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Marc Duca Hammered 808,

Ray Ricciardi 806 at T-Bowl

Joe Parisi Blasted 299-855

At Plaza Lanes

WAYNE, NJ – Marc Duca and

Ray Ricciardi each threw an 800

series while bowling in the

Knights of Pythias League at T-

Bowl II. Marc shot the high game

with a 297 then added a 276 fin-

ishing with an 808 set, and Ray

tossed an 806.

Chris Stefanski shot 289-723,

Mike Ramundo 280, and Mihai

Cristea bowled a 757.

MADISON, NJ – Joe Parisi led

the scoring in the Wednesday Trio

League at Plaza Lanes firing a

high game of 299 en route to a

high series of 855.

Giles Ward shot almost perfect

with a 298 game in a 778 set fol-

lowed by Anthony Parisi 263-721,

Oren Warter 249-677, and Stu

Gomer with a 242 in a 673 series.

Tom Martino, Jr. Rolled 779

At Majestic Lanes

Peter Neal Hit 300-802

At Parkway Lanes

HOPELAWN, NJ – Tom Martino,

Jr. led the all competition while

contesting in the Middlesex

County Classic League at Majestic

lanes when he tossed games of

268-267-244 for a high series of 779.

Bill Bailey shot 283-248-221-

752, Joe Herber 268-278-741,

Glenn Mohr, Jr. 233-265-236-734,

John Kertesz 246-218-268-732,

Scott Dunham 257-216-257-731,

and Bob Crandall 225-257-244-726

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Sub

Peter Neal fired a 300 game and a

high series of 802 in the Wed. Nite

Summer League at Parkway

Lanes.

Carlos Rivera hit 746, Chuck

Trimblett 737, Jip Winfrey and

Norman Sees 716, and Anthony

Alcade 710.

DECATUR, Ill. – Tom Baker of

King, N.C., captured his first

Professional Bowlers Association

Senior Tour title in three years by

defeating Dale Csuhta of Wadsworth, Ohio, 237-181, to win

the PBA Senior Pepsi Open at

Spare Time Lanes.

Baker, a PBA Hall of Famer and

four-time Senior Player of the Year,

earned $8,000 and denied Csuhta’s

bid for his first Senior title. Csuhta

earned $4,500 for second.

Baker, who collected his ninth

career Senior Tour title, has strug-

gled after winning four consecutive

PBA Senior Player of the Year

awards and credited a change from

a five-step to a six-step delivery in

Hammond, Ind., for giving his

game new life.

“I was watching Pete Weber bowling at a trade show in York,

Pa., recently and I noticed he used a

six-step delivery and thought I need

to change something, so why not try

it?” said the 55-year-old Baker. “I

fell into it naturally and I could tell

immediately the improvement it

was making in my timing.

“I knew I had a timing and release

problem but I didn’t know exactly

how to correct it,” he added. “I

think going to the six steps was theanswer.”

Baker’s last Senior Tour win

came in the Senior Dick Weber

Invitational in August of 2007. His

nine Senior titles ties Bob Glass and

Pete Couture for fifth on the all-

time Senior titles list. John

Handegard is the leader with 14.

“When I first came out on the

Senior Tour, those first few wins

came easy,” Baker added. “But

after bowling both the senior and

regular tour it might have had anegative effect after awhile.

Hopefully I’ve got it straightened

out now.”

In the semifinal matches, Baker

defeated Patric Donaghue of

Honoeye Falls, N.Y., 231-201, and

Csuhta defeated Senior Player of

the Year contender Walter Ray

Williams Jr. of Ocala, Fla., 268-

237.

Two other Senior Player of the

Year contenders – Wayne Webb of

Columbus, Ohio and Mark

Williams of Beaumont, Texas –

were eliminated in the Round of 24

and Round of 16, respectively.

Heading into the Jackson, Mich.,Senior Open – the final event of the

2010 season - Webb leads in Senior

Player of the Year points with 48.

