One Down, One To Go
Tomahawks Win, Force Yet Another Showdown

Harry S. Truman bowling alley in the Eisenhower Old Executive Office Building

South Glens Falls - If this were tennis, the Yanks stood on the brink of championship point after two games on Thursday afternoon - staring into the eyes of the Tomahawks. Somebody blinked, and it wasn't the Tommies.

Don Williams put a seven-bagger inside a 259 finale to lock up a 3-1 win and send the Forever Young to a Week 15 showdown next week at the House of Thrills.

The Tomahawks rolled to a convincing 64-pin victory in the opener as Williams complemented leadoff man Roy Brady's 225 with a 223 of his own. The always-tough Yanks responded with a 16-pin triumph in the middle game, lowering the overall deficit to a manageable 48. Williams spared to open the third game, then reeled off seven consecutive bombs to leave no doubt of the match's outcome.

Mark Basso shot 179-504 in the defeat. Williams ended with a league-best 670 while Brady added 598. The winners are a stellar 24-4 over the last seven sessions.

The two teams meet again next Thursday for the league championship. The Yanks need two points to win their first crown, and the Toms require another 3-1 or better to win their second straight.

In other action, the CC's got 211-566 from Chuck Boykin to beat The Singers 3-1. The Gamblers rolled over The Librarians 4-0 with anchor Phil Camp shooting 174-500. Frosty + One took four versus the vacancy, as Patrick Scanlan continued his improvement with 175-462. Hi-Lo swept the Marauders as Curt Williams produced 191-519, and the Racy Retirees got a pair of points against a totally absent P+C tandem.

Barb Trottier finished with a 181 to pace the females' single game, and Carol Finkle had the high series at 426.

Next week, another finishing chapter in the FY's fourth season. Be there. Aloha.