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WORLD CHAMPIONS AND RECORDS

ELDER MENS DIVISION (30 FOOT) CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Hometown W - L Rngr%
1982 Henry Franke Centralia, IL 7 - 0 65.9
1983 Henry Franke Centralia, IL 5 - 0 56.0
1983@ Sol Berman Cranbury, NJ 5 - 0 59.8
1984 Floyd Plumb Toledo, OH 6 - 1 59.1*
1985 Frank Plumb Toledo, OH 7 - 0 75.0
1986 Johnnie Mullican AL 5 - 0 74.2
1987 Sidney Anderson WI 5 - 0 60.5
1988 Herb Rushing Grass Valley, CA 5 - 0 64.5
1989 Roland Stobaugh Rantoul, IL 5 - 0 64.5
1990 Henry Hostetler Williamsfield, OH 5 - 0 75.6
1991 Russ Lobuzzetta Sarasota, FL 5 - 1 65.2
1992 Frank Bohun Erie, PA 9 - 2 77.5*
1993 Roy Smith Arkansas City, KS 13-1 70.3
1994 Pete Rebman Alma, NE 12-3 68.3*
1995 Frank Bohun Erie, PA 5 - 0 84.2
1996 Ray Santana Tulare, CA 4 - 1 76.6
1997 Frank Bohun Erie, PA 5 - 0 80.2
1998 Robert Logan IN 6 - 1 74.4
1999 Frank Bohun Erie, PA 11-1 82.4*
2000 Bob Logan Kouts, IN 10- 1 76.69
2001 Ed Arionus Sequin, TX 11-1 81.7
2002 Bob Logan Kouts, IN 11-0 81.59
2003 Marvin Kramer IL 11-0 77.80
2004 Paul McCreery Murchison, TX 10-1 77.10
2005 Paul McCreery Murchison, TX 11-1 76.4
2006 Ed Arionus Sequin, TX 11-1 75.6
* Denotes Playoff
@70 -75 Division


ELDER MENS DIVISION (40 FOOT) CHAMPIONS

1987 Arnie Mortenson Glendale, CA 5 - 0 65.2
1988 Francis White PA 5 - 0 64.3
1989 Willard ¹Spud¹ Napier Seal Beach, CA 5 - 0 64.8
1990 Willard ¹Spud¹ Napier Seal Beach, CA 5 - 0 65.4
1991 Willard ¹Spud¹ Napier Seal Beach, CA 5 - 0 66.3
1992 Edwin Miller Marysville, OH 7 - 3 58.3

WORLD TOURNAMENT RECORDS - ELDER DIVISION (30 FOOT)

PRELIMINARIES

Ringer % - Total 84.0 Frank Bohun, PA 1997
Ringer % - Game 97.5 Henry Hostetler, OH 1990
Ringer % - Game Combined 85.0 Frank Bohun, PA &
Russell Christopher, SK		 1995
Frank Bohun, PA &
Laymon Gullett - TX		 1999

COMPLETE TOURNAMENT

Ringer % - 11 games 82.4 Frank Bohun, PA 1999
Ringer % - 5 games 84.2 Frank Bohun, PA 1995
Ringers / game 51.8 Ray Santana, CA 1996
Double Ringers / game 21.4 Frank Bohun, PA 1995
Shoes / game 69.4 Bob Dean, VA 1995

SINGLE GAME, BOTH PLAYERS

Longest game - shoes 110 Ed Kowatch, IN vs Clayton Gage, WI 2001
Ringer % 82.7 Ed Kowatch, IN vs Clayton Gage, WI 2001
Preliminary (40 shoe games) 85.0 Frank Bohun, PA vs Russell Christopher, SK 1995
Total Ringers 1182 Ed Kowatch, IN vs Clayton Gage, WI 2001
Double Ringers 73 Ed Kowatch, IN vs Clayton Gage, WI 2001
Canceled Ringers 160 Ed Kowatch, IN vs Clayton Gage, WI 2001
"Four Deads" 26 Ed Kowatch, IN vs Clayton Gage, WI 2001
Consecutive "Four Deads" 6 Ray Santana, CA vs Ralph Maylahn, WI 1996
Ed Arionus, TX vs Don Wild, CO 2000

SINGLE GAME, INDIVIDUAL

Winning Ringer % 94.1 Melvin Bray, KS 2001
Losing Ringer % 80.9 Clayton Gage, WI 2001
Losing Ringer % (40 shoe games) 77.5 Pete Rebman, NE 1994
Losing R% Prelim. (40 shoe games) 82.5 Don Harris, MO 1995
Frank Bohun, PA 1999
Ringers, winner 93 Ed Kowatch, IN 2001
Ringers, loser 89 Clayton Gage, WI 2001
Double Ringers, winner 38 Ed Kowatch, IN 2001
Double Ringers, loser 35 Clayton Gage, WI 2001
Jim Wiltse, MI 1999
Consecutive Ringers 36 Henry Hostetler, OH 1990
(Over 2 games) 40 Henry Hostetler, OH 1990