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OCTOBER 10, 2019 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, Downey,O CAWLING 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Congress Declares GlennLA HABRA –Richard October Allison "Original Mr. 900" 3rd, 2019 Glenn Allison joined managers Annette and Ed on lanes 13 and 14 for a special presentation read by Stacey (Annette’s daughter). “Many people have bowled a 300 game, several have bowled an 800 series, but only one individual has bowled a 900 series here at La Habra 300 Bowl. On July 1, 1982 Glenn Richard Allison, down on lanes 13 and 14 bowled the first nine hundred series in sanctioned league play. Unfortunately, the American Bowling Con- gress, now known as USBC, has denied recog- nizing his series. tition and is now officially Carol Mancini, owner of ing today. But tonight, instead recognized as the original the California Bowling On behalf of La Habra of USBC recognizing his Mr. 900. News for allowing Steve 300 Bowl we are proudly series, The United States We would like to thank Felege to write several presenting Glenn with this Congress as of October 3rd, Mr. Jose Luis Correa from articles regarding Glenn certificate from the United 2019, thirty-seven years the 46th Congressional Allison in the California States Congress and a per- later, is recognizing him District for recognizing this Bowling News, and Bob sonal plaque honoring his as the first man in the his- monumental accomplish- Johnson, senior editor, nine hundred series, to be tory of bowling to deliver ment. from the Bowlers Journal. hung on our wall. a nine hundred series in We would also like to If it was not for their help Congratulations once Glenn "Mr. 900" Allison sanctioned league compe- give a special thanks to we would not be celebrat- again Glenn!” DEFENDING CHAMPION, RAYMOND LUSSIER continued on page 1 WINS 4th PETE MELTON MEMORIAL by Bette Addington, California Bowling Writers CLOVIS, CA – Sun- day, September 22, was the date. Bowlero in Clovis was the place. The 4th an- nual Melton Memorial was held and a good contingent of the best scratch bowlers around CA came to com- pete. Event organizers Chris Preble (Fresno State Bulldog Bowling Coach) and Mark Dinubilo (Cen- AJ Gets Biggest Win Of Career In Korea tral CA USBC) put their by Lucas Wiseman thoughts together to build SOUTH KOREA – It’s ated with the PBA Tour in In a thrilling final match, an even better event for been obvious, especially in the United States, so John- Johnson was leading by 23 bowlers this year. They the past couple months, that son is not credited with a pins after he struck in the moved this event from May AJ Johnson was on the cusp PBA Tour title for his win. seventh frame for the front to September sighting that (L-R) Chris Preble, Raymond Lussier, Mark Dinubilo of breaking through. His Regardless, the victory seven. The wheels came off many bowlers had conflicts awards for High Local, his name. However, last big moment happened Fri- is the biggest of Johnson’s for Johnson in the eighth in May with end-of-the- High Senior, High Woman year, Ray’s fiancé, Mela- day more than 6,000 miles young career and comes and ninth frames, however. year sweepers and other and Out of the Cash. nie, wasn’t too happy that from home in South Korea. after more than four years Johnson got a tough tournaments. When the dust cleared Ray had made that deci- Johnson defeated Chris without a win on the PBA break when left a 4-10 split This year’s event had and there was one lone sion to not take the tractor Barnes in an epic final Tour as a full-time player. on a shot that was a little $1,500 guaranteed for first bowler standing, it was so, when he repeated this match 245-244 to win the “I still don’t know what high in the eighth frame place plus $300 to the high defending Champion, Ray- year, he made sure the trac- SamHo Korea Cup for 50 happened,” Johnson said and he narrowly missed the qualifier. Qualifying start- mond Lussier, and he rolled tor was going to go home million Korean won, the on the Korean broadcast spare. In the ninth frame, he ed at 11am with 6 games away on the special small with him this time! The equivalent of approximate- after the win. “Everything left and missed a seven pin. and the Top 1:5 advanced scale tractor that is tradi- significance of this tractor ly $41,815. happened so fast. This is Johnson managed to to the Finals which took tionally given away to the is the late Pete Melton was The SamHo Cup is the amazing, a dream come strike out in the final frame place at 4pm for a best event champion! Funny a backhoe operator most of most prestigious event of