Remembering my early years

[daryld]

When I started bowling in the Dakota's in the 60's I remember a bowler named Do Baker. His father owned a little house in Iowa. He attended Boston Univ. and since bowling ten pins was new he found the area easy He was NEBA's first BOY and won many action matches in Boston. Some old bowlers told of how he beat Kidder across the house after Kidder had beaten some local's. He also won against a young Petraglia. He moved bak to Souix City Iowa and bowled on the Gas Dividend team with such stars as Danny Blankenberg, Ken Moose Bern (mister BJ with two back to back titles and a top ABC all events finish and twice amatuer top money winner of the year) and Walt Scrieber (only PBA on team). They shot the highest scores in the nation and in the South Sioux Classic at Harmony Lanes they took all the high games the night Bev Ortner fired the first womens 818. Bev that had to hurt. Baker won almost every local tournament. He won new cars on hte Big Bowl TV show in Sioux Falls. Last I heared he won a PBA regional at Mitchell South Dakotain the late 80's. He had a style alot like Pete Weber and was very accurate with the high backswng and big hook. Hamm's Beer team out of Minneapolis was the top amatuer team dominating in the nationals and all other events they entered. These were not pros but they made their money from bowling. The team I bowled on won twelve straight league titles which was an ABC record and a few stae championships. In Iowa to of the toughest was Torguson and Firestone winner Mike Berlin. It was a fun time with alot of action.

[Zoo Master]

daryld said:

When I started bowling in the Dakota's in the 60's I remember a bowler named Do Baker. His father owned a little house in Iowa. He attended Boston Univ. and since bowling ten pins was new he found the area easy He was NEBA's first BOY and won many action matches in Boston. Some old bowlers told of how he beat Kidder across the house after Kidder had beaten some local's. He also won against a young Petraglia. He moved bak to Souix City Iowa and bowled on the Gas Dividend team with such stars as Danny Blankenberg, Ken Moose Bern (mister BJ with two back to back titles and a top ABC all events finish and twice amatuer top money winner of the year) and Walt Scrieber (only PBA on team). They shot the highest scores in the nation and in the South Sioux Classic at Harmony Lanes they took all the high games the night Bev Ortner fired the first womens 818. Bev that had to hurt. Baker won almost every local tournament. He won new cars on hte Big Bowl TV show in Sioux Falls. Last I heared he won a PBA regional at Mitchell South Dakotain the late 80's. He had a style alot like Pete Weber and was very accurate with the high backswng and big hook. Hamm's Beer team out of Minneapolis was the top amatuer team dominating in the nationals and all other events they entered. These were not pros but they made their money from bowling. The team I bowled on won twelve straight league titles which was an ABC record and a few stae championships. In Iowa to of the toughest was Torguson and Firestone winner Mike Berlin. It was a fun time with alot of action.

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