbe ahead of another by 30 or more pins inwood count.

For many years, young bowlers, and se-niors too, made some extra spending or bowl-ing money by keeping score in leagues, andthat was particularly true in California.

That is not necessary in these days of au-tomatic scoring but that key counter is stillimportant because many bowlers are slow inscoring, even slower in the projection ofscores and the possibilities on both sides ofcompetition. And that even goes for some ofthe announcers describing games on TV.

Head-to-head match games were an im-portant and exciting part of the sport and homeand home matches, as few as five or 10 games,

or as many as 50 to 100 games, were com-mon, well attended, and well officiated.

Sometimes, part of the agreement calledfor the pinboys to wear white gloves and foot-wear.

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Ion the fast moving hands and feet of the hu-man pinsetters to make sure that they alwaysset up pins instead of somehow, by mistakeof course, they either pushed or kicked a pindown here and there.

And now you know a little bit more aboutthe ancient art of scoring.

Once upon a time.

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Professional Women’sBowling Association

TIPS

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surface once competi-tion begins.

Q: What exercisesare good for bowl-ing?

A: If you are a se-rious bowler whocompetes in longformat tournaments,I suggest incorpo-rating a fitnessworkout programwith a personal trainer. I have personally be-longed to a gym or health club for many yearsand currently work with personal trainer DaveDavis at “Tel-Ex Powerhouse Gym” inSouthfield.

Bowlers should focus on building stronglegs (leg curls, leg extensions, leg press, etc.).Most women should do exercises tostrengthen their wrists (wrist curls). Bowlersshould try to do exercises that don’t build alot of bulk and inhibit mobility. Rememberto always consult a physician before begin-ning an exercise program.

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• THIS ISSUE I will cover learning tocustomize your ball surface for the lane con-ditions you bowl on. Every serious leaguebowler should have an accessory kit whichincludes scissors, bowler’s tape, easy slide, atowel, sandpaper or “Scotch-Brite” pads ofdifferent grits and some kind of skin protec-tor patch for calluses. Keeping an accessorykit with these items will prepare you for mostsituations.

In bowling, the biggest influence in deter-mining whether your ball is going to hook ornot is the surface of your bowling ball. Learn-ing to match your ball surface to the condi-tions is very important in controlling yourhook or lack of hook.

When you buy bowling equipment, someballs have a shiny surface and some balls havea dull or semi-dull finish. Balls that have a

shiny appearance have been polished orwaxed and will skid longer. Wax or polishfills the pores in the shell of the ball and coatsthe ball surface reducing the lane friction, thusproducing more skid. Whereas a dull ball fin-ish is achieved by sanding the surface withsandpaper or “Scotch-Brite” pads. The dullsurface is rougher and will produce more fric-tion thus gripping the lane surface more andproducing more hook.

If you bowl in a center that uses a heavy oilpattern, you should use a ball with more “sur-face.” Most pro shops use different grits of sand-paper to achieve more or less hook. A sandpa-per that is a 320 or 400 grit is used for oilylanes and a 500 to 600 grit is more for mediumoiled lanes. When the lanes are very dry, yourlocal pro shop can use very fine grits of sand-paper like 1000 and 1200 grit along with dif-ferent polishes to shine your equipment or youcan put your equipment in a “Lustre King” (ifyou can find one that works).

When you need to scuff your ball on yourown, I suggest using “Scotch-Brite” sandingpads that you can get from your local hard-ware store and keep in your accessory bag.“Scotch-Brite” pads can be found in a greenpad (400 grit), burgundy pad (500 grit), greypad (600 grit), and a white pad (1000 grit).During your warm-up before competitionbegins you can alter your surface by usingthe different pads.

When you sand or scuff up the ball surface,the WIBC and ABC rule requires you sand theentire surface of the ball. Sometimes just a littlemore “surface” can make a big difference ingetting your ball to break at the right point. ABCand WIBC rules will not allow you to alter your

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Bowling’s Origins Traced Back to Egyptian TimesFact. Almost 70 million people in the

United States bowl during a year.Fact. More than three million compete regu-

larly in league play certified by the UnitedStates Bowling Congress. Staff at USBC Head-quarters in Arlington, Texas, works closely withabout 4,000 local associations to serve the threemillion members.

