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Eugene McCune takes grips out of ball, rampages to PBA Regional doubles title with Matt Staninger

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2019 7:00 pm
Eugene McCune takes grips out of ball, rampages to PBA Regional doubles title with Matt Staninger
PBA/PBA 50 Doubles John Kontos Memorial Central/Midwest Regional winners Matt Staninger, left, and Eugene McCune, right, with host proprietor George Kontos, center. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
I’ve always prided myself on being a creative shotmaker who is unafraid to try new things, including using just my middle finger and thumb, a tactic I used for most of the competition during three of my 30 PBA Regional titles. But I’ve never considered the tactic Eugene McCune used during Sunday’s match play as he and Matt Staninger won the PBA/PBA 50 Doubles John Kontos Memorial Central/Midwest Regional at Town and Country Lanes in Joliet, Illinois. Down 2-1 in the...