THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, December 25, 1994 TAG: 9412230216
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 19 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Around the Alleyways
SOURCE: Bill Leffler
LENGTH: Long : 163 lines
'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the area,
The bowling centers were jammed,
No places were merrier.
And if we had been Santa
On his yearly call
Here's the gifts we would have left
- AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
A turkey saw for Bill Aldridge. . . . a Senior Citizens bowling tournament for Carl Ketchum. . . . happy wedding days for Wayne Haddock. . . . a forest for Gus Koch. . . . more bowling leagues for Barbara Turner. . . . a winning Reverse Raffle ticket for Gene Luke. . . . more strikes on nine hits for Lennie McCready. . . . more spare breaks on split hits for Vance Pittman. . .
A better Washington Redskins football team for Barry Blythe. . . . . . . a Pinboy's of Portsmouth for Dwight Mitchum. . . . an Octogenarian League for Charlie Neathery and Mamie Byrd. . . . an all-spare game for Kendra Allen. . Wetherington. . . . and a Coors Classic victory for Walt Laughon. . . .
A 7-8 spare for Charlie Baines. . . . a 9-10 spare for Gene Garthright. . vacation on Monday night for Ben Hayth. . . . enshrinement in the Shoe Hall of Fame for Frank Frye's bowling shoes. . . . a PWBA 600 Pin for Anne Kavanaugh. . . . a ball that rolls slower for Mike Caraway. . . . and special memories of Billie Dew Sr. . . .
A 100 game for Jennifer Leffler. . . . a winning basketball team for Kevin Carmichael. . . . another Vince Gill concert for Jason Carmichael. . . . a nickel for every tournament game she wins for Leoma Mehalic. . . . no work on bowling nights for Jennifer Bell. . . . the last spare of the year for Helen Weaser and the first strike of the new year for Alice Durham. . . . more people who can decorate Christmas trees like Orville Whitehurst. . . . and remembering to never wear his bowling shoes home for Jim Boykin. . . .
A calendar that moves March to May for Hope Shull and Rusty Burke. . . . a Portsmouth Match Game Championship for David Leffler. . . . a new elbow for Ronnie Sult. . . . a Monumental game for Aubrey Roane. . . . no more water lines through his yard for Earl Freeland. . . . Century Club games for Norm Cote and Rick Dignard. . . . a 200 average for Leslie Livesay. . . . a yard sale gift certificate for Alice Carlo. . . . and a flat 100 game for Mo Minton. . . .
An all-mark game for Mary Boykin. . . . no balls that like to go left for Bill Ellsworth. . . . a fourth term as president of the Mary Crabtree Singles League for Henry Neal. . . . a hole-in-one for Dick Lassiter. . . . a Herman Gaines Open victory for Herman Gaines. . . . another 400 set for Anita Sharrett. . . . six 150 games in a row for Buzzy Oakley. . . . and glasses to see her scores in the newspaper for Mary Underwood. . . .
A family bowling tournament for Barbara, Gus and Chuck Bryan. . . . a cook book for Ann Sharrett. . . . his October scores in December for Raymond Askew. . . . an automatic scorekeeper for Wayne Leffler. . . . more 9-spare, 9-spare, 9-spare games for Leona Lee. . . . that one-pinner maker Nita Taylor has always wanted. . . . a triple strike for Lydia Lofton. . . . a national championship coaching patch for Will Rowley. . . . and less traveling on bowling nights for Fred Genera. . . .
A Rowler Pole strike at the Victory Booster Club banquet for Don Ferguson. ice cream after bowling for George Overton. . . . 30 straight spare breaks for Berlene Byrum. . . . more 400 sets for Jerry Clark. . . . a quiet night out in Suffolk for Jack Cunningham. . . . a thank you for that strike on his first pitch in his return to the lanes for Buster Knox. . . . 7,500 light bulbs for Brian Aldridge. . . . and more Christmas cards as pretty as Lu Arnette's. . . .
Never missing the head pin with the first ball for Jeanette Duncan. . . . never missing a single pin with the second ball for Lloyd Minton. . . . never needing to throw a third ball for Donnie Long. . . . more game-winning double strikes for David Nickelson. . . . more double strikes for Jeff Frazier. . . Paul Wetherbee Sr.. . . . and All-Metro ranking for Bobby Wetherbee. . . .
A 10-mark game for John Ketchum. . . . back-to-back-to-back 200 games for Wicky Chiera. . . . an autographed Deep Creek Hornets bowling ball for Jason McCready. . . . a 400 series for Lydie Hoggard. . . . a 500 series for John Jenkins. . . . a 600 series for Rita Curylo. . . . a 700 series for Pam Westfall. . . . and an 800 series for Carl Westfall. . . .
