This is the best 60s bowling telecast ever. Nice 3 games, better sound quality than all the other 60s telecasts, the black and white color was very bright too. Great video overall!
Oldies but goodies these matches were. I kept track of the two bowlers carry and they only left six single pins on pocket hits during six games bowled. There wasn’t a single ten pin left the whole match. See my recent comment above for more details about how much I feel the game has been cheapened over the years.
I have the honor to say that I've cleaned Carl Richard's house for over 10 years and he's one of my dearest friends !!! He is absolutely one of the most incredible men you would ever hope to meet !!! They don't make men like him any more !!! He's still going and teaching bowling at the same bowling alley he spoke of owning in this video at 95 !!! If you're ever in Joplin Mo. stop in at Carl Richard's 4th St. Bowling Alley and bowl a few games !!!
I think this was bowling’s heyday, with talented players making great shots and splitting boards to hit the pocket. I kept track of each bowler’s carry and Don Carter carried all his pocket hits except for four light hits and one four-pin on a hit that was about a board high. Carl Richard carried everything that was close to the pocket except for one hard four-pin. So these two guys left only six single pins on pocket hits in six games bowled. NEITHER ONE LEFT A TEN PIN! They were using rubber balls that cost between twenty and thirty dollars back in the early 1960s. These balls back then were usually guaranteed for the lifetime of the original buyer. Back then nobody was drilling up twenty balls a week and there were no coaches or, God forbid, ball reps present during the televised matches. I think the carry back then was good because the balls were entering the pocket at a shallower angle than today’s equipment. Shallower angle meant that there were fewer things that could go wrong. Back then there were fewer solid 8 and 9 pins left on good-looking hits. I think there were fewer ringing tens as well, because the rubber balls of that era would deflect more, allowing the six-pin to go to the sideboard and snap out the ten. I think the USBC has totally ruined the sport of bowling by allowing lane conditions and bowling balls that are not in keeping with the spirit of the sport and its traditions of accuracy, consistency and great shot-making. It’s all about money these days, and it started back about 1980 when urethane balls were allowed into competition. From that time onwards, it’s never been enough to have just one bowling ball that you could use for strikes and spares in practically every bowling center in the USA. This is just one big fat money grab by the ball manufacturers, aided and abetted by the USBC. Back in the day you had to buy a $25 ball, a decent pair of shoes, and a bag to keep it in. Now even C-league handicappers are toting around four to six balls that cost a small fortune and are often dead after 150 games. They’re scuffing balls to change the shape on the way down the lane and they’re chewing their nails just trying to decide whether to move their feet or switch from a solid asym to a pearl symmetrical. It’s so annoying and stupid when bowling used to be the blue collar workers sport of choice. Now you have to be a frigging engineer and chemist just to understand what’s going on with your game. It’s just all so frigging wasteful and stupid.
BowlingOldies I've cleaned Carl's house for 10 years and he is still going and teaching bowling at that same bowling alley at 95 !! He's one of my dearest friends. They just don't make men like him anymore !!!
Back in the day there was bowling alleys all over the place and they were always packed either in the weekends when there was open bowling or during the week when the leagues were on every Saturday my friends and I will try to go to the scrape up enough money to bowl a couple games and on Sunday my father Who was an excellent bowler would take me and my mother bowling just to walk into the bowling alleys and hear that sound of balls rolling and pins flying and the smell of hamburgers coming from the restaurant counter I will never forget it and Don Carter was everybody's favorite bowler
Carter certainly did not bowl well on this show....and another match on Top Star as well. I remember watching this show on Saturdays as a young lad at around 3pm or so in the Detroit market on what was then WWJ-TV Channel 4. A very good show, as was Championship Bowling with Fred Wolf who was a disc jockey in Detroit mainly and also owned a Bowling Center (Eastland Bowl) for many years in what was called then East Detroit, MI. It was raised around 1995 or so for a CVS drug store. It was a nice place,
My area has lost more than a dozen bowling centers since I was a kid. There were alleys with pin boys over a grocery store and a furniture shop within three blocks of my house. There was another place with eight lanes where they were still sticking pins by hand in 1984. The owner died that year and for all I know those alleys are still up there over a defunct bar and grill, collecting dust.
