Volume 2 Issue 1 Josh Hyde's Bowling Newsletter July 2009 News Welcome to a new year of Also, Jeong is a 5 time JPBA titlist for Josh Hyde’s Bowling Newsletter. Japan. In this month’s edition we will be Finnish star Oskwu Palermaa, looking back at getting a major who earlier received an international ex- sponsor for a Bowling Tournament. emption, was the European Bowling Tour Also we will be talking with the win- Points leader. His highest finish came at ner of the Tour Trials and the Re- the 2004 U.S. Open on the PBA Tour. He gional Players’ Championship win- was also 2006 World Bowler of the Year. ner, Joe Ciccone, with his thoughts Furthermore, Oskwu was the winner of Crazy Pinz Pro Shop on the PBA. Finally, the PBA has the 2009 World Ranking Masters and 6770 E. State Blvd announced the final exemptions for 2006 Quibica AMF World Cup winner. Ft. Wayne, Indiana the 09-10 tour season. So enjoy The Lumber Liquidator’s PBA [email protected] this edition of the Josh Hyde Bowl- Tour has expanded the field from 64 to 72 (260) 749-9610 ing Newsletter. for the World Series of Bowling. The field Mon-Fri 9am-9pm As previously mentioned is comprised of 41 point leaders from the Saturday 9am-12pm the PBA announced the final ex- ‘08-’09 point list, 8 from the PBA Tour tri- emptions for the season. Brian als, 7 from the Regional Players Invita- Voss, a 24 time PBA titlist re- tional, 1 from the ‘08-’09 Tournament ceived the Golden Parachute ex- Qualifier Round Point Leader and 1 medi- emption. Another former PBA cal deferment. For the 72 players closed Player of the Year, Amleto Mona- field, a minimum of 10 non-exempt play- celli, received an international ex- ers will advance from the TQR system. emption. Another player who re- ceived an international exemption was Tae-Hwa Jeong who is a 10 PBA Trivia Wizard time Korean PBA titlist. He is one Hammer King of the Hill of the 3 players who bowled a tele- Scratch Tournament at vised 300 game on the KPBA tour. This month and in the coming months we will be doing triv- Auburn Bowl in Auburn, ia. Please submit your an- IN swers via e-mail to: Inside this issue: [email protected]. The first Every first Sunday of the five people that answer this correctly will get a month Oct – May News 1 10% coupon sponsored by bowlinggift.com. For more info email Ken Thank you bowlinggift.com for contributing to Henry at Trivia 1 the Josh Hyde’s Bowling Newsletter. [email protected] or Who will be the next PBA Trivia Wizard? call Moment in History 2 (260) 302-6605 1. Who won the 1999 Player of the Year? Interview with Joe Ciccone 2 2. Who won the 2009 USBC Masters? Commentary 3 Statistics of the Month 3 Page 2 Moments in history The year was 2000. My family and I Brunswick Championship. We could do were running a local Scratch Tourna- this by raffling off bowling balls each ment called the TBT {Tournament month, incorporating Brunswick balls Bowling Tour} which was averaging into the championship round of every fifty to sixty bowlers per tournament. It tournament, and Brunswick ball high- got so big that we decided to have lights in our newsletter. As it turned out, another squad of qualifying at one of were loyal to one major bowling com- we got Brunswick to give us the newest the centers because we were getting pany. The company was Brunswick balls on the market that they were com- so many entries. My mom and I were and we were going to tell them we ing out with. It was great to have Bruns- going to a PBA tournament in which were not going to go to anyone else wick sponsor my tournament. one of the major sponsors was going but Brunswick. We wanted some bowl- to be attending. My family and I dis- ing balls to raffle off for our end of the cussed having a major sponsor for year prize fund and we were going to our tournament because we always have the tournament be called the TBT Interview of the month : Joe Ciccone Joe Ciccone hibit their abilities with- thing away from Walter out extra help because Ray, but obviously Wal- How was your experi- the bowling ball obvi- ter Ray and Earl are ence with the 50 year ously gives you extra going to be debated as anniversary celebra- help. So with