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Three perfect games highlight week
With the Open Championships now set to be held in 2010 and 2011 in Reno, the USBC and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority are providing some exciting incentives for bowlers who attend both tournaments.
At the 2010 tournament, one bowler will win a high performance bowling ball each day; every five weeks, one team captain will win a new car or truck, and team captains brining four or more teams will receive a VIP stay complete with limo service and luxury hotel accommodations.
According to the USBC, fewer cities have large enough venues to host the event. The Open requires 100,000 square feet of convention center floor space for seven consecutive months. The USBC Open is the largest participatory sporting event in the world with nearly 85,000 participants during a 140-day stretch from late February through early July. It is estimated that the Open generates $100 million toward the economy of the host cities.
ABC Hall of Fame member dies
John Bruce Pluckhahn, 84, died earlier this month at the Catholic Home in Milwaukee. He had been in a coma since Nov. 14.
A giant in the field of bowling public relations, he was elected to the ABC Hall of Fame in 1989. He joined the ABC public relations staff in 1953 after working for newspapers in Ohio and Wisconsin. He served as executive director of the ABC Hall of Fame board from 1957-76 and was the first curator of the Hall of Fame Museum in St. Louis.
This writer met Bruce while visiting the museum several years ago during a trip to St. Louis to watch the Cardinals. He was very gracious and gave me a personal tour of the museum.
Pluckhahn was a big supporter of the Professional Bowlers Association during its creation in 1959 and was close friends with many of the game’s stars, including St. Louisans Dick Weber and Don Carter.
Address correspondence to Wendell Redden, c/o The Joplin Globe, P.O. Box 7, Joplin, Mo. 64802, or e-mail sports@joplinglobe.com.
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