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Sports Kenosha News 1 ay Wednesday May 21 1986 A I Boresch leads mens bowling I yft- as: 18 p-11? His brother Bill Marescalco Jr beat him in the first game of the night with a 239 Bill then lined up six strikes to start a 253 in the secgnd game In the thethird game the two-time News champion bowled a 124 Did that take the wind out of my he said had trouble getting it back together after that" Still in strong contention are John Peterson 130 pins back and Tom Kaddatz who finished the night with games of 279 and 265 that moved him up seven places in the standings The points are figured on a plus or minus from a 200 average A bowler gets 50 bonus pins for each match game victory A swing of 70 or 80 points a ga ne is not unusual "Friday do what ever it takes to Ron Macik 94 pins behind Boresch and 11 behind Alfredson echoed that statement not far out of the lead and where I want to he said second to last it's all one Rod Marescalco drew a crowd when he lined up lOXs in a row in the third game He left a 10-pin on his 11th ball for a 289 game was just a little light the pocket I threw it pretty good but I left half a he said He was in first place after the big game but not for long on the fairway the rest of the night I lost the line then I started fishing he said can't do moved a couple of boards inside and in the last two games they just Boresch is in the midst of a great season He made the cut in the Miller Open bowled 754 in the ABC which is in fourth place won a non-pro in Racine three weeks ago and a KSBA doubles tournament two weeks ago Alfredson was angry with himself for not changing He lugs three bowling balls around but stayed with the same ball that took him to a 944 opening set even after it started to fail him in the final three games "The pairs were totally different he said should have switched balls but when you think got it going you're reluctant to change Jeanne Polanin chooses her weapon News Match Game Women (final 6 games Thursday) cl Vi of games Friday) got to give credit tonight to the guys behind me They made some big plays" The 6-foot-6 Bumgarner was sailing along on a two-hitter and owned a comfortable 4-0 lead when Springfield made a game of it in the eighth inning Larry Breedlove opened the inning with a bunt single toward third Bumgarner struck out Keith Traylor but back-to-back singles to left by John Murphy and Brett Harrison made it 4-1 The runners moved up on an infield out then scored when Dennis Carter slashed a liner through Augie' Schmidt third baseman Schmidt was charged with an error Clinging to a 4-3 lead in the ninth Bumgarner was back in complete command He struck out two of the last three batters and the Twins had won their 12th game against 21 losses Leadoff walks 1 helped the Twins to single runs in the first and second innings Dave (Continued on page 21) By JIM KORNKVEN Sports Editor Len Boresch Jr jumped into the lead on the eighth and final game of the night Tuesday in the Kenosha News Match Game bowling tournament Boresch will take a slim 83-pin lead into the final eight games of the tournament to be bowled Friday night at Guttormsen West Boresch finished strong with games of 259 and 246 to overtake Tim Alfredson who had led most of the night started by using the same ball I did in qualifying I was around the pocket all night but I carry the corner Boresch said "At the break I was 830 after four but I figured I had to do something I changed balls Polanin out front by 63 pins By JIM CASPER Sports Writer Jeanne Polanin and Lori Boresch friends and future teammates are headed for a showdown in the finals of the Kenosha News match game bowling tournament Polanin totaled 446 points and Boresch 383 in the first round of the finals Tuesday night at Guttormsen West The bowlers return to Guttormsen West for the finals at 7 Thursday night Jackie Plourde is third with 211 points and Jill Hartnell the 1984 champion fourth at 207 Polanin the 1976 champ averaged 2042 with a high game of 254 Her consistency showed in her 6-0 match record Boresch the defending champion averaged 2021 with a high game of 257 Bowling with skill and confidence she wn five of six matches Her brother Len-nie leads the tournament "I lost one match to Karen Ott When I won the tournament in 1980 and 1985 I lose a the competitive Boresch siH Boresch said she intends to team up with Polanin in a Women's Majors league next fall They have plenty of mutual respect Polanin is tough a good pressure Boresch said The tournament schedule lends itself to showtime Thursday when Boresch and Polanin will bowl each other for the first time If they retain their positions they would meet again in the final game which