November 19, 2009 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday, November 19, 2009 Bowling news P.O. Box 4160, Downey, CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] Office: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 Tony Hale Wins 14th ABT Championship at Linbrook Liz Johnson & Rhino Page ANAHEIM — The Lin- ner of the optional Senior brook Bowl stop of the Sweeper with a 696. Amateur Bowlers Tour on The Mystery Game Pot PBA Viper Title Champions November 14-15, 2009 saw game and score were drawn the bowlers take to the lanes during our finals meeting. and after the final squad, our Game #1 was the game drawn. newest champion, Tony Hale The first chance score of 143 emerged with a 29 pin victory. (good for $400) was drawn. Our newest champion, Our second chance score Tony Hale, lives in Garden (good for $200) was 230. The Grove. Tony has numerous third chance score (good for 300s and a high series of 859 $100) was 126 and 226 was to his credit. Tony is a ‘jack the fourth chance (good for of all trades’ and gives bowl- a free entry). There were no ing lessons. Tony bowls in the winners. The Mystery Pot is ABT League at Yorba Linda available to all members and Bowl and leagues at Westmin- only costs $5. ster Lanes, Carter Bowl and The ABT staff and mem- Fountain Valley. Tony was us- bership would like to thank ing an Ebonite MVD drilled by the management and staff at Ramon Torres at the pro shop Linbrook Bowl for hosting our at Carter Lanes for the win tournament. Our next event this weekend. Tony wanted to will be November 21 at AMF thank Rod Cantrell, John Col- Carter Lanes. This will be a lins, Roy Coleman and Ace one day beat-the-board tour- Stewart for helping him with nament with squad times at his game. Tony wanted to 12 noon, 1:30, 3 and 4:30PM. send out a special appreciation The address for Carter Lanes to Marty. Tony also wanted is 1501 S. Lemon in the city of to thank Linbrook Bowl for Fullerton. Their phone num- hosting the tournament and ber is 714.526-7725. Entry fee Allen Park — Sporting Rookie of the Year, defeated to earn a spot in the 72-man ing so, I was hitting it as hard the ABT staff and directors for for this tournament is $55. a shaved head in support of Ciminelli, 268-246, for his tournament field, was bowling as I could with as many revo- running an outstanding tourna- We hope to see you at AMF a friend undergoing cancer third career title, a $25,000 next to Page – and made the lutions as I could to try to get ment. Carter Lanes on November treatment, and playing a style prize and a berth in the end-of- same equipment move with that urethane ball to do the Daryl Brandt was the win- 21! of game outside his normal season PBA Experience Show- similar results. Ironically, the right thing. In a sense, I was comfort zone, Rhino Page down presented by BOWL. two left-handers eventually trying to make it behave like a of Wesley Chapel, Fla., out- COM. met for the title. reactive (ball), but a controlled struck Ryan Ciminelli of Buf- “It feels great to be able to “I threw the ball much dif- reactive. For Ciminelli, that’s falo, N.Y., to win the Profes- get off to a great start in the ferently than the way I usu- his A game. His rotation and sional Bowlers Association’s World Series, and to make a ally bowl,” Page said. “I was revs match up perfectly. For Viper Championship at Thun- show in my third event,” Page literally trying to loft the ball me, lacking the revolutions, I derbowl Lanes. said. “To get my third title this over the dots and as I was do- continued on page 9 As part of the PBA World early in the season feels amaz- Series of Bowling finals that ing.” aired Sunday on ESPN, Liz Page said he turned the cor- Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., ner in the Viper Championship won her first PBA Women’s early in the event when he was ABT at Linbrook - Front: Miguel Rosales. Back: Mike Ma- Series presented by BOWL. struggling with his equipment owling ews linick, James Doolen, Daryl Brandt, Steve Brode, Tony Hale, COM singles title, defeating and decided to switch from B n Jerry Ernst and Bob Odom. Lynda Barnes of Double Oak, “reactive” bowling balls to Texas, 211-196, for the wom- more