I have to do this from memory, so don’t consider this an accurate account of what happened in the exhibition match at Westgate Lanes today between PBA Hall of Famer Mark Roth and local bowler Sean Richard, but it was a pretty tense match. Sean Richard ended the first game with 6 consecutive strikes to take that game, then Mark Roth came back to win the second game. Could there be a fitting end? Yes; the third game ended in a tie. Both bowlers shot in the 220’s and 230’s in each game, so they really put on a good show. I didn’t hang around to get Mark Roth’s autograph, though, as I had to leave for lunch w/ my brother, then get the groceries, which I bought before I went to the exhibition, put away (it was cold enough today to leave the groceries in my brother’s car while I was out & about). Maybe they’ll have another “name” pro come visit next year. 🙂
As an aside, I saw another old friend from my previous bowling life, Brian Earle, known as “Hawk”, today, and we exchanged the usual “get caught up” chatter. He was there to bowl in the NEBA tournament, so good luck w/ that “Hawk”. 🙂
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thanks for writing about the match between me and mark it really was nice to see this. by the way who are you and your name if you don’t mind
Hi Sean
My full name is Rich Vogel (you can call me Richie), and I was the man in the dark coat and glasses that wished you luck just before the match. I won the LBT (League Bowlers Tournament, kind of what the “King of the Hill” tournaments are now) in October of 1989 (18 years ago…feel free to check the microfilm archive of the Enterprise at the Brockton Public Library if in doubt. Brian “Hawk” Earle (mentioned in this post) was also a finalist in that tournament, so he’s another source who can verify). I had to quit the game a few years after that tournament, and have had heel fractures in the interim, but if you’ve read the rest of the blog, you’ll know that I’m on my way back and should be back in a league by the summer. My practice average is around what my league average was when I quit, so I’m largely succeeding in my comeback so far.
I know you probably bowl in the “King of the Hill” tournaments, and you may also be participating in “The People’s Tournament” when it comes to Westgate Lanes, so it’s possible we’ll see each other again at one of those in the future. 😀