Eddie Lake Rolls His Third 300 This Season

The Eddie Lake 300 game express keeps rolling on at Kiamesha Lanes.
Lake continued his top-notch bowling this season with a 300 in the second game of a match November 9 in the Friday Night Mixed league making it his third perfect 300 game this 2007-08 season.
He finished the night with a 267, 300, 205 for a 762 series on lanes 5 & 6.
This match almost culminated in the scoring of another perfect game by Tom Skiff Jr. who rolled a 279 in his last game of the night on the team bowling against Lake.
Eddie last month made bowling history in Sullivan County by bowling 300 games on consecutive nights.
Lake, 44, a right-handed bowler, on Monday October 1 in the Monday Men's league smashed the maples for a 223, 300, 277, 800 series. The next night, Tuesday October 2, while a substitute bowler in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league he scored a 207, 300, 235 for a 732 series.
Both leagues are at Kiamesha Lanes.
All his 300 games, including this his sixth career perfect game, have been bowled with a 16-year-old Hammer bowling ball........so the old adage that if it still works don't fix it can certainly apply to Eddie Lake's bowling equipment.
Eddie has admitted in the past that his bowling ball is showing some wear and tear as there is a big chunk of the ball missing at the top of his finger holes. He has also said that there was no need to change to any of the new modern style balls when he had scoring success with this ball.
Lake's third 300 game was bowled on December 8, 2006 in the Friday Mixed league at Kiamesha Lanes.
His two other 300 games were recorded in the 2003 summer league and in the Wednesday Men's league in 2004, both at Kiamesha Lanes.
His high 856 series was bowled in 2004 in the Wednesday Men's league at Kiamesha Lanes.
Eddie presently bowls in the Monday and Wednesday Men's leagues and the Friday Mixed Doubles league, all at Kiamesha Lanes.
In October following his two night back to back 300 games his average was 230 in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league and 242 in the Monday Men's league.
Ed is single and is self-employed in the construction field.
The Sullivan County 300 tally sheet so far this season included 300's bowled on September 26 by Donald Durland in the Wednesday Men's league, October 1 Eddie Lake in the Monday Men's league, October 2, Donald Durland Oct. 9 in the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league, October 29 Michael Mason in the Monday Men's league
and now this one by Lake for a total of 6 perfect games all at Kiamesha Lanes.

The Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo

Bowlers: This weeks tip will focus on Bowling Ball Maintenance for all types of bowling balls. We will focus on the bowling balls used in the modern era but we must point out that all balls should be cleaned and maintained after each use.
We will start with plastic balls, used by new and recreational bowlers. Plastic balls are not porous but due to the high viscosity oils used today the oil will build up on the balls and eliminate any contact with the lane. You can use any car care product or household cleaner to clean the ball very easily. Plain urethane balls with no additives are very scarce in today's game, but like plastic balls they are porous and will not absorb oil and dirt. You can use the above products to clean the oil and dirt off the ball. However, if you would like to keep the ball dull, use an abrasive pad.
The most common equipment used by league and competitive bowlers is a urethane based ball with additives commonly known as reactive or particle balls. Many different chemicals are used as reactive additives and particles, but, since every company uses chemicals from different suppliers they must be maintained differently.
High performance balls are very porous and will absorb oil and dirt fast and diminish the performance of the ball as soon as thirty games if not maintained. You should towel the ball off after each shot during use and clean the ball as soon as possible at the end of each bowling session.
There are several ways to clean a high performance ball. If the ball is dull and you would like to keep it that way, you can use warm water, dish detergent and a grey or burgundy pad (3M makes them) or the back of a scrubber sponge. The grey pad will leave the ball with a 700 Matt finish, burgundy at 500. If your ball does not have a dull surface and you would like to keep the surface the same, you can use dish detergent with a rag (no abrasive) or a generic ball cleaner that is made for bowling balls and sold in bowling pro shops. If you find that your ball works best when polished, many products are available in many different degrees of polish to give you the desired finish on the ball. Several companies sell products to match the out-of-box finish if desired.
As far as long range maintenance, if you have your ball resurfaced and the oil extracted occasionally, your ball will perform for a much longer period of time than if neglected. The lane finish and the amount of oil used will determine how often the ball should be resurfaced. Wood lanes that are relatively dry will cause the ball to track within 100 games. If the lanes have more oil, possibly 150 games depending also on the condition of the lane beds. With synthetic lanes you get at least 50% more games on the ball before resurfacing.
Next week we will continue discussion on this topic which will address extracting oil from your bowling ball.
Mike Luongo is technically certified through IBPSIA as a Pro Shop Operator and Teacher. He is also a Silver Level Coach with the USBC and is also the Northeast Technical Advisor for the Morich Bowling Ball Company (Morich Enterprises, Inc.) Mike is a member of the Brunswick Pro Shop Staff. If you have a question or subject you would like covered, he can be reached at 341-1694 or via email at mikespro@warwick.net

