i was working at sears back in late 1979 and early 1980 and i remember that they carried wilson bowling balls in the sporting goods department. they were hard rubber balls and were made by brunswick.

no, the tournament you're thinking of was the 2002 long island open. walter ray was with faball after brunswick let him go( fools ). he started the match with a dull truck but switched to a smooth 4D. the tournament that was on today was from 1994. butch soper threw a brunswick gold rhino pro. bob benoit threw a track critical mass. adam apo threw a ebonite crush/r. john mazza threw a amf rpm i believe. walter ray, the announcers said, was the only contestant to use urethane. both were hammers, one was a shiny red solid and the other was a shiny navy blue solid.