Amleto Monacelli takes big lead after first round of PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open

Amleto Monacelli defied his personal history in taking a big first-round lead Sunday at the PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open presented by Brunswick at Farmingdale Lanes in Farmingdale, N.Y., PBA reported Monacelli, a 20-time PBA Tour and five-time PBA50 Tour champion, fired games of 193, 246, 231, 278, 174, 255, 229 and 288 for a 1,894 total that was 59 pins better than closest pursuer Bob Learn Jr. “Normally I don’t bowl that well here, so I’m very happy with the way I bowled...