Bowlers Journal International - April 2008 - (Page 38) PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BY DENNIS BERGENDORF IT WAS ONLY HIS CAREER ON THE LINE Battling a severe case of the flu, Norm Duke guts it out and lives to bowl another day. THERE HAVE BEEN MAJOR BOWLING tournaments just as remarkable as the 2008 Denny’s World Championship. For instance, take the Firestone back in… no, that one doesn’t come close. Or that one U.S. Open — you know, the one where…. nope, not that one, either. How about ? You’re right. You can scratch that one off the list, too. Actually, any follower of our sport can safely say that in terms of human perseverance, in terms of an international cast of characters (and we do mean characters), in terms of story lines as wide-ranging as the travels of the competitors, in terms of dreams fulfilled and hearts broken this event may go down as the granddaddy of them all. Consider first the field, which ballooned from last season's disappointing 150-player roster to a healthy 228, thanks to the PBA’s decision to move the event to Indianapolis, and open it to “amateur” players (that a few of these amateurs earn more via their jet-setting than most of their stateside counterparts was an irony not lost on the local media). The nonmembers included two-handed phenom Jason Belmonte and his animated Aussie sidekick Andrew Frawley (who stole the show), as well as the entire Malaysian national team. Several players used strong showings to vault into the temporary comfort zone of the top 38 in points, while others stumbled, leaving them staring at a last-gasp, four-tournament stretch run that could make or break their careers. There was a solid performance by a former great — George Branham III — who came out of retirement and The cruel reality of the PBA's exempt Tour is that even future Hall of Famers such as Norm Duke can experience one subpar season and find themselves on the outside looking in. 38 bowlers journal international APRIL 2008 PBA LLC / MITCHELL
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