10.17 BOWLERS JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL Volume 104 Number 10 CONTENTS

58 PBA GENE CARTER’S CLASSIC Sean Rash confirms that chicken- 11 noodle soup is the best cure. 89

Inside Line 59 PBA KENN-FELD CLASSIC Business Rhino Page bags first singles title News, Notes and Perspective in eight years after soul searching. Industry Updates and Insight

21 CHAT ROOM 60 PWBA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP 90 THE WRATH OF IRMA It turned out to be a very good O’Keefe adds another highlight A week after Harvey, another summer for third-year pro Caso. to a year filled with them. major storm cripples Florida.

22 NEBA HALL OF FAME 64 PBA50 PRO BOWL WEST New England Association joins Walter Ray MORE Hall of Fame inducts 54 honorees. Williams as a 100-time champ. Columns, Departments, Etc.

24 TOURNAMENTS 65 PBA60 2 FROM THE EDITOR Belmonte joins rarefied air; U.S. rout Darryl Bowler ends 31-year drought By Gianmarc Manzione at 2017 Senior World Championships. between PBA titles with PBA60 win. 6 LEADING OFF 28 NEW MEXICO OPEN 66 REGIONAL ROUNDUP By Keith Hamilton Score one for the ‘old guys’ as A.J. Johnson goes on a Midwest Peterson beats out Simonsen. Region tear leading into WSOB. 8 CONVERSATION

30 YESTERYEAR 12 THE ONE BOARD When Carter was the king of TV; 67 By Jef Goodger Hurricane Andrew levels center. Clinic 22 GENERATION NEXT 32 ALMANAC No, they’re not changing it to the 49 PRO-POURRI Pro Tips and Ball Reviews ‘ Bowling Association.’ 66 AROUND THE REGIONS 36 HURRICANE HARVEY 68 FOUNDATION FRAME Bowlers and proprietors share Want to hook the ball more? 67 PRACTICE horror stories of the storm. Here are three strategies. 78 BALL MOTION POTENTIAL CHART 40 PERSPECTIVE 70 INSTRUCTION FEATURE Mike Fagan on the 2017 USBC As fall leagues kick into high gear 90 BUSINESS NEWS Open Championships Prize Fund. our October clinic has your back. 94 PEOPLE/PLACES/THINGS 43 MICHAEL COFFEY Michael Coffey’s bright promise 78 NO HOLES BARRED 96 CLASSIFIED SECTION defies dark challenges off the lanes Nine new ‘treats’ for you, plus one special one for the author. 100 STRIKES ME 49 By Bob Johnson ProBowling

Results, Schedules and More

50 PRO BOWLING INSIDER My, how the pro landscape has changed over the last 10 years.

54 PBA CHESAPEAKE OPEN Dick Allen not taking himself too seriously after fourth PBA title.

NEBA HOF INDUCTS 54: PAGE 22

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