Chillicothe, Ohio — Something about Shawnee Lanes brings out the best in Lawrence's Bob Glass.
Glass, who won his last PBA Senior Tour title in the same bowling center a year ago, captured the Chillicothe Open when he defeated Gene Stus in the title match, 2-1, Wednesday.
The 2004 PBA Senior Player of the Year dropped the opening game, 255-179, before switching his game plan.
"I started out playing outside, and I looked like a clown. Stus was whacking them inside," said Glass, who won the $8,000 top prize. "So, I moved deep inside and I started to play a lot better."
Glass, who captured his ninth career PBA Senior Tour title, won game two, 280-194. In game three, he struck once in the first three frames before firing four straight strikes. After Stus left a 4-pin in the 9th frame, Glass struck twice to seal the victory with a 236-196 game-three win.
"There are certainly places I feel very comfortable bowling, and Shawnee Lanes is one of those places," Glass said.
Glass defeated Don Sylvia, of Discovery Bay, Calif., 2-1, in the semifinals after falling behind 1-0.
Earlier Wednesday, Glass rallied to beat Don Patterson, of Knoxville, Tenn., 3-1 (196-222, 279-274, 257-245, 216-155) in the Round of Eight. In the Round of 16, Glass blanked Dale Eagle, from Tavares, Fla., the winner of last week's event, 3-0 (196-189, 237-221, 229-199).
Glass nearly withdrew from the event due to an illness.
"Saturday I just stayed in bed all day, and Sunday the ball felt like it weighed 20-25 pounds," Glass said. "I felt like I got better as the days went on but bowled worse."
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