From: antonp@delfin.com (Anton Pintar)
Subject: FBL - team 3
Organization: Delfin Systems
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:49:46 GMT

Team 3:

   If we've already selected a team captain - my apologies to all -
you can ignore the rest of this and would appreciate e-mail 
(antonp@delfin.com) to let this poor soul know who our captain is.  
(I've had a bit of a problem with my Usenet access recently and I'm
not sure the problem has gone away.  I may be missing alot of the 
discussion going on out there.  If that appears to be the case, 
let me know).

Otherwise...

I would like to select our captain AFTER everyone has been introduced
but this hasn't happened yet from my point of view.

I've received introductions from Rob (rh2@ukc.ac.ukc) and 
Mike H. (mike@cnc.iupui.edu) via e-mail (glad to meet you both:-).  
I've seen a posting from Walter (wperz@srg1.psych.pitt.edu) here 
in a.s.b that indicated that he is unable to receive e-mail (I'm 
not a Usenet guru and don't understand how a person can access a.s.b 
but not be able to receive e-mail but this apparently is the case as 
my intro to Walter bounced - "hi - nice to meet you").  I have yet 
to hear from Mike K. (my e-mail hasn't bounced so if your still out 
there - "hello", Mike).

Given our "fayl-yer tah kah-mewn'kate" and the need to have a team
captain who will be able to e-mail our results to the league secratary
ASAP, I think we need to conduct our election in a.s.b.

I hereby nominate ..... myself for team captain.  If any of you have
a problem with this - PLEASE let's get a discussion going and nominate
someone else.

Walter, given your predicament it seems to me that you could post 
your scores to a.s.b and our team captain will be responsible for 
catching your post.  If anyone has a better idea let me know.

As for a team name Mike H. suggested "Tri Five". As I'm not to good
at coming up with names (ask my wife :-) so I'd vote in favor of it.

I'm REALLY looking forward to a new bowling ball (it's been nearly
3 years since I've bought a new one - I'm sure our pres. "Howcome the 
bowling ball I don't have is always the one I need?" aki can relate 
to my yearnings ;-).  So, let's not let a good thing fall apart and
select a team captain!!


For Mike K. and Walter, here's the introduction I sent to Mike H. and
Rob:


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Name:  Anton J. Pintar
City & State(Country):  Santa Clara, CA
Bowling Establishment:  Homestead Lanes, Cupertino, CA
League Name for FBL scores:  Rather Nots
League average as of November 12th:  179
Total Pins as of November 12th:  4853
Number of games in this League:  27
ABC/WIBC Sanction Card #:  628201
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   To be a bit more personal:

   I work as a general purpose software engineer (C, X window system, 
pc's-MSDOS, Sun-SunOS, Vax-VMS, etc...).

   My interest in bowling began when I was about 5 by watching the 
PBA and Bowl for Dollars on TV.  I didn't actually start bowling 
until I joined a jr. league during my highschool years.  Over the last 
10 years since highschool I've bowled in adult leagues off and on (three 
full seasons, a couple of summer leagues a couple of half seasons).

   I bowl in one league (Fri. nights) and would love to bowl at least
two more but being a family man my time and budget limit me to one 
league and about 6 practice games once every couple of months.  

   My average was as high as 191 around week 4 of this season.  However, 
I suffer from an inability to adjust to dramatically varying lane conditions.  
The house where I bowl had medium oil the first 3 weeks the bone dry the 
next 3.  I dropped about 10 pins under the dry conditions :-(

  If I were just able to throw 10 practice games a week I think I could
learn to adjust and keep a 190+.... and if I could throw 20 practice
games a week I think I could string more strikes and carry a 200+....and 
if I practiced 50 games a week.... I'd be broke, divorced, jobless, etc.:-)

   As far as equipment is concerned, I own two balls of which only one 
is even remotely useable - a black Rhino :-) and a gold Angle :-( (the 
gold angle is used purley as a counter balance in my ball bag).  The Rhino 
has a nearly 3 oz.  weight block which I had drilled with a half oz. 
side/finger weight.  It hooks nicely for me when the lanes are oiled but 
it hooks too much on the dry nights.  When I'm rich I hope to be able to 
get a second ball for drier conditions (the gold angle doesn't fit the
catagory of being a dry condition ball:-).

   Since I don't envision becoming rich any time soon I'm relying upon
our team to finish first so I can get that second ball anyway!!:-)


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Anton J. Pintar             Delfin Systems            408-748-1200
antonp@delfin.com           Santa Clara, California
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