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Watch out for the women.(News, Notes & Quotes)
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Bowling Digest
- Article date:
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December 22, 2004
- Author:
- Campos, Johnny
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WHEN THE 2004-05 PBA season gets underway, one of the biggest changes will be the possibility of having a few women on the roster. Because of a ruling made by the PBA earlier this year, women were granted the right to join.
That almost happened about 11 years ago, when Pat Duggan tried to get a spot in a couple of different PBA tour stops for his wife, Anne Marie--who was one of the top players on the women's tour at that time.
Because of a PBA ruling in 1993, however, Anne Marie didn't get the spot, but has always felt she could have at least been competitive in the events.
"I wanted to bowl, but I can't say I wanted to be the first one," Duggan says. "Any ...