Man loses tooth as bowlers brawl over etiquette

[March 20, 2009]  ROCKLIN, Calif. (AP) -- Police said a dispute over bowling etiquette led one man to assault another with a 16-pound ball, knocking out one of the man's teeth.

They said a 24-year-old man hit a man in the face with the bowling ball during a melee involving six bowlers at the Rocklin AMF Lanes. Two groups got into a fist fight about 12:40 a.m. Thursday after two bowlers approached the lane at the same time. They couldn't agree which should go first.

Rocklin police Sgt. Terry Jewell said the victim was treated for facial injuries at a local hospital. Doctors reinserted the tooth, hoping it will reattach itself.

The suspect was being held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon in Placer County Jail.

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Information from: The Sacramento Bee, http://www.sacbee.com/

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