Williams Jr. has 36 and Mark

Williams has 32. Senior Player of

the Year points are awarded only to

the top four finishers: 16 points for

first, 8 for second, 4 for third and 2

for fourth.

MUNICH, Germany - In what has

become one of international bowl-

ing's biggest rivalries, the United

States topped Korea for the singles

gold medal at the 2010 World Tenpin

Bowling Association World Men's

Championships.

Team USA's Bill O'Neill defeated

Korea's Choi Bok-Eum, 244-202, in

the one-game gold-medal match at

Dream Bowl Palace. England's

Dominic Barrett and Team USA's

Chris Barnes shared the bronze

medal after falling in the semifinals.

It was the latest clash between the

two world bowling powers, which

have met for medals in men's events,

women's events and youth events

around the world over the past few

years. And it was Team USA coming

out on top in the opening event of

this edition of the World Men's

Championships.

"Hearing the national anthem playin another country after winning the

gold medal is something you can't

describe," said O'Neill, who won two

titles on the Lumber Liquidators

Professional Bowlers Association

Tour last season. "It's hard to get too

hyped up about it, though, because it

was in singles. It would be an even

more emotional experience with my

other teammates up there with me.

Hopefully, we get a chance to do that."

In the title match, O'Neill started

strong with three consecutive strikes,

a spare and five more strikes. By thetime six frames were in the books,

O'Neill had amassed a 44-pin lead

and rolled to the title.

O'Neill entered the semifinals as

the fourth seed after six games of

qualifying earlier Saturday. He

defeated top seed Barrett, 187-170,

in the semifinals to advance to the

gold-medal match.

"This feels pretty good because I

think I was pretty fortunate to even

be in the top four," said O'Neill, who

advanced to the semifinals by a slim

four-pin margin over Sayed Ibrahim

Al Hashemi of the United Arab

Emirates. "I had a tough semifinals

match, and in the championship

match I moved to the right 10

boards, played straighter and it

worked out."

In the other semifinal, Barnes, the

third seed, lost to No. 2 Choi, 217-

191, after a devastating split in the

eighth frame. Barnes, who said he

never quite managed to figure out

the right lane, left the 3-6-7-10 split

in the eighth frame on that lane and

never recovered against Choi.

"He had the better ball reaction by

a lot and sometimes that just hap- pens," said Barnes, who shot the

tournament's second 300 game in

qualifying. "I expected this pattern to

be my weakest, so to come out here

and get a medal is pretty satisfying."

Tom Baker Wins Senior Pepsi OpenBy Jerry Schneider

Tom Baker

O’Neill is Golden at World Men’s Championships

Bill O’Neill

Scott Koenig 300 in Summer

Doubles at Parkway Lanes

Michael Stockstill Hit 300

At Rockaway Lanes

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Scott

Koening earned top honors in the

Fred Gowe Summer Doubles

League at Parkway Lanes when he

posted a 300 game.

Fred Frazier hit a 971 four-game

set followed by Dennis Markovich

966, Vin Vidovic 945, Vin Turano

942, Joe Mercurio 933, Bill

Trongone 926, Larry Deangelo

919,and Bill Manghisi 893.

ROCKAWAY, NJ – Michael

Stockstill blasted twelve in a row

for a 300 game and Ken Foote

posted a near perfect 297 while

rolling in the Thursday No-Tap

League at Rockaway Lanes.



The United States Bowling

Congress is still a work in

progress, and always will be.

Bowlers and officials are still

adjusting to the USBC, the

result of a merge of theAmerican Bowling Congress,

Women's International Bowling

Congress, Young American

Bowling Alliance and USA

Bowling.

That's a lot of years, a lot of

people, a lot of varying i nterests

and personalities, and a lot of

give and take. In many groups

centuries of trying have failed to

bring smooth transitions and

differences in opinion, so why

does everyone expect this to

happen in bowling in mere years

that can be counted on one

hand.

