ATHLETES? NOT BY THIS DEFINITION Final Edition

I'm not saying bowling is not a sport; I think it is, in the same sense that curling, golf, auto racing, croquette, or even playing "Candyland" with a 3-year-old are sports, because you are competing. But participating in a sport does not make you an athlete. Many of today's pro...

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Published inEvansville courier & press
Main Author Crowley, Jeff
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Evansville, Ind Gannett Media Corp 07.01.2007
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Summary:I'm not saying bowling is not a sport; I think it is, in the same sense that curling, golf, auto racing, croquette, or even playing "Candyland" with a 3-year-old are sports, because you are competing. But participating in a sport does not make you an athlete. Many of today's pro bowlers have strenuous fitness programs and are physically fit, but being fit does not make you an athlete. Pro bowling tournaments are a grind, bowling 40-plus games in four days. The problem is bowling is not an athletic event. Yes, bowling should be in the Olympics. But those Olympians still would not be athletes. Bowling is a great family sport and it is a great lifetime sport. I just read a story on Bill Hargrove, of Cleveland, still bowling at the age of 105. And I read about Chaz Dennis, who bowled a 300 game at 10 years, 2 months, and 27 days. Using two hands, Chaz shot 240- 300-232 for a 772 series.
ISSN:1559-1581