Another trend I noticed was the widespread offer of cash prizes to league bowlers and material prizes to young people.

His parents were league bowlers at the centre which was the main influence for him taking up the sport.

Now more than 150 people sometimes call to reserve lanes after midnight, paying $4.25 a game, more than twice as much as league bowlers.

According to an interview with Scout Magazine, Pick was a former league bowler.

He's a serious league bowler whose teetotaling teammates wouldn't dream of Bowling While Impaired.

Actually, league bowlers are generally models of civility.

Her older sisters, Jennifer and Jackie, were recreational league bowlers as children, but never went further.

But the number of league bowlers is down to 6 million, and, according to Mr. Miller, has been declining by 3 to 6 percent a year.

On Long Island, the A.B.C. lists 58 bowling centers and more than 55,000 registered league bowlers.

Pro bowlers don't get such favorable conditions, and so they often average from 190 to 200 a game, compared with 200 to 250 for good league bowlers.