I've seen some other Candle Pin Bowling with two announcers who are no where NEAR one of Don. I LOVE that he describes each throw and pin layout for those who are blind and listening at home.
Don definitely adds to the broadcast and is a Hall of Famer for a reason, but man, watching alot of these lately, he really needed better math skills or to not say anything at all. Calling out the wrong scores and prematurely saying Flynn won here detracted from an exciting moment.
Every time I watch this, I am amazed at how far from a lob Joe's last ball was in the first string. No way in heck that was a lob. Not even close. Some of Ralph's calls were way out there.
Keep at it though. I'm dying to get back to it myself. The only way we have a resurgence and maybe have it become even bigger than before, is for people to see these videos and try it out. We need things to do, they've closed so many places for people to go and do things, it would be awesome to have Candlepin bowling back on tv again someday.
They hay day of popularity was back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. My grandfather owned a 10 lane house, and had over 200 kids in his junior leagues every Saturday morning in the early to mid ‘70s. That was down by 80% by the early ‘90s. Most alleys closed because the real estate became too valuable to stay with a business that doesn’t produce a lot of revenue per square foot. Many alleys were sold when they were still profitable. Leagues declined in a big way. There used to be lots of women’s leagues in the morning, back when most didn’t work. There were men’s leagues at night, and couples leagues on Friday and Saturday. All of that declined, quite steeply, in the ‘80s and ‘90s. There also was never much cooperation in promoting the sport. The MBA ran tournaments, but not much else.
No doubt but he's still the best candlepin bowler I've ever seen although I must admit I haven't watched it on TV since the mid 90's so odds are someone has come along who's better but back then it was Tom Olszta and everyone else
@@kylebertulli4435He’s definitely the best of the televised era. And, he started back in the days when practically everyone in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine bowled in a league, which hasn’t been the case in a long time.
Clearly NOT a lob in Joe's 10th box and Peter Flynn,replayed them times. Ralph missed that call,ironically I've seen worse than that not being called. Excellent contests OConnell by 3 pins, but too bad Don Gillis initially announced Peter Flynn won the match.
Canada had some great Candlepin Bowlers, notably Tony LeBlanc, Kansas Snow, Rick Martin, and Barry Soward. During the Belvedere Superpins series on ATV during the early 1990s, LeBlanc and Snow were the two dominant Candlepin Bowlers.
1:04:16 Brazen and an extremely dumb move in a money tournament. In fact, this is a very, very amateur move for such a high ranking bowler to do. Bowling over 25 years, seen all the big boys in person over the years. NOBODY would EVER recommend going for the dead wood.... ever. Aim for the pins, always. You can never predict what the dead wood will do, and in this case, this attempt basically cost Mr. Flynn the match ( he lost by 3 overall ).
I'd agree Having bowled in leagues with and against one of the best bowlers ever in Dan Murphy who also Ran the bowling Alley I started bowling in in Hillsboro, NH at that time. I learned from Dan unless the wood is the only option you go after the pins first. I had a respectable average of around 115 myself and almost got on the regular show once. Made it to the finals in the roll offs and missed the top 5 for the next set of tapings by something like 8 pins.
With my last reply being said I can also see why Peter tried to use the wood. Being a Left Handed bowler myself I might have tried to go to the right side of the five pin and kick it over into the others hoping for some action and the 8 pin keeping the 5 in play. Or I would have tried to go for a light 4-7 hit and hope for action the other way. I personally wouldn't have tried to use the wood unless it was more in the middle of the deck and angled just a little less so it would have swept all four of them. No matter how it's played it's a very difficult shot and the chances of making it a spare were slim even for bowlers of that caliber. But I don't think it cost him the match because it seamed like Dick O'connel was getting better leaves even when he missed the head pin. Also it came right down to the last two frames Dick pinned better in the 9th and filled his spare better in the 10th.
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So happy you left the commercials in!!!! I am having happy flashbacks to my childhood
I forgot how expensive light bulbs were.
Idk what was better the bowling or the rad commercials ❤️🎳
Yes including a rapist
Don Gillis was the goat of sports broadcasters in Boston
I've seen some other Candle Pin Bowling with two announcers who are no where NEAR one of Don. I LOVE that he describes each throw and pin layout for those who are blind and listening at home.
@@SimuLord Same here. It puts me into a relaxing state before sleep and eliminates my anxiety. Just wish we had this version in the Pacific Northwest.
Don will always be the man.
Don definitely adds to the broadcast and is a Hall of Famer for a reason, but man, watching alot of these lately, he really needed better math skills or to not say anything at all. Calling out the wrong scores and prematurely saying Flynn won here detracted from an exciting moment.
I’ve bowled my whole life and never heard of candlestick bowling until yesterday. Now I’ve watched several via TH-cam.
Every time I watch this, I am amazed at how far from a lob Joe's last ball was in the first string. No way in heck that was a lob. Not even close. Some of Ralph's calls were way out there.
That was an exciting Championship Show! Way to go to all the bowlers!
Arguably the very best of all the 5-person championship shows.
How was it the best? It was by far the lowest scoring show.
@@kylebertulli4435 That's exactly why!
I just started to get into candlepin, guess from the looks of it I'm 30 years to late lol.
