THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, April 14, 1996 TAG: 9604130111
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 27 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Around the Alleyways
SOURCE: Bill Leffler
LENGTH: Medium: 90 lines
There are a lot of complaints about slow bowlers on the lanes, both from management and from participants.
Late leagues often fail to get started at the proper time because some bowlers in earlier leagues take longer than necessary.
And when finishing time gets later and later, many bowlers are reluctant to re-sign for the league the next season. The result can be a decrease in bowlers and lost lineage for the center.
Bowlers themselves complain more about those who hold up action than they do about those who bowl out in front of them.
Actually, there are penalties for slow bowling in both league and tournament play. But rarely are they enforced.
Both ABC and WIBC have an unreasonable delay rule that calls for forfeiture of a match. Generally, it is left to leagues themselves to ward off slow bowling with their own rule, which might call for a zero for a bowler in a particular frame.
To my knowledge, this penalty has never been inflicted locally.
The pros have a different rule.
Skee Foremsky is believed to be the first offender on the Pro Bowlers Tour to be called for the violation.
Back in 1990, at the tour's Hammer Senior Open, Foremsky was in the televised championship match against Les Schissler.
Foremsky reeled off six consecutive strikes. When he took an unusually long amount of time on the approach in getting ready for his next delivery, he was stopped and flagged with a 5-pin penalty for the delay.
And did the infraction upset Foremsky?
He stepped back on the lane and pitched strike No. 7.
He finished with 242 (247 before the penalty took away five pins) and won the game against Schissler.
Bowler of the Week honors go to youth tenpin bowler Donnie Glover.
The 19-year-old Glover shattered the house record at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven for youth bowlers with a three-game 766.
He backed up games of 248, 251 and 267, soaring 199 pins over average for the series. He averages a solid 189.
``I was thinking I might roll a 300 in that last game and I would miss my 800 series by just one pin,'' said Glover.
It was the first time Glover had gone over 700.
Tenpin topics - Newest 300 Club member is Jim Carignan, who had his 12-striker between games of 215 and 235 in the Federal Mixed League at Pinboy's of Norfolk in a 750 series. . . . Ken Beach slammed a 289 game en route to his 714 series in the Monday Scratch Doubles League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake. . . . Pat Dineen whacked a 286 in his 703 series in the Ball & Chain League at Indian River. . . . Youth bowler Danielle Dozier, an 11-year-old with a 130 average, closed out a game in the Coca-Cola Youth Classic Regional Tournament at Pinboy's of Norfolk with eight strikes in a row for a 256. It was a whopping 126 pins over her average. She had earlier games of 169 and 157 for a 582 series. High scratch series in the competition were posted by Mike Krell with 685 in the boys division and Crystal Waltrup with 579 in the girls division. Qualifiers for the state finals at Richmond on May 11 will be notified. Those winning at Richmond will go to the nationals at Columbus, Ohio in July. . . . Sheri Zanke blasted a 280 game in her 645 series in the Commercial/Divisional League at Pinboy's of Norfolk. . . . Liz Turk, a steady 160-plus shooter, had a 613 series in the Officers Mixed League at Oceana. . . . Gina Forehand followed up a 640 series in the Charles Peete League with 661 in the Screwballs loop. . . . Mark Clemons joined the Century Club with his 257 game in the Masters League at Pinboy's of Lynnhaven. He averages 154. . . . Justin Flora racked up an all-mark game in the Youth Scratch Doubles League at Pinboy's of Chesapeake.
Duckpin data - Longtime bowler Don Gillikin was injured and his wife, Judy, and father-in-law were killed in an automobile accident while traveling to California. They were hit by a drunk driver in Arizona. . . . Rick Lieberman underwent back surgery for two ruptured discs last week and will be sidelined for the rest of the season. . . . David Campbell fired a 203 game in his 460 series in the Tuesday Major Trio League. . . . Marjorie Campbell, who averages 106 in the Tuesday Nite Mixed League, joined the 400 Club. A 161 game helped her to a 404 series. . . . Connie Insley socked a 170 game en route to a 410 set in the Wednesday Morning Mixed League. . . . Susan Ketchum zipped 74 pins over average with a 341 set in the Monday Nite Ladies League. She averages 89. . . . Bobby Gower boosted his average in the Industrial League with a 173 single en route to a 404 series. . . . Bowlarama Youth Leaguer Shawn Meador pitched a 388 series. . . . Mary Brooks had a nifty flat 94 in the Monday Morning Mixed League. . . . The Victory Booster Club will have its annual Fun Nite with games and dinner on Saturday, June 1, at 6 p.m. . . . Area qualifiers will vie in Maryland in the national finals of the $15,000 Duckpin Classic June 4-5. . . . The State Youth Tournament concludes today at Victory Lanes. Qualifiers will advance to the National Tournament, which will be held June 21-23 at Bowlarama. by CNB