The list of areas is endless, the

world's greatest and largest par-

ticipant tournaments, and some

of the world's tiny tourneys for

young people, international

involvement, certification of

bowling lanes and all the prod-

ucts linked to bowling because

of use by bowlers, starting with

bowling balls, rule making, local

bowling associations their make-

up and role, awards, charity

involvement, actions within the

industry with other integers of

bowling, halls of fame, financial

structure, and the thousand or

more questions that are askedalmost every week about some

part of the gigantic world called

bowling.

Being a bowling history buff, I

find that many of the problems

that come up have come up

before.

Scores too high in your opin-

ion? In the 1840s the scores in

the bowling alleys that were on

almost every block in New York

City were higher. The main rea-

son was the shape of the bowling

pins used. The belly portion was

big, too big and caused the pins

to be closer together, causing acondition called "stacking"

which made the pins fall easily

because they were so close they

made quick contact and quicker

falling. The pins were modified

to correct the condition.

Bowling dues too high?

Sanctioned bowling always has

been the best bargain in sports,but the services offered and

given have not been fully under-

stood and appreciated by the

bowlers who benefit from them.

The USBC stands at its tallest

when it resolves problems such

as a New York situation where

tournament funds were misused,

and the many times similar situ-

ations occur when only a few

dollars are involved instead of a

few hundred thousand.

One early bowling official

resigned his post when he felt

that a prize fund of a little more

than a thousand dollars would

ruin the sport. That ruination

now exceeds six million dollars

and growing. It's not the amount

of money but the amount of

attention and scrutiny given to

achieve fairness and honesty.

Speaking of honesty, during

the bad economic times of the

1930s, when banks were closed,

the ABC had many checks for

tourney entry fees that were no

longer any good. Instead of

panic the officials held on to

them and every check was even-

tually made good by the

bowlers.

More of that mutual respect isneeded.

Disagreement will always be

present, being disagreeable

never solved any problem. As

much as possible, every item

should be put on the table, with

few secret agendas and frank

answers to tough questions.

The USBC's town hall meet-

ings could be a great step for-

ward, gatherings at which offi-

cials and bowlers, national and

regional, can mix and match

their knowledge, facts, and

ideas. They should be continued

as a regular happening.

That is progress.

2 SPORTS REPORTER August 25 - 31, 2010

This year there were 48 students,

spanning ages 12 to 72 at the tenth

annual Pro Image Bowling Camp,

or as I call it “Bowling Boot

Camp” at Rockaway Lanes. There

were five females and 43 males,

three left-handers and 45 right-

handers. Of the 48, 28 or more

than half were there for their first

time. Eleven were there for their

second, six for their third, one for a

fourth, one for a fifth, and me for

my tenth. They came from

Delaware, New York,

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and

even Texas.

I couldn’t help but look back

over all the camps and see how

changes were made each time. For

some of the early camps, a sports

psychologist was brought in to dis-

cuss the mental game and interact

with the campers or students in

some fun activities. Ken

Yokobosky and Fred Borden, who

have directed the program from the

start, brought in a professional

bowler guest speaker and coach for

the third day, a few years into the

camp program. This year the guest

was Walter Ray Williams, Jr. In the

past there was Rhino Page, Pete

Weber, Ryan Shafer, Parker Bohn

III, Chris Barnes, and Jason

Couch. In addition to the pro

answering questions and relating

some tour stories, he would coach

on the lanes, and wrap up with a

one-on-one tournament in a simu-

lated televised finals setting. The

amateur who qualified for this

would be given a free campership

for the next year, currently valued

at $615.25.

This year brought a new twist, as

each coach gave instructions in

one area only, such as the physical

game, ball release, angles and

zones, right or left side spares and

surface adjustments. And the cast

and credentials of the coaching

staff could have easily warranted a

red carpet in front of Rockaway

Lanes! It is a given that they are all

certified at various levels, gold, sil-

ver or bronze, all of which take

hours of preparation and educa-

tion.

