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DECEMBER 5, 2019 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, Downey,OWLING CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Brunswick Acquires Sean Rash Wins PBA China Tiger Cup Ebonite In Industry Shaking Move in 2019 PBA Tour Season Finale by Lucas Wiseman 14-Time PBA Tour Champion Sweeps Fellow American AJ Johnson In a blockbuster move goes, everyone has been re- SUZHOU, China– Sean sure to shake up the indus- tained.” Rash, a 14-time Profes- try, Brunswick has acquired EBI’s brands include sional Bowlers Association Ebonite International in a Columbia 300, Hammer, Tour title winner, added an- deal that was announced Ebonite, Track, Power other unique accomplish- Friday. Brunswick secured House and Robby’s. What ment to his portfolio when all the assets of EBI, includ- this move means for the he swept fellow American ing all of its brands, trade- long-term future of each PBA member AJ Johnson marks and technologies. individual brand is unclear in a best-of-three-game Effective immediately, the and Kelly said those details title match to win the his- EBI plant in Hopkinsville, will be worked out in the toric PBA China Tiger Cup Kentucky, has been shut coming weeks. at Suzhou Tiger Bowl, the down and production will “Our goal and our whole first PBA event ever held in move to Brunswick’s plant premise behind what we China. in Reynosa, Mexico. are doing right now is to Rash, from Montgom- “We’re still working on make sure the consumer ery, Illinois, defeated John- plans,” Brunswick Director still has all the product that son, from nearby Oswego, 2019 PBA China Cup Champion Sean Rash of Marketing Bugsy Kelly they need and would want,” 211-194 and 227-207 for The two Illinois bowl- PBA members from China streamed Tuesday on Flo- told FloBowling. “We have Kelly said. “The consumer the title. Rash’s conversion ers were part of a seven- and Chinese Hong Kong. Bowling.com by the PBA’s about two or three weeks is going to be top of mind of the 2-4-8-10 split in the player PBA delegation that Rash collected $20,000 for online streaming partner. of working on what this re- for Brunswick going for- ninth frame to win game bowled in a single-elim- his win; Johnson received The finals also are available ally means for Brunswick. ward for all of our brands.” one was the pivotal shot in ination match play event $10,000 as runner-up. in the FloBowling archive. As far as Ebonite’s pro staff continued on page 7 the match. that also included nine The finals were live continued on page 5 Old Faithful and Chippy Ball Helps There Was a Real 75-Year-Old Man Become Perfect Buzz Around Cathy Pia by: Jonathan Garza by Fred Eisenhammer LAKE FOREST, Calif. He had shot a 195 Bam! Another strike. WINNETKA – Remem- – At some point in one's game in the first game of Bringing him to the all-im- ber Buzz Fazio? Cathy Pia bowling career, everything his 1 p.m. Capo Memo- portant twelfth ball. certainly does. has to go perfect at least rial league, two pins under "I looked at the pins and Actually, make that once, right? For 75-year- his average of 197, and said to myself, 'if I hit all Cathy Fazio Pia, a free old Temecula resident Al then followed it with a 202 10 pins, they'll fall,' and so spirit in Winnetka Bowl’s Zaccagnini, that moment game. I let the ball go, watched it Funtimers senior league. came Monday, November Then it happened. roll, hook into the pocket Buzz Fazio is one of 25 at Forest Lanes, when "When I had nine strikes and hit all 10 pins, and they the greatest bowlers ever he shot his first-ever per- I told myself I had a chance all went down!" he said. and Cathy is Buzz’s grand- fect 300 game. to do it," Zaccagnini said, He could not believe daughter. Buzz, nicknamed The moment came in his "I buried the first one and what just happened. the “Buzzer,” is actually first week back from an eye felt really comfortable, but "It was one of those Basil “Buzz” Fazio, but surgery that kept him away kept thinking I would mess things that happens once in there was no mistaking Al Zaccagnini from bowling for a month. up and get tapped." continued on page 4 his audience-pleasing the- atrics when he starred on Cathy Pia unveiled a shirt TV racking up strikes from honoring her late grandfather. BOWLING NEWS Congratulations the early 1940s to the late Some of Buzz’s accom- HONOR ROLL 1960s. continued on page 5 Name Score Date Center DAVID MARTINEZ III 300 10-08-19 PALM SPRINGS LANES Eric Espinosa GREG STEMEL 300 10-19-19 PALM SPRINGS LANES DARRYL BRITT 300 10-23-19 SANDS BOWL DARRYL BRITT 300 10-30-19 SANDS BOWL JOHN ENGELBRECHT 300 11-01-19 ARLINGTON LANES California Bowling Writers ERIC ESPINOZA 7-10 SPLIT 11-02-19 DEER CREEK LANES TYLER WEITZMAN 300 11-02-19 GABLE HOUSE BOWL ALVIN BAILON 300 11-05-19 MATADOR BOWL DARREN ATKISON 801 11-06-19 HARLEYS SIMI BOWL Shirlee Dar Passes Away TOM COWLEY 300 11-06-19 WINNETKA BOWL Shirlee moved to sunny ANDRE EUBANKS 816/300 11-09-19 WINNETKA BOWL ERIC ESPINOZA 844 11-09-19 BOWLIUM LANES California in 1959. She SABRINA TAN 724 11-09-19 WINNETKA BOWL AARON THALER 300 11-12-19 MATADOR BOWL started league bowling at JULIA FRIAS 709 11-13-19 WINNETKA BOWL DAVID VAN GASTON 300 11-13-19 KEYSTONE LANES Jefferson Bowl in Culver MIKE BRIGHT 800 11-18-19 WESTMINSTER LANES JULIA FRIAS 760 11-18-19 WINNETKA BOWL City in 1963. JUSTIN PLUCHINO 822 11-18-19 WINNETKA BOWL BARRY BORSES 300 11-19-19 WINNETKA BOWL She traveled to many MARK DUNSTER 300 11-19-19 PARKWAY BOWL BOB JOHNSON JR. 300 11-19-19 CAL BOWL State and National conven- ED CHOW 300 11-20-19 WINNETKA BOWL PATRICK MICHAELS 804/300 11-20-19 WINNETKA BOWL tions and tournaments over KENNETH DOLOTINA 300 11-21-19 WINNETKA BOWL JONATHAN GALE 300 11-22-19 CAL BOWL the years. DAVID VAN GASTON 300 11-22-19 KEYSTONE LANES DREW STERN 801 11-26-19 WINNETKA BOWL Her past resume of Shirlee Darr JULIA FRIAS 715 11-27-19 WINNETKA BOWL CHRIS MARQUEZ 823 11-27-19 ACTION LANES bowling offices held con- 3rd Vice President and Sgt- JEFF OWENS 824/300 11-27-19 WINNETKA BOWL OSCAR PADILLA 300 11-27-19 WINNETKA BOWL sists of being a Director, at-Arms until 2017. JUSTIN PLUCHINO 824/300 11-27-19 WINNETKA BOWL NACHO VEGA 300 12-01-19 DEL RIO LANES then Treasurer of the Los The CBW was fortunate Angeles WBA. She moved to have Shirlee on their ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS BOWL AN HONOR SCORE ? to Ventura County and Board as she was a great E-MAIL IN YOUR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER AND joined their association and link with all the women YOU WILL BE ON THE FRONT PAGE IN THE NEXT PRINTED EDITION November 9th, 2019 Eric tied House Record at Bowlium E-MAIL TO: [email protected] held the offices of Director, bowlers from So.Calif. 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