Bowlers complaining of muck on their bowling balls at Bellevue Bowl

Last season I had three average association members come up and ask what was on their bowling ball during the league, and then I had the same thing happen to me during the Wednesday Night Classic with a bowler asking me about her ball.

It looks like some type of muck, real tacky. That’s what I had all over my ball last week after rolling in the Classic at Bellevue Bowl.

My ball keeps coming back with some type of gunk on the ball and real tacky as well. I tried rubbing it off with my towel, but that didn’t work. It felt like I was trying to rub off sandpaper on the ball.

One bowler took out some cleaning wipes to clean off the cover stock of his ball. You can not get it off. Some high average bowlers in Gene Broussard and Larry Valenti Jr. were complaining about the gunk during the last City Tournament.

Dave Cline, a bowler center manager for years thought it was dirt, oil, or grease built-up on the under lane channel/rails that is used to return the balls to the ball rack. Could this be the problem?

I think it’s about time the management of Bellevue Bowl looks into the problem with the muck on the balls of their league bowlers. A woman mentioned to me last week that the muck is getting in the finger and thumb holes now.

I talked to Mike Giordano, who takes care of the lanes and the machines at Bellevue Bowl, and he says they are aware of the problem and they’re working on it.

Hopefully the problem gets fixed soon.

Shooting stars

Mark Heffner 211/618, Jess Ramirez 259, Dennis Gray 265, Richard Pazin 257, Lew Reese 200, Mike Hansen 278/720, Betty Stout 185, John Ward 201, Nuhn Nunes 227, John Krone 683, Christina Whitcomb 557, Dave Edleston 676, Natalia Reyes 204, Bruno Holte 233, Mike Robb 222, Pete DeVries 533, and Rikki Cascia a 180.

Still time to roll the Queens

The 3rd Annual Modesto Queens Tournament hosted by the Modesto USBC is set for this Saturday at Yosemite Lanes. There is a guaranteed first place money of $2,000. One qualifying squad will be rolled on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. of six games across 12 lanes. The top bowlers will return on Sunday for the final round of a double elimination format, with two game matches.

The number advancing will depend on the number of entries. There is a strict dress code for the Queens. Your entry fee is $125 and the Queens is certified by the USBC. For more information contact Carol at 209-552-9587 or Sharon at 209-417-9087 or to sign up.

McHenry Doubles

Only one senior from Bellevue Bowl made a few bucks as Linda Roach came out ahead in the women's high game pots in game one and game two. Her partner, Billy Bob Simons did not fare too well. You seniors no tappers will have a choice on lucky Friday, Oct. 13 as you can roll at McHenry in their Anyone's Guess no-tap, or drive up to the hills in Toulumne at Black Oak Lanes for their senior 9-pin no-tap at 1:30 p.m.

Black Oak no-tap is a pre-registered to bowl. On Anyone's Guess, you never know what they will spring on you until you get there. A 8-pin no-tap, or bumpers ups, or a 3-6-9 during the afternoon starting at 1 p.m.

Pro-Am at the Battle

The 12th Annual PBA Regional Battle at Black Oak Lanes tournament is set starting this Friday with the pro-am, Saturday and Sunday the pros take to the lanes.

The pro-am tourney on Friday runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m. On Saturday the first squad for the pros will hit the lanes at 8 a.m. with the second squad rolling at 2 p.m. The pro-am is a 9-pin no-tap and you will be rolling with three different pros.

Roseville's P.J. Haggerty is the defending champion and will be on site to defend his Battle at Black Oak crown. The pro-am committee is offer several ball packages for the tourney. Check will Jeff Hurley, lane manager about the programs for the bowlers at 209-928-9437.

Remember when

In the Town & Country men’s league at Century Bowl there were two leagues in one, a National and American and they bowled against each other in 1972. High games were rolled by John Sundgren with a 244 game, Ken Schone a 253, Danny Vierra a 246. High series were shot by Eric Hickman a 615 and Sundgren a 660.

This story was originally published October 4, 2017 at 3:22 PM with the headline "Bowlers complaining of muck on their bowling balls at Bellevue Bowl."