APRIL 26, 2018 CALIFORNIA 7502B Florence Ave, OWLINGDowney, CA 90240 • Website: CaliforniaBowlingNews.com • Email: [email protected] N • Office:EWS (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Atom Splitters, Motown Muscle Win as PBA League Gets Underway Underdog Motown Muscle will bid for first Elias Cup berth against two-time past champions PORTLAND, Maine – top-seeded bowlingball. The two-time past champi- com L.A. X team, 233- on Oceanview at Falmouth 194 and 219-210. The first Silver Lake Atom Splitters game of the Baker format will continue their bid for match included two strings a third OceanView at Fal- of four strikes by Motown’s mouth PBA League Elias Josh Blanchard, Shota Cup in the semifinal round, Kawazoe, Francois Lavoie, but the underdog Barbasol Anthony Simonsen and EJ Motown Muscle will have Tackett while L.A. X threw a say in Silver Lake’s future only one strike in the first after posting an inspired eight frames. opening-round victory as Game two was a nail- the sixth edition of the Elias biter heading into the 10th Cup competition got off to frame where Tackett, work- a thunderous start in front ing on a strike, left a 4 pin. of a sold-out crowd at Bay- L.A. X anchor bowler Ja- side Bowl. kob Butturff needed two The first two best-of- strikes and nine pins to two-game quarterfinal send the match into a one- rounds matches, which are ball sudden-death roll-off, was better than the first, terday. I just tried to keep country (Japan’s Kawazoe) over-thinking so we nar- part of the 2018 Go Bowl- but he left a 7 pin to hand but he didn’t get the strike. my guys loose. I told them, and we still didn’t stack up rowed things down to one ing! PBA Tour schedule, Motown’s its first sweep in “We obviously weren’t when you think about it, against (L.A. X’s Jason Bel- or two balls for each player aired Sunday on ESPN. the PBA League’s six-year overconfident (after quali- we had a USBC Masters monte, a 17-time PBA Tour to make decisions simpler, In the first best-of-two- history. fying eighth),” he added. champion (Simonsen), champion and four-time and it worked out perfect- game match of the 2018 “That was exciting,” “We’ve always had a good a U.S. Open champion PBA Player of the Year). ly.” PBA League competition, Motown manager Del Bal- team on paper, but not (Lavoie), a two-time PBA “But the PBA League In the second match, the the underdog Motown lard Jr. said. “I thought when it counts. Today was World Champion (Tackett), is about the team, not one 2014 and 2015 Elias Cup Muscle knocked out the (Butturff’s) second shot a different day than yes- the best player in his home guy. I didn’t want my guys continued on page 4 The Power of Passion, Camaraderie Spice Up Moisture in Bowling by Dave Williams Vanderbilt Women’s NCAA Victory Once again, an article by Fred Eisenhammer by Jef Goodger in Bowl- RICHMOND HEIGHTS, ers Journal International Mo. – Did you happen to got me to thinking about watch this month’s NCAA a particular subject in our Women’s Collegiate game: the power of mois- Bowling Championships ture in bowling. Perhaps Jef on ESPN? Bowling on TV was playing upon my ar- isn’t generally the most ticle regarding the Limited captivating event. In the old Distance Dressing (LDD) days (perhaps the very, very Committee controversy old days), there were some which was published in bowling events that were journals across the nation well worth one’s attention. in January (“I’m Not Sure Norm Duke “Make That Spare” in Whether to Say I’m Sorry, with low humidity, gave the 1960s and “Bowling or You’re Welcome”). me the perception that ap- for Dollars” with Chick In that article I briefly plying lane dressing farther Hearn were gimmicky but described the importance of down the lane was the se- plenty of fun to watch. humidity and the effect that cret to higher scores. “Championship Bowling” as Andy Varipapa, Steve Nashville-based Vanderbilt seven-games NCAA finals. it has upon bowling. Hav- However, proprietors was quite interesting in Nagy, Carmen Salvino and University exchanged strike The two hours ESPN ing grown up in Northern across the land proved me another way because it Ray Bluth. after strike with defending- allocated to show the match California, where winter is wrong when the Limited showcased legendary and As for the college kids on champion McKendree of from Tropicana Lanes in wet and summer is very hot continued on page 6 charismatic performers such TV, it was great theater too. Lebanon, Ill., in the best-of- continued on page 9 GOING TO LAS VEGAS FOR A ESPYTOURNAMENT continued from page 1 ? 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The second-year PBA member, riding a hot streak after a third-place finish in the PBA Tournament of ADULT/SENIOR VIP Champions in February fol- DOUBLES BOWLING lowed by his first PBA Tour victory in the Masters, was headed back home to Holly, Mich., when PBA CEO and Com- missioner Tom Clark, fellow competitor Chris Barnes, the recently-inducted PBA Hall of Famer, and others convinced TOURNAMENT Anderson he should head to Portland, Maine, instead to bowl in the Port Property Management PBA Xtra Frame Maine SATURDAY, JULY 14 Shootout. $25 Per Bowler. Locals & Walk–Ons Are Welcome! Because Anderson had not been drafted by an OceanView at Falmouth PBA League team, which will compete later Entry deadline June 8, 2018. in the week at Bayside Bowl in Portland, he had planned to bypass the Xtra Frame event preceding PBA League com- For more information contact: Jesse J. Dotson, Jr. petition in Maine. (909) 628–3966 / Email: [email protected] HOTEL GROUP CODE: B/ASVIP But with his plans changed, Anderson headed to the airport in Syracuse to fly to Portland. Clark, Barnes, PBA Vice President-Marketing Janay Haggerty, PBA Social Media Manager Kim Richter and a bunch of other PBA players and staff members also were at the airport when all flights out of Syracuse were cancelled. That’s when the “fun” began as SENIOR FRIENDSHIP everyone scrambled to figure out how to get to Portland. “I’m at the airport when Barnes texted me and asked what I was going to do,” Anderson said. “I was headed off to CLASSIC HANDICAP rent a car when I ran into Kim (Richter) and Tom (Clark) coming down the stairs.” TOURNAMENT Haggerty was off looking for a car to rent for the PBA staffers drive to Portland, and they asked Anderson and Barnes if they’d like to ride along. OCTOBER 1–3 “I’m waiting for Chris, who was trying to get a refund for his flight, when Janay rolls up with a mini van,” Anderson MIXED TEAM–MIXED DOUBLES–SINGLES–ALL EVENTS! said. For information contact: Vicki Darling (323) 777–2498 or Despite horrid weather conditions, including freezing rain and frigid wind, the fivesome headed to Portland – about a Donald Fisher (310) 339–2046 GROUP CODE: B/FRNDS half-hour behind PBA Deputy Commissioner Kirk von Krueger and his wife, Mary, who had gotten a head start. Richter was behind the wheel at the start, and Barnes took over driving duties as they headed through New Hampshire, when the van’s digital reading suddenly indicated the left rear tire was losing air…at a rapid pace. “There was no exit for about five miles,” Haggerty said, “but we finally got to a gas station in the middle of nowhere that was still open at around midnight on Sunday.” “Tom and Barnes went into the gas station, and Tom comes out with a can of inflate-a-tire,” the 6-foot-2 Anderson BOOK SWEEPERS/GROUP RESERVATIONS/BIRTHDAYS/CORPORATE PARTIES said. “He wasn’t sure what to do with it, so Janay (who is 5-foot-4) loaned me her jacket, and I tried to inflate the tire for 15-20 minutes in cold, freezing rain. 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