Ed's Outlook

Youth bowling and getting youngsters to learn the game at an early age is important to the future growth of this great sport. and even the professional bowlers adhere to this concept.
While at the Etonic Championship PBA Tour stop at Cheektowaga near Buffalo several weeks ago we again met up with old friends, Parker Bohn III and wife Leslie and during a break between Rounds 16 and 8 Leslie took the children down to one end of the AMF Thruway Lanes.
You can certainly tell the interest these youth have in the game since their daddy owns 30 career Denny's PBA tour titles and ranks fifth all-time.
The Bohn children certainly show their enthusiasm in the photo we took of them.
This column is written by Bowling Highlights Columnist and Consultant to the professional sport of bowling Ed Townsend. Ed is also president of the Northeast Bowling Writers Association. If you have a topic that would make good reading or have league scores, standings or tournament information, please call Ed at 845-439-8177 or send an e-mail to bowlgolfect1@yahoo.com Please visit our Web BLOG at http://bght.blogspot.com

Local Scores

Kiamesha Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Men's league include a 195, 197 by John Bartley, Nate Sanders 206, 224, 206, 636, Willie Bartley 195, David Graham 216, Chuck McAllister 211, 195, David Schaver 195, Marty Waichman 229, Danny Ricco 233, 194, 258, 685, Mike Weiner 220, John Hoffmann 247, 221, 245, 713, Walt Edwards 205, 234, 204, 643, Tom Beltiovene 204, 235, Paul Minton 259, 632, Mike Cardo 203, 202, Frank Amore 195, Brian Marino 203, Mike Mason 216, Francisco Martinez 230, 223, 643, Bill Helms 234, 602, David Goldstein 212, Chris Marler 205, 229, 628, Paul Durland 259, 212, 180, 651, Donald Durland 204, 213, 206, 623, Mark Wegener 220, 213, 203, 636, Tom Caycho 223, Bobby Cooper 233, Al Caycho 201, 202, 243, 646, Jack Moylan 206, 224, 622, Rob Sze 222, Kort Wheeler 207, 212, Angel Rodriguez 242, 205, 630, Frank Scuderi 204, 223, 202, 629, Jaryl Scott 201 and Ricky Lake 247, 236, 653.
In the Tuesday Mixed Firefighters league Eddie Lake scored a 255, 268, 247, 770, Ed Guthrie 228, 223, 268, 719, Matt Cooper 222, 224, 248, 694, Larry Berens 244, 227, 665, Kvin Stackhouse 203, 253, 650, Donald Durland 202, 258, 640, Robert Yakin Sr. 198, 224, 201, 623, John Hoffmann 236, 234, 609, Kris Gwiozdowski 214, 232, George Kelley 204, 202, David Graham 219, 205, Dale Sonnenschein 198, 220, Jim Gerrard 198, Brian Babcock 199, 201, Stan Gilmore 246, Dan Allen 203, Shane Cunningham 198, Robert Yakin Jr. 201, Charles Stackhouse 223, Joan Lake 184, 224, 564, Debbie Durland 181, 186, 181, 548, Debbie Wright 198, 529, Mary Lee Williams 191, 511, Barbara Yeomans 500 and Donna DuBois 181.
In the Wednesday Men's league Rich Hendricks scored a 210, 245, 629, Pedro Agapito 195, Dan Ricco 213, Al Caycho 214, Mike Weiner 233, 269, 222, 724, Dale Sonnenschein 200, Art Eggleton 196, Tom B elgiovene 208, 244, 203, 655, Vinnie Collura 226, Paul Minton 242, Walt Edwards 277, 621, Donald Durland 236, 214, 642, Mark Wegener 245, 235, 199, 679, Eddie Lake 263, 209, 259, 731, Roy Sweeney 221, 214, Josh Strang 203, Glenn Fraser 212, Frank Gerow Jr. 256, 619, Bill Danchak 198, Frank DiCostanzo 201, George Battle 198, 211, 248, 657, Larry Berens 195, Dean Shattuck 213, Ed Guthrie 220, Al Frangipane 215, 225, 632, John Cascone 201, Angel Rodriguez 200, 233, 218, 651, Derwin Rivera 202 and David Graham 195, 223.
In the Thursday Ladies league Barbara Neist scored a 202, 205, 247, 654, Camille Carpinone 193 and Diane Smith 195.
In the Saturday Morning Youth league, in the Bantams division Party Patel scored a 112 and Sara Rustic 94. In the Preps division Michael Hope scored 105, Cory Deitchman 119, Tyler Foxwell 126, 145, Rup Patel 130, 133 and Cody Burns 93. In the Jr./Majors division Scott Bock scored a 199, Briana DeGraw 179, Nick Price 177, Megan Zeininger 162, Megan Gerow 162, Daniel VanAken 196, 200, 204, Mike Gregory 161, Taylor Thomas 184, 186, James Durland 200, 187, Amber Bock 141, Shivani Patel 138, Kerri Fraser 143, Kishan Patel 143 and Michael Scuderi 124.

