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October 30, 2014 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 The Bowling News is Going Digital Send in your E-mail address to get on our list [email protected] California Thursday October 30, 2012 P.O.B Box 4160, Downey,owling CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 ABTA at SOUTH POINT’S November is BARNES TOPS Action Lanes LARGEST WORLD B.V.L. Month “ACTION” JACKSON SERIES CROWD IN $11,000 EL MONTE — The ABTA by Carol Mancini will visit popular Action Lanes NORWALK — First up on Saturday in a SPECIAL WATCHES CHEETAH is the Southern Los Angeles HEAD-TO-HEAD One Day Event. Only the top County U.S.B.C. Assn. An- 5 will lose handicap. 1st Place THRILLER nual Tournament at Keystone ACTION MATCH 4 pins, 2nd 3 pins, 3rd 2 pins LAS VEGAS — The larg- Lanes on November 1st. 4-5 place 1 Pin. est on-site crowd in South All bowlers in their as- LAS VEGAS — In an un- The 3-6-9 is $3,000, Match Point’s five-year history of sociation are eligible for the official kickoff to WSOB VI, Game est $1,300 & Match Se- hosting the GEICO PBA World one squad event at Noon — 17-time PBA Tour champion ries est $850. Side pots are Series of Bowling witnessed check-in early and bring your Chris Barnes of Double Oak, guaranteed at $65 for the 4:00 Liz Johnson’s remarkable ral- U.S.B.C. card! Texas, soundly defeated Los PM squad and $175 at the 6:00 ly Saturday to qualify for the NO-TAP is the name of the Angeles-based actor and PBA PM squad. PBA Cheetah Championship game this year. Big numbers Regional competitor J.T. (Ac- Qualifying squads are at presented by PBA Challenge and lots of fun. Two divisions tion) Jackson, 247-183, Friday 1:00-2:30-4:00 & 6:00 with Mobile Game finals. A packed (Men and Women). The entry in a one-game challenge match the 3-6-9 roll-off at 7:45 and house filled South Point Bowl- fee is $30.00 of which $8.00 produced by Xtra Frame that is then Semifinals is at 8:00 PM. ing Center all day, but it was goes to the B.V.L. FUND and available for free viewing on Lady Gaga Finds Life in Next week, Nov 8, we Johnsons unprecedented move $13.75 is prize fund. PBA’s YouTube channel. visit Covina Bowl and then on from 24th to fourth that capti- DO IT FOR THE VETS! The match (which involved Nov. 15 we take a BYE. On vate the crowd. each player putting up $5,000 Nov. 22 we have a FROZEN Johnson, the first woman to and an additional $1,000 pro- the Fast (bowling) Lane Hdcp event at Keystone Lanes appear on a PBA Tour national vided by the PBA) also is by Fred Eisenhammer in Norwalk. With the BIG telecast in the 2005 Banquet San Gabriel available in the “2014 WSOB MALIBU — So what do The 10,270 - square-foot Thanksgiving event on Nov Open in Wyoming, Mich., out- archive” on Xtra Frame. you do for fun when you’re home features a breathtaking 26-27-28-29 at the popular scored the field of 24 finalists rich and famous? view of the mountains and West Covina Lanes. in the second qualifying round Valley If you’re Lady Gaga, bowl- Zuma Beach. That event will have a Saturday night, averaging ing in the comfort of her home Lady Gaga rose to fame $4,000 min 1st and possible 261.6 over her final five games is now an option. in 2008 with her debut al- $11,000 1st with Bonuses. and striking twice in the 10th B.V.L. State The 28-year-old pop star bum, “The Fame,” with its See ad on our Facebook page frame of her final game to has spent $23 million to pur- hit songs, “Just Dance” and (ABTA Bowling Club) or knock PBA Hall of Famer Pete chase a mansion in Malibu that “Poker Face.” www.abta1.com. Action Lanes Weber out of the TV show. Qualifier features a two-lane Brunswick In addition to being a sing- is located at 10534 Lower While there have been bowling alley, according to the er, Lady Gaga also is a song- Azusa Rd in El Monte 626- several players who have ad- at Bowlium Los Angeles Times. writer and actress. 350-8831. The phone there is vanced from 24th place to Just in case she gets bored Who knows? 