I started bowling when I was about 4 (I’m told) and had a pretty good league average (>190) too. I never bowled a 300 in a league game but my father had a 3 foot (or so) trophy when he did. I remember my oldest brother even had a 300 ring. I did bowl one in practice (and got a printout to prove it) but I was alone at the time. I have bowled 299 once or twice and maybe a 298. I remember it had been a few years since I bowled (I was about 25). I remembering getting a printout too. It would have been fun if I could’ve somehow channeled my raw talent and made something of myself on the PBA tour. But no equipment, not practicing and no hope of a sponsor kind of put that on the back burner. It may not have even been on the stove or in the kitchen.
When I worked at Crocker Bank (CNB) I was invited to an event that involved a lot of CNB employees. Since they were all over the state, it was quite a turnout. Not sure the numbers but there were trophies and a dinner afterwards. One bright spot that did occur is that I won a trophy and for me it was more of a fluke than anything else. I don’t recall what my 2nd and 3rd games were but my 1st game was with a house ball (probably a 14 or 15 pound ball that I just rolled straight down the middle), house shoes, and a laugh every time I got a strike. My total was what I got the trophy for but I got nine strikes in a row, 9 spare, and the last one was a strike. All totaled I got a 279. I think that may have been my highest game in quite a few years too. It sure was a lot of fun.
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