Veteran bowler wins 45th crown
Walter Ray Williams Jr. continues to roll on. The 49-year- old pro captured his 45th career Professional Bowlers Tour title in Indiana Sunday.
Williams beat Bill O'Neill 244-202 in the final match. O'Neill defeated amateur Anthony Lacaze 235-214 in the semifinals, while Williams beat Mike Scroggins 258-222.
The PBA heads to Michigan this week.
• Tim Kauble beat Hugh Miller 235-183 to win the PBA senior title.• ESPN's top 50 countdown continued with numbers 36 to 33: Larry Laub, Randy Pedersen, David Ozio, and George Pappas.
This week's blast features a record-breaking night in the 1957 Classic League at Lyndora Lanes. The Ufner's team rolled a record 1,129 team game and a 3,153 teams series. The team consisted of Harley Mathews, (629), Ivan Dandois, (646), Ray Kinney, (586), Milo Serventi, (660) and Chuck Souzer, (632).Also that evening, Jack "Bo" Ordy posted the new season high with a 268 game. Joe Rosenberg rolled a season-high 727 in the Classic League that night, the third-highest triple in history in the county at the time.
Joe Rosenberg won the Butler County Bowling Association scratch singles title in 1957 with this triple. Was it a 650, 622, 657, or 712? Answer at the end of the column.
With today's bowling balls soaking up and moving lane oil quicker than ever, the days of the one-board move on the approach could be coming to an end.You may still move one board, but, chances are, so is everybody else, thus necessitating another move in a frame or two. The rule is to move one board on the lane for every two board move on the approach. Sometimes a two-board move is beneficial because not everybody is willing to take that chance.
• Ed Kuhn Jr. rolled a 278 game and 735 series in the Mars Men's League at Mars Lanes. Kuhn's average is 173 and he is a product of the Mars Lanes Junior Program.• Also at Mars Lanes, Marlene Dolin, who has a 147 average, rolled a 279 game in Wednesday Night Strikers League action.• <B>Fox's Pizza Den:</B> Bill Fay 290 game, Bob Eppinger 279 (672), Tom Fennell 265 game• <B>Buckhorn League:</B> Ed Montgomery 236 (668), Ed Desmond 226 (639)• <B>Automotive League:</B> Wayne Blank 278 (709), Paul Zitzman 258 (718), John Slomer 265 game• <B>City League:</B> Ron Lehman 266 (744), Bryan Cress 264 (731), Kevin Richardson 244 (714), Henry Austin 256 (705)• <B>Butler Travel League:</B> Brian Marcellus 258 game and 963 quad at Family. Todd Nelson 238 (907), Lee Johnson 236 (635)• <B>Firearms:</B> Mike Hilliard 259 (633), Shane Ozella 239 (620), Kristi Erkens 192 (503)• <B>Kelly Automotive:</B> Dave Schrecongost 253 (663), Dan Manning 242 (660), Dave Miller 225 (635)• <B>Armco A:</B> Craig Buck 265 game, Pat Grabowski, 264 (655).
The Butler County Bowling Association's annual county tournament is being held Saturday and Sunday, as well as Nov. 22 and 23, at Family Bowlaway. Applications are available at bowling centers or online at butlercountybowling.org.
Rosenberg rolled a 622 to take top honors.Ron Willison is the bowling columnist for the Butler Eagle.
