Men's Hall of Fame will grow by four

The YBA banquet is June 20.
YOUNGSTOWN -- Tim Graham, Walt Swita, Rocco Cannatti and Judge John Leskovyansky are individuals slated for induction into the Youngstown Bowling Association's Hall of Fame for 2004.
The ceremony will take place during the YBA's banquet on June 20 at the ITAM Centre on Meridian Road.
Tickets may be purchased from any association member or by calling (330) 758-8367.
Cannatti (deceased)
Rocky bowled from 1944 to 1995, including 45 years in the Republic Rubber-Aeroquip League. His lifetime average was 154.
Under his proprietorship as co-owner/manager of McGuffey Lanes for 25 years, the alleys were home to the 1968 and 1972 men's city tournaments.
The 1968 event drew 321 teams while the 1972 event attracted 404 teams.
McGuffey also played host to the city mixed doubles tournament in 1972 and the Ohio state women's tournament.
Cannatti, a 1929 graduate of East High School, passed away in 1998.
Swita
Walt Swita was a 50-year member of the YBA and 15-year member in the Vindicator All-Star League.
He bowled in 17 leagues, including the Wm. B. Pollock League for 13 years and the Camelot Knights for 10.
A 299 was Swita's career-high game, a 745 his best three-game series and 204 was his high average for a season.
He participated in 15 ABC tournaments and 25 Ohio state tournaments. In an ABC tournament in St. Louis, Swita finished in the money with scores of 658 (singles) and 1822 (all-events).
At the state tournament in 1959, he won the doubles event with Ruck Shuster as partner; their score was 1306.
In 1950, Swita, Dan Skica, Hank Kaminsky, Chet Zyznar and George Czycowsky teamed up against a group of national champions including Don Carter, Dick Weber, Pat Patterson, Billy Welu and Ray Bluth. Youngstown's Southway Lanes team won all three games.
Graham
Tom Graham has been a YBA member for 26 years, during which time he's had 17 perfect games. The highest of his nineteen 800 sets is 857. Graham's best single-season average so far is 238.
He has bowled in two ABC tournament, 20 Ohio state tournaments and 23 city tournaments. Graham has been on city champions in the team actual category four times -- 1990, 1991, 1994 and 2001.
He won the 1994 Youngstown Masters and represented the YBA in Reno, Nevada, where he placed 33rd out of 608 entries.
Graham has also been coaching the Struthers High School bowling team.
Leskovyansky
The retired municipal judge has been a member of the Youngstown Bowling Association since 1967 and twice received its Golden Gavel award for his contributions.
In 1973, Leskovyansky was selected as a YBA lifetime member. At banquets in the past, Leskovyansky introduced many YBA hall of fame inductees.
This time, he'll be on the receiving end.