Coaches Chip Vincent and Andy

Zavaglia both attended the camps

for five years, and then became

certified coaches, thereby “giving

back to bowling.” Zavaglia is also

a two-time cancer survivor. Two

other coaches are retired teachers,

John Neral who came in from his

new hometown of Washington, DC

to coach, and Greg Rottengen, who

coached for his ninth time. Al

Jones, who has had two double

lung transplants and won the sin-

gles division in the county tourna-

ment this year, also returned to

coach. Joe Costanza, a lefthander,

was coaching the left side spares.

Anthony Williams, a student and

bowler for William Paterson is a

coach-in-training, another first for

the camp.

Jeri Edwards, who bowled for

Penn State and was head coach for

Team USA, is one of only 35 gold

level coaches in the entire world.

She is currently the head coach for

the Puerto Rican bowling teams

who have been doing well since

hiring her. Who wouldn’t mind

commuting for that job? Noel

Vega, an area regional bowler is

coaching the right side spares.

Fred Borden and Ken Yokobosky

are also gold level coaches. In

fact, it was Borden, 69, who wrote

the coaching certification pro-

grams.

Friday’s opening session in the

classroom began with an overview

from Borden and Yokobosky. Fred

said, “Have you ever heard of

someone being bitten by an ele-

phant? No. But little mosquito

bites can get to you. We are going

to help you get rid of those mos-

quitoes.” What is still amazing is

that every time Borden gives a

presentation in the classroom or

instructs one-on-one on the lanes,

it is always new and fresh. The

author of 19 books and bowling

programs, he is dedicated and pas-

sionate, and was as much so when

I met him 35 years ago.

Our returning septuagenarian,

John McBride, Rockaway, attend-

ed his third camp, and as he did

last year, brought in his grand-

daughter, Kayla, from Texas for

her second experience. McBride

has had a heart transplant and

came in three years ago to get back

into bowling and do it well. The

youngest camper, Jack Cook,

Denville, has already won a Junior

Bowlers Tour title at age 12 but

wants to learn “how to move.”

Eric Gentilella, 18, Vernon, is

one of two Charles A. Edwards

scholarship winners and leaving

soon for Wichita State University,

which runs the top collegiate bowl-

ing program in the country. Eric

wants to hone is skills and get a

shot at making the select or the

developmental team at school.

Even if he doesn’t get elite status

during his freshman year, there is

still plenty of free practice for him

at the university’s eight-lane cen-

ter.

But maybe the best coach on

staff is the Pro trainer, a compre-

hensive video device that enables

Yokobosky to make videos from

the back and side of each student,

and add commentary and even

draw lines on the video to illustrate

a point. He often composes videos

with a pro bowler on one side com-

paring with the student on the

other side.

New friends were made, old

friends were reunited, and despite

some “battle fatigue” and achy

muscles, 48 people left Rockaway

Lanes with new keys, or perhaps

mosquito repellant. It’s like the

title of Borden’s first book says:

“Bowling, Knowledge is the Key.”

Joan Taylor ’sTen Pin Rap . . . .

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ELECTRONIC DEVICE HELPS

ROTH ACHIEVE ANOTHER

MILESTONE:

HE GOES BOWLING“It’s like a miracle,” Denise Roth said after watching husband Mark

Roth, a Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer and one of the

greatest bowlers in history, walk unaided on the approach and throw a

12-pound bowling ball for the first time in more than 14 months.

