Tuesday, October 28
Another fun day at Nutmeg for 10 of us. We were hoping for more bowlers, given that we celebrated another milestone birthday…this time #80 for Alex Garnett (see photos). Happy birthday, Alex, and we look forward to #85. I should also highlight that birthday boy had a good day on the lanes with a 495 series, including converting two 3-10 splits.
We might have had more bowlers had it not been for a conflict with today’s DMA outing to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Next time, maybe the chairman of the Social Committee can take care not to schedule such an attractive event on a Tuesday (yes, you, Ted!) .
We might also have had more but for three of our group on the injured list — John Kammerman and Gehr Brown nursing shoulder and back injuries and Linc Schoff recovering from hip surgery. Best wishes to all three and hoping you’ll soon be back.
Continuing our pattern of strong performances by those who took a week off, we had Frank DeLeo earn Bowler of the Day (BoD) honors with a 564 series (+72!). This included converting a very difficult 4-5-7 split. The Commish had a 561 after having open frames on three of his first five frames of the morning. Another 500 series came from Ed Smith with a 527. Also doing nicely was Marty Milewski with a 485.
We close with a note about the team game, which saw Frank D’s squad winning the double-or-nothing third game against Tom Lom’s Team in a runaway, again proving there is always hope!