stable urethane equip- Honor Roll en’s Viper Championship. ment. Ciminelli, a non-exempt ABTA Thanksgiving Special at Cal Bowl Page, the Lumber Liqui- player who advanced out of Name Score Date Center $3,500 Min. 1st & Up to $8,000 1st w/Bonuses dators PBA Tour’s 2007-08 the Tour Qualifying Round jim POling 300 11-09-09 fountiAn BOwl Bill sCOtt 300 11-09-09 bowl-O-DrOmE DAlE smith 300 11-10-09 missiOn hills BOwl Big Pots, Lots of Fun, New Members Welcome! kEn DEgrOFF 827 11-11-09 missiOn hills BOwl L A K E W O O D — T h e & 9:30 PM. 1 in 5 ½ to Semis. lEAnnA hArda 770 11-11-09 hArlEys sEmi BOwl Bill hArry 300 11-11-09 chaparrAl lAnEs ABTA will bowl it’s Annual Squads the final day Satur- jOn hOgAn 300 11-11-09 corBin BOwl Thanksgiving Event Nov. 26- day at 12:00-1:00-2:30 & 4:00. pat kinArD 300 11-11-09 CAl BOwl 27-28 at popular CAL BOWL Last regular Qualifying Squad jOhn murth 300 11-11-09 hArlEys sEmi BOwl Board frozen • Then RE-Entry ED Ortiz 300 11-11-09 corBin BOwl in Lakewood with a top prize of ArChiE stull 300 11-11-09 CAl BOwl $3,500 Min. ABSOLUTLELY Only Squad at 6:00 PM. Squad DAvE wODka 817 11-11-09 del rOsA lAnEs GUARANTEED 1st Place and Takes 1 in 5 ½ to Semis. NORWALK—A turkey is ry. In those years, scoring was tOm AlBErtsOn 300 11-12-09 missiOn hills BOwl up to $8,000 GUARANTEED 3-6-9 Roll-off is at 7:45 bowling lingo for three strikes much more difficult and to get kEith nAhAn 300 11-12-09 missiOn hills BOwl in a row. three strikes in a row was quite kEvin FithiAn 300/822 11-13-09 viCtOr BOwl / NO MIN. 1st with bonuses. PM • Semi Finals Follow • ChArlEs kEnny 835 11-13-09 missiOn hills BOwl The Special Event (three Then the top 32 to the single Probably, the most famous an achievement. pat ByrnE 300 11-16-09 hArlEys sEmi BOwl days) will have 3 separate elim finals - 7 women mini- score for amateur and profes- During Thanksgiving or rAy sAnChEz 300 11-16-09 missiOn hills BOwl qualifying days with 1 in 5 1/2 mum to top 32. sional bowlers alike. Christmas week, the proprietor making the board daily. RE-Entry Only Squad is at This is partly due to the would present a live turkey to ATTENTION ALL BOWLERS: It will begin Thursday eve 6:00 PM. The first entry in this fact it has an unusual name, the first person on each team BOwl An hOnOr sCOrE this wEEk & E-mAil By tuEsDAy nOOn with Squads at 7:00-8:30 & event is $75 prepaid, and $77 and partly because even a be- who scored three consecutive yOur nAmE, sCOrE, DAtE & CEntEr & yOu will BE On thE FrOnt pagE. 10:00 PM which will take 1 on site with re-entries at lower ginner can get one. strikes. E-mAil tO: [email protected] The term dates back to be- The term has carried over in 5 1/2 bowlers to the semis. rates of $67, $60 and $50. mEn: 300 Or 800 wOmEn: 298,299,300 Or 700+ Friday Nov 27 at 6:30 - 8:00 continued on page 12 fore the turn of the 20th centu- ever since. 6 Gamer - $300.00 1st Place NEW DAY AND START TIME!! Dash for the Cash Weekend check-in ABT Citrus Belt Sunday Nov 22 West Covina Lanes SUNDAY, Nov. 22nd at 5PM 4:30 • Entry Fee: $50 ABT Orange County Saturday Nov 21 AMF Carter Lanes OPTIONAL - Sidepots $6 - Blocks $4 • Call Alan at (949)770-0055 for more info. ABTA Saturday Nov 21 The Bowlium Donkee Tour Sunday Nov 22 Del Rio Lanes JAT Sunday Nov 22 La Habra “300” Bowl “Chameleon” Oil Pattern Used W.W.P.B. Mixed Doubles Sat/Sun Nov 21-22 Mission Hills Bowl Page 2 BOWLING NEWS November 19, 2009 WCST Ebonite Singles at Riverside Lanes & Casino December 12-13 by Dick Sanders LAUGHLIN, NV—The WCST is getting ready for their biggest & final WCST Ebonite Singles for the year 2009. The weekend dates are December 12-13. The entry field will be close to 100 bowlers, as the tournament bowls in separate divisions, Seniors Ages, 45 to 59, and Super Senior Ages 60 & up. There will be two squads on Saturday, December 12th for qualifying. Bowlers will bowl 10 games straight in each squad. Seniors will start at 8:15AM, followed by the Super Seniors, starting $500.00 at 1:15PM. The Lanes will be stripped and re-oiled after the Seniors finish their squad. An Esti- mated Prize List of over $16,000.00 will be the pay-off for both divisions, if we reach a total of 100 bowlers for the tournament.