Bizarre incidents in Bowling Centres

[Tiger]

What are some of the funniest, strangest,worst things that you've seen in Centre's over the years?
I've seen some bizarre things in my time.
One player at Moonah who had a reputation as a bit of a dry-towel whose initials start with Chris P gave me a headache from his stench bowling against him in a Centre tournament in 1995, the following night his fellow league players obviously couldn't handle it any longer (or the fact that he hadn't changed his clothes in months) and on mass, about 25 of them armed with tins of Rexona made a strategic military attack swarming on him like seagulls over a chip
PSHHHH PSSHHH PSSSHHHH PSSSHHHHH PSSSHHHH
To which this fella complete with bowling shoes on decided to run out in to the carpark in the pouring rain to avoid smelling to clean - I still have giggle thinking about it.

I remember bowling in Masters Qualifying in Townsville (Townsville Lanes) and a very large frog was on our lanes as one of the girls on our pair went to make her shot - needless to say - some of the girls nearly had to slip the teaspoon down the back of the knickers to check for scorched almonds

and virtually demanded this little Tiger out on to the lanes with bowling towel to remove the offending Freddo.
Then there's the horrible ones - I had two guys drop dead of heart attacks in front of me in 1989 and 1992.
Got any good ones? Do tell

__

IT'S THE EYE OF THE TIGER

__

 

[philby]

One of the funniest things i have seen was a league bowler on monday night Keon Park missed a 10 pin. He turned around removed his wrist guard and threw it violently on the chair in the players area. Unfortunatley it rebounded of the chair straight into his teammates eye. After a trip to hospital to insert 10 stitches they returned to collect there gear. The following week the team they were playing waited for practice to finish then on mass put on full face helmets. Brought the place down. He still can't live it down.

 

[GeorgeF]

This incident was not in a bowling centre but was very related to bowling. At the Rachuig Dinner of 1997 in Perth, WA, Frank Ryan consumed numerous quantities of alcoholic beverages during the course of the night. Earlier that night he recieved the plaque for No.1 in the Australian Rankings for that year.

Later into the night, Frank and Carol Giannoti's brother (sorry don't know his name) thought it would be appropriate to thank the ATBC by getting on the table, lowering their pants and mooning the board of directors (who had earlier given him the award).

The board was not that impressed with Frank's gratitude and no sooner was Frank flashing his " RYAN ", the security and management for the premises came over to assist them both off the tables.

Frank didn't want to get caught by staff and thrown out so he proceeded to walk off the table in the other direction, still at that stage trying to pull his pants up. The tables there were round and had a solid base but a very unstable circular top. As a result whn Frank tried to walk off (whilst trying to do up his pants) the table flipped, Frank fell on the floor and the table top fell on top of him.

Approx 2 secs later Frank was seen running out of the function room, still trying to pull up his pants, whilst at the same time thanking ATBC for the award.

The mental scars still remain, I"m sure the people who were there would remember it well along with POP UP PETE which is a whole different topic and story again...........

 

[SamW]

George,

From someone who was there and witnessed all George has commented on.

And yep it is all true "The sights you see when you haven't got a shotgun".

I really beleive George, you should go ahead
and tell everyone about "POP UP PETE" and his Police friend.

This too would make a very interesting discussion point and also very, very funny.

Cheers,
Sam

 

[GeorgeF]

Sam

You know people don't want to hear police stories like that, no where near as interesting as Franks performance. As for POP UP PETE, I'm pretty sure Scott Cronin still has his even though Pete is burnt and a bit out of shape.

G

 

[baron]

Yes that was one of the better Rachuig dinners George so good in fact that I think the venue is now closed. Franks accomplice was none other than Mark Gianotti whose record at these sort of things is ordinary to say the least. One Shield dinner springs to mind where Mark was actually banned after being accused of starting the infamous "bum biting" scandal. Didnt matter though he ended up getting pissed with the team manager in the hotel. 1997 Rachiug Dinner is also the first time the term "Ballmiester" was used. Thanks Frawls but only me and Scoops know how it came to be and the name has stuck. Baron

 

[SCOOPS]

AHH Yes the BUM BITES, what a year, before we left Perth a girl remaining nameless ended up in hospital for a night due to them
I think this infamous Shield DINNER of 87 Rockhampton was discussed in the old forum, and of my team only 5 of us were permitted to attend both MArk and Tony Odine were banned a real shame for both but we celebrated hard into the night when we returned and the Team Manager was my Father and I am quite surprised if he had anything to drink that night...

As for memorable Dinners theres been a few, I remember ripping down a curtain(which i thought was one small section) in Rushcuter in 86 boy the whole lot came down , same dinner I got bored with signing all those silly little memory Card u know the ones where everyone signs their names on it, well I decided to use the Table cloth, much better

Can also remember running down the Victoria Race track in 1993 in Adelaide,

97 Perth Ballmeister - there were many, many great things to come of that night, Good ole Mark in form with Frankie, Julie Hurrell splitting her skirt, that yng guy sitting on our table from NSW asking us to not talk badly towards his friends, we ever so politley asked him to leave if he didnt like it, what were they - The Bakery girl, The Vampire, who else?
Personally I thougth Franks acceptance speech was the best, when he told the ATBC basically not to choose such dives of centres such as Cannington to host major events

Now where were we - Bowling centre strangest things, goodness when u have worked in Bowls for as long as some of us you could write ur own book.

Now does it have to be things u have seen with ur own eyes?

Our old Electrician at city one night walked in about his usual time to do some work, around 3am, and caught the Shift MAnager shagging one of the bowlers on the BED in the foyer of the bowl, that was to be used as a prize that w/end for a house tiourney , he promptly walked straight back out.

One of our Friday night league players use to get so excited when he played on the pinball he use to wet himself, literally

Steve Wimbridge not being selected for Rachuig in 88 promptly walked outside Morley bowl and hurled his 3-Ball Aluminium Cas the lenght of the Bowling Centre , fair old throw considering 3x16lb balls inside.

86 Shield we stayed on the Cross, one of our female team members flashing herself at the workmen down below, fantastic effort if you can remember the girl.

Frisbee bowling at Morley bowl, alas i wasnt there that night but i think Baron or Wimbridge can fill u in

Robbie Landers climbing the Gios fence again wasnt there but someone can fill u in, good ole S.O.C.

Steve Wimbridge lifting a Tele Scorer out of the ground in Geraldton, Dyno Bolted in the ground,
He is our very own HULK....

Me almost hitting the roof in Rosemount after the seniors were egging me on, 86

then in 91 I did hit Craigies Ceiling in the State Champs, guess what after the ball hitting the ceiling and dust falling to the ground i still managed to get 2 of the BIG 4 LEFT & THEY STILL GAVE ME THE SCORE LMAO

I'm sure more will come to mind and I'll be suer to post them up

GIDDY UP!!!!