Video Sunday: 1976 Earl Anthony Vs Dick Weber

Here is the last 9 minutes of a 1976 match between two bowling greats, Dick Weber and Earl Anthony.
It is the 1976 PBA AMF Pro Classic, which took place from Feb 17-21 at the Garden City Bowl in Garden City, New York.

At this point, Weber was tied with Don Johnson for the lead in most PBA victories with 24. This was his 25th career title and he earned $14,000. He thus became the first pro bowler to earn more than $500,000 in his career. This was also his first victory on the PBA tour since 1973.

Here's the results of the 5 games for the televised finals:
1 Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo., bowled 2 games earned $14,000
2. Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. bowled 1 game, earned 8,000
3. Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla., bowled 2 games, earned 6,000
4. Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Cal. bowled 2 games, won 5,000
5. Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. bowled 1 game) 4,000

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Conner defeated DiTolla, 218-217; Pierce defeated Conner, 198-175; Weber defeated Pierce, 216-171, and in the championship game, Weber defeated Anthony, 216-210.

Before the TV finals, the contestants bowled 18 games with the top 5 pinfall winners advancing.

         Name,                      City/State               Pins          WLT        +        Tot        Amt
1        Earl Anthony,        Tacoma, Wash.         8989         17-7-0         510         9499        
2        Dick Weber,           St. Louis, Mo.         9009         16-8-0         480         9489        
#3        Glenn Pierce,       Jacksonville, Fla.     9008         15-9-0         450         9458        
4        Ed DiTolla,           Maywood, N.J.         8912         14-9-1         435         9347        
5        Fred Conner,         Mar Vista, Cal.         8897         14-10-0         420         9317        
*6        Steve Neff,          Sarasota, Fla.         8791         14-8-2         450         9241         $3,050
7        Carmen Salvino,     Chicago, Ill.         8869         i1-13-0         330         9199         2,500
8        Les Schissler,         Denver, Colo.         8769         14-10-0         420         9189         2,300
9        Mark Roth,             Staten Island, N.Y.         8835         11-12-1         345         9180         2,100
10        Sam Flanagan,      Parkersburg, W. Va.         8700         12-12-0         360         9150         2,000
11        Ernie Schlegel,      U.S.A.         8676         14-8-2         450         9126         1,900
12        Wayne Zahn,        Tempe, Ariz.         8724         12-11-1         375         9099         1,800
13        Jim Maxey,         Atlanta, Ga.         8759         10-13-1         315         9074         1,700
14        Paul Colwell,      Tucson, Ariz.         8591         13-11-0         390         8981         1,600
15        Dennis Swayda,    Phoenix, Ariz.         8675         10-14-0         300         8975         1,500
16        John Denton,        Midland, Texas         8639         11-13-0         330         8969         1,400
17        Doc Iandoli,        Whitestone, N.Y.         8513         13-11-0         390         8903         1,350
18        Bobby Crull,      Tipton, Ind.         8521         9-15-0         270         8791         1,300
&19        Craig Mueller,   Union, N.J     8823         13-11-0         390         8777         1087.50
20        Don Helling,        St. Charles, Mo.         8493         9-15-0         270         8763         1,200
21        George Pappas,     Charlotte, N.C.         8523         7-17-0         210         8733         1,150
22        Teata Semiz,         River Edge, N.J.         8432         9-15-0         270         8702         1,100
23        Hank Behrbom,  Yonkers, N.Y.         8414         7-17-0         210         8624         1,050
24        Mike Matosich,    San Bruno, Calif.         8304         9-15-0         270         8574         1,000

18-GAME TOTALS

Video Sunday: Earl Anthony vs Mike McGrath, BPAA US Open 1973

The videos below are the earliest ones on YouTube that feature Earl Anthony, as far as I can determine. (It's in black and white, even though the show was filmed in color at this time!)

This is the final match of the BPAA US Open, which took place in the of New York's Madison Square Garden. The announcers were Chris Schenkel and bowler Billy Welu as the "color man."

Both Earl Anthony and Mike McGrath were left-handers. McGrath had an unusual timing device, as you'll see. He'd turn his right foot 90 degrees in relationship to his left foot. That's got to be hard to do!

At this time, Earl is 35, having been born in 1938. This is his second full-time year on the Pro Bowler's Tour.

If you listen to the commentary, Earl had been having problems with one of his knees (which one isn't specified!). As the tournament leader, he only had to bowl one game - the championship game.

And ... spoiler....

