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– AUGUST 2013
Idle Bowling Thoughts
By Chuck Pezzano
Schedule
Aug 17-18 Clayton Valley Bowl
Aug 24-25 Danville Bowl
Aug 31 AMF Pinole Lanes
Sep 1-2 AMF Pinole Lanes
Sep 7-8 Danville Bowl
Sep 14-15 Diablo Valley Bowl
Sep 21-22 AMF Mission lanes
Sep 28-29 TBA
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Minimum 1st
Place
$3,000.00
Plus MEGA POT
Must bowl 3 squads from
Jun 1,2013 -
Aug 26, 2013
See website for more info.
August 31st,
September 1-2, 2013
AMF Pinole Lanes
Jacqueline Smith), Canada, 2,097; 3, Colom-
bia, 2,006
Super Senior Men - 1, USA (Dave Hurtt, Rob-
erts), 2,383; 2, Venezuela, 2,208; Colombia,
2,196
Junior A Women - 1, USA (Bolton, O'Brien),
2,242; 2, Canada, 2,200; 3, Colombia, 2,085
Junior A Men - 1, USA (Anderson, Coffey),
2,470; 2, Canada, 2,409; 3, Venezuela, 2,288
Junior B Women - 1, USA (Clemmer, Dunn),
2,199; 2, Puerto Rico, 1,988; Venezuela, 1,970
Junior B Men - 1, USA (Crouse, Wesley Low
Jr.), 2,253; Venezuela, 2,174; 3, Puerto Rico,
2,158
MIXED DOUBLES
Adult - 1, USA (Hamilton, VanDaniker), 2,590;
2, Colombia, 2,552; 3, Canada, 2,495
Senior - 1, USA (Vidad, Thomas), 2,575; 2,
USA (Hammel, Haney), 2,308; 3, Bahamas,
2,265
Super Senior - 1, USA (Miller-Mackie, Rob-
erts), 2,379; 2, Mexico, 2,171; 3, Colombia,
2,112
Junior A - 1, Colombia, 2,406; 2, Canada,
2,306; 3, Puerto Rico, 2,290
Junior B - 1, USA (Clemmer, Crouse), 2,320;
2, USA (Dunn, Low), 2,310
TEAM
Adult - 1, Columbia, 8,050; 2, USA (Earnest,
Hamilton, S.Smith, VanDaniker), 7,981; 3,
Canada, 7,844
Senior - 1, USA (Hammel, Vidad, Haney, Tho-
mas), 7,589; 2, Canada, 7,148; 3, Venezuela,
7,042
Super Senior - 1, USA (Miller-Mackie, J.Smith,
Hurtt, Roberts), 7,769; 2, Mexico, 6,899; 3,
Puerto Rico, 6,806
Junior A - 1, USA (Bolton, O'Brien, Anderson,
Coffey), 7,878; 2, Puerto Rico, 7,411; 3, Can-
ada, 7,355
Junior B - 1, USA (Clemmer, Dunn, Crouse,
Low), 7,607; 2, Venezuela, 7,029; 3, Colombia,
6,916
ALL-EVENTS
Adult Women - 1, Brittni Hamilton, USA, 6,970;
2, Valerie Calberry, Canada, 6,910; 3, Josie
Earnest, USA, 6,855
Adult Men - 1, Steve Smith, USA, 7,470; 2,
Andres Gomez, Colombia, 7,214; 3, Eddie
VanDaniker, USA, 7,120
Senior Women - 1, Paula Vidad, USA, 6,630;
2, Char Hammel, USA, 6,078; 3, Susan
Grande, Canada, 5,976
Senior Men - 1, Pete Thomas, USA, 7,144; 2,
Ramon Torres, Puerto Rico, 6,500; 3, Bubba
Haney, USA, 6,458
Super Senior Women - 1, Dana Miller-Mackie,
6,588; 2, Marion Marko, Canada, 5,833; 3,
Lordes Ortega, Mexico, 5,750
Super Senior Men - 1, Ed Roberts, USA,
6,823; 2, Dave Hurtt, USA, 6,669; 3, Mario
Boneta, Mexico, 6,521
Junior A Women - 1, Morgan O'Brien, USA,
6,476; 2, Alexa Rodriguez, Puerto Rico, 6,415;
Laura Plazas, Colombia, 6,335
Junior A Men - 1, Andrew Anderson, USA,
7,156; 2, Jordan Klassen, Canada, 6,915; 3,
Michael Coffey, USA, 6,818
Junior B Women - 1, Breanna Clemmer, USA,
6,598; 2, Ashley Dunn, USA, 6,365; 3, Lisvier
Cardenas, Venezuela, 6,156
Junior B Men - 1, Wesley Low Jr., USA, 6,599;
2, Massimiliano Fridegotto, Venezuela, 6,516;
3, Rafael A. Pizarro Diaz, Puerto Rico, 6,456
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USA Takes Four Team Titles
You can’t count the number of disagreements with judges and other officials during the Olympics.