Did Don Carter win any PBA tournaments after this? Was his career fading at this point? It is hard to see anything dynamic about his bowling in this match- of course, it's only 3 games, but it was hard to see the locus of his strength- although he did have good carry on marginal hits. Thanks for posting.
Don was never spectacular and never bowled especially well in the 3-gsme format of television. His strength was concentration and consistency over the marathon 100-game format of the BPAA All Star Tournament. He won it 4 times and finished in the top-five 9 times. Only Dick Weber, whose career lasted much longer, had a better record.
It's easier for you to see Don in his prime years. Look up on U-Tube Don Carter and watch the clip with "pin boys" in the title, and the clip "A look Back At Don Carter". You will notice he has a total different "address of thee ball" and that he appears to have a quicker delivery. Don had back problems in later years {60's} and this might have also affected his delivery. His delivery in later years was much less fluid than his early years. It's subtle but you can see it. I like you only saw Don in his later years, like this clip. He also had a book written on his delivery, and it shows his early style. Don used a semi-fingertip grip and threw a full roller. It would hook about 12-15' from the pocket and roll straight into the pocket when he was on. Back in the day they called it "Carter Magic" Thanks for the comment Reg
Toss a coin LOL! Nowadays, the advantage of who starts where goes to the higher seed, whoever performed better in the tournament, before making it on tv.
If you have ever read Bill Taylor's book about Don, you can spot every mistake before the release. That was why Carter failed to stay at the top. Look at reels from the All Star in the 50's and you will see the difference immediately.
watching this match we see that Don Carter had lots of charisma and bowled OK, but there was nothing spectacular about his delivery except his uncanny ability to take out the 5 pin on seemingly weak hits.It is not surprising, in retrospect, that Mr. carter's style and success did not survive the 1960's. Fascinating bowling history.
This is the best 60s bowling telecast ever. Nice 3 games, better sound quality than all the other 60s telecasts, the black and white color was very bright too. Great video overall!
Oldies but goodies these matches were. I kept track of the two bowlers carry and they only left six single pins on pocket hits during six games bowled. There wasn’t a single ten pin left the whole match. See my recent comment above for more details about how much I feel the game has been cheapened over the years.
I have the honor to say that I've cleaned Carl Richard's house for over 10 years and he's one of my dearest friends !!! He is absolutely one of the most incredible men you would ever hope to meet !!! They don't make men like him any more !!! He's still going and teaching bowling at the same bowling alley he spoke of owning in this video at 95 !!! If you're ever in Joplin Mo. stop in at Carl Richard's 4th St. Bowling Alley and bowl a few games !!!
I'm going to make an effort to get over there and see him again.
I used to work for his son Randal richard who now owns the 4th street location and bowling world ft smith ark.
Three for a dollar and a quarter?
@@johngadd2622 During the summer it was three games for a buck and a Vanilla Coke or root beer for fifty-five cents!
I think this was bowling’s heyday, with talented players making great shots and splitting boards to hit the pocket. I kept track of each bowler’s carry and Don Carter carried all his pocket hits except for four light hits and one four-pin on a hit that was about a board high. Carl Richard carried everything that was close to the pocket except for one hard four-pin. So these two guys left only six single pins on pocket hits in six games bowled. NEITHER ONE LEFT A TEN PIN! They were using rubber balls that cost between twenty and thirty dollars back in the early 1960s. These balls back then were usually guaranteed for the lifetime of the original buyer. Back then nobody was drilling up twenty balls a week and there were no coaches or, God forbid, ball reps present during the televised matches. I think the carry back then was good because the balls were entering the pocket at a shallower angle than today’s equipment. Shallower angle meant that there were fewer things that could go wrong. Back then there were fewer solid 8 and 9 pins left on good-looking hits. I think there were fewer ringing tens as well, because the rubber balls of that era would deflect more, allowing the six-pin to go to the sideboard and snap out the ten. I think the USBC has totally ruined the sport of bowling by allowing lane conditions and bowling balls that are not in keeping with the spirit of the sport and its traditions of accuracy, consistency and great shot-making. It’s all about money these days, and it started back about 1980 when urethane balls were allowed into competition. From that time onwards, it’s never been enough to have just one bowling ball that you could use for strikes and spares in practically every bowling center in the USA. This is just one big fat money grab by the ball manufacturers, aided and abetted by the USBC. Back in the day you had to buy a $25 ball, a decent pair of shoes, and a bag to keep it in. Now even C-league handicappers are toting around four to six balls that cost a small fortune and are often dead after 150 games. They’re scuffing balls to change the shape on the way down the lane and they’re chewing their nails just trying to decide whether to move their feet or switch from a solid asym to a pearl symmetrical. It’s so annoying and stupid when bowling used to be the blue collar workers sport of choice. Now you have to be a frigging engineer and chemist just to understand what’s going on with your game. It’s just all so frigging wasteful and stupid.