true. I’ve finished second to put maximum pressure of (3) game match single story here as when he won his adult life and the trac- the season for the Korea so many times and for this on Barnes. And needing elimination with match this tractor last year, he tor was just something the Professional Bowlers Asso- to finally come true, this just nine, spare, strike, frame scoring. Event also decided to not take it and tournament committee felt ciation. However, the Ko- is amazing. Simply amaz- Barnes collapsed under the had special incentive cash asked to donate it back in continued on page 3 rea PBA event is not affili- ing.” continued on page 7 PAGE 2 CALIFORNIABOWLINGNEWS.COM OCTOBER 10, 2019 Could Hong Kong Save The World? by Dave Williams The recent pro-democracy rallies in Hong Kong got me to thinking about how much life has changed for the resi- dents of Hong Kong since 1997, when the United King- dom officially returned the tiny island and the new ter- ritories to China, after more than 150 years of rule as a CARNIVAL ELIMINATOR crown colony. 9 pin No–Tap Tournament! My last official visit to Hong Kong as a representa- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 tive of AMF took place in 1986, for the International FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: RIVERSIDE LANES AT 1-888-590-2695 Sport Equipment Fair, a precursor of the Summer Olym- pic Games that took place in South Korea in 1988, where COLORADO RIVER USBC PRESENTS bowling was a demonstration sport for the very first time. THE 6 GAMES SCRATCH CLASSIC As I watched in horror the recent video of Hong Kong STEP LADDER TOURNAMENT citizens having their faces literally ground into the pave- Locals & Walk–Ons Are Welcome! ment, I could not help but remember the violence that AMF experienced in earlier decades. But in the 1970’s Bowling in the Olympics? SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2019 and 1980’s, the riots were caused by Chinese decadents FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: RIVERSIDE LANES AT 1-888-590-2695 That's me on the left, alongside Bowling's All-time Great- from the mainland. The effect upon one of our bowling est Ambassador, Dick Weber, as we field questions from centers (Mei Foo) was so great, that I could not help but / the media about bowling and the Olympics at the Interna- ADULT SENIOR comment in a 1984 memo to AMF International President tional Sport Equipment Fair in Hong Kong. VIP DOUBLES BOWLING Bent Petersen: TOURNAMENT Locals & Walk–Ons Are Welcome! “Charles Lam and I discussed the general problems at Mei Foo during my brief visit. In spite of a very attractive SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 location, we have a number of negative factors affecting our operation, including a caged reception counter and an FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: JESSE DOTSON, JR. 909–628–3966 empty food concession.” My suggestion was to initiate a club membership, with 11th LAUGHLIN BLAST! a fee of HK$10.00 for a card, which immediately put an SENIOR NO–TAP DOUBLES HANDICAP EVENT end to the “hangouts” that were only there to cause prob- Locals & Walk–Ons Are Welcome! lems and not to bowl. We then set about changing the at- SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020 mosphere by providing a sign in desk at the entry for mem- FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: JOYCE DALTON-JENSEN 619-251-9660 bers, eliminating the caged reception counter, and seeking www. Laughlinblast.com or RIVERSIDE LANES AT 1-888-590-2695 a vendor for the snack shop. It’s ironic to me that just a little over 30 years later, the “protestors” in the streets are now pro-democracy resi- BOOK SWEEPERS/GROUP RESERVATIONS/BIRTHDAYS/CORPORATE PARTIES dents, carrying the United States flag and quoting passages from the Declaration of Independence, as they are being 1.888.590.2695 rounded up by the police. In one recent weekend rally of RiversideResort.com more than 2,000,000 citizens, their theme song became Tuen Mun Grand Opening “Sing Hallelujah to the Lord,” even though only 10% of Employees do a last minute check before the grand open- the population profess to being Christian. As I looked fur- RiversideLanes.Oct2019.BowlingNews.indd 1 10/2/19 3:57 AMing of AMF Tuen Mun in the early 1980's. The center fea- ther through the Hong Kong folder from my Mini Stor- tured a linear gold metal plate ceiling and lots of plants age Warehouse Museum, another memo listed a total of - even in the restrooms! 17 bowling centers in the city and surrounding territories. Today there are only seven, mirroring a worldwide trend of closed locations.