That is simply because many are judgement calls by experts in their sports who have a lot of leeway.
No such problems in bowling 99 percent of the time. The basic rules cover personal equipment. And
they are accepted around the world.
“I’d rather be lucky than good” is a phrase you may have heard many times. You may have uttered
it yourself. But can’t mean it, or shouldn’t believe it. Luck is fine in its place, in the proper perspective.
But you can’t practice or learn all about luck and therefore you can’t perfect it. That makes luck a
fitting and fleeting intangible.
Don’t get me wrong, Luck can and does cause a high undeserved game and it may be present for
an entire night or throughout a tournament. Luck, in the right place, can produce an incredible game
or night or performance. And one lucky shot in the right place might determine a title.
It has often been noted that all the good breaks and bad breaks even out over the long run, though
there are few bowlers who feel they will ever get even. But don’t ever confuse luck with certain areas
of skill such as an overworking hook ball or a dangerous angle akin to the gutter shot or an almost
impossible angle.
All the high numbers, averages, money earnings, titles and super credentials were not erected by
bricks of luck. Stars of any era would rather be good than lucky and are so much better for it.
So will you..
William Edward Staub of New Jersey died recently at age 96 and he enjoyed a long list of activities
such as building and flying radio controlled airplanes, water skilling, golf and near the top was bowl-
ing and he was an enthusiastic participant and bowling center owner.
He also headed a number of companies and excelled in the exercise and aerobics field. Staub
received a lifetime achievement award from Health and Fitness magazine.
He was considered the most influential figures in the development and manufacturing of the home
treadmill.
The most important statistic to any pro bowler is earnings per tournament. The bottom line is how
much money you spend to win prize money. Every sport is a challenge and in professional sports
such as bowling, golf, track, rodeo, tennis, horseshoe pitching and many others that pay prizes to
contestants but little in the way of guaranteed fees and salaries are the real gut grabbers. Your living
is on the line and it is very difficult to play for pay and not be paid to play.
The late Bruce Pluckhahn, ace writer and public relations genius for bowling once pointed out that
if you look at attendance figures for sports they often seem staggering. But if you count league and
tournament bowlers who roll 30 weeks or more and the thousands of tournament participants the
guaranteed attendance figures for bowlers could be 100 million.
Pro bowlers really aren't’ all that superstitious, but some claim it is a scientific fact that they roll
much better while wearing certain colored uniforms.
Katie Thornton Earns
2013 PBA Billy Welu Scholarship Award
Webber International University Standout
SEATTLE - Webber International University bowling standout Katie Thornton of Chesapeake, Va.,
has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Professional Bowlers Association Billy Welu Scholarship
Award.
In addition to her accomplishments as a collegiate bowler, Thornton holds a 4.0 grade point average
and is currently completing her MBA studies at Webber International in Babson Park, Fla., majoring in
international business.
As a member of the WIU women’s bowling team since its inception in 2009-10, she was part of the
team that made collegiate bowling history by winning the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championship in
its inaugural season. She was also a member of the ITC championship team in 2012 and the NAIA
championship team in 2013.
She earned NAIA and ITC first team honors and was also voted NAIA Player of the year in 2013. In
2012 Thornton received the Webber International President’s Award which recognizes outstanding
achievement in academics, community service and sporting excellence.
“What intrigued me most about bowling for Webber was being a part of something new and estab-
lishing a successful women’s bowling program,” said the 22-year-old Virginia native. “Academically and
athletically, Webber has been a perfect fit for me. My experience here has been very rewarding.
“It was quite a surprise and honor to win the (Billy Welu) scholarship,” she added. “It will be very
helpful in my continuing education.”
Thornton has ambitious plans for her career both inside and outside of bowling. Ultimately she
would like to earn a doctorate in educational leadership before combining a career in teaching busi-
ness as well as coaching at the collegiate level.
Her other bowling honors include a NAIA second team selection and a first team NCBCA selection
in 2012. She was also an International Bowling Media Association Player of the Year honorable men-
tion selection in 2013.
As a volunteer she is active in church youth group activities and Special Olympics. She is also a
member of the Tidewater Bowling USBC Association Hall of Fame and is a USBC Silver Level certified
coach.
The $1,000 Billy Welu Scholarship is awarded annually in honor of the PBA Charter Member who
won the BPAA All Star in 1959 before winning the 1964 and '65 USBC Masters events. He was PBA
President for two years, a member of the PBA Tournament Committee for eight years and served for
16 years on the Executive Board. Welu, who also was a color analyst on early PBA Tour telecasts, was
inducted into both the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame in 1975.
