Pro Bowlers Tour - 1965 Thunderbird PBA Open - Burton vs. Baca

[20alphabet]

Btw, baca in Japanese means stupid. Not that he's stupid, just saying.

[wurlitzer78]

this is my favorite bowling video on youtube.

love the style back then and the tv coverage was awsome.

espn is so lame now

[20alphabet]

Wow, look at all the 5 pins! That should tell anyone paying attention how far the game has fallen. Now any once-a-week Vegas league bowler can rip the 5. It was indeed a sad day when the BPAA took over the USBC.

[WSenator1]

These are the shows, along with the earlier "Championship Bowling" that got me begging and annoying my parents to take me bowling. Thankfully they gave in and I loved bowling ever since - and I wasn't that bad in my prime. More comments to follow. Thanks for the clip!

[bobaytoday]

few players followed through fully because the oil was applied with a bug sprayer, and the heads determined how far the ball would slip down the ramp..slipperier than snot with trees to fell meant 5-7 splits were guaranteed

3 + times per game

[hiervince]

Bo Burton looks like Rick Astley.

[gurowiczw]

Back then, it seems as if Telecasters make reference to Full/Half rollers a lot. Those are terms you just don't hear anymore, lol.

[WSenator1]

This clip brings back so many wonderful memories of the PBT on ABC, Saturdays, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Featured in this clip are the three commentators of the show: Chris Schenkel, who was with the show all 35 years on the air; Bill Welu, who was the first color commentator, and a great bowler himself; and Nelson Burton, Jr. (and he sure does look different from later on!) as Welu's successor when Welu died. More comments to follow. Thanx!

[TheBrassHole]

Pens just didn't bounce around on the deck like they do now. Just like baseballs didn't bounce like they do now.

[BowlingOldies]

@TheBrassHole They're called PINS, not PENS. :-)

[exconvictriddick]

@BowlingOldies PENIS?

[analyzingfunny]

@BowlingOldies thank youyou graicing us with you're grate spelling skills.

[the13thking]

@TheBrassHole I am not sure when (I guess I could look it up)--"The bowling pins of the 40's & 50's were made of wood and ranged anywhere from 3 Ibs to 4 Ibs. In those days with rubber balls a 190 to 200 was a winning average. In the late 60's the wooden pins were covered with a nylon sleeve at the base and dipped in a white plastic coating before they were decorated with a company's markings & logos."--this is part of the reason for the difference.

[TheBrassHole]

@the13thking Well that makes sense. Thanx for the info. the13thking.

[the13thking]

@TheBrassHole OH, and for those that might not know it, as the follow-up post didn't post, the nylon coating and plastic coating makes the pins a bot more lively. ALSO, what I have not found yet, is when "double void" pins became popular. Most of the older pins like this were solid all the way through, or might have had only a single void in the middle of them. Later, maybe after the 60s???, they came out with the double voids, making the pins a bit more top heavy making and very lively!

[TheBrassHole]

@the13thking Makes one wonder if AMF and Brunswick were competing on pin sales by making the most "lively" pin.

[slkaiser69]

@TheBrassHole The side boards and the pins themselves have undergone a dramatic evolution. As have the lane stock themselves.

[kapowyadao]

Sam Baca is now the founder of 'Legends" bowling products and "Lane Master" bowling balls. He is also considered as one of the most influental bowling profiles in the world. Also a Gold certified bowling coach

[jawombkamagubi]

A classic video; youtube is amazing and the bowling enthusiasts out there, to see things like this that havnt been seen by myself atleast NBJ has always been a favorite of mine. in 1977 he walked into the arena in allen park ,mi for a tourney with his wife wearing a black mink coat, quite an entry.,thx for posting.

[dougcondor]

Bo Burton looks like Peter Parker, aka "Spiderman."

[pinboyjorf]

oh my gosh! nelson the nerd.

[David87124]

Enjoyed the video. I always wondered why I disregarded Bo's advice that anyone with a back swing above their head would not be a successful Pro Bowler. He was of course was right on me; boy was I glad when PDW came along and won with that high back swing. I sure forgot Bo's glasses though - LOL

[rstp354]

The split screen aka "double exposure" was a big deal back then - hard to believe it was 44 years ago!

[Musicalbowlrkat300]

baca throws the worst ball like ever! lol

[leopoldmozart]

I don't know...too bad we couldn't see Ray Bluth's match. He's a dead baller as well.

[dbadm]

Sorry - Ray Bluth took the cover off the ball. He could generate more revs than anyone from his era.

[CharlieBrownBowler]

Another quality upload, Randy. Thank you!

Man, I love the sound of a hard rubber bowling ball on a wood lane. It takes me back to my childhood.

[jayjarnold]

Absolutely fab video! And I miss that AMF SpareMaker decor, too...thanks for sharing this!

[cardshowman]

Truly a great video I loved watching this! Thanks for sharing!

[sommerssmith]

You heard Billy say more direct for Sam compared to Ray Bluth. Maybe that's why Sam was leaving 5-7 combinations. More common back then for pros than today.

[dp92492]

bacas style reminds me of dave husted

[Pdasilva0324]

Awesome clip! Schenkel's voice and delivery didn't change a bit from the days of this clip til his last broadcast in 1997.

[rippedon]

Bo had decent biceps even then.

[mrbowling300]

thanks for the post! Great job as always!

[odiedude]

Wow, Bo looks NOTHING like he did years later when he had longer hair!

[themrfreeze07]

Great video! Gotta love those old AMF SpareMaker systems too!

[ilovesteelydan]

These clips are priceless... thank you as always, for posting.

[XXXXShelts]

Dont think Bo ever beat Dick on TV

[dbacksta]

also, would you have any footage of the old bowling for dollars shows by any chance?

[BowlingOldies]

Bowling for Dollars was a syndicated package sold to local TV stations. So although the format was the same from market to market, each local station produced its own Bowling for Dollars series. There were as many different hosts as there were stations carrying the series. I wish I'd taped some B4$ episodes when it was on in the market I lived in at the time. The host would have been the legendary Verne "Maybe...YES SIR!!!" Lundquist, who hosted B4$ on WFAA-TV, Dallas. But I didn't. :-(

[jayjarnold]

Chick Hearn, the legendary Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster, hosted B4$ on L.A. and San Francisco (KBHK 44) TV in 1978-79. THAT was different. lol! Didn't know that about Lundquist, but I imagine he was good as emcee.

[BowlingOldies]

Chick Hearn was also the play-by-play voice on Jackpot Bowling with Milton Berle, part of the NBC prime time lineup in 1960 and '61.

[dbacksta]

unreal, great footage, if you find these rare pieces, keep posting them

[dcbandnerd]

3:13

Nice break, Bo.