Bowling has soared into the upper echelonof sports, setting a steady pace by blending

strong organization with modern centers inwhich to participate. Although the sport nowappeals to people from all walks of life, en-tering a bowling center today would give fewclues to its origin.

Bowling has been traced to articles foundin the tomb of an Egyptian child buried in5200 B.C. The primitive implements includednine pieces of stone at which a stone “ball”was rolled, the ball having first to roll throughan archway made of three pieces of marble.

Another ancient discovery was thePolynesian game of ula maika, also utilizingpins and balls of stone. The stones were to berolled at targets 60 feet away, a distance whichtoday still is one of the basic regulations oftenpins.

Bowling at pins probably originated in an-cient Germany, not as a sport but as a reli-gious ceremony. Martin Luther is creditedwith settling on nine as the ideal number ofpins.

The game movedthroughout Europe, theScandinavian countries,and finally to the UnitedStates, with the earliestknown reference to bowl-ing at pins in Americamade by author Washing-ton Irving about 1818 in“Rip Van Winkle.”

The game was being played throughout theworld and rules were different almost every-where. Even basic equipment was not thesame. In fact, why and when the extra pinwas added from the European game of nine-pins to the American game of tenpins still isa mystery.

Regardless of how the game came intobeing, it became so popular by mid-19th cen-tury indoor lanes were being built through-out Manhattan and the Bronx and on west-ward, in Syracuse, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chi-

cago, Milwaukee and othercities with large Germanpopulations.

In 1875, delegates fromnine bowling clubs in NewYork and Brooklyn met inGermania Hall in the Bow-ery and organized the Na-tional Bowling Association.This was the first attempt to

bring order out of chaos.Disagreement raged between East and

West, principally the alignment of New YorkState bowlers against everyone else to thewest. On Sept. 9,1895, the American Bowl-ing Congress was organized in BeethovenHall in New York City.

A group of 40 women, encouraged by pro-prietor Dennis J. Sweeney of St. Louis, metat Sweeney’s establishment in 1916 andformed what was known as the Women’s In-ternational Bowling Congress.

Hist or y

The Classic got off to a rousing start withtwo 300 games by Randy Warnken and BillDeFrance in the very first game.

The two defending champions, EastridgeInsurance/Storm/Roto Grip (Winter) andPlaza Lanes (Spring) picked up where theyleft off.

Plaza Lanes’ Warnken had 300-207-279in a 786 series which was high for the nightand led his team to a three-game sweep overfirst-year team Premier Bowlers.com/Colum-bia 300. Welcome to the league.

Eastridge Insurance, led by Tim Bishop719, Harry Sullins 707 and Larry Walker 701,had the high series of 3465 in winning twogames from Cozy Inn/Thunderbowl Lanes.

Another perennial powerhouse, AnsaraRestaurants, led by Chris Nielson 761 andKen Wyatt 703, swept three games from RedRobin/Sunnybrook Lanes, 3363-3067.

The other three-game sweep was by AllStar Grille/Vision Lanes over Ren Enter-prises/Astro Lanes, led by Steve Klein 767series. Welcome back, Steve, after a six-yearabsence.

Another new sponsor — 2 Booli Med Eats/Country Lanes, led by Glenn Pilon 747, wontwo games from Red Robin/DBT Awards/Charrette State Farm. Bill DeFrance had 738and Chuck Duvall 708 for Red Robin.

Another new sponsor — R&T Insurance— led by Randy Churchill Jr. 711 and TreyRaynes 703, won two games fromHamtramck Singles/Eastown Printing. ChrisSimonson was high with 671.

The next three-week schedule includes stopsat Wayne Bowl in Wayne, Hazel Park Bowl inHazel Park and Regal Lanes in Warren.