Since Roth, 59, suffered a massive stroke in late May 2009 that left the

left side of his body paralyzed, he has refused to give up the fight to

regain his life. His first public appearance following his stroke was at the

GEICO Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship in late March in West

Babylon, N.Y., motivated him to continue his rehabilitation. He fol-

lowed that appearance with a trip to Columbus, Ohio, in April where he

spent a week with his former PBA Senior Tour competitors.Last week, with the assistance of a recently-developed device called a

“WalkAide” that provides electronic stimulation to eliminate a common

stroke condition called “drop foot,” the 34-time PBA Tour champion

made another milestone leap forward. With the WalkAide, he was able

to lift his left foot almost normally and walk “without tripping over his

toes,” Denise Roth said. And with the ability to stand and walk on his

own, Roth decided to test the device on a bowling lane in Fulton, N.Y.,

where he quickly worked his way up from a 6-pound ball to a 12-

pounder, Denise said.

“Mark had use of the device for a seven-day trial and it was amazing,”

Denise said. “He could walk faster and farther than any time since his

stroke. He actually bowled with confidence. He was getting around 100

percent better, which helped him get some badly-needed exercise.

“He had to turn the WalkAide back in after the trial period, so now we

have to wait to see what the insurance company says (about getting it

back),” she added. “It’s a wonderful device. It actually took some of his

hip pain away, too.”

SALUTE TO BOWLING RAISES

MORE THAN $130,000 FOR

INTERNATIONAL BOWLING

MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME

ARLINGTON, Texas - One of bowling's biggest annual fund-raising

events was once again a huge success, thanks to the generosity of the

people attending and bidding at the 2010 Salute to Bowling.

The Salute, held June 30 at the Las Vegas Hilton during International

Bowl Expo, raised more than $130,000 to help fund the operations of the

new International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame (IBM/HF) at theInternational Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. It was the most

money raised since moving the event to Bowl Expo in 2002.

"We want to thank everyone who participated in this year's Salute to

Bowling," said IBM/HF President/Chairman of the Board Pat Ciniello.

"To receive such a high level of donations in this economy is a testament

to how much people love bowling and the Museum."

This year's grand item was the Strike Bike donated by the Bowling

Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA). It is one of only two cus-

tom-made bowling-themed bikes made by the famous Teutel family of

the Learning Channel's American Chopper show. US Bowling CEO

Darroll Frewing won the bike for $75,000 after outbidding Bowltech's

Hans Kroll and BPAA Treasurer Tom Martino.

"We are so appreciative of the BPAA and Strike Ten Entertainment for

donating the motorcycle as an auction item to the event," said former PBA great and Salute to Bowling Chairperson Mike Aulby. "We cannot

thank enough our friends in the bowling industry who participated in the

auction by donations, purchasing and bidding on the items or helping

run the event."

AT PARKWAY LANESVin Turano 997 ELMWOOD PARK, NJ Vin Turano led the scoring in the Fred Gowe Summer Doubles League firing a high

game of 297 and a high series of 997.

Vic Padilla hit 934, Bill Mahghisi933, Joe Stasion 914, Jip Winfrey 889, Reich SElitto 887, and Dominick

capozzoli 882.

Chuck Trimblett 772ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Chuck Trimblett paced the scoring in the Wed. Summer Mixed League firing a 269

game for a high series of 772.

Julio Merino had 278-758, Carlos River 700, Kelly Sappington 267-728, Carol Degroot 255 and Mary Ellen

Krattinger 656.




Tony Ferlise 278MADISON, NJ – Tony Ferlise led

the scoring in the Tuesday

Doubles League at Plaza Lanes by

firing a high game of 278.

Thomas Litland hit 264, and Jon

Russo 218.

Aaron Shruby 737 MADISON, NJ – Aaron Shruby

led the scoring in the Wednesday

Trio League firing a high game of

279 en route to the session high

game of 737.

Joe Borowic hit 255-725, Tom

Lulewicz 258-715, Giles Ward

284-696, and Daves Krivak 279-

694.

Tom Kreder 235MADISON, NJ – Tom Kreder

took the top spot when he rolled a

235 game followed by Laura

Russo posting 233, Brian Perezand Bo Serillo each rolled 226

while contesting in the Thursday

Mixed League.

