Love these old PBA Tour shows. I was bowling Saturday youth leagues back then. They were in the morning. I would come home, have lunch, and then watch the PBA Tour and Wide World of Sports. ABC controlled my Saturday afternoon viewing back in the day 😁
I'd argue this was Amleto's best performance. Had never begun to show he could do anything but rip the cover off of it. Sneaks by with a 150 then starts jamming it up the track and runs over Williams and Roth.
It was a struggle for even pros to bowl 200. We could have used some views of Monicelli's sister to get some beauty into the telecast but it appears she was not there. If you were like me, you were saying to yourself that I could have won this tournament, If the professionals were having a lot of trouble, most likely you would have too. Thanks for posting this tournament.
Just listen to the different sound wooden lanes make compared to synthetic. Bringing back some bad memories of my first time bowling on wooden lanes...!!!! Lol......
An infamous show this one! That second game would have to be a PBA TV record low number of strikes in a match. Anyone notice in the third game following the Lentine match, it appears they've turned down the TV lights shining on 59.
was it always 59 and 60 used at the Showboat for TV? (and I know the doubles was frequently at the Showboat as well) and what were some other (in)famous low scoring TV matches? and was Gip Lentine the only person NOT to have a strike on a TV match? (even in Tom Daugherty's infamous 100 game, he had a couple of strikes)
Yes, 59 and 60 were the "TV Pair", always. And, that's a good question about the lowest games ever bowled. I will do some research and get back to you, on that one.
Gip and Amleto's match was brutal to watch. It seems that Bo Burton would have had a great look on this pair. But had to settle on being on the broadcast as color guy.
i guess you didn't watch the show or otherwise you would've seen the shit oil pattern and the terrible scores by all bowlers. plus you call Amleto "his opponent" ? i think Amleto, having the career he had in bowling deserves to be named and not be labeled his opponent!
dettigs Wife beaters should be addressed by name in a court of law, nowhere else. And Mark Roth's performance WAS dismal, given his ability to overcome nearly any lane condition. Find your entertainment elsewhere.
I read about this event in my Bowling 200+ book where Mike Aulby and Dave Ferraro talked about how extremely brutal this pair was. From watching it....yeesh....no joke.
TopKirby8305 I watched the Showboat Doubles event just before watching this upload. They stated that they used a machine to dress #60 and hand oiled #59. I do not know if this technique was used in a singles event
Love these old PBA Tour shows. I was bowling Saturday youth leagues back then. They were in the morning. I would come home, have lunch, and then watch the PBA Tour and Wide World of Sports. ABC controlled my Saturday afternoon viewing back in the day 😁
Oh cool the Guy who posted this is from Detroit :) thats our ABC station , channel 7 WXYZ :) nice saw the commercial
for a short time, Gip Lentine performed lane maintenance duties for the LPBT
I'd argue this was Amleto's best performance. Had never begun to show he could do anything but rip the cover off of it. Sneaks by with a 150 then starts jamming it up the track and runs over Williams and Roth.
It was a struggle for even pros to bowl 200. We could have used some views of Monicelli's sister to get some beauty into the telecast but it appears she was not there. If you were like me, you were saying to yourself that I could have won this tournament, If the professionals were having a lot of trouble, most likely you would have too. Thanks for posting this tournament.
Man this brings back memories of my childhood Saturdays at 3pm on ABC
Same here. Always looked forward to it.
Just listen to the different sound wooden lanes make compared to synthetic. Bringing back some bad memories of my first time bowling on wooden lanes...!!!! Lol......
An infamous show this one!
That second game would have to be a PBA TV record low number of strikes in a match.
Anyone notice in the third game following the Lentine match, it appears they've turned down the TV lights shining on 59.
was it always 59 and 60 used at the Showboat for TV? (and I know the doubles was frequently at the Showboat as well)
and what were some other (in)famous low scoring TV matches? and was Gip Lentine the only person NOT to have a strike on a TV match? (even in Tom Daugherty's infamous 100 game, he had a couple of strikes)
Yes, 59 and 60 were the "TV Pair", always. And, that's a good question about the lowest games ever bowled. I will do some research and get back to you, on that one.
I seem to recall the Showboat predominantly used 59-60 but on some other TV matches in the past used other pairs.
In 1972 they used 37-38
Walter ray , throwing a thunderbolt,, one of my favorite balls :) especially for the time
and wearing a La Mode shirt!!!!
To this day, WRW JR's game hasn't changed one bit!
@@TrojanLuver7 La Commode
Only he could make a turd like this be successful
Gip seemed like a unique dude. Just did things and lived his own way. I think Bo actually says something to that affect at some point about him.
Holy cow!!!! A Rhino bowling ball...!!!! Boy, that brings back some memories, Lol!!!!
Gip and Amleto's match was brutal to watch. It seems that Bo Burton would have had a great look on this pair. But had to settle on being on the broadcast as color guy.
I have only seen the thumb and wanted to jump on right quick just to say:
AMLETTTOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
i was there .i can always see myself .looking amused
Man i feel for Gip! he caught some bad breaks.
Dismal performance by Mark Roth. Shame his opponent gained a second title at his expense.
i guess you didn't watch the show or otherwise you would've seen the shit oil pattern and the terrible scores by all bowlers. plus you call Amleto "his opponent" ? i think Amleto, having the career he had in bowling deserves to be named and not be labeled his opponent!
dettigs
Wife beaters should be addressed by name in a court of law, nowhere else. And Mark Roth's performance WAS dismal, given his ability to overcome nearly any lane condition. Find your entertainment elsewhere.
here here Amleto was sorry to see the Showboat meet the wrecking ball-He had the shot here!! closest to synthetics in the late 80's!!
HOF is Amleto and rocking the Sr Tour too!!!!
TrojanLuver7
Shame that. GoooooO USC!
I read about this event in my Bowling 200+ book where Mike Aulby and Dave Ferraro talked about how extremely brutal this pair was. From watching it....yeesh....no joke.
TopKirby8305 I watched the Showboat Doubles event just before watching this upload. They stated that they used a machine to dress #60 and hand oiled #59. I do not know if this technique was used in a singles event