
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, July 15, 1995                   TAG: 9507170119
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
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CASEY NOTCHES HIS 28TH CAREER PERFECT GAME

Twenty-eight 300 games in bowling would make anyone feel confident about their ability to knock 'em all down.

Just ask Richard Casey, who bowled No.28 on Thursday night in the mixed-scratch league at Hilltop Lanes.

``I feel like I should get a 300 every two or three months,'' said Casey, who has been bowling since 1964. ``If I don't get one every two or three months, I feel like I'm losing it.''

He definitely found it Thursday. After rolling a 183 in his first game, he followed up with a 300 and a 227. The 710 series will help Casey improve his 224 average in the league.

``I don't get that nervous, but it's difficult to shoot a 300 game without getting a little nervous,'' said Casey, who bowled his perfect game in front of his Top of the Heap teammates Mary Stewart, Jay Ferguson and Kimberly Casey, his daughter.

- Staff report

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