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SrKegler

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New PBA Sponsor?
« on: September 13, 2003, 04:21:20 PM »
A couple of months ago I posted about the “Real Deal Sports” poll at www.Babyruth.com

I just copied the following from the PBA board.  Maybe all of our voting helped convince Babyruth to become a sponsor.

Currently the PBA is slightly behind.  We need to vote again and often.


PBA May Get Sweet, New Deal
It appears that the PBA's partnership pool will be sweetened if all the pieces fall in place on a new deal with the Baby Ruth brand of Nestle USA. "The deal at this point is rather fluid," said the PBA's Peter Levy. "We're still nailing things down, but there is a Letter of Intent, and we should have some final answers soon."
If our information is correct, Baby Ruth will be an official sponsor of an event in St. Louis this coming season. It will revolve around the tag line, "Baby Ruth is the real deal," and perhaps even involve an event that could be called the St. Louis Real Deal Classic. Our sources say the whole deal is worth $325,000, with Strike Ten Entertainment getting a dividend because of its involvement. (Maybe the posters on this thread in this forum should get a dividend because of our involvement!)
A bowling-related Baby Ruth ad was the first step. According to Cathy Johnson, Nestle USA Consumer Services Manager, "We have discovered that bowling is actually one of the sports our Baby Ruth consumers prefer." Things progressed from there.

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Re: New PBA Sponsor?
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2003, 08:13:36 AM »
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A couple of months ago I posted about the “Real Deal Sports” poll at www.Babyruth.com


Removed period at the end of the link.
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matt smith

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Re: New PBA Sponsor?
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2003, 08:32:54 AM »
SrK

just a quick question. Were you origionally from australia? Because the phrase in your signature, have balls, will travel. Thats the name of a tour here in brisbane. Maybe the same tournament? My dad is a sponsor of it. Just wondering.

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SrKegler

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Re: New PBA Sponsor?
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2003, 08:40:12 AM »
Been there a few times is all Matt.  1967, 85-86-88, 98-99.  Might have bowled the tournament, can't remember.  Got the name from traveling a bit around the country hitting different tournaments.
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matt smith

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Re: New PBA Sponsor?
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2003, 08:45:28 AM »
it was run by a lady called mary flower. It was a tournament with scratch and handicap prizes, here in brisbane in queensland. Mary is a older lady, full of life, always on the microphone making people laugh. Ring any bells?

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