THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, January 14, 1996 TAG: 9601120190
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 19 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Around the Alleyways
SOURCE: Bill Leffler
LENGTH: Medium: 86 lines
The thrill is still the same, but there is no comparison in the reward.
Nick Adams rolled a 300 game in the Rockin Restaurant Tenpin League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. And there was the usual excitement in the 30-team league as Adams registered his 12 straight strike.
But when the 174-average bowler was finished for the night with his 707 series (a 183 opening game and a 224 closer) all he earned was a patch from the center.
No gold or silver ring or wrist watch. No plaque. No listing among the 30-plus bowlers in the Norfolk Bowling Association who will be recorded in the annual yearbook for the same accomplishment.
The Rockin Restaurant League is among a couple of dozen leagues across South Hampton Roads that elect not to sanction with the American Bowling Congress or the Women's International Bowling Congress.
``This is a new league, and we're hoping they come into our association,'' said Preston Carraway, secretary of the NBA. ``But this is a shining example to show the benefits of belonging to the association. In addition to the ring or watch for the 300, we offer a beautiful walnut plaque to the bowler with the score and date of the achievement.''
Bowler of the Week honors go to John Confalone, newest member in the coveted 800 Club.
Confalone blasted an 803 series in the Masters Tenpin League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven, stringing games of 279, 278 and 256.
It was the highest series yet rolled by Confalone, whose previous best was 785. He is already a member of the 300 Game Club, rolling a pair of perfectos in the 1992-93 season and another in 1993-94. He racked up several series over 700 last year.
Confalone carried a book average of 205 last season.
Tenpin topics: Danny Mausolf just missed the elusive 800 he has been seeking through the years, firing 794 in the PA Keglers League at Pinboy's of Military. Mausolf had games of 258, 257 and 279. ``It's the second chance I've had, needing a strike in the last frame,'' said Mausolf. Last year at the now-defunct Plaza Bowl, Mausolf shot 790 with nine strikes in a row in the final game and closing with a tap in the 10th. ``The same thing happened again,'' he said. ``I left the 10 pin. But one day I'm going to get that 800.'' . . . Reserved entries in the Norfolk Bowling Association Championship close Wednesday, Jan. 17. . . . Helen Snyder joined the Century Club with her 245 game in the AARP Young at Heart League at Pinboy's at the Beach. Snyder averages only 139. . . . Robert Huryn had 521 in his closing two games of a 747 series in the Military Doubles League at Pinboy's of Military. . . . Orchids to Leslie Livesay for her 226-275-223 - 724 in the Tuesday Commercial/Divisional League at Pinboy's of Norfolk. . . . George Yates Jr. notched a 290 single in his 751 series in the Charles Peete League at Pinboy's of Norfolk. . . . Four bowlers cracked 279 games: Brent Whitehead in the PA Suburban Men's League at Pinboy's at the Beach, Steve Kingery in the Tuesday Rejects League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven, Berly Barge in the Tuesday Commercial/Divisional at Pinboy's of Norfolk and Fred Henry in the Naval Safety at Pinboy's of Norfolk.
Duckpin data: The Virginia Pro Tour and the Virginia Ladies All-Stars will hold their February tournaments at the same time at Bowlarama, on Feb. 17-18. They are combining on a Friday doubles pro-am with a $30 team entry fee. Also scheduled Saturday night is the Wayne Pack Elimination, which will follow the tournament action. It will feature 32 bowlers with a $40 entry fee. . . . Snow halted the Portsmouth Match Game Tournament last weekend at Victory Lanes and action resumes tonight with shifts at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. The field will be trimmed to 48 bowlers in the double-elimination meet. . . . Mark your calendar: the annual Oneil Wynne Handicap Classic will be held at Bowlarama in March. . . . Newest 200 Game Club member is Ken O'Dell, who slammed 203 in a 437 series in the Tuesday Major Trio League. . . . In the Friday Trio League, Bob Wilson forgot his 101 average and heaved a 373 series and Brian Zimmerman, who averages 106, popped a 387 set. In the same league, Dick Long banged out a 162 game and 417 series. . . . Willie Sraver fashioned a blistering 452 series in the Stormy Weather League, sparked by a 159 game. . . . Tiger Baker came up seven pins shy of the 500 Club in the Tuesday Major League. Larry Cubilla posted 480 in the same circuit. . . . Henry Neal's 448 series in the Sunday School League was 87 pins over his average. . . . Mike Steinert of Hanover, Pa., who was ranked the nation's No. 1 bowler for the past year by the National Duckpin Congress, carried a 155 average for 469 games. The No. 1 woman bowler, Anita Rothman of Baltimore, had 142 for 227 games. The NDBC requires male bowlers to have a minimum of 275 games with a minimum of 75 tournament games and females to have 200 sanctioned games with at least 30 in tourneys. by CNB