Hancock Fox Bowling Center

Recent highlight scores in the Tuesday Women's Earl Birds league include a 220 and 563 by Sally Ballard, Anne Couse 198, 546, Jennifer Raymond 190, 196, 542, Linda Ferris 187, 189, 533, Kathleen Maltese 205, 525 and Tammy Kane 189, 508.
In the Wednesday Men's Independent league Rod Pudney scored a 214, 278, 279, 771, Donald Marino 243, 211, 265, 719, Frank Couse 236, 200, 280, 716, Lee Stanton 268, 266, 715, Hank Whitmore 244, 222, 650, Bill Gleim 195, 248, 206, 649, Robert Johnson 278, 201, 648, Richard Layton 246, 634, Dan Wormuth 219, 210, 201, 630, Art Gately 238, 199, 624, Jonathon Wayne 201, 222, 615Pat Kille 205, 203, 203, 611, Brian Robinson 204, 215, 610, Cecil Spencer 240, 602, Brandon MacDonald 222, 197, 601, Richard Price 232, Mitch Persbacker 230, Glenn Bowker 225 and Jerry Kulakosky 246.
In the Thursday Men's Deposit National league Shane Merwin scored a 226, 235, 264, 725, Robert Johnson 290, 212,696, Paul Fritz 200, 237, 256, 693, Andrew Bullis 202, 238, 233, 673, Harry Triebe Sr. 216, 277, 673, Jeff Curtis 228, 224, 640, Lee Stanton 205, 238, 635, Ray Cornwell 212, 234, 629, Al Bullis Jr. 249, 216, 611Paul Ignatovich 215, 213, 611, Cody Conway 255, 607, Gino Jones 215, 601 and Harold Morgan 246.
In the Friday Couples league Howard Couse scored a 197, 235, 249, 681, Brian Tiffany 220, 265, 671, Robert Ellis 222, 231, 212, 665, Matthew Johnson 247, 216, 652, Andy Bullis 205, 235, 200, 640, Bill Gleim 235, 613, Jason Mead 222, 225, 607, Dan Wormuth 222, Gary Resti 226, Michelle Wormuth 190, 506, Catherine Reati 109 and Sandy Winans 194.

Callicoon Lanes

Recent highlight scores in the Monday Hortonville Ladies league include a 186, 192, 539 by Pat Peters.
In the Tuesday Delaware Valley Men's league Charles Reichenbeck scored a 199, Mike Cole 204, Brian Starr 233, 201, 610, Jon Wayne 213, Karl Adams 198, 197, Mark Schriber 213, 202, Tom Schultz 198, 202, Mark Garro 201, Jon Duffy 198, 216, Russell Brockner 200 and Ken Darling 205, 233.
In the Wednesday Mixed league Shirley Townsend scored a 184, 500, Emory Cambell 206, Alan Hendrickson 208, Bruce Rutledge 195, Tad Doscher 205, Bob Cady 233, 258, 224, 715, John Fink 225, Ed Townsend 198 and John Hoffmann 211.