My last bowling center (in S.C.) simply threw you out if you kicked or hit the equipment. It was made clear at the beginning of league, and it was enforced, and no one kicked or hit the equipment. Pretty simple.

This past week, the league Secretary kicked the ball return after his first frame, and no one seemed to care.

My suspicion about the BowlAmerica where I bowl now is that the owners, or upper managers, are too far removed from the running of the alley. The guys behind the counter don't seem to care about the equipment, or customers for that matter.

CK

Funniest Ive seen was one of the public decided he should have had a strike and he swung his foot towards the pins. His shoes were house shoes and not tied properly. His shoe came off and flew down the opposite lane.
He had to get one of the technicians to go and fetch it.

Second best was my brother. Hes a short guy only just over 5 feet. He'd bowled all night and no matter how he threw it, he left a pin. Well he threw his last ball and was last on the lanes. He then walked down the lane with everyone watching and proceded to kick over every pin on the deck. It looked so funny with his little legs no bigger than the pins, kicking them all over. I know it was done in jest but he was mad....
Also good job the lights and pinsetters were switched off.

Worst display of bad sportsmanship was when one of the players who won the doubles league was playing bottom of the league. The lady from the bottom team only needed a spare to win the game and the overall score for a big shock. She was on the lane just starting her approach when he picked up both his balls and dropped them on the concrete floor from shoulder height, behind her making a huge bang.
Luckily she picked up the spare. Bad sportsmanship at its best.  
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Edited on 4/1/2006 6:07 PM

The only person I saw pitch a real fit for missing a ten pin and whacking the ball return glared at ME like I did something wrong (I was waiting my turn to bowl).

I said "You're a grownup throwing a rock at a bunch of sticks.  Put your big boy pants on and just BOWL!"

Oddly enough, he never looked my way again the rest of the tournament
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Edited on 4/1/2006 7:14 PM

funniest thing i have ever see was in anger by pure mistake. My freind was practicing at our home center for our highschool team, and he left a stone 10. Somebody previous mention throwing at the spare as hard as you can. Well thats what he decided to do. Well his hand just so happen to stick in the ball and it lofted roughly 40 feet in the air, hit the corner of the left gutter and bounced across the ball return, histhe camera and landed on the other lane. Center owenrs and out ocuch were not too happy