On Friday, 6 September 2013 20:41:32 UTC-3, Mr. Luddite wrote:
"True North" wrote in message

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On Friday, 6 September 2013 18:08:44 UTC-3, Mr. Luddite wrote:

"True North" wrote in message





I've done both over the years but still much prefer candlepin.





You may have to dust off your skills and try to bring the World

Championship back to New England.

Last year Nova Scotia took the title down in Maine.

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/1...ndlepin-title/



I hope there is a future for this sport. A local lane was complaining

that it's getting hard to find new equipment and one bowling alley in

the Halifax Shopping Center didn't have it's lease renewed last year.

Seems they want to go upscale with their clientel.. such as Victoria

Secrets, a new Apple Store etc.



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I haven't been bowling for years. I'd be an embarrassment to the team

and myself. My father-in-law used to be pretty good when he was a

young man. He was one of those "power" bowlers who could throw the

candlepin ball halfway down the alley before it landed.

I saw him splinter the old, wooden pins once and the owner of the

alley kicked him out.

Seems to me they called that 'lobbing the ball'. ;-)
As kids we had two candlepin alleys within walking distance of where I grew up but as teenagers we were more interested in the pool tables and pinball machines in a backroom.
Later I tried league bowling with my workplace, but didn't last more than a couple of weeks. I was now living 25 miles out of town and didn't like driving in and back Sunday nights during the winter.