Funny, I always thought that we had an item for bowling here, but I guess
not.

  Did anyone catch Bob Learn, Jr's PBA record setting performance on Saturday?
He came from 5th place, beating the likes of the great Johnny Petraglia
300-279 and from there proceeded to eat the lanes alive. The only time I
remember such a performance was when Nelson Burton Jr came off his ivory tower
and set a record of 1050 (for 4 games) at the Dick Weber Open.

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Do I detect some "holier than thou" scorn directed at Bo?  ;-)

  Absolutly not. He is a great bowler, but he makes things more complicated
than necessary. Before the 1050, though I though he was all hot air. 

 You should know that Brian Voss broke Bo's record with 1070. Then along
came Bob Learn, Jr. Awesome, and I wished that I would have taped it.

There is akid here in my hometown who just bowled a 894 series on Saturday
Monring......He is only 19years old....The best record set in the County of
Monroe MI. ever...

 It will be interesting to see if the ABC sactions it or not.

Keep us posted, Dan.

I will watch the paper fervently

  Today's was mediocre. Pete Weber was going with both barrels, then ran into
a 7-10 split (too much ball for the alley), then he starts leaving single
pins, and a 3-7-10 which he missed. When he rolled a 8-10, I knew he was
through for the day. The 8-10 split indicates that your shots are D.O.A.
and that you need to put more finger influence into the shots.
  I turned it off early, but it looked like Walter Ray Williams would 
prevail. He is one rock steady, tough to beat bowler.

  Next two up are the PBA Nationals from Toledo and the Greater Detroit
Open from Allen Park, although the finals will be held at Savage Hall, and
Joe Louis Arena respectivly. Look for some high scores. ;)

 Fresh off the news, Walter Ray leads after the first cut from 205 to 54.
It will be interesting indeed, for Walter Ray needs to win this.

  Butch Soper is the 1996 National Champion. Who of thunk it? He has been on
tour for more than 20 yrs, and has never won a major tournament (the majors
are the US Open, The National Championship, and the Tournament of Champions).
In fact, Soper only has 6 titles to his credit. 
  The action was great, and the last match was as tense as it should've been.
I'm glad to see that Soper won. 

 Next week-- The Detroit Open from Allen Park in an arena..

i cant believe anyone watches bowling on tv....or golf for that matter

Think of it as a fast variety of curling without the ice, and with a more
exciting finale to each throw.   :-)   It surprises me, too.

  Doll, Bowling can be exciting IF you are 1) into the sport, or 2)
knowlegeable about the game. I am both. Have you ever seen someone miss
a 300 game by 1 pin, just because the ball didn't finish correctly? I
will say that bowling, when there is the correct amount of competition
is as exciting as basketball, and or hockey.

While the big media attention was on the U.S. Open (golf) this past weekend
at Oakland Hills (Bloomfield Hills?, Michigan), I chanced to see that the
Greater Detroit? Open (bowling) was also in Michigan (and on ABC-TV) this
past weekend.  I caught the end of the first match, where the winner won
278-257.  How would *you* like to bowl 250+ and still get blown away?!  :-)
Actually, in that case, there's nothing you can do but take your hat off to
the winner - it's not like you'd agonize over what you could have done better
in a 250+ game!

 Doug Kent was on fire, I was hoping that Bohn (the non winner) would pull
his stuff together, but he hasn't been that good in arena finals.

um...i used to bowl in leagues...i am knowledgable about it...it is fun to
do...but to watch? i just cant get into it..its sooo boring!

I used to bowl too. I wouldn't put the sport down. Nevertheless, I'm inclined
to agree that watching it on TV would be a sure sign that I have too much time
on my hands.

A LOT of people 'used' to bowl in leagus, but only a few of us bowl really
well.  It's usually those few of us whotruly understand the complexities of
the game.  And it's those few of us who can watch the game on t.v. and really
enjoy the patience and skill that is being exhibited.  Hey, does anybody
remember when Mark Roth picked up the 7-10 on t.v.? Now that was one of the
most exciting t.v. moments I've ever experianced.

  Yeah, I rememeber that. I think it was in 1982, or 1983 when he did that,
and it was fantastic. ABC loves to show John Mazza's conversion a few yrs
back. 
  It was back in 1981-82 that I was bowling in 4 leagues, I had just quit
drinking and as a result was carrying a 195 in those leagues, hoping, just
hoping that I could qualify for the PBA. I was more than deadly on the lanes
back then. Now, I'm more of a pussycat.

  Most exciting thing I ever did was to get the 4-6 and the 6-7 in the same
day.

Ahhh yes those wonderful Saturday morning leagues....seems I remember this
little guy the most though..He was probably about 3 foot tall at the
time....Damn he could tear it up though...What was His name?????hmmmm???

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