I like to think I can actually support the charitable things that go on at Westgate Lanes, to wit, I made my debut in the monthly Jimmy Fund fundraiser last night. The organizer of these things is Kelly Rich, and she lit up when I went to her table, which was set up to the left of the desk, and told her I’d actually be bowling.
We had a group of about twelve, which included a classmate of mine who was visiting from the Los Angeles area. Being probably the most avid bowler in the group, I got a chance to show what I could do in the first game (of two) by stringing together a four-bagger in the middle of the game. My 178 was the high of the first game, good for a scratch ticket prize, which turned out to be a $2 winner.
The second game was another story, however, as, late in the first game, my Tropical Breeze got stuck in the back and needed cleaning up in the pro shop when it returned. I used my Fast while I was waiting for the other ball to be cleaned, and probably should have stayed with it, as I was finding the Tropical Breeze wasn’t moving as much after the cleaning, and I left at least a couple of washouts in the process. The ball probably just needs a few games on it to get the reaction back, but I still threw a 141 with it, which was the high on my lane and good for another scratch ticket (which I found out “bricked” when I scratched it at home). My first game score was beaten by someone on the adjacent lane in the second game, the screen name of whom I couldn’t remember.
The final activity was a roll-off involving one ball by everyone, with the most pins winning the last scratch ticket. I was out after a couple of people, including my classmate, threw a 9 count with me only managing 8. The tiebreaker went a few rounds until my classmate threw a strike. After photos, I thanked Kelly for doing a good job as host and told her I might do it again. As a parting note for this post, about $200 was raised this month, with a total of over $1,000 having been raised since these started.
The Tenth Board 