the plas- to who is the best of all tion? Any special mo- tic ball it was up to the time for a long, long ments? players to make the ball time. In my mind, he’s hit and strike without the one person that Well, I got the chance assistance from the everybody always to go to the dinner for bombs that we through looked up to as a bow- the 50 greatest players now. I thought it was ler. and the Hall of Fame great and wouldn’t induction, which was a mind if we did that surprise because I was- again. Would you rather vote n’t scheduled to go. I or have a point race for only found out about a the Player of the Year? the best player on week before which was Did you agree that Earl tour this year. a real nice surprise for Anthony was #1 of all I actually liked it when me because I am a his- time? Why or why not? we voted for player of torian or student of the the year. I understand game and I love watch- I like the question be- why they made the ing the old bowling cause Earl was my ab- change to the points, shows. It gave me a solute idol when I was because it is easier for chance to be there and a kid. I started watch- the fans to follow and it actually see a lot of the ing bowling on TV has the ability to create people I grew up when I was 3 or 4 years a lot of drama. In that watching on TV old. My parents don’t way, I think it is good bowl and my family and it adds another doesn’t bowl, so the element of excitement How was the Plastic only way that I learned out here. But at the Ball Championship? bowling was from same time, I think watching TV and I ab- there’s a place for an I thought that was the solutely loved Earl An- award that is voted on most fun that I’ve had thony. I don’t think as well. Maybe there in a single tournament there’s ever been any- could be two awards. out here since I started. body better than Earl. I There are a lot of other To see the players ex- would never take any- factors go into who is ‘09-’10 PBA Lumber Liquidators Tour Schedule Page 3 DATE TOURNAMENT Aug. 2 - 6, 2009 Motor City Open Commentary Aug. 8 - 13, Cheetah Cham- In this month of the Parachute exemption if he the ball two-handed. Give a 2009 pionship publication, we talked a lot does not have a good ‘09-’10 few more Golden Parachute Aug. 9 - 16, Viper Champi- about the World Series of season. It will be interesting to Exemptions rather than inter- 2009 onship Bowling. It will be especially see if the PBA will let him national exemptions. Maybe it Aug. 9 - 20, Chameleon interesting this year for a cou- have another exemption. I am would be better if the PBA 2009 Championship ple of reasons. The first being glad that the PBA decided to and other tours outside of the Aug. 22 - 25, Scorpion Cham- that the tournaments will be let past champions get their U.S. would say your top bow- 2009 pionship held in 1 or 2 centers rather way back on the tour. The ler would get a spot on the Aug. 22 - 29, Shark Champi- than 20 or 30 like in the past. reason I say this is because Lumber Liquidators PBA 2009 onship It will be like league bowling there are too many good bow- Tour. Aug. 30 - Sep. PBA World 4, 2009 Championship for the players due to the lers not bowling, like Voss Thank you for read- Dec. 7 - 13, Pepsi Red, greatly reduced number of and Monacelli. ing this edition of the Josh 2009 White and Blue centers. If a player hits the In my opinion, U.S. Hyde Bowling Newsletter. Open presented pins really well he will have a bowlers are by far the best in by the USBC great first half of the ‘09-’10 the world. If an international Jan. 4 - 10, Don and Paula season. However, if a player player wants to bowl in the 2010 Carter Mixed Doubles can’t get a good read it’s go- PBA tour, he should come to Jan. 12 - 17, Earl Anthony ing to be a really long month the U.S. and earn an exemp- 2010 Memorial and a half of the season. tion on the tour. In the past at Jan. 19 - 24, PBA Tourna- Another interesting the Tour Trials, there have 2010 ment of Champi- thing about the World Series been many international bow- ons of Bowling is that two former lers at that tournament that Jan. 26 - 31, Dick Weber bowlers, Brian Voss and Am- have not done well.