: THE DALLAS POST/Wednesday, November 5, 1986 11
Sports
This guy
may be a
Hall of
Famer
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Writer
A potential candidate for
the Wyoming Valley Men’s
Association ‘“Hall of Fame”
is Charlie Kazokas, who
bowls at Back Mountain
Bowl, Dallas. Kazokas is
proof that one is never too old
to bowl. At the age of 73, he
rolled a 279 (642) two weeks
ago and this season is carry-
ing a 186 average.
Kazokas, who has been
bowling for more than 50
years, said he used to carry a
higher average but has not
been doing so well during the
past two years. He regrets
that, try as he might, he has
not been successful in rolling
a perfect game of 300
although he has come close,
hitting 290 and a 708 series.
In the more than half cen-
tury he has bowled, Kazokas
has competed in houses
throughout the Wyoming
Valley and in Dupont.
Although he lives in Luzerne,
Kazokas has been bowling in
Dallas for the past 15 years.
When Kazokas first started
bowling, the cost was only 15
cents and bowling balls had
only two holes, one for the
thumb and one for the fore-
finger. There were no auto-
matic pin setters or no ball
returns but rather pin boys
were used to set up the pins
and return the bowling balls.
Kazokas started bowling in
Checkin’ the board
Charlie Kazokas, bowler at Back Mountain Bowl, checks the
standings of his team in the Friday Night Major League.
to bowl, different people told
him he’d never be a bowler.
He proved them wrong, how-
ever, has outlasted all of
them. In 1986, he was named
“Man of the Year” by the
local association. Since he
has bowled in the Friday
night major league, the team
he is on has finished first or
second every year.
played with such men as
Hubie Fitzgerald and Bob
Lemon. He was asked to go
to West Virginia to play, but
refused. Kazokas also played
softball but it was in a fast
pitch softball league years
ago when they didn’t wear a
glove on the field.
Now retired, Kazokas
enjoys fishing and hunting
and recently returned from
Canada where he went fish-
ing with friends. He usually
fishes alone and goes small
game hunting with his dog,
but when he goes deer hunt-
ing, Kazokas goes with a
group of friends.
also bowled in Plains with
Pete Koslosky, who at one
time bowled the most 300’s in
pro bowling and also with pro
bowler George Billig, whom
Kazokas said was one of the
smoothest ‘ bowlers he ever
knew.
The first time he entered a
tournament Kazokas came in
second, three pins out of first
place. Kazokas bowled five
nights each week until about
two years ago when he cut
back to three nights. He’s
still sharp, though, because
not too long ago he rolled
nine consecutive strikes in
one game at Back Mountain
Bowl.
When Kazokas first started
Kazokas used to bowl at
O’Brien’s in Dupont and well
remembers one night having
eight strikes in a row. In the
ninth frame, he swept all of
the pins off the lane but one
pin tipped and stayed up,
breaking his string. A consis-
tently high bowler, he is not a
“blood’’ bowler — he likes to
win but not at the expense of
hurting others.
His favorite sport, however,
is bowling and he plans to
continue that just as long as
possible. The years he has
spent in the sport and the
number of young persons he
has helped become better
bowlers certainly makes him
a potential candidate for the
Wyoming Valley Men’s Asso-
ciation ‘‘Hall of Fame.”
A true sportsman, Kazokas
used to play hard ball and,
after playing amateur ball
throughout the area for
years, was called up to
spring training with the
Wilkes-Barre Barons. He
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Shaver’s Five shut out
Wilson’s Menaces in the Sunday
Nite Couple League led by
Anne’s 176 and Hall’s 521 series.
Marcia Matthews rolled 170 but
it was wated as her Superstri-
kers dropped all to Booth’s
Highballers. Piccillo took three
from V. Matthews.
