Joe Doctor's National Amateur Bowlers Inc. Tournament at Rinaldi's Riverdale lanes drew 165 entries and paid out $4,138 -- most of that money being gobbled up by the women.
Reginia Carrick took first place and the $1,000 prize; Carol Barber of Clinton was second; and Sandra Kuplis of Silver Spring was third.
Jerry Finster of Crofton won $110 for finishing in fourth, and Bob Briggs of Bel Air, winner of the Fair Lanes Seminary NABI Tournament a few weeks ago, took fifth place.
Carrick lives in Davidsonville with her husband, Gary, and bowls in the Monday Budweiser League and the Thursday Early Bird League at Fair Lanes Annapolis. She carriesa 160 average, using a 13-pound Columbia Bud II ball.
Carrick's career high game of 242 and high series of 596 were the numbers that won the NABI tournament for her.
"Gary and I bowl in the same leagues," she said, "and we bowl together on the weekends in the NABI tournaments. Bowling in the tournaments gives us a chance to meet different people and bowl in different centers."
Gary, a former NABI champion, placed eighth in the tournament that his wife won. The Carricksnot only bowl together, they work together at Hydraulics Unlimited; Gary's the president and Regina keeps the books.
Like so many other Marylanders, Regina started bowling duckpins before switching to tenpins.
"My game started improving after Robby Robinson started drilling the bowling balls for me and Gary recently," she said.
I'll say it improved -- first place is as high as you can go.
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Kenneth Mauer of Glen Burnie went all the way to first place in the Fair Lanes Bud Light PBA Open Adult Pro Am on Feb. 16 and 18 at Fair LanesWoodlawn. The competition consisted of three games with the pros in a nine-pin, no-tap format.
Maurer, a league member at Fair Lanes Ritchie, bowled 253, 251 and 208 for a 712 set; with his 127-pin handicap and his pro partner's 849 series, it totaled 1,688 and was worth $1,300.
Third place paid $400 to Warren Otis Johnson of Glen Burnie. He fired games of 290, 203 and 243 for a 736 series. Add his 91-pin handicap and the pro's 851 series and you have a 1,678 total.
Johnson, an employee of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., bowls in the Monday Pro-Am League at Bowl America Glen Burnie and the Friday Mixed at Fair Lanes Annapolis. He carries a 170 average with a high gameof 268 and a high set of 650. He started bowling about five years ago.
A total of 630 amateurs competed in the Pro-Am and over 60 bowlers won cash prizes.
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Tournament news
The NABI tournament will take place at Fair Lanes Ritchie in Glen Burnie on Saturday and Sunday. First prize is a guaranteed $1,000.
Information: 761-3800.
There's still time to compete in Ted Wessel's 24th annual Odenton Spring Festival Doubles and Singles Tournament at Greenway Bowl Odenton. Last year, more than $4,000 was awarded.
Information: 551-7100
The 10th annual Brooklyn Open will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22 at Brooklyn Bowling Lanes. First-place prize money is $500. The duckpin tournament is open to men and women, with each shift limited to 28 bowlers.
Information: Harry Culbertson at 355-3960.
Bill Gonce is playing host to the Fair Lanes Ritchie No-Tap Singles on March 21 and 22 at Fair Lanes Ritchie, with an entry fee of$25 and a first-place prize of $300 based on 40 entries. Handicap is80 percent of 210.
Information: 761-3800.
On March 28 and 29, the Southdale Doubles will take place at Fair Lanes Southdale. Entry fee is $25 and first prize, based on 40 entires, is $200. Handicap is80 percent of 210.
Information: 761-1300.
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Monday Night Mixed
Peggy Quinlan 161/423
Paula Buchanan 166/394
Joe Trabert 376 set
Mike Reeder 362 set
Rick Keen 361 set
Wednesday Carefree Ladies
Shirley Robinson 140/363
Kathy Laney 128/362
Kathy Leonard 126/357
Evelyn Dombroski 156/381
Rachelle Myers 123/349
Fran Butz 122/346
Kathy Leonard 129/346
Pin & Ball Wizards 1/29
George Feeley 147/408
Bob Thompson 162/396
Bill Trott 140/404
Kathy Shafer 168/383
Dave Hoyle 140/393
Larry Meyer 150/391
Pin & Ball Wizards 2/7
Bill Trott 136/398
Sharon Lear 138/389
Bob Thompson 137/378
Larry Meyer 133/384
Jack Schuster 149/389
Mike Mulcahy 149/386
Pin & BallWizards 2/15
George Feeley 161/400
Tom Davis 159/401
Tom Hudson 151/406
Kevin Lear 156/395
Jack Schuster 137/393
Hits 7Misses 2/5
Joann Delandy 144/364
Judy Leone 124/327
Carol Schuster 123/327
Hits & Misses 2/12
Barb Thompson 136/344
Dawn Ward 118/343
Helen Carder 115
Judy Sommers 132
Joann Delandy 121
Mary Reinhardt 113
Priscilla Saffran 111
Jenny Luhman110
Carr Lowrey Mixed 2/7
John Clark, Jr. 161/434
Janice Sparenberg 161/421
Gary Shaw 151/403
Kathy Leonard 150/395
Dick Fitzgerald 139/394
Rose Young 192/378
Carr Lowrey Mixed 2/14
Tom Sparenberg 139/384
Shirley Quaskey 158/387
Richard Harris 136/379
Kathy Leonard 134/371
Arnold Jenkins 133/373
Michele Scheper 131/358
Donald G. Vitek's Bowling column appears every Thursday in the Anne Arundel County Sun. Bowlers are urged to give Don a call with scores and tidbits at 247-0850.