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Bowling: ABC titles may boost Richgels' Hall bid

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 6:00 am
When Jeff Richgels left a 5-7 split on the final ball of a game at the prestigious American Bowling Congress tournament this past spring, it cost him his 52nd career perfect game. But rather than "fry" — bowling jargon for flying off the handle — the Oregon resident simply laughed and regrouped for the final game of the doubles competition in Baton Rouge, La. "That probably won us the doubles," he said. "Instead of being pumped up on adrenaline, we relaxed. I started the...