In the Native Textiles League
Pin Pluckers shut out the Ring-
ers while the Alley Cats picked
up four points on a forfeit by the
Ballbusters. S. Teetsel hit 178
for the winning five. G. Bobb’s
533 paced Lew’s Cals to three
points from the Sandbaggers
and the Road Runners copped
three from the Nitwits sparked
by J. Barcheski’s 206. The Beats
took three from Bad News Bow-
lers despite K. Hoover rolling
503.
In two weeks of bowling in the
Community Service League,
Picketts Charge posted a 5-3
record, Smith’s Country Store 6-
2, Bayo’s Ice 5-3, G.H. Harris 6-
2, Herb’s Pro Shop 3-5, Roth
Novelty 2-6, Besecker’s Realty
3-5, and Fino’s Pharmacy 4-4.
Hitting high scorers were C.
Kazokas 279 (642), (539); D.
Purvin 213 (566), (523); F. Cor-
nell 234 (621), (531); D. Wickard
551, 247 (541); D. Eddy, Jr. 574,
C. Cyttle 544, 520; R. Witkowski
527; D. Eddy, Sr. 522, 220 (576);
J. Baur 523; C. Sorber 549; J.
Halowich 526; J. Brady 557; L.
Wolfe 235 (590); Glen Mazer 236
(568); B. Hammer 213 (547); E.
Phillips 525; L. Hoover 522; E.
Harris 545, 524.
Back Mountain Bowl took
three from Fashion Vending
team in Ladies Country League
while Grotto Pizza was splitting
2-2 with G.H. Harris. The Bowl
five continues in first, the pizza
team in second. Castlettes
picked up three from Gordon
Insurance. E. Roberts rolled
203-193 (550) for the Harris
girls, M. Harris hit 185 (474) for
Gordon’s, D. Zurinski posted 181
and L. Cyphers hit 172. B. Straz-
dus knocked down pins for 178,
A. Tregan tumbled them for 174,
D. Balliet walloped the wood for
224 (494) and E. Shuleski rolled
180. A. Brown gave Back Mt.
Bowl 194.
In the Idetown Compact
League D. Moore knocked down
pins for 210 (557) leading
LaBarons to blanking Aries,
whose high man was J. Berti
with 526. Camaros shut out the
Corvettes paced by P. Nice’s
535. Capris picked up three from
the Firebirds aided by B.
Ishley’s 179 and B. Davis’ 184
(484) showed the way for Cita-
tions three points from the Lan-
cers whose B. May hit 171. No
one was able to hit high scores
in the meet between the Mazdas
and Pintos taken 3-1 by the
Pintos.
J. Haines’ 535 led Carverton A
to three points from Carverton
B in the Back Mt. Church
League and East Dallas picked
up thre from the Orange men
with no one breaking a 500. Glen
Mazer’s 215 aided Shavertown A
in splitting 2-2 with Dallas A
and C. Kazokas’ 562 led Shaver-
town B to an even split with
Trucksville C.
In the Back Mt. Farmers
League M. Delaney pounded the
pins for 210-213 (615) to lead the
Black Sheep in taking all from
the Turkeys, whose A. Hospodar
rolled 218 (532) and D. Doty 501.
Mules blanked the Ugly Duckl-
ings whose T. Ruger hit pins for
225 (537) and the Thoroughbreds
shut out Barn Cats. The Chick-
ies took three from the Moo
Moos without any hing singles
or series on either teams.
B. Searfoss rolled 514 to pace
Porky’s in taking four from
Stymie’s five in Our Gang
League. Spanky’s made it three
over Butch’s team and Alfalfa’s
gang dropped three to the Buck-
wheats despite E. Dingle’s 529.
Wheezers copped three from
Chubby’s team.
In the Lakers League Pish
Construction took three from
Wesley’s Boys despite Tom roll-
ing 519 for Wesley. Jean’s 177
and Barb’s 182 aided Wesley’s
Girls in taking three from Acad-
emy men whose Jim, Jr. posted
531. Waterfront girls copped
three from S.V.C. TV.
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