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Blind(folded) Battle

Ron Gooch did not total 300 pins when he bowled a pair of recent games, but they are probably the second and third most memorable games of his life.

A legally blind Morris resident who drew national attention for bowling a 300 at Echo Lanes in 2010, Gooch traveled to Nevada in February. There, he played a central role in a filmed skit that also featured PBA veteran Dave Wodka. Thinking Gooch was an anonymous camera operator, Wodka was coerced into bowling a game blindfolded, as did Gooch before his identity was later revealed.


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