March 29, 2012 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday March 29, 2012 P.O.B Box 4160, Downey,owling CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Duke & Malott Win PBA Doubles Championship Duke ties Pete Weber with 36th career title, Malott ends three-year title drought LAS VEGAS – Profession- are one-two on the PBA Tour Marathon Open capped his al Bowlers Association Hall of titles list with 47 and 43 wins, 2008-09 PBA Player of the Famer Norm Duke won his respectively. Year performance. “I’ve been 36th career PBA Tour title and Duke and Malott got help able to get to TV, but I haven’t former PBA Player of the Year in the title match when Russell been able to win, so hopefully Wes Malott ended a three- and Rash opened in three of this is a new beginning. I’ve re- year title drought when they the first four frames, handing grouped. I’ve re-set my goals. combined to defeat top quali- the challengers a 45-pin lead To put it all together against fiers Ronnie Russell and Sean after five frames. Duke and the level of talent that’s out Rash, 193-167, to capture the Malott only committed one here is pretty substantial for Mark Roth-Marshall Holman error – Malott’s open in the me. It means a lot to me.” PBA Doubles Championship eighth frame – on their way to Duke shrugged off specu- at South Point Casino. victory. lating on whether Weber or he The victory by the Ameri- “Talk about a dream day would be the first to reach 37 can players, televised on ESPN to have Marshall and Mark titles. Sunday, ended a streak of five standing on the approach with “I’m sure as soon as I win consecutive PBA World Series you,” Duke said after the tro- another one, Pete will win of Bowling titles won by inter- phy presentation. “Those two again, too,” said Duke, who national players. were my absolute idols. I was bowled his first PBA Tour For Duke, his second title able to pass them in titles won, event in 1982 – three years af- of the 2011-12 season also but that doesn’t mean I’m bet- ter Weber got started. “That’s tied him for third place on the ter than they were. Mark Roth something we both know. all-time PBA Tour titles list changed the world of bowl- He’s a great champion. I guess with close friend and long- ing, much like (two-handed every tournament I’ve ever time rival Pete Weber who players) Jason (Belmonte) and continued on page 8 Wes Malott & his doubles partner Norm Duke win Roth-Holman PBA Doubles Championship won a record fifth U.S. Open Osku (Palermaa) may in the title in February for his 36th. future. I’m a lucky man today, Both are now one title ahead and I don’t take it lightly.” of Roth, the PBA legend who “I’ve had my ups and witnessed the finals along with downs,” Malott said after win- Holman. Walter Ray Williams ning his seventh career title Forman Mike Fagan Nearly Perfect in Jr. and the late Earl Anthony and first since the 2009 Etonic in a Brunswick Euro Challenge Bowling news SAINT MAXIMIN France – Mike Fagan of Dallas con- HONOR ROLL tinued his career-year Sunday, NAME SCORE DATE CENTER SCOTT BARAK 804 3-18-12 deer CREEK LANES Frenzy winning his second Profes- BRENT DAviDSON 300 3-20-12 miSSiON hiLLS BOwL NORWALK — For weeks, sional Bowlers Association RiCK LANDERS 300 3-20-12 miSSiON hiLLS BOwL rumors have been flying about Tour title of the 2011-12 sea- ANDREA SNyDER 709 3-20-12 COviNA BOwL possible new owners for Foun- son when he cruised past Fin- kathy ALLEN 700 3-21-12 moreno vALLEy BOwL tain Bowl. We could never land’s Joonas Jehkinen, 279- BOB BAER 300 3-21-12 hARLEyS SiMi BOwL MiKE BENNETT 300 3-21-12 hARLEyS SiMi BOwL track down the truth. 213, to win the Brunswick gARy gRiNE 300 3-21-12 hARLEyS SiMi BOwL BUT, from a very reliable Euro Challenge at Plaza Bowl gREg hyiNg 300 3-21-12 hARLEyS SiMi BOwL source came a leak this week! in suburban Paris. EzEKiEL jOhNSON 300 3-21-12 forest LANES Gary Forman (CEO at The 31-year-old 10-year ChAD LANE 818 3-21-12 BuENA LANES Fountain) has made a deal! But PBA Tour veteran started the BRiAN LESEBERg 7-10 SPLiT 3-21-12 BuENA LANES ChRiS SALLES 836/300 3-21-12 BuENA LANES it ain’t in the bowling industry. title match with nine strikes BiLL DEvOE 300 3-22-12 PiNz He has decided to render his before losing his bid for a per- MARK PORTER 300 3-22-12 