To say that Tom Fry was hot during Butler County Men's Traveling League play last week would be a huge understatement.

The left-hander rolled back-to-back 300 games during league play in the four-game format. Fry followed up with games of 234 and 245 for a 1,079 quad.

Only 10 sanctioned bowlers have rolled three consecutive 300 games in USBC history. The only bowler from Pennsylvania to achieve the feat was Jeff Campbell of New Castle in 2004, who rolled three perfect games in a row during a pre-bowl for a league.

• Ron Burka took some time off from bowling to tend to a busy life, but he decided to come back this season and joined the Butler City Tenpin League.Burka was a good bowler when he left, and he picked up where he left off by bowling a 300 game last week. Burka finished with a 717 series.• Butler County Bowling Association Hall of Fame member Ron Henry added another 300 game to his impressive career resume last week in Imperial League action at Sherwood Lanes.

Tom Fry rolled a pretty impressive 1,079 four-game set last week. What is the USBC record for pin-fall total for a four-game series? Answer at the end of the column.

If you run into a lane condition in which the ball skids nicely in the front part of the lane, begins hooking in the middle part of the lane and then seems to lose it's energy when it hits the pins, you will need to make a change.If you can, use a ball with a shinier surface. This will allow your ball to get into the skid, roll, and hook sequence, which is the desired ball reaction. Bowlers often concern themselves with the front part or heads of a lane and the back part of the lanes, but forget about the middle part.The next time you are struggling a bit with pin carry, pay attention to what the ball is doing in the middle part of the lane. If it's hooking, make a change.

Walter Ray Williams Jr. picked up his 44th professional title, winning the PBA tournament in Michigan.Williams beat Chris Loschetter 276-204 in the championship match to win $25,000 and his second title of the season. Williams defeated Mike Scroggins 234-226 to advance to the finals. Loschetter beat Parker Bohn III 239-226.Diandra Asbaty defeated Carolyn Dorin-Ballard 236-225 to win the final PBA Women's Series match of the season. Asbaty pocketed $10,000 for the win, while Dorin-Ballard earned $6,000.

• Jack Elliott had the high game of 263 in the Mike Kelly Auto League and Ken Schontz rolled the high series with a 703. Dan Manning (690) and Bob Popson (682) also bowled well.• Dean McIndoe was nearly perfect in the Automotive League at Bon Aire Bowl, rolling a 298 game and a 677 series. David Fair 259 (713) and David Morgan (725 series) also had a good night.• Carl Ealy rolled a 268 game and 772 series to lead the Fox's Pizza Den League. Brian Filges also bowled well, turning in a 244 (690). Jim Hepler was right behind with a 266 (680).• Betty McIndoe led the Coins League with a 203 game Linda Smith took top series honors with a 531.• Carl Ealy makes the board twice this week, thanks to his 712 series in the Buckhorn League. Pete Saul bowled a 674 series.

• The USBC record for a four-game series is 1,198, bowled by Tom Jordan of New Jersey in 1989.