A fire truck for Troy Tippin. . . . a winning million dollar state lottery ticket for Pat Johnson. . . . strikes in every 10th frame for Eddie Williams. strike for Vera Briggs. . . . a Sunday School League championship for Art Saunders. . . . a 130 average for Charlie Oakley. . . . a 230 average for Carolyn Cotterell. . . . more 165 games for Jim Herron. . . . a double-her-age game for Mamie Byrd. . . . and a triple-his-age game for Paul Rabel. . . .
National ranking for Tiger Baker. . . . a Virginia Pro Tour victory for Ronnie Ketchum. . . . more roll-around spare breaks for Gladys Robinson and more domino strikes for Mildred Fleming. . . . a hasty return to the lanes for Joe and Evelyn Saunders and Johnny Parker. . . . treasurer's salary for Joan McCook. . . . an ABC ring for Alton Forbes and a NDPBC ring for Joyce Johnson. . . . Wednesday brunch for Jane Atwood. . . . a 100-over-average game for Dick Long. . . . and no headpin rips for Bobby Gower. . . .
More 150-plus games for Van Malone. . . . a 1-2-3 spare for Mary Brooks. . Stewart and Bob and Louise Crosby. . . . blinker lights and a crosswalk on Court Street for Wanda Strawderman. . . . a tenpin-duckpin tournament for Joanne and Linwood Maddrey. . . . an Elimination Doubles championship for Robin Long and Bob Gibbons. . . . most improved bowler awards for Daren Kleiber and Sheila Eunice. . . . and a new parking ramp for Joe Koon. . . .
More bowlers who have as much fun as Buzz Hooker. . . . Jason Coup's strikes for Lee Coup. . . . Lee Coup's spares for Jason Coup. . . . three 125 games for Mary Beazley. . . . good health for Eleanor Martin. . . . six hummingbirds for Mary Panuelos. . . . the league championship that didn't come last year for Margaret Sharrett. . . . a 399 set for Debbie Cullipher. . 9 o'clock gun strike for Ralph McElfresh. . . .
No games under 100 for Robert Collins and Ric Goldfarb. . . . all games over 100 for Louise Wilson and Judy DeBause. . . . a league record game for Sylvia Hart. . . . a lefthanders only tournament for Ruth Chandler and Lynette Narciso. . . . three 10-spare games for Catherine Charlton. . . . three 10-strike games for Susan Ferguson. . . . 10 three-strike games for Herb Ripley. . . . 10 more pins on their averages for Bob Wilson and Linda Harrison. . . . a sub of the year award for Al Kersnick. . . . and a 100-150-200 series for Johnny Colley.
A five-strike, five-spare game for Jack Lorber. . . . more games in the 150s for Dennis Long. . . . an up-the-ladder 124-125-126 for Sandy Chiera. . regularly for Tommy Warren. . . . a shorter ride to bowl for John Brice. . . Ken Wren, Merle Haddock, Shirley Hasty, Clarence Norton, Steve Fletcher, Les Doggett, Leo Hamilton, Bernie Rull, Billie Dew Jr., Jonie Didio and Teresa Didio.
An Eastern District football championship for Norview for Sheri Zanke. . . theftproof car for Bubba Ketchum. . . . walking shoes for Arthur Johnson. . . spares for Miriam Pugh. . . . a 1-7-10 spare for Gregg Lassiter. . . . a 120-average for Terrye Bradshaw. . . . and a best newcomer in the leagues award for Wes Garriott. . . .
A 150 game for Mabel Ragan. . . . a triplicate 150 for Joyce Wetherington. Clinton picture for Tom Gregory. . . . no games with less than three marks for Connie Insley. . . . no markless games for Bill Schepp. . . . a 99 average for Guy Durham. . . . a 199 average for Charlie Durr. . . . nine straight singles victories for Earl Clow. . . . and a Diffy Duck winning game for Dot Warner. . . .
Another 200 game for Woody Riggs. . . . a Dutch 200 game for Danny McDermott. . . . a helicopter to bowl in Portsmouth for Christy Mattern. . . strike for Pete Kleiber. . . . little red balls that never fail to make the full return for Taylor Eunice. . . . five strikes in a row for Ernest Lynch. doubles tournament championship for Ben Wiggins and Steve Lang. . . .
A comeback for S.J. and Chris Newbern. . . . never leaving the headpin up for Robin Salugao. . . . another Virginia Pro Tour win for David Driskell . . for Simp Warren. . . . double his golf scores for Paul Sandefur. . . . double her bowling scores for Louise Atkins. . . . 50 pins over average for Dot Crossley. . . . a chevron winning game and set for Margie Bleiler. . . . a special Merry Christmas to Ma and Pa Dengle. . . . and more strikes and spares for Everybody AROUND THE ALLEYWAYS. by CNB