Detroit All-Star Classic75th Season Underway

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combines the men’s and women’s ITC finalsfollows on May 5. The ITC finals also willbe contested at the arena in El Paso.

The U.S. Women’s Open broadcast isscheduled for May 12, live from the new In-ternational Training and Research Center inArlington, Texas. The new training center iscurrently under construction at the Interna-tional Bowling Campus with completionscheduled for late 2009.

Bowling’s Clash of Champions againwill highlight the winners of USBC majortournaments in a made-for-TV show-down. The event will be taped at the arena inEl Paso and is scheduled for broadcast May8.

The agreement also allows for the rebroad-cast of each telecast on ESPN at later dates.All announced air dates are subject tochange.

USBC Announces 2010Television Series on ESPN2

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LANES COMPLETELY REFINISHED!

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Last Chance to See PBA’s ‘World Series of Bowling’ at ThunderbowlTaylor kicked off the World Series of Bowl-ing and the series moved to ThunderbowlLanes for the rest of the competitions. Thefinals of six of the seven events will be tapedfor delayed broadcast on ESPN Sept. 5-6 inthe arena at Thunderbowl Lanes. The finalsof the PBA World Championship will air liveon Dec. 13 from Northrock Lanes in Wichita,Kan.

Schedule — Events that make up“World Series of Bowling”:

Aug. 3-6 — Motor City Open, TaylorLanes

Aug. 8-13 — PBA Cheetah Championship,Thunderbowl Lanes

Aug. 14-16 — PBA Viper Championshipand PBA Women’s Series Viper Champion-ship, Thunderbowl Lanes

Aug. 18-20 — PBA Chameleon Champi-onship and PBA Women’s Series ChameleonChampionship

Aug. 23-25 — PBA Scorpion Champion-ship and PBA Women’s Series ScorpionChampionship, Thunderbowl Lanes

Aug. 27-29 — PBA Shark Championship

ing Rounds. PBA Women’s Series events willconsist of 20 players (up from 16 last season)with at least two players making the fieldthrough Tour Qualifying Rounds.

World Series of Bowling exempt playersinclude 41 from the 2008-09 PBA Tour pointslist, eight from the PBA Tour Trials (con-ducted in May at Thunderbowl Lanes), eightplayers from PBA Regional Players Invita-tional (conducted in December in Reno), threeinternational players, one “Golden Parachute”selection, one “medical deferment” and 10players from the TQRs.

World Series of Bowling Women’s Seriespresented by “bowl.com” events consist of12 players from the PBA Women’s Tour Tri-als, six champions from 2008-09 and twoplayers from the TQRs.

All events are open to amateurs as well asprofessionals. Amateurs may enter directlythe “open” events (Motor City Open, PBAWorld Championship, PBA Women’s WorldChampionship and PBA Senior World Cham-pionship). Amateurs can also enter ExemptTour events through TQRs.

The Motor City Open at Taylor Lanes in

and PBA Women’s Series Shark Champion-ship, Thunderbowl Lanes

Aug. 30-Sept. 4 — PBA World Champi-onship, PBA Women’s World Championshipand PBA Senior World Championship,Thunderbowl Lanes

Sept. 5-6 — ESPN taping of final roundsfor all events except the PBA Cheetah Cham-pionship and the PBA World Championshipwill take place in Thunderbowl’s arena. Thefinals of the PBA World Championship willbe televised live on ESPN from NorthrockLanes in Wichita, Kan., on Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.

Tickets are available for TQRs, practicedays, qualifying rounds, match play roundsand ESPN telecasts. PBA is offering a vari-ety of ticket options and packages. They maybe purchased by visiting www.pbaworldseriesofbowling.com or onsite at ThunderbowlLanes.

Entry Fees — PBA open field entryfees will be $500 (Motor City Open, PBAWorld Championship, PBA Women’s andSenior World Championship). Non-memberopen field entry fee is set at $600. TQR entryfees are $300 for PBA members and $325 fornon-members if paid in advance; $325 and$350 if paid on site.

