2008-09 lumber liquidators pba tour

[onefrombills]

NAMES EVENTS TO RECOGNIZE SPONSORS AND LEGENDS

PBA Tour to recognize Salvino and Carters as it celebrates 50th anniversary

SEATTLE (October 10, 2008) --- To help commemorate its 50th anniversary season, the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), today announced a 2008-09 PBA Tour schedule that includes the naming of tournaments in honor of more former legends of the game and to recognize its sponsors.

The new event names include: Pepsi Viper Championship, Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship, Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship, Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship, Denny’s Dick Weber Open, GEICO Plastic Ball Championship, Etonic Marathon Championship and the Lumber Liquidators 66th U.S. Open.

The Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship in Vernon Hills, Ill., and the Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship in Reno, Nev., have been renamed in recognition of the accomplishments and contributions to the PBA by these all-time greats.

“These icons of bowling helped establish our sport in the fabric of America and it is only fitting that during our 50th anniversary we single them out for special recognition,” said PBA Commissioner Fred Schreyer. “The popularity of our sport also is reflected in the outstanding sponsors that are so vital to the success of our Tour.”

Carmen Salvino and Don and Paula Carter join legends like Dick Weber, Earl Anthony and Don Johnson to have PBA tournaments named after them.

Calvino, one of the original seven founding charter members, won 17 PBA Tour titles as a professional, including the 1962 PBA National Championship. He also served the PBA in various capacities for the past 57 years.

“Anytime someone wants to acknowledge you for your professional achievements, especially the PBA by naming an event after you, it makes you feel extremely honored,” Salvino said. “I feel very fortunate that the PBA has decided to recognize my career and happy that my grandkids will be able to attend the tournament.”

Don Carter, a charter member of the PBA and one of the 50 Greatest, won two titles in 1960, including the PBA National Championship, as well as four titles in 1962. He also won the 1961 USBC Masters and the BPAA All-Star in 1953-54 and 1957-58. He was named six-time Bowler of the Year and was voted Greatest Bowler of All-Time in 1970.

Carter’s wife, Paula, was women’s bowling most marketable player in the 1970s and 80s. She was named Bowling Writers Association of America Bowler of the Year in 1971, named to the Florida Bowler Hall of Fame, twice winning the U.S. Open in 1971 and 1975 and the Florida Bowling Queen’s Tournament. She also won the 1990 Women’s International Bowling Congress National Singles Championship. She was inducted into the WIBC Hall of Fame in 1994.

“This fits perfectly for us,” Paula Carter said. “Anytime you can put a fun spin on the game and make the experience more exciting for fans is a positive for bowling, which is what the mixed doubles tournament is all about.”

The 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour, which features the best bowlers in the world,

kicks off on ESPN on Oct. 19 with the Chris Paul PBA Charity Invitational presented by the brands of Ebonite International. Live coverage of the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour begins Oct. 26 with the PBA World Championship, in Wichita, Kan. Tickets to all 2008-09 Tour events will be available at www.pba.com.

2008–09 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Schedule

(Subject to change; All times Eastern)

Tournament Dates ESPN Telecast

*Chris Paul Celebrity PBA Doubles Invitational Sept. 20 Sunday, Oct. 19

presented by the brands of Ebonite International 1 p.m.

AMF Winston-Salem Lanes, Winston-Salem, NC





PBA World Championship Oct. 19-26 Sunday, Oct. 26

Northrock Lanes, Wichita, KS 1 p.m.





Pepsi Viper Championship Oct. 29-Nov. 2 Sunday, Nov. 2

Thunder Alley, Omaha, NE 1 p.m.





Lake County Indiana Nov. 5-9 Sunday, Nov. 9

Golden Anniversary Championship 1 p.m.

Olympia Lanes, Hammond, IN





Chameleon Championship Nov. 12-16 Sunday, Nov.16

Taylor Lanes, Taylor, MI 1 p.m.





**Ultimate Scoring Championship Nov. 9-11 Sunday, Nov.23

Taylor Lanes, Taylor, MI 1 p.m.





Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship Nov. 26-30 Sunday, Nov.30

Brunswick Zone Hawthorn, Vernon Hills, IL 1 p.m.





Cheetah Championship Dec. 3-7 Sunday, Dec. 7

AMF Thruway Lanes, Cheektowaga, NY 1 p.m.





Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship Dec. 10-14 Sunday, Dec.14

AMF Country Club Lanes, Baltimore, MD 1 p.m.



HOLIDAY BREAK



Tournament Dates ESPN Telecast



National Bowling Stadium Championship Jan. 7-11 Sunday, Jan. 11

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, NV 1 p.m.



Earl Anthony Medford Classic Jan. 14-18 Sunday, Jan. 18

Lava Lanes, Medford, OR 1 p.m.



PBA Tournament of Champions Jan. 19-25 Sunday, Jan. 25

Red Rock Lanes 12:30 p.m.

Las Vegas, NV



***Don and Paula Carter Jan. 4-6 Sunday, Feb. 1

Mixed Doubles Championship 2:00 p.m.

National Bowling Stadium, Reno, NV



Denny’s Dick Weber Open Feb. 3-8 Sunday, Feb. 8

Fountain Bowl, Fountain Valley, CA 1 p.m.

USBC Masters Feb. 8-15 Sunday, Feb. 15

Cashman Center, Las Vegas, NV 1 p.m.



GEICO Plastic Ball Championship Feb. 18-22 Sunday, Feb. 22

Brunswick Zone Wheat Ridge, Wheat Ridge, CO 1 p.m.



Etonic Marathon Championship Feb. 23-March 1 Sunday, March 1

Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis, IN 12:30 p.m.



Don Johnson Buckeye State March 2-8 Sunday, March8

Eliminator Championship 1 p.m.

Sequoia Pro Bowl, Columbus, OH

Week Off



Match Play Championship March 18-22 Sunday, March 22

Norwich Bowling & Entertainment Center, Norwich, CT 1 p.m.



Long Island Classic March 25-29 Sunday, March 29

AMF Babylon Lanes, West Babylon, NY 2 p.m.



Lumber Liquidators 66th U.S. Open March 29-April 5 Sunday, April 5

Brunswick Zone Carolier, North Brunswick, NJ 1 p.m.



*Taped on Sept. 20

**Taped on Nov. 16

***Taped on Jan. 11



About the PBA

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Motel 6, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com.

[kev3inp]

It's nice that Salvino's tournament is held right outside his home, but to me it would make more sense for the Don and Paula Carter tournament to be in South Florida, and the Dick Weber to be in St. Louis. For that matter, shouldn't Earl's tournament be in Dublin, CA?

I do the same thing at work: try to make sense of the insensible.