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Toronto Historical Bowling Society Our 29th Season!
The Toronto Historical Bowling Society was formed in 1983 by a small group of local gay people looking to have fun and socialize. All gay positive bowlers of all bowling averages are welcome. We are a fun handicap league . We look forward to having you join us. The league has grown in leaps and bounds with close to 300 bowlers, bowling three nights a week.
THBS will be participating in the Sportszone with Out Sport Toronto, Gay Pride Weekend in promoting THBS and our 30th Anniversary. Volunteers are needed on Saturday and Sunday, June 29th & 30th during the day. Variable times are available in the morning, afternoon and evening. Please fill out the form and return to a member of the Executive or contact a member of the Executive for more details.
THBS bowls at Thorncliffe Bowlerama, 45 Overlea Blvd. at the East York Town Centre, under the Target Store. Entrance is located on the north/east side off the parking lot. Phone 416-421-2211.
Getting to Thorncliffe Bowlerama is easy and there are several TTC Bus Routes. Check the Bowling Lanes page for details.
For our Bowling Schedule and Season Events get the Calendar.
Summer League 2013 starts Wednesday June 5th.
Summer League Registration $35 at the lanes– June 5th from 6:00-6:30.
Summer League starts Wednesday, June 5th and ends Wednesday, August 7th.
Practice from 6:45 to 7:00pm.
Regular Bowling starts @ 7:00pm.
Teams consist of 4 bowlers.
Lane Fees $16
Summer Banquet details to be announced once they have been finalized.
THBS Affiliations
THBS is very fortunate to have so many of it's members volunteer their time and give so generously. We would like to thank you all. If we missed someone we apologize, you know who you are.
Chris Chillman |
Joy Patterson |
Bev Lennox |
Carlos Tavares |
Vera Malek |
Scott Hoffman |
Dennis Tuck |
Lucien Rene |
Will Bragg |
Nora Axbey |
Robert Bartlett |
Mike Simmons |
Bill Patterson |
Dave Underhay |
Tracey Shannon |
Ian Sinclair |
Alan Peterson |
PINT Supportors |
All our Sponsors |
The Members |
Laughter is good medicine LOL New rules for Tenpin Bowling:
If you holler "do over!" before the ball passes the arrows, you get to throw the ball over, unless of course, you get a strike. In which case, you can renege on the "do over".
When your team is about 10 marks down in the 8th or 9th frame, you can invoke the rule "First Team Through Bowling Wins the Game", and your team still has a chance.
After a member of the opposing team bowls 4 strikes in a row, he/she must bowl the next 4 frames blindfolded. If he/she continues to strike, his/her shoelaces will be tied together for 2 frames.
When you leave the 10-pin and you know you can't make the spare, but another member of your team can, invoke the "Designated Bowler" rule.
After you have 4 splits in one game, you may say "Kings X" and take those 4 frames over. However, if you split on the 2nd time around, you accept it. After all, "Fair is Fair".
If your ball goes in the gutter and jumps back onto the lane, knocking dow pins, by golly, you get them! That's much harder than to knock them down the conventional way. Good bowling should be recognized.
A ball should be declared dead when you bowl a game without a strike. It shall be the owners privilege to decide on the disposition of said dead ball - Burial at Sea, Dropped from an airplane over a live volcano, or a simple burial in the city dump. For a small fee, a league officer can be bribed to deliver a short eulogy.
