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NATIONAL BOWLING DAY: Rosecroft Raceway America bowls free on August 11 to host Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner Celebration SUMMER 2012 O F F I C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E N A T I O N ' S C A P I T A L A R E A U S B C A S S O C I A T I O N CHANGING OF THE GUARD Ronald McGregor to succeed Ray Brothers as association manager BVL_CFCflyer_1kw.jpg (JPEG Image, 1000x1600 pixels) - Scaled (56%) http://www.bowlforveterans.org/images/jpeg/2010mats/BVL_CFCflyer_... 1 of 1 11/16/2010 12:56 PM Rosecroft Raceway to host Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner Celebration Four to be inducted October 6 NCAUSBCA’s 2012 Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner Celebration will take place Saturday, October 6 at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Wash- ington, Md. The event begins with a “Meet & Greet” session with Summer 2012 cash bar at 4 p.m., and a buffet dinner fea- Vol. 46, No. 6 turing Carved Round of Beef with Horserad- ish Sause and Country Chicken Breast with Serving the nation’s third largest bowling market, BOWL Magazine was honored five times by the American Bowling Congress as the Stuffing scheduled to start at 4:45 p.m. The nation’s “best local association publication.” induction ceremony will follow dinner. The Hall of Fame’s “Class of 2012” includes four individuals—Buddy Engleman and Bobby Hall Sr., two of area’s best bowlers in the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, longtime youth league coach/administrator Richard “Rick” Parker, and Alden “Andy” Anderson, who, in addition to being a for- mer association director and serving as secretary of the Falls Church Commercial League since 1985, provided many years of technical 2011–2012 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS assistance to the Nation’s Capital Area Bowling Association and the Washington, D.C. Area Women’s Bowling Association. PRESIDENT Jane Andrews Tickets, which cost $40, will soon be available at the NCAUSBCA office and through many association board members. VICE PRESIDENTS Jonathan Emery, Andrea Dale, Kristen Robinson, Robert Ashley III DIRECTORS Ruth Adams, Gracie Barnes, Tavawyaha Batts, Mark Bennett, Sondra Blakey, Judith Butler, Nancy Casterlin, Michael Coleman, Phyllis Cook, Thomas Dale Jr., Diane Garrett, Larry Gonzales, CONTENTS.... Willie Graves Jr., Leon Gray, Ronald Holton, Karen Jost, Darron Mayes, Gene Mays, Bruce Merriman, Berlin Myers, Dominic Parham, 5 Board elects McGregor as NCAUSBCA manager Susan Ryan, Michael Sinek, Sheila Small, 5 National Bowling Day: America bowls free on August 11 James Stewart, Helen Toms, Hazel Wallace, Kirk Williams 7 Storm SFAC project a big hit at Fort Meade 7 Bowl Expo videos available 8 NCAUSBCA Open Championship Tournament prize list MANAGER W. Ray Brothers 11 “Most Improved Woman” honoree saluted 14 September 1 application deadline for USBC positions ASSISTANT MANAGER Ronald McGregor 15 Bowl America Youth & Star of the Year Grand Finals TREASURER 4 Update 12 Ask Bob Ralph Hayward 5 President’s Message 12 Check Your Knowledge 6 Manager’s Memo 14 Our Back Pages 6 The Question: 16 Association Honor Score Awards PUBLISHER: Nation’s Capital Area USBC Assocation, 6 Steinsiek 17 Pop Kulture Kwiz 9315 Largo Drive West, Suite 110, Largo, Maryland 20774-4762 9 The List 18 Tournament Roundup 301/499-1693 • 301/499-5927 (fax) • facebook.com/ncausbca EDITOR: Robert Cosgrove ON THE COVER: Ronald McGregor takes over from Ray Brothers as association manager at the start of the 2012-2013 season. (Photo by Bob Cosgrove) BOWL Magazine is published bi-monthly, September through June/July (“Summer”) by NCAUSBCA Inc. The magazine, like the association, is dedicated to the advancement of the sport of tenpins and hopes to foster and nurture the spirit of good sportsmanship throughout its pages. The editorial and business offices are located in the NCAUSBCA office. The deadline for advertising material, copy, photographs, or other editorial material submitted for publication, is the 15th of the month preceding the cover date. The editor reserves the right to alter or reject any copy, photograph, or advertising material submitted for publication. Reproduction and/or distribution in any form, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without prior written authorization. Copyright © 2012 by NCAUSBCA Inc. All rights reserved. www.ncausbca.org BOWL Magazine • Summer 2012 3 update....update....update....update....update. ...update....update....update....update....upda te....update....update....update....update....up RERATE COMMITTEE The NCAUSBCA Rerate Committee