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December 30, 2010 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday December 30, 2010 Bowling news P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] Office: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 JERRY DeYAGER Bowls Finnish Two-Handed Star Palermaa Wins GEICO Shark 807 and 825 at Cal Oaks Championship, Qualifies for Tournament of Champions by Frank Weiler by Bill Vint M U R R I E T A — J e r r y The next thing you know Jerry LAS VEGAS — Finland’s hand around the ball a little DeYager personifies power. is bowling 800s. First an 807, Osku Palermaa, Europe’s pre- too much a couple of times, His strike ball registers 25 and then a week later 825 mier two-handed bowler, sur- but I made my spares. It was MPH on a regular basis, and (289 - 277 - 259), in his “Here vived a 173-149 battle with the Shark. It was expected the sometimes comes close to For Fun League” at Cal Oaks top qualifier Dan MacLelland lanes were going to get ugly. 30 MPH. Why not, when he Bowl. The 825 is Jerry’s per- of Windsor, Ontario, to win his There’s only so much oil and it stands six feet three and tips sonal best. first Lumber Liquidators PBA got burned up.” the scale at a solid 260. I If you are a power player, Tour title in the PBA GEICO Palermaa appeared to ac- mean solid muscle. Jerry op- Jerry recommends you consid- Shark Championship at South cept his milestone victory in erates his own business, and er pulverizing some pins with Point Bowling Center. a stoic Scandinavian manner, does some heavy lifting every a Hammer Grind. The finals of the GEICO but he admitted later he was day. A sixteen pound bowling Jerry wants to thank Jim Shark Championship, which more excited than he appeared ball is nothing compared to Murtishaw for recommending lived up to its name, aired have won a PBA title. said. “There will be plenty to be. the hundred pound seed bags his dream ball and drilling it Sunday on ESPN. “That was the main part more to go, and we’ll see what “I’m an emotional guy, he handles. to perfection. Jerry also wants Widely considered the of my being here,” Palmeraa happens. But I got the first but it’s inside,” he said. “Why Jerry consistently rolls everyone to know that he reads most difficult of the PBA’s said. “Being from Finland, I one.” waste the energy showing the 700s and averages about 225 the BOWLING NEWS every five so-called “animal” lane can’t bowl in the PBA regional Belmonte started the Shark emotions? It’s the Finnish in all his leagues. Nonethe- week, and recommends every conditioning patterns, the tournaments, so (winning a finals with a 248-223 victory way. That’s the way I learned less, he wanted a new look bowler do the same. Shark took a bite out of the title during the World Series over Mike Fagan of Patchogue, to do it. Maybe I should be and bartered with JIM MUR- Thanks Bowling News entire field of power players. of Bowling) was my only way N.Y., and he then eliminated more emotional, but that’s the TISHAW for a new bowling for supporting all Citrus Belt In the end, it was Palermaa’s in. It’s the biggest tournament reigning PBA World Cham- way I’m used to doing it.” ball -- the Hammer Grind. bowlers. ball speed and ability to loft I’ve ever had a chance to bowl pion Tom Smallwood of Sag- The sixth and final World the ball down the lane, using in. I can’t wait. inaw, Mich., 208-192, to set up Series of Bowling telecast his two-handed technique, that “Will I be a favorite?” he his showdown with Palermaa will be a special U.S.A. vs. made the difference as four grinned. “Oh, yah. When I am in the semifinal match. The World team competition splits killed MacLelland’s bid bowling my A game, I’m go- As the high-revolution which will air on ESPN on for his first PBA Tour title. ing to be on top.” power players burned away Sunday, Jan. 9, at 1 p.m. East- With his victory, Palermaa On his way to his title, the oil in the front part of ern. United States team mem- Happy accomplished his primary Palermaa also won a long- the lanes, both two-handers bers will be Michael Haugen objective in traveling to the awaited showdown against struggled. In the end, it was a Jr. of Carefree, Ariz.; Ronnie United States to bowl in the his Pacific region counterpart, 4-6 split in the 10th frame that Russell of Camby, Ind.; Wes multi-event PBA World Series Australia’s Jason Belmonte. doomed Belmonte. A spare/ Malott, Pflugerville, Texas; of Bowling: an opportunity The Shark Championship was strike in the 10th frame gave Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan.; to also bowl in the $1 million the first time the world’s best Palermaa a 182-176 victory Chris Barnes, Double Oak, New Year!! PBA Tournament of Cham- two-handed bowlers had ever and a chance to bowl MacLel- Texas, and Bill O’Neill, South- pions Jan. 15-22 at Red Rock met each other on television. land for the title. ampton, Pa. International play- Lanes in Las Vegas. The PBA “It was our first match on “I’m happy with the way ers will be Finland’s Palermaa, Tournament of Champions TV so I wanted to be the one I bowled,” Palermaa said. 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