 Tom Paterson, Jack Walsh, Phil
Smith, Don Johnson, Larry Boehr and Roy Shepperd were the top qualifiers in the
Saskatoon Open men’s five-pin bowling trials in 1983. It was their first step
towards becoming the first Saskatoon men’s team to win a Canadian Open
championship. The team, coached by Tony Bula, won the provincial championship in
a close call. Saskatoon and Regina finished in a tie for first place but
Saskatoon won the title because of a better for-and-against total in games
against Regina. The national finals were held in Thunder Bay where Saskatoon won
17 out of 21 matches and had the title locked up with two games to go. The 1983
finals were also significant because Paterson won the Canadian men’s singles
with a 310-256 victory over Wayne Hein of Whitby, Ont. |
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