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|  | He was the hotest bowler in 1966-67
« Thread Started on Oct 19, 2009, 9:18pm » | |
He was a 185 avertage bowler until he started bowling in Sullivan Mo. He average in the mid 180s but then started bowling in Sullivan and started a scoring spree that shocked the nation. The Horn and Lemon could probably not have beaten this unlikely character even at their best, His namer was Elvin Mesger an he shot more 300s , 299s, 298s and 800 series then any other bowler at that time. ABC checked the lanes religiously since he was breaking records. The big guns out of St. Louis knew him an thought this was a chance to break records scoring themselves. Dick Weber, Nelson Burton Jr, Ray Bluth and a host of others headed for Sullivan to win some money. Nelson said "We found the shot to be tough an struggle to stay in the 200s. While Elvin bowled with them an shot 846. They came back each week but no matter what they did none could come close to Elvin. He played each lane alittle different but struck like a machine. His approach was ackward but the results were the same. He shot 21 800s and 26 300s all sanction to lead the nation up into the 70's. He was unbeatable even by the best.
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