Prize Funds — Prize funds for Ex-empt Tour events are set at $192,600 total perevent ($25,000 first place). Women’s Seriesboasts a total purse of $50,800 ($10,000 firstplace).

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Jackpots 2nd Game Doubles • $40 Team Entry Holds Your SpotHandicap is 80% of the Difference in the 2 Teams’ Averages

WEDNESDAY ST. EUGENE MEN’SStarts Sept. 9 at 6:45 p.m. • Meeting Aug. 5 at 7 p.m.

Well Established Men’s League Looking for a Few Teams5-Men Per Team • No Individual Average Cap • Dues $18 Per Week

End-of-Season Banquet and Great Pay-Out!League is Competitive and Scores Well, But There is Some Fun, Too!

THURSDAY LADIES CLASSIC TRIOStarts Aug. 27 at 6:45 p.m. • Meeting Aug. 20 at 6:45 p.m.

$3,000 1st Place GUARANTEED!League Has a Sponsor • Dues are $18 Per Week

Affordable Jackpots ($30 for All) • Handicap 70% from 630 (team cap of 630)Split 32-Week Season ($1,500 1st Place Each Half)

16 Team Ownerships Available (9 remain) • $25 Team Entry Holds Your SpotBanquet Provided by Sponsor at Season End

For More Information, Call Connie Cleveland at (313) 778-5996

SUNDAY COUCH POTATOESStarts Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

Fun Mixed Combo with 4 Per Team • Only $12 Per Week • Only 15 WeeksIncludes Season-End Banquet, Prize Money and Trophies for 1st Place

Lucky Strike and More! • There is Handicap and Room for BeginnersDon’t Miss This One!

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FALL LEAGUE LINE-UP(Continued on Page 11)

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Prize funds for open events vary depend-ing on the event. For example, the Motor CityOpen prize fund payout ratio was 1 in 3 basedon the number of entries with a guaranteedfirst prize of $25,000 and last to cash of$1,400.

For the PBA World Championship theprize fund payout ratio is 1 in 4 with a mini-mum of 53 checks based on 160 entries. A54th place check would be paid when entriesreach 216. First place pays $50,000; last tocash $1,400.

For the PBA Senior World Championship,the prize fund payout ratio is 1 in 3 based onthe number of entries; first place will be$15,000, last to cash $1,000 with an additional10 Super Senior checks (ages 60 and over outof the regular prize list) that pay $700 each.

The Women’s World Championship alsosports a $15,000 first prize with a payout ra-tio of 1 in 3 based on entries; first place willbe $15,000 and last to cash $1,100.

Tour Qualifiers — For Lumber Liq-uidators PBA Tour events, Tour QualifyingRounds — called TQRs — are open to ama-teurs and non-exempt professionals. They arescheduled on weekends and will advance a

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minimum of 10 players into the fields ofWorld Series events.

For the first time, PBA Women’s Seriesevents will hold TQRs with at least two play-ers advancing to the field of 18.

Television — World Series of Bowl-ing taped events will air on ESPN starting Oct.25 in the PBA’s usual Sunday 1 p.m. time slot.WSOB events will essentially make up thefirst half of the 2009-10 Lumber LiquidatorsPBA Tour season. For the PBA World Cham-pionship, the four survivors advance to thelive ESPN final on Dec. 13 at NorthrockLanes in Wichita, Kan.

The second half of the 2009-10 LumberLiquidators PBA Tour season will be moretraditional, with live television and stopsacross the country between January and April.The second half will include three majorchampionships — the Tournament of Cham-pions, USBC Masters and U.S. Open.