He does lose. (He won $4,000 for coming in second, Mike McGrath won $7,000.)

Earl was in command the entire way but unfortunately opened the door in the ninth ("foundation") frame when he "opened" (left a seven-pin and missed the spare.)

Earl was the winningest bowler in history when he retired, and it was a record which stood for many years until Walter Ray Williams surpassed him (taking twice as many years to do so, however!). Earl also came in second as many times as he came in first!

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Disclaimer
All the videos I share here of classic bowling are hosted at YouTube, uploaded by several bowling enthusiasts and by the courtesy of the entities involved. They do not belong to me and I claim no copyright for them.

Video Sunday: Earl Anthony, Ebonite Open 1971

Here's the earliest footage of Earl Anthony available on YouTube. He loses in the first round of the televised final of the 1971 Ebonite to Skee Foremsky.
The tournament took place from Feb 2-6, 1971 at Saratoga Lanes in San Jose, California. This was the first time that all 16 of the TV finalists were left-handers!

 

From the PBA website, tournament archives section:
TELEVISED FINALS
Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount
1 Larry Lichstein, Windsor Locks, Conn. 437 (2 games) $10,000
2 Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. 227 (1 game) 6,000
3 Skee Foremsky, Houston, Tex. 417 (2 games) 4,000
4 Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. 460 (2 games) 3,500
5 John Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. 205 (1 game) 3,000


PLAYOFF RESULTS-Anthony defeated Petraglia, 265-205; Foremsky defeated Anthony, 223-195; Lichstein defeated Foremsky, 203-194; and in the championship game, Lichstein defeated Davis, 234-227.

40-GAME TOTALS
Name, City/State Pins WLT + Tot Amt
1 Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. 9107 12-4-0 600 9707
2 Larry Lichstein, Windsor Locks, Conn. 8919 11-5-0 550 9469
3 Skee Foremsky, Houston, Tex. 8948 10-6-0 500 9448
4 Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. 8822 11-5-0 550 9372
5 John Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. 8798 11-5-0 550 9348
*6 Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Cal. 8790 8-8-0 400 9190 $2,550
7 Don Glover, Bakersfield, Cal. 8679 9-7-0 450 9129 2,200
8 Butch Gearhart, Houston, Tex. 8700 8-8-0 400 9100 1,900
9 Ed Dolfay, Everett, Wash. 8747 5-11-0 250 8997 1,700
**10 Dan Baudoin, Belmont, Cal. 8738 5-11-0 250 8988 1,600
11 Jim Chestney, Detroit, Mich. 8594 7-9-0 350 8944 1,500
12 Tom Long, Los Angeles, Cal. 8642 6-10-0 300 8942 1,400
13 Ross Packard, San Jose, Cal. 8669 5-11-0 250 8919 1,300
14 Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. 8517 7-9-0 350 8867 1,200
15 Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. 8450 8-8-0 400 8850 1,100
16 Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, Va. 8347 5-11-0 250 8597 1,000

24-GAME TOTALS
Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount
*17 Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. 5193 $890
18 Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. 5179 790
19 Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. 5159 740
20 Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. 5123 690
21 Farriel Hinkle, Los Angeles, Cal. 5107 640
22 Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. 5102 600
23 Jack Getzen, Lansing Mich. 5084 590
24 Bud Horn, Los Angeles Cal. 5049 580
25 Bobby Knipple Long Beach, CCal. 5048 570
2 Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. 5044 560
27 Don Bell, San Francisco, Cal. 5042 550
28 arry' Asher, Costa Mesa, Cal. 5040 540
29 Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Cal. 5020 530
30 Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. 5015 520
31 Larry Laub, San Francisco, Cal. 5012 510
32 Ron Buckley, Columbus, Ohio 5007 500
33 Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. 5003 490
34 Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 4996 480
35 Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Cal. 4987 470
36 Lindy Lundeen, Duluth, Minn. 4975 460
37 Dick Peckham, Schenectady, N.Y. 4961 450
38 Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. 4957 440
39 Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. 4949 430
40 Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Cal. 4948 420
41 Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. 4985 410
42 Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Cal. 4927 200
Bill Tucker, St. Louis, Mo. 4927 200

Video Sunday: Earl Anthony Teaches Bowling Part V

This is the final part of Earl Anthony Teaches Beginning Bowling, in which Earl has a young woman bowler shoot a few balls, and helps her correct and improve her game.

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Disclaimer
All the videos I share here of classic bowling are hosted at YouTube, uploaded by several bowling enthusiasts and by the courtesy of the entities involved. They do not belong to me and I claim no copyright for them.