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Ryan Ciminelli brings to mind Earl Anthony — but that may be a bad omen at U.S. Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 11:00 pm
Ryan Ciminelli brings to mind Earl Anthony — but that may be a bad omen at U.S. Open
Ryan Ciminelli leads the 2015 Bowlmore AMF U.S. Open after two round with a 3,690 total for 16 games. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Earl Anthony is indisputably the greatest left-hander bowler ever and arguably the greatest bowler ever, and a big reason is that he so often won or contended in tournaments where no other lefty cashed. Through the first two qualifying rounds of the 2015 Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open, Ryan Ciminelli is looking somewhat Earl Anthony-esque: Ciminelli leads with a 16-game total of 3,690 (230.6 average) while it appears — I don’t know every name on the leaderboard — that the next...