Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.sports From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Norris leads push to get sport Olympic status Date: Wed, 28 Oct 92 15:01:10 EST Message-ID: \SE C;SPORTS;YOUR SPORTS;BOWLING \HD Norris leads push to get sport Olympic status \BY Bob Cosgrove \CR THE WASHINGTON TIMES Joe Norris believes bowling should be a full-fledged Olympic sport, and he's doing something about it. Norris set the all-time pinfall record at this year's American Bowling Congress Tournament in Corpus Christi, Texas, enhancing his reputation as the most famous amateur bowler in the sport's history. Now he is asking 1 million bowlers and friends of bowling to sign petitions that will be circulated among bowling centers and local and state associations urging Olympic status for the world's most popular sport after soccer. "I still think back to 1936 when I represented America in Berlin as a member of the Stroh's team," said Norris, 84, of San Diego. "We weren't a medal sport in the Olympics then, but we were a part of it, and I hope in my lifetime that some of today's bright young stars will have the opportunity to have a gold medal draped around their neck." The petitions are accompanied by a letter from Norris outlining reasons why bowling should be a medal sport, hopefully in Atlanta in 1996. Rowe wins Shootout - Wilson Rowe of Greenbelt scored 1,280 (1,178 scratch) for five games to capture the $1,000 top prize at last week's Syd Jones Shootout at Alexandria Bowling Center. The win gave Rowe his first paycheck from a Syd Jones tournament this year. Shawn Riley (1,250) of Fredericksburg took home $500 for second place. Other cashers included No. 3, Jim Swearingen, Alexandria (1,184), $250; No .4, Lynette Gibson, Severn, Md. (1,153), $100; No. 5, Jesse Stillions, Alexandria (1,150), $90; No. 6, Herb Bowers, Alexandria (1,140), $85; No. 7, Tim Colley, Alexandria (1,133), $80; No. 8, Arnold Miriano, Alexandria (1,128), $75; No. 9, Dan Spears, Fairfax (1,118), $70; No. 10, Jack Bayliss, Alexandria (1,112), $65; No. 11, Hollis McMullen, Clinton (1,106), $60; No. 12, Roxy Nicholson, Manassas (1,098), $55; and No. 13 (tie), Marcie Hembry, Fort Washington, and Christine Handing, Arlington (1,078), $50. Rowe earned an additional $300 in the scratch division for his +178 total. McMullen (+106) pocketed $150 for second, followed by Colley (+79), $75, and Swearingen (+70), $50. Ann earns average honors - Patty Ann of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, earned her seventh WIBC High Average Award by maintaining a 231 average for 65 games in the Western All-Star Classic league during the 1991-92 season. Her 231 falls only one pin shy of her 1983-84 record season-high average and record singles-league average of 232, and places second in both categories. A minimum of 48 games must be rolled to be eligible for the WIBC High Average Award. WIBC Hall of Famer Catherine Burling of Cincinnati won the first award with her 194 average during the 1941-42 season. Locally, Linda Elmore of the District and Haw Sok Smith of Springfield each carried the highest average in one league last season - 197. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM