岡野秀幸

　

伊藤健二

上位をイーグルボウルスタート組が占め、6月プロデビュー（プロテスト3位で合格）の伊藤健二がトップ。
※6G目に日置秀一（新人）、8G目に矢野金太が六甲でパーフェクト達成！

　

時本美津子

予選通過2位の時本が準決勝（232アベ）も爆発し、イーグルクラシック初制覇を目指してトップでラウンドロビンへ！2位は23回・24回大会に続く3勝目を狙う愛甲、3位に地元の声援を受けて好位置の柴村尚美、4位に準決勝227アベを残した大山、5位にイーグルクラシック勝の実績を持つ斉藤志、6位に今季初戦でラウンドロビン進出を果たした小須田、7位に全日本2連覇の竹内、そして8位に17位から飛び込んできた金城と多彩な顔ぶれが揃った。なお次点は3ピン足らずで昨年のランキング女王吉田となった。
なお3G目にパーフェクトを達成した金田は、後半失速し15位で終了。

　

柴村尚美

予選2日目（通算12G）が終了し、地元柴村尚美が昨日に続きトップをキープ、2位に10位から上がってきた斉藤美由紀、3位に第24回大会優勝以来勝ちから遠ざかっている愛甲恵子が好位置につけ、4位に昨年2勝を挙げている近藤文美がつけている。また鷲塚が18位→7位へ、時本が30位→11位、竹内が40位→15位と昨日より順位を上げた。なお2連覇を狙う中谷優子は17位→30位へ順位を下げ明日の巻き返しに期待！

　　【JPBA】　イーグルクラシックボウリングトーナメント　【男子・予選第２ステージ】

　

柴村尚美

　

　

岡部直治

Delutz Defers, Rowe Moves In

Tommy Delutz Jr. has become a staple on the PBA Tour since he began his Tour career with 30 events in 1991. Wednesday, however, Delutz was granted permission by the PBA to defer his exemption for the 2004-05 season after revealing that he needs surgery to repair damaged tendons in his right wrist.

"Injuries happen in all sports," said Delutz, a two-time PBA Tour title winner. "Unfortunately, I have one that will force me to sit out a year, and possibly may be career threatening."

Delutz will undergo surgery July 9 in New York City which will be performed by Dr. Martin Postner. "I put the fate the of my hand in (Postner's) hands," Delutz commented Wednesday.

His right wrist began to give him problems during last season's Japan Cup. There was just over two weeks between the completion of the Japan Cup and the start of the 2003-04 Tour season. That's when he noticed how serious the wrist problem could be.

"The first two weeks on Tour, I could see the tendon hopping over bone," Delutz said. "Then it just settled in a bad place."

If Delutz was hurting, it was hard to tell. He finished in the top 20 in five of his first six events of the regular season. His second half was highlighted by a 2nd place finish after an epic battle against Pete Weber in the 2004 PBA Medford Open. The wrist issues may have caught up with him down the stretch, as he averaged 222.36 in the first half of last season, and 211.89 in the second half.

Since the 2003-04 season ended, Delutz has bowled in a few regional events with his best finish a 6th place result in an East Regional event. The pain in his wrist has been a constant.

"Shaking someone's hand and moving a pot of spaghetti sauce around, it's become difficult," Delutz explained. "I can bowl pretty much at 60-percent, but I go to open a jar and I can't do it. If I had to bowl more than two days in a row, I couldn't move my hand."

Delutz is in a good frame of mind. He seems ready to handle the four to six weeks he'll need a cast on his right hand, and the possible six to eight months of rehab that follows.

"I have to look at things and keep things in perspective. I make a good living playing a kids' game," said Delutz. "It's not life threatening, possibly life altering. I have to stay positive."

The open spot created by Delutz' injury will be taken by Bill Rowe, an established international player from Canada. He finished 9th in the PBA Tour Trials, just 10 pins from the 8th and final exemption, but was named the first alternate.

Rowe had eyed the PBA Tour Trials as his ticket to join the Tour. He even took a month off from work before Tour Trials to practice, and bowl every day leading up to the competition.

He was on the outside of the PBA Tour, looking in, until Delutz was granted a deferment to the 2005-06 season.

"Obviously, I feel bad for Tommy and I wish him a speedy recovery," said Rowe. "I'm very excited about this opportunity, and I look forward to competing against the world's best bowlers."

Rowe is currently a general manager at Parkway Lanes in St .Catharines, Ontario, where he runs the pro shop and gives private lessons as well as leading weekly classes. That will soon change, as he'd like to bowl some PBA Regional events in the upcoming months.

"I really want to get focused on Tour, and bowl some regionals," said Rowe. "I just want to do everything a pro would do to make this year as professional as can be."

If one doubts Rowe can cut it on Tour, they just need to look at his international track record. He's been named the Canadian Bowler of the Year six times, and has won gold medals in the 1995 Pan Am Games and the 1996 Olympics, when bowling was a demonstration sport.

Rowe does have experience against some PBA Tour pros, having battled Patrick Healey Jr. and Chris Barnes in the late 1990's in international competitions.

"I look forward to seeing those guys again and competing against them at the pro level," Rowe explained. "The one match I'm looking forward to most is against Chris Barnes. We bowled against each other in the UAE in 1997, and I won. That same year, we bowled in Santo Domingo in a FIQ Masters final, and he won there."

　

　

姫路　麗

　

野々山路可

Final Eight Exempt Spots Set

When the dust finally settled Sunday, eight bowlers emerged from the pack of the PBA Tour Trials to take the final exemptions on the 2004-05 PBA Tour.

Leading the group was Mike Edwards, who finished with a 10,814 45-game pinfall, 593 pins ahead of 2nd place finisher Patrick Girard, Canada, with 10,248. Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., opened up his final day with games of 233, 289, 211, and 244 before finishing with 214, 279, 225, 278, and 237 to shoot 2,210 over nine games today.

"This was the best I've ever bowled in my life," said Edwards, who averaged 240.31 for the tournament. "I knew I had a second chance to make the Tour next year, and I wasn't going to give that away. It was just a dream five days for me in Indiana."

Following Girard was Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, who finished 3rd with 10,202, while Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., who along with Edwards, Girard, and Shannon Buchan were the only bowlers to be in the top 8 the entire week, posted 10,200 to finish in 4th place. Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, shot 10,176 and finished 5th.

Heading into the final game of qualifying, the final three exempt spots were up for grabs. Munster, Ind., resident and local favorite Eugene McCune, who entered the day in 11th place, jumped to 6th place after rolling a 256 in his final game to post a 10,065.

David Traber, Bull Valley, Ill., rolled a 290 in his final game to finish 7th with 10,059, while Jim Pratt, Glendale, Ariz., closed out the top 8 with 10,057.

Bill Rowe, Canada, shot 279 in his final game, but came up nine pins shy of Pratt with 10,048, and will be the first alternate heading into next season. Ritchie Allen, who began the day in 8th place, shot 226 in his last game and finished in 10th with 10,040.

The 2004-05 PBA Tour season will get underway on Sunday, Oct. 24 with the Miller High Life Masters presented by the American Bowling Congress at AMF Bowlero Lanes in Milwaukee, Wis. ESPN will televise the four-man finals live from Miller Park Sunday, Oct. 31 from 1-2:30 p.m. ET.

日本から参加の浪原伸之（41期）は 8,883 で97位。

Edwards Simply Unstoppable

For the third time in four days, Mike Edwards led the day's nine game set by shooting a 2,170 nine-game pinfall to push his four-day qualifying total to a 8,604 over 35 games to take a commanding lead in the inaugural PBA Tour Trials at Stardust Bowl II.

Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., continued torching the lanes, tossing games of 233, 245, 225, before he turned it up, rolling 279, 278, and 278 in games four through six. Heading into the final day of competition, Edwards leads his nearest competitor by 383 pins.

"Today I was just trying to keep my average up and all the sudden, I couldn't miss. Everything is playing right into my hands," said Edwards, who has averaged 239 this week. "Bowling out here on wood reminds me of when I bowled as a kid, and it's brought back a lot of good memories."

Canada's Patrick Girard holds 2nd place with 8,221, and Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, has 8,143 and is 3rd. Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, who was the runner-up in the 2003 PBA World Championship, is in 4th place with 8,112.

Jim Pratt, Glendale, Ariz., began the day in 10th place, but averaged 219.44 to move into 5th with 8,028. Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., who has been in the top 8 since competition began Wednesday, is 6th with 8,002, while four-time PBA Tour titlist David Traber, Bull Valley, Ill., jumped from 26th into 7th with 7,994.

Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., holds down the eighth and final exempt spot with 7,984. Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., one of three women competing this week, is in 9th place with 7,963, 21 pins behind Allen for the final spot.

"I had to grind through this morning and I finally got my comfort zone," said Kulick. "It's unbelievable to be this close. I'm definitely thrilled."

Bill Rowe and Lee Vanderhoef both held a spot in the top 8 each of the last two days, but dropped out as Rowe is 10th, 26 pins behind Allen and Vanderhoef is 13th, 113 pins out. Long-time PBA professionals Eugene McCune and Wayne Webb hold down 11th and 12th, respectively.

Others in striking distance heading into the final day of competiton include Blaise Bedolla (14th), Jeff Carter (15th), Del Ballard Jr. (16th), Jeff Fehr (19th), and rookies Chris Loschetter (20th) and Brandon Hilgendorf (21st).

日本から参加の浪原伸之（41期）は 7,156 で96位。

Edwards Still Leads As Others Move Into Position

Mike Edwards rolled a 298 on his eighth game of the day Friday en route to shooting a 2,019 nine-game pinfall, pushing his three-day total to 6,434 over 27 games in the PBA Tour Trials at Stardust Bowl II.

Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., extended his lead to 193 pins over Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, who led today's nine-game set after tossing 2,145. Buchan, who began the day in 8th place, averaged 238.33 to jump into 2nd place with 6,241.

Patrick Girard, Canada, is in 3rd place with 6,232, while Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, has 6,198 and is 4th. Mike Wolfe, Albany, Ind., is 5th with 6,128, and amateur Bill Rowe, Canada, has 6,119 to put himself in 6th place.

Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., is 7th with 6,087, while Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., one of three women competing this week, rounds out the top 8 with 6,073. PBA Hall of Famer Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., has 6,060 and is 13 pins behind Kulick for the final exempt spot.

Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., soared today after he tossed a 2,130 over nine games to push his total to 6,011 over 27 games. Allen, who entered the day in 51st place, came out of the gates hot, tossing games of 244, 277, 247, and 267 in his first four games.

"Even though I made the move today, I'm not happy where I'm at so far this week," said Allen, who moved into 12th place overall. "I just have to be consistent out there, and have a little luck come my way to make it."

日本から参加の浪原伸之（41期）は 5,379 で99位。

King Edward Remains at the Top

Mike Edwards continued his strong run at the inaugural PBA Tour Trials Thursday afternoon after posting a 2,191 nine-game pinfall to push his two-day qualifying total to 4,415 over 18 games and continue his lead at Stardust Bowl II.

As he did on Wednesday, Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., got off to a blazing start, tossing games of 267 and 258 to open up his stanza, and followed with a 223 and 235. Edwards then rolled 268, 233, 237, 250, and closed out his day with a 220, marking the second consecutive day where he led the day's nine-game set.

"I thought if there was one pattern this week that would give me problems, this was the one," said Edwards, who is averaging 245.28. "But it turned out it wasn't the case. I like the way I'm bowling right now, but I know there are a lot of games left to bowl."

Edwards holds a 130-pin lead over Patrick Girard, Canada, who has 4,285 and is in 2nd place. Wayne Webb, Sacramento, Calif., dropped one spot into 3rd after posting 4,195, while Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., has 4,189 and is in 4th place.

Another Canadian, Bill Rowe, shot up from 23rd place and is 5th with 4,167, while Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., is 6th with 4,137.

Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, also made a big move, going from 25th into 7th with 4,105, and Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, rounded out the top 8 with 4,096.

Other notables making moves were Tim Mack, Garfield, N.J., who jumped from 42nd into 18th place with 4,015, while Blaise Bedolla, Roseburg, Ore., posted 3,992 and moved from 48th place into 20th.

Kendra Gaines, Orlando, Fla., who was 3rd after Wednesday's nine-game set, dropped into 32nd place with 3,941.

日本から参加の浪原伸之（41期）は 3,616 で96位。

Edwards Paces The Field at Tour Trials

Mike Edwards shot a 2,224 nine-game pinfall Wednesday afternoon to jump out into the lead in the inaugural PBA Tour Trials at Stardust Bowl II.

Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., opened up his day strong, rolling 257, 277, and 265. After tossing a 215 in his fourth game, Edwards shot another 277, followed by a 217, 234, 203, and closed out his day with a 279 to average 247.11.

"I bowled the RPC (Regional Players Championship) last week here, and I think it really helped me because I was really loose and I kept the same mindset," said Edwards, who's only PBA Tour title came in the 1994 IOF Foresters Open in Ontario, Canada. "I've really been bowling a lot lately and I've been able to keep my competitive juices flowing, so I like my chances this week."

Edwards holds a 35-pin lead over 20-time PBA Tour titlist Wayne Webb, Las Vegas, who rolled 2,189 and is in 2nd place. Kendra Gaines, Orlando, Fla., one of three women in the field, is 3rd after posting 2,168, while Canada's Patrick Girard is 4th after shooting 2,153.

Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., and Christopher Wood, North Haven, Conn., are tied for 5th place with 2,105, and Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., and Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, round out the top 8 after they both rolled 2,098 to tie for 7th place.

Other notables include David Traber, who shot 2,042 and is 15th, while Rudy Kasimakis is one spot behind Traber in 16th with 2,041. Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., who shot one of two 300 games on the day, is 18th after posting 2,026.

Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, and Del Ballard Jr., N. Richland Hills, Texas, are 25th and 26th, respectively. Dave Arnold, Reno, Nev., and Ricky Ward, N. Fort Myers, Fla, are tied for 34th place with 1,986.

The 129-bowler field will return Thursday for the second of the five-day competition to roll another nine games of qualifying. The top eight bowlers with the highest cumulative pinfall totals over the five days of qualifying will earn an exemption on the 2004-05 PBA Tour.

日本から参加の浪原伸之（41期）は 1,864 で76位タイ。

Anthony Wins Regional Players Championship

David Anthony defeated Blaise Bedolla, 245-199, Tuesday in the title match of the PBA Regional Players Championship at Stardust Bowl II.

A member of the Southwest Region, Anthony, Austin, Texas, struck only once in his first five frames as Bedolla struck twice to open the title match, but couldn't convert the 2-4-10 split in the 3rd frame. However, as Anthony struck on his final seven shots, Bedolla, Roseburg, Ore., left the 2-pin in the 7th frame, as Anthony went on to the title.

"I was in such a zone that I couldn't miss out there towards the end," said Anthony, who earned a berth into the 2005 PBA Dexter Tournament of Champions. "I had so much pressure with this tournament, and had so much riding on it. This is definitely the biggest win I've ever had."

Anthony advanced to the title match by defeating Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 237-194. Bedolla met him there after he toppled Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, N. Richland Hills, Texas, 263-164, to set up the title match.

For his win, Anthony earned $12,000, while Bedolla took home $6,000 for his 2nd place finish. Jurek and Dorin-Ballard each garnered $3,000 for finishing tied for 3rd place.