1981 PBA National - Earl Anthony vs. Ernie Schlegel pt1

The date was March 7, 1981 at the Imperial Lanes in Toledo, Ohio when Earl Anthony qualified number 1 for the PBA National. He faced Ernie Schlegel, who was wearing one of his famous outfits. Ernie was coming off wins against Dave Davis, and Dick Weber. It was an exciting match that came down to the final ball that saw Earl win his 35th career title, and his 4th PBA National Championship up to that point in time. In my opinion, Earl was the best. He accomplished more in a shorter amount of time than any other bowler in PBA history. The '81 PBA National was Earl's 3rd victory in 4 weeks, and he won a 4th title a few weeks later in Garden City. He was dominate in 1981 after coming back from the heart attack a few years back. In fact, Earl went on to become the Bowler of the Year in 1981, for the 4 time. He went on to become bowler of the year, once again, in 1982 and 1983 before retiring prior to the 1984 season. He truly went out at the top of his game. As far as Schlegel, his style was timeless (like Anthony's). If you watch the 1996 TPC, (the famous Pederson stone 8 victory), his style is basically the same. It was also good to see tournament director, Harry Golden, a few times, as Earl requested 4 re-racks throughout the match..probably Harry's busiest time on TV! I hope you enjoy the action.

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[jose2763]

I'd like to see norm duke's first win in the pba

[mrbowling300]

that seems to be the biggest missing tape there is!

[iLuVMeTaL4LiFe]

its been exactly 28 years since this aired. this was bowling at its best

[dbkparm]

Earl threw Ebonite exclusively at this time.

But you are right, the Mark X did hit like a truck.

[BuzzBombBmx]

OMG I want those Red Pants!

[bigleaguechew87]

@waterfordjim Chris Schenkel (play by play) and Nelson Burton Jr. (color analyst). Legends!

[20alphabet]

What ever happened to Earl's wife, Susie?

[chrischar1969]

Its disco stu

[sammydavisjrsr]

Huh, the 1 dislike disappeared when I clicked on the title. Anyway, I was certain Schlegel was the one dislike. Btw, Schlegel and his woman were notorious drug users on the tour. That might account for the "...what was he thinking..." when he picked out the outfit AND the shades to cover the dark circles.

[KengkoyBuraot]

Earl always leaves the 7 on his very first shot.

[jrgorilla1]

i'd like to see the dude compete against these fellas..

[SmooveLefty]

LMAO.... what was Ernie thinking when he decided to put on that outfit!..... hey h'es stylish and different gotta give him that. Earl's wife has beautiful eyes!

[SmooveLefty]

LMAO.... what was Ernie thinking when he decided to put on that outfit!..... hey h'es stylish and different gotta give him that.

[ShadowWolf10000]

You see, this is back when you relied on skill, not the technology that we have in bowling balls today