HY-WAY BOWLROUTE 22, UNION, NJ

908-687-9300DANNY W ILLIAMS, PROPRIETOR

AL BRIDGES, MANAGER

PIN POUNDING AT PLAZA




GO

BOWL

Bryan Valentin 209-605 To LeadNorth Arlington Adult/Junior Doubles

North Arlington, NJ – In the

Adult-Junior Doubles play at

North Arlington, Youth Bowler of

the Week Bryan Valentin contin-

ued his streak of above average

scores with 194-209-202 while

partner Nick Gavron added 266-

662 to carry their Bosch Beastin

team past Saute’ Two, 6-1.

The victory improved the league

leaders’ record to an awesome

80-18, twenty-six points better

than the second place Bacon

Boys who swept three gamesfrom the Absentees; fourteen-

year-old Danny Bivin rolled a

178 for the winners.

Rounding out the schedule,

Boom Boom Pow socked it to the

Bowling Bombers, 5-2 behind

twelve-year-old Chris McBride’s

above mark effort.

Sharing the junior spotlight

were Danny Bivin +44, Bryan

Valentin +31, Sam Passaro +18,

Chris McBride +4 and Pat

Crocitto +1.

FINAL FRAMEThe bowling community lost two wonderful people.

Vicky Dodd’s husband, Ken, died after a courageous battle with ALS

(Lou Gehrig’s Disease) on August 4. Vicky is a director with the Morris

County WBA and the Youth organization as well.

Robert Higgins, 87, died on August 8th. He was a Morris County Hall

of Famer and retired postal worker.

---Joan Taylor




Youth Bowling Summit Coming to TexasTop Ball Manufacturers and Industry Leaders

To Discuss Future Youth Programs

ARLINGTON, Texas, - Four major bowling ball manufacturers have

been invited to the International Bowling Campus (IBC) in Arlington,

Texas August 24, 2010, for a historic meeting on youth bowling, accord-

ing to the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA).

Leaders from Brunswick Bowling, Ebonite International, Storm

Bowling Products and 900 Global/AMF, along with Steve Johnson,

executive director of the BPAA and Stu Upson, executive director of the

USBC, will take part in the one-day meeting to discuss the future of

youth bowling, explore ways the group can partner together to improve

existing programs and review potential new initiatives.

"I believe youth bowling can be helped by a myriad of support, and tothat end we have invited some of the most powerful people in the indus-

try to Arlington to exchange ideas," said Chad Murphy, BPAA Director

of Youth.

A day after the summit, a representative sampling of proprietors and

youth directors from around the country will meet at the IBC with the

BPAA for an orientation on a new project to be kicked off this fall. A

new youth experience/coaching concept is scheduled to be tested in as

many as fifteen centers across the U.S. This project will be a joint pro-

gram supported by BPAA in conjunction with USBC.

The BPAA also provided a recap of another successful summer of

scholarship tournaments that awarded over $170,000 to youth bowlers

to use toward college expenses.

"Because of these tournaments, and the volunteers from the proprietor

ranks, dozens of kids will now have the opportunity to offset some of

their present and future costs of achieving their college education," said

Steve Johnson, executive director of the BPAA. "We are grateful for

their time and willingness to work with our youth and the future of our

sport."




Tommy Martino 1033HOPELAWN, NJ – Tommy Martino topped

the scoring in the Handicap Doubles League

firing games of 219-280-268-266 for a high

series of 1033.

Walt Kronert shot 205-226-280-206-917,

Joe Lampariello 206-245-232-221-904,

Jason Paro 267-223-212-893, Nelson Alves

232-200-215-243-890, Dawn Cerasani 235-

205-212-814, Amanda Hermann 204-234-

788, and Lauren DeTommaso 205-787

Brittany Agneta 712HOPELAWN, NJ – Brittany Agneta led the

scoring in the Monday Nite Bud Open

League firing games of 235-230-247 for ahigh series of 712.