626-350-8831. reach TV finals in years past, it by Carol Mancini with her bowling hobby, Lady Perhaps Lady Gaga will Check IN Early Please was the first time a player has MONTCLAIR — No- Gaga also can spend time with become so enamored of her Reserve early for Bonuses in done so in a seven-game non- vember 9th is B.V.L. Day at a bocce ball court and a salt- Brunswick lanes that she’ll the Thanksgiving Event Drive match play situation without Bowlium for the San Gabriel water swimming pool with a compose a smash song about Safely. See YOU at ACTION the benefit of match play bo- Valley bowlers. Two squads spa in the backyard. bowling. Rock on! on Saturday. nus pins. have been set; 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. ZACH JELLSEY The entry fee is only $20.00 with $10.00 going directly to on Record Pace Bowling news the B.V.L. Fund. This tourna- by Frank Weiler ment is also a qualifier for the REDLANDS — I am a sta- Honor Roll State B.V.L. IN 2015. tistics oriented guy. As a kid Name Score Date Center RICK vanderHAAR 7-10 SPLIT 10-17-14 la HABRA “300” BOWL Men, women and youth I could quote the batting aver- ROGER CHaveZ SR. 300 10-19-14 Keystone LANES qualify in their own average ages of every baseball star and ASHLEY DUNN 708 10-20-14 bruns vista LANES ELIZABETH FONVERGNE 717 10-20-14 winnetKA BOWL group. Winners in each divi- Hall of Famer. I knew every WESLEY LOW JR. 300 10-20-14 bruns vista LANES JOHN perry 300 10-21-14 arlington LANES sion are automatically entered record held by HANK AAR- FRANK L SWITZER JR. 300 10-21-14 valencia LANES ANDY toro SR. 300 10-21-14 canyon LANES in the State B.V.L. Tournament ON. My favorite though was RICK barbaria 805/300 10-23-14 westMINSTER LANES at McHenry Bowl in Modesto WILLIE MAYS. He could do MIKE davidson 300 10-23-14 palos VERDES BOWL paul DOW 300 10-23-14 Keystone LANES on March 21, 2015. it all. WILLIAM MORRIS 833 10-23-14 del RIO LANES paM pancoast 728 10-23-14 palos VERDES BOWL Thou the prize fund is Bowling like baseball has KEVIN JONES 300 10-24-14 la HABRA “300” BOWL small, it’s always been an hon- statistics which allow us to JOE cassidy 300 10-25-14 del ROSA LANES SPEED ELSNER 7-10 SPLIT 10-25-14 FOREST LANES or to be a B.V.L. winner and measure performance. At the DARRELL Fey 800/300 10-27-14 Keystone LANES represent your association. professional level the PBA California bowlers are tracks averages, strikes, strike ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS: number ONE in their support percentages, spare percent- BOWL AN HONOR SCORE THIS WEEK & E-MAIL BY MONDAY NOON of our vets. BOWL NOVEM- ages, tenth frame results, split YOUR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER & YOU WILL BE ON THE FRONT page BER 9th AT BOWLIUM AND percentages, wins, losses, E-MAIL to: [email protected] David Regul finally gets the goodies, for 11 strikes in a row and BRING YOUR SANCTION cashes, cuts, television ap- MEN: 300 - 800 & 7-10’S WOMEN: 298,299,300, 700+ & 7-10’S an 800 series bowled May 14 2014 at Cal Bowl. Picture by B.J. CARD! continued on page 11 CLOCKS GO BACK SATURDAY 2AM EVENT OR CLUB DAY DATE BOWLING CENTER abta saturday NOV 1 ACTION LANES Mixed Scotch Doubles beat THE PRO SUNDAY NOV 2 aMF EL DORADO LANES Sunday November 9th at 1pm (check in noon) BREAKFAST CLUB NO-tap Friday oct 31 la HABRA “300” BOWL Entry Fee $40 Per Team • Handicap 100% of 420 Divided by 2 BREAKFAST CLUB NO-tap Monday NOV 3 LA HABRA “300” BOWL BVL 9 PIN NO-tap saturday nov 1 Keystone LANES 6 Gamer - $300.00 1st Place HALLOWEEN YOUTH ALL NIGHTER Friday oct 31 OAK TREE LANES check-in SUNDAY, Nov. 9th at 5PM 4:00 • Entry Fee: $50 national MIXED CHAMPIONSHips now THUR NOV 2 bowling stadiuM Oil Pattern Used OPtional - Sidepots $6 - Blocks $4 • Call Jon at (949)770-0055 for more info. “House Shot” PBA WORLD series sat/sun nov 1 & 2 soutH POINT LANES Page 2 BOWLING NEWS October 30, 2014 Is the corporate approach having a negative effect on bowling? OPPORTUNITY . by Rosie Parker With the increased effort to get bowling in the Olympics, which seems to have a more positive look these days, what do we have in common with our global counterparts? According to World Tenpin Bowling Federation President Kevin Dornberger: “USBC is one of our 108 members and while they are an active one they do not have the influence they could have, largely do to their re- cent lack of interest in the sport (although that does seem to be changing some).