Between Frames: "Bowling Trivia" answers and solution

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Clues 15 and 25 have been changed and appear below with their correct answers, as does the proper wording for clue 3.)


1. Rolled NCABA's first 800 series Jan. 7, 1980 at McLean Bowling Center -- Tony SUTPHIN

2. First father-son combination in NCABA Hall of Fame -- Butch Jr. & Butch LUTHER III

3. USBC chief executive officer -- Roger DALKIN

4. Pro shop organization -- IBPSIA

5. Three consecutive strikes -- TURKEY

6. Channel -- GUTTER

7. Back-to-back Vir-Mar-District Invitational winner -- Mike MARSICO

8. Popular team scoring system -- BAKER

9. Crossover strike -- BROOKLYN

10. Young American Bowling Alliance -- YABA

11. Legendary bowling cartoonist -- Walt STEINSIEK

12. WDCAWBA secretary -- Quintennna BOONE

13. Sports Plus/Carmen Don owner -- Bruce MERRIMAN

14. Absentee bowler score -- BLIND

15. Pin that stands directly behind the other (the 8-pin in 2-8 spare combination, etc.) -- SLEEPER

16. Company began in 1845 -- BRUNSWICK

17. Bowling runway -- APPROACH

18. NCABA immediate past president -- Ronald MCGREGOR

19. Embedded aiming points -- ARROWS

20. Fail to come through under pressure -- CHOKE

21. Game with all strikes and spares -- CLEAN

22. Line played by bowler toward center of lane -- INSIDE

23. Throwing ball well out on lane, not rolling it -- LOFTING

24. Page 6 columnist -- Ray BROTHERS

25. Popular finals format often used on television -- STEPLADDER

26. Area bowling writer's career began in 1948 -- Henry FANKHAUSER

27. The Chrismans own this company -- STORM

28. Alexandria manager -- Willie WILCOX

29. Pin that rolls across lane and knocks down additional pin(s) -- MESSENGER

30. Vir-Mar-District secretary -- Shirley KING

31. Big hook player -- CRANKER

32. Neither big hook player nor stroker -- TWEENER

33. President Kirk -- WILLIAMS

34. Frame without strike or spare -- OPEN

35. Knock down remaining pins for a spare -- CONVERT

36. Remove lane finish to bare wood in preparation for recoating -- RESURFACE

37. AMF Angle was first of these balls -- URETHANE

38. Kentucky-based bowling firm -- EBONITE