As I put my camera in my bag I said
to myself,
" SELF... what
the heck are you doing? This match is probably going to be
a dandy to watch.....Sarge and Baker.....two
of the hardest throwers in the game
....It don't get any better than this!
"
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THE BAKER BOY!
Shawn Baker, an electrician by trade,
thought he had the day off from work.
Little did he know how SHOCKED he would
be after the first game of this match.
Baker was down by 89 pins after game 1!
If you watched the match though you'd
never would have known it !
Baker kept his head up and gave 100%
through the entire match.
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A GREAT lesson for our young readers out there.
One unfortunate thing in this game that
we all must face is
WHEN IT'S NOT YOUR DAY - IT'S JUST
NOT YOUR DAY!
Even the best of em' have
those days.
Baker was able to poke fun at himself
over the situation.
It could have easily been the other
way around that day.
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The
"GAME
FACE"
We' ve seen Sarge bowl many times in
many different situations
and THIS was probably the most serious
we have ever seen him!
The pins were flying for him this match
and he couldn't do any wrong.
ANY BALL on the headpin was almost
a definite guaranteed mark
EXCEPT FRAME #7 of the
first game
Sarge missed a spare?.......How'd that
happen?
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Things definitely went Sarge's way!
Sarge rolled a triple strike to add
another $875.00 to his prize money
The total winnings amounted to
$2700.00
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Sportsmanship is one thing BUT.....
NEVER touch your
opponent after a match.
BAD LUCK rubs
off very easily!
One of the greatest lessons
that Sarge learned
from dad, the legendary
Mike Sargent (seated)
JUST KIDDING!
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I don't think Chris actually realized
what happened
until the match was all over. The crowd
did though
and they let him know about it with
a big applause!
His 193 string and 497 triple have set
the mark on the show.
That is gonna be TOUGH to beat!
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A chip off the ol' block!
There's no doubt that Chris will join
his father and the rest
of the elite members in the ICBA Candlepin
Hall Of Fame
To read more on Mike Sargent's incredible
past
CLICK
HERE and visit our friends at the ICBA website
For now though Chris does join his dad
in the
State
and World Record Books
That is a tremendous accomplishment
in itself
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HOW IRONIC?