recently began requesting information regarding tournament scores and cashings from bowlers who are BACK IN ACTION competing or have competed in leagues that do not include head- to-head competition and also from those who bowl or have bowled in leagues not classified as USBC-certified Sport Bowling leagues that feature the more challenging lane conditions similar to those used in official Sport Bowling leagues, which use an average adjustment scale. This adjust ment scale applies to Sport Bowlers who only have a Sport Bowling average. The scale is not considered a “rerate” of the bowler. Its purpose is to allow for a fair adjustment to what would be expected of the bowler on a standard league condition. After collecting information supplied by each bowler, who has 20 days to respond to the letter, the committee also will review data it has received from its local and national sources to determine if a rerate hearing is necessary. At such a hearing, the bowler is provided the opportunity to appear and produce witnesses if desired. Click here to view the current list of rerated bowlers. BRIEFLY.... This year’s NC AUSBC A Se nior Tour na m e nt, whic h will t a ke plac e Octo b er 20-21 and 27-28 at Bowl America Falls Church, will for the first time accept entries from bowlers ages 50 to 54, who will compete in their own division. ... Donny Carr of Laurel, Md., won the $5,000 prize in a national raffle that raised $14,500 for the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBM/HF). While most of the $20 tickets were sold d u ri n g Int e r n at io n a l B o wl E x p o 2012 i n R e n o, N e v., C a r r p u rc h a s e d his winning ticket during a pre-sale at The Lanes Fort Meade, where he works in the pro shop. An accompanying silent auction, which featured a wide variety of items, netted another $3,700 for IBM/HF. Eric Kearney, a former NCAUSBCA member, is managing director of IBM/ HF, which is located in Arlington, Tex. ... NCAUSBCA Hall of Famer Mark Glover Mark Glover successfully defended his title July 22 when he defeated George Tignor of Winchendon, Mass., 193-170, to win the Professional Bowlers Association East Region Mil-Ray Foods Senior Open presented by Roto Grip at Playdrome Cherry Hill. The victory was Glover’s seve nt h care er re gional win a nd his second as a se nior. Glover ear ne d $1,500, while Tignor earned $850 as runner-up. ... The four-lane bowling installation at the Naval Support Facility in Indian Head, Md., has changed its name to MWR (Morale, Welfare, and Recreation) Stars & Strikes Bowling Center. FINAL FRAME Mary Ann Mills, a two-time international bowling titlist who was secretary of the Friday Night Mixed League at Crofton Bowling Centre, died May 19 at her home in Chesapeake Beach, Md. She was 62. In 1977, as Mary Ann Jocius of Riverdale, Md., she won the Division II singles (667 series) and all events (1,672) categories in the Women’s International Bowling Congress Cha m pionship Tourna m ent in Milwaukee, Wis. ... L illi a n H e n n e ss y, w ife of t h e l at e H a ll of Fa m e r B o b H e n n e ss y, died May 26. She often assisted Mr. Hennessy, who succeeded fellow Hall of Famer Matt Bennie as secretary of the Nation’s Capital Area Bowling Association in 1979 and served in that position until 1987. FOR THE RECORD In his April/May “Ask Bob” column, Bob Korth wrote: “plugged balls are not allowed by PBA rule.” This is no longer the case. Today, per PBA rule, plugging material may be used in accordance with current USBC specifications. “I try to answer all questions correctly,” noted Korth, who last was a PBA member in 1996, upon learning of the oversight. “This reminds me to double-check my answers first.” 4 BOWL Magazine • Summer 2012 www.ncausbca.org PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE • JANE ANDREWS Board elects McGregor as NCAUSBCA manager NCAUSBCA Assistant Manager An interesting year Ronald McGregor will succeed the retiring Ray Brothers as manager at I would like to take this time to thank sure your averages are correct before the start of the 2012-2013 season. you for the opportunity I was granted to your new season starts. There’s nothing The announcement was made fol- serve as president for the 2011-2012 sea- worse than finding an incorrect average lowing a vote by the association’s son. Although it will have been only one while at a tournament. board of directors at its June meet- year, I have gained a lot of insight into Think about recognizing some of these ing at the NCAUSBCA office. the total picture of what it takes to be outstanding performances and accom- McGregor, Temple Hills, Md., is president as well as to understand some plishments in our annual Hall of Fame.