Bowling Digest back issues from December 2003:
Share your stories with us.(Opening Frame)
Dec 01, 2003; ... EVER SINCE THIS "OPENING Frame" debuted nearly three years ago, it's spotlighted a variety of topics. From discussions of bowling fashion to the elites of the various bowling tours to tributes to Earl Anthony, Bill Hall, Don Johnson, and our troops overseas, it's spanned the spectrum. ...
The rate of inflation.(The Fans Speak Out)
Dec 01, 2003; ... While I agree with most of Brett Ballantini's "Make No Mistake: Walter Ray's the Greatest" [October 2003], praising Williams Jr. for breaking the single-season earnings mark once held by Mike Aulby is a bit misleading. It is true that Williams broke the record in fewer events, but in ...
The numbers game.(The Fans Speak Out)
Dec 01, 2003; ... In the August 2003 issue, I noted a couple of statistics that did not make sense. During the 2002-03 PBA season, I recall Norm Duke shooting a 300 against Walter Ray Williams Jr. on TV, yet Duke's game is not listed with the other 300 games in the "Schedules & Statistics" section. The tour ...
Thank you.(The Fans Speak Out)
Dec 01, 2003; ... I just wanted to say thanks for the time and effort that your staff put into making my "Then and Now" article a success ["From Pigskins to Tenpins," October 2003]. I was very grateful that you contacted me for this story and was pleased ...
Turn your volume down.(The Fans Speak Out)
Dec 01, 2003; ... I'm sick of reading letters that put down Pete Weber for his verbal expressions on TV. None of these people see what Weber is like off camera during qualifying and match play. I've seen Pete bowl an eight-game block, come off of the lanes dead tired and carrying a double ball bag on each ...
Too little, too late?(The Fans Speak Out)
Dec 01, 2003; ... In her "Promotion Is the Key to the Future of Women's Bowling" [October 2003], guest commentator Carolyn Dorin-Ballard tells us that she is "looking forward to the day when PWBA players have the same stature as the players on the LPGA tour or in the WTA or WNBA." Perhaps a good ...
Educate the masses.(The Fans Speak Out)
Dec 01, 2003; ... I'm frustrated with bowling telecasts. The commentators sound as if they are talking to amateurs or a nine-year old who doesn't understand all of the aspects of the game. Plus, they never stop talking. This is a problem with commentators in all sports--baseball, football, hockey, ...
Senior success.(The Fans Speak Out)
Dec 01, 2003; ... I was curious as to whether or not there are any statistics kept on bowling performance by age. I contacted the ABC, but they could not help me. I ask because I'm 76 years old and rolled two 300 games with a 746 series at Eastway Lanes--the home of the Flagship Open--in ...
Bohn will bowl on behalf of the Anthony Scholarship Fund.(New Products & Industry News)
Dec 01, 2003 ... BY HIS OWN STANDARDS, PARKER Bohn III didn't have a very good season in 2002-03, qualifying for only three TV finals in 22 events. Now that Bohn is over the neck and shoulder problems that slowed him last season, he hopes to make a few more TV finals during the new season. And ...
Scheid is the President of the Bowling Museum and Hall.(New Products & Industry News)
Dec 01, 2003 ... BILL SCHEID, PRESIDENT OF EBONITE International since 1991, has been named as the president and chairman of the board of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, located in St. Louis. "I'm proud to represent Ebonite and the interests of today's bowlers in this capacity," Scheid ...
College bowling creates a new singles championship.(New Products & Industry News)
Dec 01, 2003 ... COLLEGE BOWLING USA HAS announced that it will conduct a national Collegiate Singles Championship at Olympic Lanes in Milwaukee, from May 20-22, 2004. The event will feature the top 16 male and top 16 female collegiate bowlers in the country competing for national collegiate singles ...
Sweet success from both sides.(News, Notes & Quotes)
Dec 01, 2003; ... SOME PEOPLE WHO suffer a debilitating injury to their bowling hand might shrug and abandon the sport they love. Not Lesley Boczar. After developing a nerve injury to the ring finger on her right hand a few years ago, the Hollywood, Fla., resident, who shot a 300 game ...
Only the tough ones played the arcade.(News, Notes & Quotes)
Dec 01, 2003; ... IT WASN'T A PLACE for sissies. At Arcade Lanes, you had to lug your ball up 19 uninterrupted steps to get to the second floor, and then you'd find yourself in an antique-cluttered scene that was reminiscent of bowling as it was a half-century ago. Arcade, an eight-alley house in ...
All four majors will have arena settings.(PBA Tidbits)
Dec 01, 2003 ... THE PBA IS BRINGING ARENA TOURnament competition to some of the top events of the 2003-04 season. Following the Dexter PBA Tournament of Champions, December 12 to 14 at the Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.), the PBA will begin the second half of the season in Seattle with ...
PBA makes more tweaks for 2003-04.(PBA Tidbits)
Dec 01, 2003 ... THE PBA CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ON its regular tour. The 2003-04 season, which began in October, features new tournament formatting and other adjustments. "There are a few tweaks that we felt would tighten up the PBA tour," says Fred Schreyer, PBA commissioner. "We are always ...
Summer's done--it's time to play the game.(PBA Diary)
Dec 01, 2003; ... WOW, IT'S HARD TO IMAGine that the summer of 2003 is over. I am going to fill you in on how it wound down for me. I went to Portugal at the end of July for a pre-tour vacation. It was a 12-hour flight with a stop in London's Heathrow airport. (I guess I can say I have been to ...
