Oct 4, 2011

     First things first.  In Life, you have to be able to laugh at yourself. This is one of those times.  On Thursday, Sept 29, 2011, at about 1pm, on the very 1^st ball, the very 1st frame, of the very 1st game, I rolled a “gutter” ball”. It wasn’t the 1^st time, and it probably will not be the last.  Of course it was announced over the PA system at the center, so the afternoon was off to a great start. My fellow league players told me, I bet that won’t show up in your column.

    The Ladies League at the Westville Legion’s bowling center had Shirley Lamm picking up the 4-5-7.  She obviously was not done yet, as on Thursday afternoon in the Senior League, she also converted the 5-8-10, and the 5-10. Other split conversions in the Senior League were Keith Carter, Greg Miller, and Karen Beck, all with the 5-10. Beck also picked up the9-10. Shirley Reynolds converted the 6-7-10, while Tuck Miller showed how to pick up both the 5-6, and the 2-10. In the Tuesday Nite Go-Getters, Maggie Birge and Houston Key picked up the 3-10.  They like keeping it in the family. Sherry Castongue converted the 2-7.

     In other bowling action, The Tuesday Nite Go-Getters report that Charlie Tiffin, a 114 average bowler, rolled a 167 game, 53 pins over his average, while bowling a 461, 119 over his series average. Martha Elliot was 67 pins over her 132 average with a 199, and that helped to get her 97 pins over her series average.

    In the Wednesday morning DNA Karaoke League, Susan O'Herron rolled a 193 with a 126 average, 66 pins over her average.

    The Senior League Bob Beck had a 212, 62 pins over his 150 game average; Jack Taylor rolled a 211, 58 pins over his game average of 153. Harvey Miller, a 123 average bowler, and Keith Carter, a 155 bowler, both rolled 53 pins above.

      The Monday Nite No-Tap league is telling us that the following bowlers were more than 50 pins over their averages. They were Sharon Craft-236-181=54, Sue Strong-276-225=51, Mike Jett-235-168=67, J R Scruggs-228-167=61 and Albert Syass-230-176=54. Strong rolled a game of 276, and a series of 651. Sharon Craft topped out with a 655 series.

Continuing with rule review, let’s go to 113b/1

113b/1

What average and handicap are used in a playoff?

Unless otherwise provided by league rules, the players involved use their average and handicap as of the date the playoff is bowled. For example, if a league bowls a split season, and the playoff for the first half is not bowled until after three weeks into the second half, the average and handicap for the playoff includes all the games already bowled in the second half.

113b/2

What happens if there is a three-way tie for first place or a trophy position?

Total pins from the playoff will determine the winner unless otherwise provided in league rules. Four adjoining lanes would be used, starting lanes would be selected by draw, and teams would rotate after each game as follows:

    Please submit all reports before midnight on Sundays. If you need any more info, drop me a note at illianabowling@gmail.com.

Until next week, let’s have fun and knock ‘em down.