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