Floyd's 722 Pushes Fire And Ice Lead To Eight
Williams (686), Brady (684) Power Tomahawks To Sweep

"Better check the Butlers' birth certificates..."

South Glens Falls - Floyd Butler mastered the south end of the building Thursday afternoon with 722 on games of 268, 233 and 221 to pace Fire and Ice to a position-round sweep of Long-Short. The dynamic Butler duo increased their halfway-point Forever Young lead to eight points.

Next door, Don Williams and Roy Brady were churning out the strikes for the Tomahawks in a 4-0 win against the Galway Guys. Williams had to strike in the tenth frame of the opener to produce a 14-pin victory, then the Tommies settled in and won by 30 and 129 going home. Don had 212-236-238 for 686 and Roy added 224-204-256 for 684. Chuck Boykin was nursing an injured right thumb and managed 221 and 211 at the front of his 586 effort for the losers.

Fire and Ice sit atop the standings with a 27-5 record, followed by the Toms at 19-13 and three teams at 17-15.

Williams raised his average to 221, Floyd to 212 and Wyman Swinton fell to 206. Boykin is the fourth member of the 200+ club at 201.

Fire And Ice Keeps Momentum Going
Swinton, Hughes, Butler Over 600

South Glens Falls - Fire And Ice (23-5) raised their points-ahead margin to a half-dozen Thursday afternoon with a 3-1 victory over the always-tough Wombats as the Forever Young league crept closer to the halfway mark of the summer season. Floyd Butler paced the win with 209-227-176 for 612.

Wyman Swinton posted top honors for the day with 623 on games of 225, 234 and 164 as Leftover beat the Marauders 3-1. Bob Hughes tallied the other 600+ set with an unusual 619 on games of 249, 245 and 125 in Team Adirondack's 3-1 triumph over Long-Short (17-11).

John Urban was closest without going over for the Over The Hill Gang, shooting 212, 150 and 234 for 596 as they pounded the third-place (15-13) Tomahawks 3-1.

Fourth to tenth place is populated by three teams at 14-14 and four at 13-15.

High averages are: Don Williams (220), Swinton (211), Butler (208) and Chuck Boykin (202).

Fire And Ice Gain Separation, Now Up By Four
Williams, Swinton, Butler, Boykin Register 600s

South Glens Falls - Fire And Ice (20-4) added three points to their league lead Thursday afternoon at Kingpin's Alley with a 3-1 triumph over North & South. Floyd Butler paced the comeback win with 162-233-224 for 619.

Long-Short was swept by the Pepins but held onto second place at 16-8. The Tomahawks were beaten 3-1 by the Marauders, their first actual match loss of the season - but remained in third (14-10). Don Williams threw another monster series, 683 on games of 213, 225 and 245 for the losers.

Wyman Swinton shot 224-256-192 for 672 as Leftover skunked the Galway Guys. Chuck Boykin had the circuit's other 600 with 182-217-211 for 610 in a losing effort.

Note:The league welcomed two new additions, Team Adirondack composed of Elaine and Bob Hughes and Boston Strong Balls, former champs - with Patrick Scanlan and Tracy Clemmons aboard. The schedule for the remaining weeks must be manually ciphered (Mr. Brady's responsibility), so references pertaining to such schedule on the attachments have either been removed or are premature at best - so don't be surprised if your opponents aren't whom you expected. Happens every year.

Boykin Rolls Devilish Series
Top Teams Sweep As Season Hits The One-Third Mark

South Glens Falls - Fire And Ice rolled over the Pepins 4-0 Thursday to maintain their slim one-point lead in the Forever Young league at Kingpin's Alley after five weeks of play. Floyd Butler finished strong with a 248 to accompany 187 and 192 for 627, pacing the assault for the winners (17-3).

Long-Short (16-4) kept in range with a sweep of the Over The Hill Gang. The Tomahawks had a rough second game which led to a split against North & South. Don Williams shot 213-190-221 for 624 in the Tommies' draw.

Chuck Boykin was the player of the day with 666 on games of 246, 256 and 164 as the Galway Guys beat the Marauders 3-1.

Wyman Swinton had 200-201-195 for 596 but Leftover got spanked by the Yanks 4-0 behind Mark Basso's fine 205-536. Paul Pribis started with 230-194 for 555 as Pribis out-classed Twisted Sisters 3-1 despite Ellen Marcantonio's 202-512.