Press Release from ABC:

AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS APPROVES 900 SERIES BY PENNSYLVANIA'S JEFF CAMPBELL IIGREENDALE, Wis. - The American Bowling Congress has approved the three-game 900 series rolled June 12 by Jeff Campbell II in New Castle, Pa.

It is the sixth approved 900 in ABC history.Campbell, a 22-year-old student at West Texas A&M University, rolled three consecutive perfect games in the first three games of a pre-bowled four-game block in the Shenango Doubles Mixed League at Colonial Lanes.  His fourth game was 216. While the league is based at Shenango Lanes, bowlers are allowed to pre-bowl at either Shenango or Colonial Lanes in accordance with league rules.

Because Campbell's score was not bowled in the normal league setting, ABC officials took additional time to ensure the circumstances under which the score was bowled also complied with ABC rules. "Because Jeff rolled his 900 in a pre-bowled situation, we took extra care in our review of the accomplishment," said ABC Assistant Executive Director Jack Mordini. "We found no conflict with league or ABC rules and congratulate Jeff for taking his place in bowling history."  Campbell's series was the first 900 in more than three years.

Previous 900 shooters were Jeremy Sonnenfeld in Lincoln, Neb., in 1997; Tony Roventini in Milwaukee in 1998; Vince Wood in Moreno Valley, Calif., in 1999; Robby Portalatin in Jackson, Mich., in 2000 and James Hylton in Salem, Ore., in 2001.
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I know this, these babies bring out the obsessions for this game.

The bottom line is this.  These are incredible accomplishments, every bowler that has done it is not a slouch most of them 220 and over type of players if not 230 and they were all very good or great before they did this!  There is some carry involved there has to be.

And each of them faced a lot of pressure and yet got thru it and did it!  I wish I was there or did it myself!!!  Three Cheers!

REgards,

Luckylefty
PS years ago a guy named Tom Doty a PGA pro but NOT pro tour material shot either 55 or 54 in golf for 18 holes on a regulation course.
It was incredible.  For one stretch he shot 1,1,2,2 and was 10 under par on those 4 holes.  It was not on a pro tour course!  No one obsessed over how hard the course was, no one complained it was the world record.  Kudos abounded!
Get with the program!!!  KUDOS!!!

Im about 99% sure this was him and he attended vincennes university in vincennes indiana i believe cause he has same name and same town

Have any of the 900’s that have been shot and sanctioned been bowled with 5 person teams on both lanes? Or even 4 person teams?

I’m pretty sure Sonnenfeld’s was in some singles tournament situation and bowled on a different pair each lanes each game.

Roventini was also in a singles tournament and I believe he was moving pairs each game as well. If I remember right he shot another (a fourth) 300 that same day.

I don’t know about the others.

Now this current one was bowled by himself on a pair.

It seems Allison’s was bowled on a classic 5 person team league.

Not trying to diminish the accomplishment, it something I could never do and would probably tinkle down my leg trying to throw the last ball, but it will be interesting to see if anyone ever does it in 5 person team situation. If someone has then my hat's off to them.

I’m always more impressed by bowlers who throw 800’s in 5 person team play rather than leagues with 2 or 3 person teams.

I feel the proliferation of smaller team sized leagues is one the reasons behind the proliferation of honor scores in recent years.

Bowl400 – I’m making no comment on the conditions he bowled. To carry 36 in a row is an incredible feat. In this particular case he did not even bowl in the same house where the league is housed but league rules allowed him to bowl at his alternate house.

My point is as hard as this is to do (shoot 900) it is exponentially harder the more bowlers you added to the mix and I’m unaware of anyone shooting 900 bowling on 5 person teams.

At the ABC national tournament the first 300 bowled in the team event did not occur until the late 1970’s. I’m sure there are 10+ honor scores shot during doubles and singles for each bowled in the team event.  

I bowled with Jeff 2 years ago in a Scratch league we had to be drafted into to get on a team (no guarantee you will bowl until you get drafted, some people went home every year). Jeff has an awesome game and is quite a gentleman.

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