Good bowling around the area needs to be reported
Just as a small reminder, we have in our local area, 5 bowling houses: Yanak Lanes, Mt. Vernon Lanes, Manor Lanes, Yough Lanes, and City Lanes. That means we are pushing close to 80 lanes of bowling six nights a week. Some of these establishments have an early league around 6:30 p.m. and a late league at close to 10 p.m. Some of them have daytime leagues available. That means that every time a league starts, there is the potential of 80 lanes with 5 players per lane, or 400 bowlers with ball in hand. Then if each one of them rolls 3 games per series, and you carry that math out to six days a week, it can be seen that there could easily be over 7,000 games of bowling tossed in our area every single week.
Now, every bowler that I have ever talked to in the 14 years that I have had the pleasure of writing this column has taken great pride in how they bowl. Folks who average 120 get excited when they have a 160 game. Others who average 200 get tickled when they roll a 700 series. And, all of them get an extra lift when they see their names in this column. Even for the tiniest thing.
So, I have to seriously ask. Why is it that only Manor Lanes, and occasionally Fairbank, will take the time to send me those special scores? For example, I had no way of knowing when Steve Grzesiak shot three perfect games in 6 weeks like he did last year until Jimmy Matis told me-which he and Alan Scabis both did. And, even though Dave Show has a masterful control of a bowling ball probably like no one else I know and generally tosses a 700 series every time he bowls, the night he shot 800 back to back is not only news worthy here in Fayette County but it is also significant nationally. So thank goodness for Ed Floyd that he let me know.
That then brings me to the point. I have an easy email address: “Probowler48@aol.com”. I have a fax number at 724-438-7290. If you are a proprietor who is proud of your business and your customers, an employee at one of the lanes, or just an interested bowler, for goodness sakes, send me some information.
I don’t care if grandma averages 68 and she happens to toss her first double. If it is important to her, and it is important to you, then it is important to me.
Let’s give grandma and all the other bowlers in the area the credit they are due.
ALWAYS FUN AT FAIRBANK: We have another 9-pin tap tournament coming up at Fairbank, and they are always fun. This one is set for Sunday, February 13, which is this Sunday coming up.
I recall a couple of years ago going out to Fairbank (better known as “Jimmy’s Place”) for a 9-pin tournament, and it was so crowded between squads that I could hardly get to my pair to get ready to bowl. Obviously, I liked that, and I’m certain Jim Matis did too. So, I would like to see that happen again.
Here are the details: Two squads: 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The cost is just $20 ($12 of which goes to the prize fund). A bowler must have a league average or will bowl scratch. First Place for the men will receive 35 percent of the total collected from the men, and the same will happen for the women.
You may enter more than once, so you can bowl both squads. Just call Fairbank at 724-245-7190 to get reserved, and join the fun. You never know what might happen during a 9-pin tap.
NICE SCORES: “Special” Ed Floyd was kind enough to pass along some nice scores from Manor this past week. Trio League: John Hardy tossed 300 and 708 series: Ed Floyd rolled 11 in a row for 279 and 720 series.
Tuesday Bell League: Joe Kostelnik Jr. shot 299 and 727 series (I think the man must be taking “Bowling Steroids).
Wednesday Kegglers: Danny Davis went on a tear with 246, 267, 296 for an awesome 809 series.
Congratulations to each of these fellows.
BOWLING NEWS: Uniontown resident Gary George writes a weekly bowling column for the Herald-Standard. If you have any bowling news, contact George, a member of the Professional Bowlers Association since 1997, via email at probowler48@aol.com or fax at 724-438-7290. Information is welcome from all area bowling establishments.