Article: As hangout for young, alleys strike a chord ; In this league, the draw is what happens between frames

RAY ROUTHIER Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
03-15-2008
As hangout for young, alleys strike a chord ; In this league, the draw is what happens between frames
Byline: RAY ROUTHIER Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Front
Type: Cover Story

Pitchers of beer are on nearly every table. Led Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused" is blaring over the sound system. Bowling balls bang on the wooden alley floors and crash through the waiting pins.

And then, of course, there's the trash talking.
"I'm really bad. I'm the second-worst bowler in the league," says Alec Altman, 35, standing with his bowling teammates at Yankee Lanes in Portland on Tuesday. "You have to not really care. I'm good at other ...

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