Tommies Knocking On Door After Beating Wombats
Williams, Brady Pace Win; Mitchell Debuts With 727

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South Glens Falls - The Tomahawks met the league-leading Wombats Thursday afternoon at Kingpin's Alley in Week 8 of the Forever Young season and throttled them 3-1 behind stellar performances from both players.

Don Williams left a solid 7-pin on his opening ball, converted that and then struck on the next ten shots for a league- and season-best 289 as the Toms rolled by 63. The middle game was promising until a pocket 7-10 in the tenth stopped the Hadley legend, resulting in a 14-point loss. Roy Brady took up the slack in the finale, putting a string of bombs together for 249 while Williams assisted with 202.

Williams finished his labors with 669 and Brady tallied 611. The result puts the Wombats at 22-10 and the Tomahawks at 21-11 just past the halfway mark.

Cameron Mitchell filled in for the ailing Dick Kenneally and led Kay + Dick (19-13) to a 4-0 sweep against the Over The Hill Gang (18-14). Mitchell had games of 236, 253 and 238 for 727.

Floyd Butler shot 633 on games of 215, 214 and 204 as Fire And Ice cooled off The Singers 3-1. Ray Davignon had the circuit's other 600 set, a 605 (211-181-213), but his Leftover (18-14) duo lost 3-1 to the Yanks.

Eight of the ten teams are at or above the .500 level. The session average was 165 with the season average at 166.

Williams is atop the average leaderboard at 210, with Butler at 203 and Kenneally 202. Brady remains fourth with 197.

Wombats Hold Serve But Tomahawks Loom
Davignon, Williams Lone 600 Shooters

South Glens Falls - The Tomahawks have turned a mediocre 8-8 record on May 29th into 18-10 presently. That 10-2 run has propelled them into a tie for second place in the Forever Young league after Thursday's Week 7 action at Kingpin's Alley.

Don Williams fired 629 on games of 229, 198 and 202 to lead the Tommies to a 3-1 win over Fire And Ice. Partner Roy Brady assisted with 209-203-279 for 591. The Butlers performed admirably, with Floyd producing 589 (191-182-216) and Linda 454.

The league-leading Wombats (21-7) had a mid-match hiccup against Ups And Downs, but otherwise prevailed rather handily. Gary Sampson tallied 560 in the 3-1 victory. The Over The Hill Gang sit tied with the Toms, three points in arrears. John Urban registered 203-530 in their 2-2 draw with The Singers.

Ray Davignon had the day's honor score with 630 on games of 200, 200 and 230 as Leftover pummeled Twisted Sisters 4-0. Rod LaChapelle put 224 in the center of his 590 effort. Chuck Winney filled in for the ailing Dick Kenneally and had 198-185-532 in Kay + Dick's sweep of the Yanks.

The session average was 161. Williams is atop the average leaderboard at 209, with Kenneally at 202 and Floyd 201. Brady remains fourth with 196.

Tomahawks Sweep As Brady, Williams Star
Team Game And Series Records Fall

South Glens Falls - Roy Brady blasted 673 on games of 205, 245 and 223 to pace the Tomahawks to the lone sweep in the Week 6 session of the Forever Young league on Thursday afternoon at Kingpin's Alley. The win against The Singers vaulted the Tommies into fourth place, three out of the lead. Brady's teammate Don Williams provided good support with 633 on games of 206, 223 and 204.

The Wombats (18-6) maintained their first-place standing by whipping the Yanks 3-1. Twisted Sisters split with Kay + Dick to hold second place at 16½-7½. Dick Kenneally flirted with 600 (173-223-203-599).

John Urban threw 625 (199-236-190) to take the Over The Hill Gang to a 3-1 win over Fire And Ice. Floyd Butler could not reprise last week's record-shattering performance, but produced 182-173-248 for 603. Leftover stayed above the .500 mark by virtue of their 3-1 victory versus Ups And Downs.

The session average was 163. Williams is atop the average leaderboard at 209, with Floyd and Kenneally at 202. Brady moved up to fourth with his huge series.

Butler Obliterates FY Series Record
Four-Year-Old Mark Shattered With 764

South Glens Falls - Floyd Butler fired an amazing 764 set Thursday afternoon in the Forever Young league on games of 245, 268 and 251. That performance handily passed the previous mark of 725 set in 2010 by Don Williams.

Floyd's super effort led Fire And Ice to a sweep of Leftover and pushed him into second place in league average with 203.

The Wombats beat Kay + Dick 3-1 to take over first place in the standings after five weeks of play. Gary Sampson had 219-576 to out-duel Dick Kenneally (212-570) at the anchor position.

Former first-placers Twisted Sisters lost 3-1 to The Singers as Joe Sycuro blasted 208-547 for the winners.

Lost in the glow of Butler's record were 600 sets from three bowlers - Ray Davignon shot 642 on games of 226, 211 and 205 in the loss to Fire And Ice; John Urban flirted with perfection (246) in the middle of his 612, which he concluded with 202; and Don Williams, who began with 235 and fell off to finish exactly at the 600 mark. His average dropped to 208 as a result. Roy Brady (202-213) and Mark Basso (204) had 562 sets in the Tomahawks-Yanks match, won by the Tommies 3-1.