Instead of having a traditional birthday party, Benny opted to take two friends -- Fred and Freddie (!) --
to Finchley for what was billed as 'Benny's Birthday Bowling Bonanza'. A good time was had by all,
even though the dream team of Ben, Fred and Freddie thoroughly trashed the two adults present.

I tilted the image a bit, both because I thought it looked a little better and because I
wanted to coax the ball into the 1-2 pocket.

An observation: those gutter guards they put up (for the kids, of course) are the greatest thing since
sliced bread. I may be from St. Louis, but that doesn't mean I can bowl worth a damn. Of course,
being assigned Lane 13 did not help matters any.

Being only 6, Benny has a bit of a hard time lifting the balls (even the 6 pounders) and his technique is a
little unusual, but he knows what it takes for a great looking follow-through. Click the photo to see a future Dick Weber.