Pro Bowlers Tour - 1979 Showboat Invitational - "A Repertoire of Strikes"

Semi-final match from the 1979 Showboat Invitational. Earl Anthony, having defeated Mark Roth in Match 2 of the stepladder finals, meets Emmett Shutes, making his first appearance on the TV finals. Shutes, a protégé of legendary bowling instructor Bill Taylor, buries Anthony under an avalanche of strikes, most coming in what can only be described as unconventional fashion, prompting Bo Burton to utter the funniest line of his broadcasting career when he dubbed Shutes' lucky string as "a repertoire of strikes." Shutes would go on to defeat tournament leader Paul Moser for his first (and I believe his only) PBA title in what would prove to be an otherwise unheralded career (although he was later inducted into the Pennsylvania State Bowling Association Hall of Fame, so I guess it wasn't all that unheralded). Chris Schenkel on play-by-play. Nelson Burton, Jr. on color. Showboat Lanes, Las Vegas, NV. Jan. 13, 1979.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• PBA
• Pro Bowlers Tour
• bowling
• Earl Anthony
• Emmett Shutes
• Chris Schenkel
• Nelson Burton
• classic tv

[guffnuh]

you spelled avalanche wrong

[BowlingOldies]

Fixed.  Thanks.

[20alphabet]

What's that? The bowling world didn't know something? After 100 years of popularity in America it took Asians to figure something out? You must be another Asian teen with no sense of history. Glenn Allison threw a "spinner" in the 50's, long before Mark Roth dominated the pro tour in the 70's with HIS 5" track. Trying to create history that isn't so just makes nobody believe you later. At this point you have no face.

[rallyden]

what the bowling world didn't know back then was how a spinner ball can create pin action. emmet's seemingly lucky strikes are common nowadays in the asian bowling community, where bowlers with low physical attributes use the spinner (along w/ a light ball) to create pin action. emmet may be ahead for his time!

[clarkstaxiservice]

Emmett coached me somewhat back in the early 80s. Great guy! The last time I saw Paul Moser was probably in the Eastern Regionals in the 80s.

[jayjarnold]

And I chuckled watching the woman on the lower-right portion of the screen at 7:41, shaking her head following Emmett's 6th strike. lol!

[pinboyjorf]

thats some lucky shit man.

[brian1969a]

Is it me, or does it seem like every video of Earl at the Showboat Invit., he had trouble on the right lane?

[Tata996]

Better lose by another's tremendous string of luck rather than get convincingly destroyed

[deesyphrr]

These must be 3 lb. 2 oz. pins.