Constant change is what stays the same in the PBA.(Striking Out)
Dec 01, 2003; ... FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1959 until its demise in 2000, the old PBA played a pat hand by refusing to adapt to the changing times. The "don't fix anything if it's not broken" policy played a paramount role in the PBA's gradually descent into financial ruin. There's no way the new ...
Crazy as a cat: an entertainment complex costumed as a bowling center outside of St. Louis is our first profile in a new Bowling Digest department.(Center spotlight: Cat City Bowl)
Dec 01, 2003; ... IS THIS THE FUTURE OF BOWLing? An electronic gimmick-filled center with 32 lanes and a jewelry store instead of a pro shop? It's not a futuristic architect's drawing we're talking about. It's Cat City Bowl, in O'Fallon, Ill., just 14 miles from downtown St. Louis. Bowlers across ...
It's time for a yearly tuneup: if you've taken the summer off, these troubleshooting techniques will get your game back on track.(A Pro's Approach)
Dec 01, 2003; ... UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S TYPICAL for a lot of bowlers to take the summer off. After they have just gotten done with bowling an entire winter season in one league or more, their games are really at their peaks. So what do they do once summer comes? They put the ball in the closet "and ...
It pays to learn the lane game: this surface primer should be a strong supplement to your normal oil-pattern strategy.(Lane Logic)
Dec 01, 2003; ... ONE OF THE TRUISMS IN bowling is that different surfaces lead to different ball reactions. You might think that bowling is as simple as a lane, a ball, and an approach, right? Not really--at least not nowadays. In this article, I will illustrate some differences between physical ...
Spelling out the basics of the game.(Bowling Clinic)
Dec 01, 2003; ... THERE ARE SO MANY TERMS in bowling, from official titles to alley lingo. In fact, it's taken two issues to cover them all. In the last issue, we reviewed the terms and definitions for bowling balls, lanes, and lane play. In this issue, we'll take a look at the terminology for the bowling ...
Fantastic finishes: our list of the top 10 finals spans the decades--from heroes to goats, from bitter revenge to bittersweet ends.
Dec 01, 2003; ... "HOW ABOUT THE 10 MOST exciting men's bowling tournament finishes?" the boss suggested. Yeah, sure. No problem. Until you get to thinking about it. In sports, what is excitement? An outfielder sliding across the grass to make a game-ending catch? A receiver outleaping a pack of ...
The clock struck early: in an abridged season, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard was heads above the rest of her PWBA competition.(2003 Women's Bowler Of The Year)
Dec 01, 2003; ... FANS OF THE PWBA CAN'T BE blamed for feeling unfulfilled. The tour shut down in July with no guarantee of when or if it will start up again. It was the first time a major professional sports league had called it quits in midseason since the American Basketball League ceased ...
Bowling Digest 2003 holiday gift guide: a gift for every bowler on your list.
Dec 01, 2003 ... Alexander industries Alexander Industries' Bowl Better! CD is guaranteed to raise your average 10 pins in 30 days or your money back. It contains a special autogenic conditioning session that combines visualization and relaxation techniques to help put yon into your optimal zone ...
An eagle who has earned his wings: thanks to some timely advice, the former Dale Glenn transformed into a PBA champion.(The Match I'll Never Forget)
Dec 01, 2003; ... I'VE ONLY BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR PBA Senior events for seven years (I turned 50 on April 22, 1996), but I've already accomplished more there than I did on the national PBA tour, which I joined in 1964. The Eagle is flying high at 57, with eight Senior wins to go with the three ...
Chamberlain adds a win to his list of 2003 accomplishments.(PBA Senior: Days Inn Open)
Dec 01, 2003 ... Bob Chamberlain found his groove en route to his fourth Senior title in the PBA Senior Days Inn Open. Chamberlain took a few frames to find his shot and then got locked in to throw eight consecutive strikes to win the first game, 269-234. "I got in a rhythm and started making crisp shots," ...
After three decades, Mazzanti Jr. is a PBA champion.(PBA Senior: Lake County Horseshoe Casino Open)
Dec 01, 2003 ... Vince Mazzanti Jr. ended a 30-year chase when he won his first title in a PBA event in the Senior Lake County Horseshoe Casino Open. "I've been waiting for this for a long time," Mazzanti said. 'I had a good chance last year, but it wasn't enough--this is a dream." Mazzanti, a ...
Winger rides a strong finish to victory over comeback kid Stus.(PBA Senior: Clarksville Open)
Dec 01, 2003 ... Ron Winger won his fifth title and a $8,000 first-place check at the PBA Senior Clarksville Open. After leaving opens in the 6th and 7th frames of the deciding game, Winger had a strong finish to beat 11-time PBA Senior champion Gene Stus, 222-183. Stus, competing in only his ...
Sylvia becomes the first rookie to win a senior event in two years.(PBA Senior: Manassas Open)
Dec 01, 2003 ... Don Sylvia is the newest PBA Senior champion after beating Gary Hiday in two games in the PBA Senior Manassas Open. Sylvia eliminated Hiday, 224-179 and 203-182, to win his first PBA Senior title. Sylvia was competing in only his sixth Senior tournament since turning 50 in ...
Schedule & statistics.
Dec 01, 2003 ... <Pre> Schedule of Major Events PBA Tour All dates and locations scheduled to change. All TV finals broadcast live on ESPN. Dates EventCenter Oct. 15-19PBA Pepsi Open Lunar Bowl Oct. 22-26PBA Miller ...
Pins & puns.
Dec 01, 2003 ... TENS OF MILLIONS OF BOWLING balls have been manufactured since the sport's modern era began more than a century ago. Where are they now? There seems to be an unwritten rule that one does not discard old bowling balls, so most of them hang around for what seems like forever. A ...