Video: Tom Baker's Career

Here is a USBC tribute to Tom Baker, who will be inducted into this year's USBC Hall of Fame.

Ron Mohr Leads Qualifying of Mark Roth Senior Allentown Open

Ron Mohr is at it again. I blogged recently about how well he was doing on the PBA Senior Tour before taking time off in the middle of last season to care for his wife Linda who eventually died of cancer early this year, and how he rebounded from the devastating loss to take fourth, second, and first place respectively in the first three senior tournaments of this season.

Well, Mohr led all qualifiers going in to today's match play and championship rounds in the Mark Roth Senior Allentown Open in Allentown, PA and, as seemingly always these days, is a serious threat to win another title. Of course, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Harry Sullins, and Tom Baker who qualified second, third, and fifth respectively, along with a host of other outstanding players still left in the field, may have something to say about that. But the way Mohr is bowling now, he's going to be hard to beat.

If you get PBA Xtra Frame or think it might be high time to sign up, there's no better time than the present. Two rounds of match play have already been completed this morning, but you can watch those in the archives and catch the concluding match play and championship rounds live. "Bowling Doctor" Jeff Mark is calling the action and in the booth with him commentating are Johnny Petraglia Jr. and none other than the great Mark Roth.

You can click here for the qualifying results and here for the Round of 32 and Round of 24 match play results, and below is a short video of Mohr throwing one ball.

Legends of Bowling Video

Let's continue our leisurely stroll down bowling's memory lane with this video of the televised finals of a quirky 1980 mini-series called "Legends of Bowling." In the finals, Earl Anthony, Donna Adamek, and Ed Lubanski, the man who once shot two consecutive 300 games on television before the PBA Tour came into existence, took on Tom Baker, Pat Costello, and Harry Smith in an unusual format in which the bowlers had to throw strikes and convert pre-determined spares scored in a special way.

Yes, the series was corny, but it's still nice being able to watch these genuine bowling legends compete. And if you look closely, you'll see Lubanski throwing his ancient rubber ball with an old-fashioned two-fingered grip.

Enjoy.

Older Guys Can Still Bring It

Well, at least one good thing to emerge from the Go RVing tournament so far this week is that two senior bowlers are still in the hunt. Tom Baker and Brian Voss have made their way into the Round of 16. Go geezers! Go!