Bowling fans around the world will be ableto follow WSOB action through pba.com andits new subscription-based “bowling channel,”Xtra Frame. More than 100 hours of online pro-gramming using the latest in Internet stream-ing will also feature an ESPN Sports Center-

style program called PBA: 39x60.* * *

• REMAINING schedule for the 2009PBA World Series of Bowling:

LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBASHARK CHAMPIONSHIP

Thursday, Aug. 2711 a.m. — Practice

Friday, Aug. 288 a.m. — Round One Qualifying, 7 games2:30 p.m. — Round Two Qualifying, 7 games

(top 28 advance; top 4 to Round of 16, 5-28 toRound of 28)Saturday, Aug. 29

9 a.m. — Round of 28, best of seven games(top 12 advance)

2 p.m. — Round of 16, best of seven games(top 8 advance)

7 p.m. — Round of 8, best of seven games (topfour advance to ESPN finals)

WOMEN’S SHARK CHAMPIONSHIPThursday, Aug. 27

11 a.m. — PracticeFriday, Aug. 28

8 a.m. — Round One Qualifying, 7 games2:30 p.m. — Round Two Qualifying, 7 games

(top 8 advance)Saturday, Aug. 29

9 a.m. — Round of 8, best of seven games (top

4 advance)7 p.m. — Round of 4, best of seven games (top

2 advance to ESPN finals)

LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBAWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

A tournament open to all PBA, PBA Womenand PBA Senior members (Thunderbowl Lanes,Allen Park, Mich.Sunday, Aug. 30

8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. — Practice sessionsMonday, Aug. 31

8 a.m. — A Squad, 6 games qualifyingNoon — B Squad, 6 games qualifying6 p.m. — C Squad, 6 games qualifying

Tuesday, Sept. 18 a.m. — B Squad, 6 games qualifyingNoon — C Squad, 6 games qualifying6 p.m. — A Squad, 6 games qualifying

Wednesday, Sept. 28 a.m. — C Squad, 6 games qualifyingNoon — A Squad, 6 games qualifying6 p.m. — B Squad, 6 games qualifying

(Cashers advance in each division)Thursday, Sept. 3

9 a.m. — Cashers’ Round, 6 games. Top 40PBA Tour players advance (top 8 to Super 16Round; 9-40 to Round of 32). Top 20 Seniors ad-vance (top 4 to Super 8 Round; 5-10 to Round of16). Top 20 Women advance (top 4 to Super 8Round; 5-10 to Round of 16)

2 p.m. — PBA Tour Round of 32, best of sevengames

6 p.m. — Women’s Round of 16, best of sevengames

7 p.m. — Seniors Round of 16, best of sevengamesFriday, Sept. 4

9 a.m. — PBA Tour Round of 16, best of sevengames. Seniors Round of 8, best of seven games.Women’s Round of 8, best of seven games

2 p.m. — PBA Tour Super 16 Round, best ofseven games. Seniors Super 8 Round, best of sevengames. Women’s Super 8 Round, best of sevengames

7 p.m. — PBA Tour Round of 8, best of sevengames (top 4 advance to live ESPN final, Dec. 13,Wichita, Kan.). Seniors Semifinal Round, best ofseven games (top two advance to ESPN final).Women’s Semifinal Round, best of seven games(top two advance to ESPN final)

ESPN TELEVISION EVENTS(Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park)

Saturday, Sept. 5Noon — Finals, Women’s and Senior World

Championships plus PBA Trick Shot Invitational3:30 p.m. — Finals, Motor City Open7 p.m. — Finals, Viper Championship

Sunday, Sept. 6Noon — Finals, Chameleon Championship3:30 p.m. — Finals, Scorpion Championship7 p.m. — Finals, Shark Championship

Wednesday, August 26, 200912

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Van Dyke BowlMonday Men at 6:30 p.m. • Teams of 5

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Wednesday Nite Men at 7 p.m.Teams of 5

New Men’s Daytime League FormingTuesday Morning Men at 10 a.m.

Teams of 3League Starts in October

Runs 20 Weeks

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Shelby LanesMixed Leagues

Sunday Nite Misfits at 5:45 p.m.Teams of 4 (Every Other Week)

Friday Kings & Queens at 7 p.m. • Teams of 4

Ladies LeagueThursday Elite Ladies Doubles Classic

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Men’s LeagueMonday Nite Men at 7 p.m. • Teams of 5

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