I've heard of (and seen) burn marks before, But they were not caused by bowling on dry lanes. To get a actual "Burn" mark, you'd have to have enough friction in one spot on the ball to generate heat. A ball rolling down the lane isn't going to have that happen it's not going to be on one spot that long.
The "burn" marks I've seen happen at some point in the ball return system.
Example the ball gets stuck back in the pit and is not rolling, the belts continue to move though and rub against the ball. This generates heat and leaves a mark.
A lot of times this is just rubber and grime that's been heated and ground into the surface so is harder to remove, plus there could be a wore spot there also.
Now a ball used on a dry lane a lot might show more wear in the track, but that's not a burn mark.
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