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Jerry Hayes
« Thread Started on Oct 9, 2009, 5:25pm »
I was adding some possible names to the Greatest Action Bowlers when Jerry Hayes came to mind. It was in the 1967 or 68 that Jerry came to prominance in Rapid City where he was considered a top action shooter. He shot the all time state record score of 846 and was beating everyone. Hi ego was out of site. He came to the State Tournament in Huron S.D. The tournament ran saturday and sunday. On Friday night they had money matches with all the top bowlers in the state. In those days the lanes were usually dry as was common before urthane. These were new lanes an the oiling pattern was almost the entire lane by mistake. This was just right for me (a young bowler just emerging as it leveled the field). Everyone was having trouble carrying but I fell at home an average 230 for the evening. When they told Jerry he had just lost his money to a beginner he went over to the soda machine, put his money in an garbed the bottle by the top an snaped it off. Try that!!!! I did not think it could be done. I got quickly away despite being a tough football player but that seemed to much. With money in my pocket an confidence I came in second in all events (missing first by 3 pins).
I average $246 dollars an hour that weekend. For a poor kid that seemed real good. But 2nd place became my life!
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Re: Jerry Hayes
« Reply #1 on Oct 9, 2009, 5:29pm »
PS. Jerry Hayes moved to Chicago an although he was a solid 200+ he got lost in the crowd. At that time Alfie Cohen was the best in Chicago if not the entire country as an amatuer (one of the greats in the ABC tournament at that time as recognized by BJ.
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