SPARE NOTES: Starting a New season On A Sad NoteBATON ROUGE - Aug. 1 is the technical date when a new bowling season begins each year. So it seems appropriate that after a few weeks off, it’s time to get a new season of bowling news columns underway here at WBRZ.com. And, unfortunately, there has been some very sad national news over the weekend which has to be our lead. “Jakob was one of the most unique players in PBA history,” PBA Commissioner Tom Clark said. A local group finished Saturday with a Pensacola city record for a five-man team as confirmed by the local association in Florida.