miSSiON hiLLS BOwL business savvy to a completely fect game when he left a 10 ChRiSTiN Svela 300 3-22-12 gAgE BOwL new venture. pin on his first shot in the 10th hOAgy juAN KANOBi 300 3-22-12 LA PuENTE LANES “HOOTERS”! The floun- frame. MARiFE Catalasan 737 3-23-12 CAL BOwL The title was the second of DARyL guRSSLiN 300 3-23-12 EMPiRE BOwL dering franchises have been wESLEy LOw jR (14 yRS) 300 3-24-12 BuENA LANES seeking a promotion power seven PBA Tour titles that will ANDREA CAMPiON 738 3-25-12 wESTMiNSTER LANES and made an offer. be awarded at international AShLEy DuNN (15 yRS) 708 3-25-12 BuENA LANES Forman’s ability to juggle events under a new alliance KENDALL MCivER 803/300 3-25-12 viCTOR BOwL continued on page 8 with the World Tenpin Bowl- jASON DuTChER 300 3-26-12 hARLEyS SiMi BOwL ing Association. The Bruns- CRAig “ThE FiSh” FiShER 300 3-26-12 jEwEL CiTy BOwL Tiffany gates 718 3-26-12 SANDS BOwL wick Euro Challenge included ANgEL hiLvANO 300 3-26-12 jEwEL CiTy BOwL a field of 399 competitors for the PBA Tournament of 2011-12 season. There are four DAvE LiNDSAy 300 3-26-12 forest LANES – 318 men and 81 women – Champions Round of 36 based titles yet to be decided in the CAROLyN MERiTT 754 3-26-12 SANDS BOwL from 35 countries. on his USBC Masters victory. 2011-12 PBA Player of the MASON ShERMAN 803 3-26-12 hARLEyS SiMi BOwL Fagan, who won the Alka- Fagan advanced to the title Year race, including the end- MANNy soto 300 3-26-12 jEwEL CiTy BOwL Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels Unit- match by eliminating Finnish of-season PBA Tournament of ed States Bowling Congress native Mika Koivuniemi of Champions. A TTENTION ALL BOWLERS: Masters in January and fin- Hartland, Mich., 222-199, in PBA Tour competition re- ished second in the U.S. Open the semifinal match. sumes in the United States BOWL AN HONOR SCORE THIS WEEK & E-MAIL BY TUESDAY NOON in February, earned 15,000 With his victory, Fagan Saturday and Sunday with the yOuR NAME, SCORE, DATE & CENTER & yOu wiLL BE ON ThE FRONT pagE. Euros (US$19,998) along with joins Australia’s Jason Bel- Xtra Frame Tour Dick Weber his fourth career PBA Tour monte, Finland’s Osku Paler- PBA Playoffs presented by E-MAiL to: [email protected] title. Fagan also earned a Eu- maa and Norm Duke of Cler- Hammer at Woodland Bowl MEN: 300 - 800 & 7-10’S wOMEN: 298,299,300, 700+ & 7-10’S ropean Bowling Tour title. mont, Fla., as the fourth PBA in Indianapolis. All qualifying Gary Forman He previously had qualified Tour two-time winners for the continued on page 3 Pot Games: Should Brooklyns be 9 out? EVENT OR CLUB DAY DATE BOWLING CENTER ABT Spring National Tues-Sun Mar 27-Apr 1 Sam’s Town 6 Gamer - $300.00 1st Place ABTA Sat/Sun Mar 31st-Apr 1 BRC Deer Creek Lanes check-in SUNDAY, Apr. 15 at 5PM 4:30 • Entry Fee: $50 Easter No-Tap Saturday March 31 Chaparral Lanes OPTIONAL - Sidepots $6 - Blocks $4 • Call Alan at (949)770-0055 for more info. Oil Pattern Used “Kegal Route 66” K.O. Eliminator Sunday April 1st Linbrook Bowl Page 2 BOWLING NEWS March 29, 2012 “The Love Match” by Pat Helwig - NOW AVAILABLE - CHICAGO—Ping pong anyone? This was a common question asked in my Chicago, Illinois home during the long winter months in the 1940’s. As soon as the first snow fell dad would set up the ping pong table in the basement. Playing this game was our entertainment. It provided fun Hot off the press loving competition among family and friends as well as an opportunity to practice my skills. As a grade school tournament team player with our local Chicago -land playground we met strong com- petition from other grade schools. Our highly coveted awards included the colored medals of gold, silver, and bronze fashioned after the Olympian way of recognition. In following the Olympian way it was exciting to witness Olympic ping pong matches on T.V. in the late 1980’s. By then my game skills were focused on bowling, my first love, after family. With the knowledge of skill levels required for winning at ping pong and the chance meeting of a master skilled player from China THE ESSENTIALS brings on “The Love Match” soon to be arranged… . It was mid afternoon, Labor Day in 2011as freeway travel took me to a local meeting place where a group of foreign students were waiting for their host families.