is the position round Polanin kept her record perfect Tuesday by rolling four consecutive strikes for a 194-187 comeback victory over Ott in her last match A tournament tested bowler Polanin possesses a quiet confidence "Sure there is extra pressure when you are Polanin said "Thursday will be another night and anything can happen "When you bowl all eight games' in one night (the old format) if you are having a good night you can keep it said Polanin you need two good Polanin hit six strikes in a row in her fifth game to top Judy Robers who put together five in a row Boresch had eight in a row in her third game Should the leaders falter Plourde and Hartnell could challenge Hartnell's capabilities showed in her fourth game when she hit eight strikes in a row Judy Stanek is in fifth place with 151 points and Kristina Campbell sixth at 136 Campbell posted a 4-2 record Robers was the hard luck bowler She posted the fourth best average at 1894 but ranks eighth in the standings with 108 points and a 1-5 record The women bowlers were pleased with the new format calling for 12 instead of eight women in the finals It sets up a crowd-pleasing finish especially with bowlers like Polanin and Boresch going at each other Men (final eight 4ilf sft 1 in starting their comeback off starter Ken Schrom Jim Gantner doubled and scored on Cecil double in the first inning Milwaukee scored four more in the second inning Rookie Dale Sveum hit his first major league homerun to account for the first run and Cooper drove in the other three with a homer to nghtfield Deer made it 8-7 with a two-run shot the third inning that chased Schrom Ben Oglivie tied the game 8-8 in the fourth inning with a sacrl fice fly that scored Moore who had walked and advanced to third on single After the rocky first Darwin defused the attack for five innings Dan Plesac took over in the seventh and Jacoby hit his first pitch to deep right field But Deer made ajeaplng catch at the wall Plesac let up a run In the ninth but thanks to the heroics of Riles and Householder earned his third win in four decisions 8 out the game with a sore wrist you just try to battle back a little at a time when you fall behind by that much but to come back like we did is a credit to the whole The eight runs in the first set a Brewer record and represented the biggest single-inning output of the season for the Indians who sent 12 men to the plate Rookie Juan Nieves who came into the game with a 3-1 record and a respectable 399 earned run average gave up six-of the eight first-inning runs on Brett double singles by Joe Carter Brook Jacoby and Carmen Castillo and a walk Reliever Danny Darwin allowed a run and another scored on Rob throwing error thought we were in real manager George Bamberger said these kids can come back You could feel it on the bench that they felt they could still win This is the best comeback had in my two seasons back The Brewers wasted no time tV Kenosha News photos by Bill Slel Lennie Boresch drops to one knee In thankfulness over strike in final game Brewer bats erase 8-0 deficit in victory Twins triumphant behind Bumgarner By GREGG HOFFMANN Sports Writer MILWAUKEE Anybody who left County Stadium after the Cleveland eight-run first inning Tuesday night missed a lot of fireworks Some of them came during a colorful post-game display sponsored by a local brewery But the Milwaukee Brewers provided their share too After spotting the Indians an 8-0 lead the Brewers exploded for 15 hits including four home runs to post a 12-9 win before 16715 fans Ernest Riles the American League leader in game-winning hits got his seventh of the season when he singled home Rick Manning with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning Paul Householder added some insurance with a long three-run homer off reliever Don Schulze in the same inning shows the character of this said Householder who started in center field in place of Robin Yount who sat By BRAD WEINSTOCK Sports Writer Jeff Bumgarner showed again Tuesday night that the Minnesota Twins knew what they were doing when they picked him first in last year's draft The 18-year-old Bumgarner hurled a solid five-hitter as the Kenosha Twins edged Spring-field 4-3 on a night far better suited for football than baseball Only 79 fans the smallest crowd ever to see a Kenosha home game braved a persistent drizzle and temperatures in the 40s to watch Bumgarner throw his third straight complete game Twins' outfielders virtually had the night off as Bumgarner notched 15 ground ball outs and struck out seven He retired 13 consecutive Springfield hitters during one stretch think a power pitcher but take a ground out or a pop up any Bumgarner said feel lately like been on a roll but.