Brian Lynch shot 258-272-703, Bill

Daunno 244-212-246-702, Michael

Consiglio 278-227-697, Jason Katz 205-

256-226-687, Matthew Mignone 259-247-

684, Dennis Smith 245-267-684, Stephen

Brown 245-267-681, and Eddie Frassetto

258-671.

In the Performance Ball Trios League, Tim

McQueary shot 211, John Bailey 173, and

Amanda Kertesz 221.

John Kertesz blasted a 223 game in the

Performance Ball Trios League.

In the Junior HavABall League Eric

Applegate hit 210, and Jason Ciszewski 201.

Mark Gorgodian 685HOPELAWN, NJ- Mark Gargodian led the

scoring in the Monday Nite Bud Open

League firing games of 214-228-243 for a

high series of 685.

Micahel Consiglio shot 226-245-213-684,

Ryan Friend 221-277-658, Travis Tilley

220-256-654, Walt Kronert 220227-646,

Matthew Mignone 205-214-224-643, and

Chris Reebe 229-218-635.

Lauro Perez 683HOPELAWN, NJ – Lauro Perez led the

scoring in the Guys and Dolls League firing

games of 223-213-247 for a high series of

683.Bobby Sarvida hit 240-250-679, Carole

Lopez 258-228-660, Michael Acevedo 217-

200-217-634, and Britatny Parlante 224.

In the Junior Hav-A-Ball League Aaron

Beltran shto 208-209, Wayne Bebert 184,

Jason Amsterdam 193, and Eric Applegate

182.

Mike Kelly 653HOPELAWN, NJ – Mike Kelly led the scor-

ing in the Guys and Dolls League firing

games of 212-247 for a high series of 653.

Lee Kay shot 234-631, Richard Allen 201-

213-604, and Bill Gallo 23-603.

THE MA GIC AT MAJESTIC

USA Takes Bronze, Sweden Gold in

Doubles at World Men’s ChampionshipsMUNICH, Germany - The Team USA pairing of Patrick Allen and Rhino Page earned

an unexpected bronze medal at the 2010 World Tenpin Bowling Association World

Men's Championships.

After competing on the opening of five qualifying squads, Allen and Page didn't think

their qualifying score would be high enough to advance to the semifinals as one of the

top four teams. Instead, they slide into the semifinals as the fourth seed.

In the semifinals, the Americans fell to the eventual gold medalists, Sweden, 449-

373. The Swedes went on to win the tit le with a 398-379 victory over Malaysia.

"We feel fortunate that we made it into the semifinals, but as a team we don't feel

like we bowled as well as we should have on this pattern," Allen said. "The bottom line

is that we aren't here to win bronze medals. Great bowlers are able to take advantage of

situations like this, and we didn't get it done today."

Team USA fell behind early in the semifinal against Sweden and was unable torecover as Allen shot 209 and Page had 164. Mathias Arup had 253 for Sweden, while

Martin Paulsson shot 196 in the winning effort.

In the championship match, the Swedes edged past the Malaysians after Nur Aiman

left a 4-6-7-10 split in the final frame. That setup Arup to mark in the final frame for

the title, and he delivered a perfect strike to lock it up.

Paulsson led the Swedes in the gold-medal match with 221, while Arup shot 177.

Aiman shot 192 for Malaysia, and Alex Liew had 187.

Malaysia advanced to the championship match with a 429-325 victory over

Germany's Bodo Konieczny and Jens Nickel. The Germans and Americans shared the

bronze medal with the semifinals losses.

The Team USA pairing of Bill O'Neill and Chris Barnes finished just outside of

medal contention, taking fifth place, 11 pins out of the semifinals. Wes Malott and

Tommy Jones took 17th place, missing the semifinals by 68 pins.

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