{"id":1648,"date":"2015-04-18T20:43:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-18T20:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2015-04-18T20:43:48","modified_gmt":"2015-04-18T20:43:48","slug":"tom-anderson-becomes-ksbos-king-of-the-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/?p=1648","title":{"rendered":"Tom Anderson becomes KSBO&#8217;s King of the Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bumming around town with Bill Bumerton<\/p>\n<p>Bumerton is a retired Navy fighter pilot who had been missing in action for several years while he traversed the globe looking for greener grass. He discovered the grass is only greener here (it\u2019s blue in Kentucky), so he returned to again take charge of his 1954 green Hudson Hornet that had been in storage, refilled his pipe, and is continuing his smokin\u2019 ways. Here is what he recently told us at the Sports Paper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bill_Bumertonclear.fw_.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bill_Bumertonclear.fw_.png\" alt=\"Bumerton sees all\" width=\"483\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bill_Bumertonclear.fw_.png 483w, http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bill_Bumertonclear.fw_-300x290.png 300w, http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bill_Bumertonclear.fw_-135x130.png 135w, http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bill_Bumertonclear.fw_-85x82.png 85w, http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bill_Bumertonclear.fw_-280x270.png 280w, http:\/\/www.sportspaper.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Bill_Bumertonclear.fw_-145x140.png 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bumerton sees all<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Holy smoke, the Kitsap Scratch Bowlers Association just had its 30<sup>th<\/sup> annual of non-champions\/champions. It was held at All Star Lanes on April 11 and was the next-to-late last regular tournament of the organization\u2019s 42<sup>nd<\/sup> season. The tournament was sponsored by\u00a0Don Holtz Realtor and Talbot Excavating. \u00a0A total of 61 bowlers turned out to try and earn a title and have the right to bowl for the King of the Hill, and you, Big Dawg, were not one of them. Of course, you couldn\u2019t bowl yourself out of a wet paper bag.\u00a0 The non-winner champion was Tom Anderson, who was the qualifying leader and took out Leo Funari in the TV Finale, 236-133, to earn his first KSBO title.\u00a0Mike Hansen won the champions title, his 17<sup>th<\/sup> title of his career, by defeating Mike VanWinkle 226-217. Hansen is now tied with Gary Heilman for third place all-time in KSBO titles behind Lonnie Sharkey and Steve Force. \u00a0The tournament was not over though.\u00a0\u00a0Hansen and Anderson bowled off to see who the King of the Hill was.\u00a0 Anderson did the unexpected by stopping Hansen, 214-2015. It was the 12<sup>th<\/sup> time a non-champion had won the King of the Hill battle. Next Saturday (April 25) KSBO will hold its last tournament of the season at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles when the James&amp; Associates Open and the Peninsula Bottling 205 and under division are held. \u2026 And before we forget it, Big Dawg, the 63<sup>rd<\/sup> Annual Oldtimers Basketball Banquet will be held May 6 at the Ballard Elks in Shilshole (6411 Seaview Way NW, Seattle) Happy hour starts at 5:30 p.m. with dinner slated for 6:30. This annual meeting is a chance for all the old (and new) basketball junkies to get together and tell all the stories, some of which may even be true. This is where you can meet and greet all the guys who have been or are heavily involved in basketball coaching. Marv Harshman used to attend, and his son Dave Harshman is expected to be there this year, as well as one of the top basketball junkies around, Al Gleich. The cost is $35 for active members. That includes dinner, two well drinks (sodas are free) and annual $10 dues. Guests are encouraged. They also pay $35. To register or for more information contact Jim Coshow (425-640-6305). \u2026 That about does it, Big Dawg. Oh, I forgot. Your Marinaros have certainly gotten off to fast start. They are now 3-7 after 10 games. But that\u2019s about normal for them. 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