1982 PBA National - Earl Anthony vs. Charlie Tapp, pt2

Enjoy the conclusion of the 1982 PBA National.

Earl's opponent was Charlie Tapp. I asked Charlie if he had any insight into the match..here's what he said:

"The year before I just missed the top 24 and right afterwards I told my roomie Joe Hutchinson "Hutch,I can win this thing next year". So I looked forward to it for an entire season.

Right before the show Hutch and I talked on the phone and he told me, " Charlie, be sure to stay close no matter what, because somewhere along the line Earl will throw one bad and give you a chance".
I thought he threw 2 of them bad, the greek church in the second and the first one in the 10th. That thing was DOA but he got lucky. I really thought I bowled a better game than he did.
Also considering that the ball I used all week somehow turned up missing on Saturday morning. I had to use one I never touched the entire tournament. I spent more time working on that stupid thing than paying attention to what I was doing.
It was a great thrill no matter what. Plus I have to be in the LeRoy Neiman painting somewhere.

I got a smooth $250.00 for wearing the shirt!

I think that was the show that (Dave) Davis asked for a re-rack and told (Tournament Director) Harry Golden he did it just so he could get him on camera.

Speaking of the re-rack, it took 15 seconds to get Harrys attention because he was looking down while opening a piece of candy. He couldn't hear me because he had the head set on and the wrapper crackled like the building was on fire.
What great memories!"

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Sports

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• PBA
• bowling
• earl
• anthony
• charlie
• tapp

[sammydavisjrsr]

Though it has nothing to do with this match, I believe this was the year Glenn Allison achieved the first (and only legitimate) 900 series.

[mrbowling300]

@sammydavisjrsr You are correct....Glenn Allison's 900 came in June 1982.

[XxowendanxX]

I love this shit. Mrbowling300 is an internet god for posting all this...Earl kicks ass that was cute when he hugged and kissed his wife at the end...Charlie Tapp sucks ha haha....

[mrbowling300]

Thanks! I will try to get some news ones up soon. Tapper is actually a great and funny guy. Him and Joe Hutchinson make a great comedy team!

[thedoc56]

@BIGGREENLEAF1 Getting pretty defensive huhh Loll you said "today anybody even a 120-160 average bowler becomes a 220 average with a super powered reactive ball." That is incorrect. Reactive balls do not make you a better bowler. if your using them on house shot, sure your avg might go up ,but not by 80 pins. I do most of my bowling on sport patterns so calm down. what makes you think I have a 160 avg? and "wouldnt stand a chance on flat oil" lolll man I feel sorry for your customers

[BIGGREENLEAF1]

@thedoc56 No I just own 21 bowling centers and have a title in all 3 forms of the sport tenpin, candlepin, and duckpin and know what is done to make nobodys like you with your big 160 avg think they are really 200 avg bowlers when they wouldn't stand a chance on a flat oil pattern etc. I said more than a ball creates this, have you ever read before? If you don't believe me look at the June issue page 20 of bowling industry magazine, I just backed up every word now your turn, nobody....

[thedoc56]

@BIGGREENLEAF1 theres no way a 120-160 average becomes a 220 avg w a new ball. have u ever bowled before?

[chuckers40]

The one thing that I admired about Earl is that he did it in the biggest of tournaments: "The Majors". Earl has 10 major championships in his career: 6 PBA's; 2 Tournament of Champions; 2 ABC (now USBC Masters). The next closest is Walter Ray and Mike Aulby have 8 majors and Pete Weber has 7 majors.

[keglerking01]

I want to find one of his wrist bands...I had 3 of them back in the day...Earl Anthony Action Arm.....

[BIGGREENLEAF1]

@PaBasser For the most part all of Earl's wins were on wood lanes and Walter Ray's on synthetic which are all the same basic thing same markings and board locations depending on which of the different makers of lanes they are using that week, and they don't change that much over lots of play on them. Plus Earl did it when at the end of his regular career the urethane ball was just coming out and today anybody even a 120-160 average bowler becomes a 220 average with a super powered reactive ball.

[XxowendanxX]

@irishpogi I started there junior league saturday mornings, my first season was the '79-'80 season then joined my first adult league for the '84-'85 season. within a couple years I was in 4 leagues...yes it closed in 1988 then I started bowling at this place down near Union Square where a lot of the MSG people went...and some of them went to Leisure Time at the Port Authority...I hated traveling down to 14th st. so I quit in 1989...if you don't mind, what's your first name? maybe I know you.

[irishpogi]

@XxowendanxX I remember the bowling center in Madison Square Garden fondly.  It closed in 1988.