Keep at it though. I'm dying to get back to it myself. The only way we have a resurgence and maybe have it become even bigger than before, is for people to see these videos and try it out. We need things to do, they've closed so many places for people to go and do things, it would be awesome to have Candlepin bowling back on tv again someday.
They hay day of popularity was back in the ‘60s and ‘70s. My grandfather owned a 10 lane house, and had over 200 kids in his junior leagues every Saturday morning in the early to mid ‘70s. That was down by 80% by the early ‘90s. Most alleys closed because the real estate became too valuable to stay with a business that doesn’t produce a lot of revenue per square foot. Many alleys were sold when they were still profitable. Leagues declined in a big way. There used to be lots of women’s leagues in the morning, back when most didn’t work. There were men’s leagues at night, and couples leagues on Friday and Saturday. All of that declined, quite steeply, in the ‘80s and ‘90s. There also was never much cooperation in promoting the sport. The MBA ran tournaments, but not much else.
thanks for the post 8-5-2022
One of the best matches ever
Who would have bet Tom Olszta getting bounced in the first round? That’s candlepin bowling!, you never know!
No doubt but he's still the best candlepin bowler I've ever seen although I must admit I haven't watched it on TV since the mid 90's so odds are someone has come along who's better but back then it was Tom Olszta and everyone else
@raymonddionne5088 most still say he was the best ever.
@@kylebertulli4435He’s definitely the best of the televised era. And, he started back in the days when practically everyone in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine bowled in a league, which hasn’t been the case in a long time.
Tom Olszta still b far the BEST candlepin bowler EVER, I SAID EVER, HE WAS THE BEST......PERIOD
I would say at that time Olszta along with Dan Murphy, Peter Flynn, Tim Lypke, & Rich "hawk" Hallas would be the top five candlepin bowlers there are.
They all suck
@@williambarnard1763 I would respectfully disagree with you there. Olszta, Carrington, Berger, Sargent, and Atkins are the top 5.
Did anyone else notice that after Tom Olszta lost his match, he was not sitting with the other bowlers until the final match?
Ngl the commercials were the best part.
Clearly NOT a lob in Joe's 10th box and Peter Flynn,replayed them times. Ralph missed that call,ironically I've seen worse than that not being called. Excellent contests OConnell by 3 pins, but too bad Don Gillis initially announced Peter Flynn won the match.
3:21
Those days are looooooooonnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggg gone
Has any noticed when there bowling in Natick there on lanes 2 and 3. How is that possible where is the ball return for lane1?
Olszta was easily the best candlepin bowler in the U.S. I do know Canada has had some great bowlers like Matt LeBlanc.
@grammar hammer yes lol
Canada had some great Candlepin Bowlers, notably Tony LeBlanc, Kansas Snow, Rick Martin, and Barry Soward.
During the Belvedere Superpins series on ATV during the early 1990s, LeBlanc and Snow were the two dominant Candlepin Bowlers.
Cool bowltng
Way to go Pete Flynn on the 2nd String!
18:32 Steve Renaud smoking in the audience?
Was this something that was more of a regional sport?
Bàd call not a lob at all he must needed his glasses that day
18:45 Why was that disallowed?
the line on the foor the ball must be on the lane before the line
@@Jen6374 Does the ball have to be rolling before it enters the lane?
What the hell is a "lob" why is it illegal??
When is the next tapping
why is this new? seen it before
Wanted to re-post it without splitting it into parts and have it in better quality too.
R.I.P DON GILLIS AND FAIRWAY LANES
you won't be throwing the ball like that when your a senior citizen my friend............
It’s possible if you remain healthy.
1:04:16 Brazen and an extremely dumb move in a money tournament. In fact, this is a very, very amateur move for such a high ranking bowler to do. Bowling over 25 years, seen all the big boys in person over the years. NOBODY would EVER recommend going for the dead wood.... ever.
Aim for the pins, always. You can never predict what the dead wood will do, and in this case, this attempt basically cost Mr. Flynn the match ( he lost by 3 overall ).
I'd agree Having bowled in leagues with and against one of the best bowlers ever in Dan Murphy who also Ran the bowling Alley I started bowling in in Hillsboro, NH at that time. I learned from Dan unless the wood is the only option you go after the pins first. I had a respectable average of around 115 myself and almost got on the regular show once. Made it to the finals in the roll offs and missed the top 5 for the next set of tapings by something like 8 pins.
With my last reply being said I can also see why Peter tried to use the wood. Being a Left Handed bowler myself I might have tried to go to the right side of the five pin and kick it over into the others hoping for some action and the 8 pin keeping the 5 in play. Or I would have tried to go for a light 4-7 hit and hope for action the other way. I personally wouldn't have tried to use the wood unless it was more in the middle of the deck and angled just a little less so it would have swept all four of them. No matter how it's played it's a very difficult shot and the chances of making it a spare were slim even for bowlers of that caliber. But I don't think it cost him the match because it seamed like Dick O'connel was getting better leaves even when he missed the head pin. Also it came right down to the last two frames Dick pinned better in the 9th and filled his spare better in the 10th.
He did the right thing. He ended up with a ten. Had he not used the wood, he may have ended up with an 8.