Im in the usbc board in kansas city im surprised hes not in our hall of fame. I think i vote him in this season.
I've actually bowled at Carl Richard's Lanes in Joplin, MO. He has two houses there. Believe it or not, they're still in operation today.
BowlingOldies I've cleaned Carl's house for 10 years and he is still going and teaching bowling at that same bowling alley at 95 !! He's one of my dearest friends. They just don't make men like him anymore !!!
Carl Richards was a great player. That is why his team was always in the mix for a championship
Love watching all the great bowlers before they were hall o famers
REAL bowling by REAL bowlers, unlike today's characters with loaded balls.
You’re damn right! See my recent comment above for the way I feel the game has been cheapened over the years.
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Back in the day there was bowling alleys all over the place and they were always packed either in the weekends when there was open bowling or during the week when the leagues were on every Saturday my friends and I will try to go to the scrape up enough money to bowl a couple games and on Sunday my father Who was an excellent bowler would take me and my mother bowling just to walk into the bowling alleys and hear that sound of balls rolling and pins flying and the smell of hamburgers coming from the restaurant counter I will never forget it and Don Carter was everybody's favorite bowler
Carter certainly did not bowl well on this show....and another match on Top Star as well. I remember watching this show on Saturdays as a young lad at around 3pm or so in the Detroit market on what was then WWJ-TV Channel 4. A very good show, as was Championship Bowling with Fred Wolf who was a disc jockey in Detroit mainly and also owned a Bowling Center (Eastland Bowl) for many years in what was called then East Detroit, MI. It was raised around 1995 or so for a CVS drug store. It was a nice place,
My area has lost more than a dozen bowling centers since I was a kid. There were alleys with pin boys over a grocery store and a furniture shop within three blocks of my house. There was another place with eight lanes where they were still sticking pins by hand in 1984. The owner died that year and for all I know those alleys are still up there over a defunct bar and grill, collecting dust.
Did Don Carter win any PBA tournaments after this? Was his career fading at this point? It is hard to see anything dynamic about his bowling in this match- of course, it's only 3 games, but it was hard to see the locus of his strength- although he did have good carry on marginal hits. Thanks for posting.
Carter had changed his style when this was recorded. He was never the same after. This dates this game to 1963+.
Dominant in the 50's.
@@regmason2329 Carter looks the same to me, so I am interested in the ways in which you say his style had changed.
Don was never spectacular and never bowled especially well in the 3-gsme format of television. His strength was concentration and consistency over the marathon 100-game format of the BPAA All Star Tournament. He won it 4 times and finished in the top-five 9 times. Only Dick Weber, whose career lasted much longer, had a better record.
It's easier for you to see Don in his prime years. Look up on U-Tube Don Carter and watch the clip with "pin boys" in the title, and the clip "A look Back At Don Carter". You will notice he has a total different "address of thee ball" and that he appears to have a quicker delivery. Don had back problems in later years {60's} and this might have also affected his delivery. His delivery in later years was much less fluid than his early years. It's subtle but you can see it. I like you only saw Don in his later years, like this clip. He also had a book written on his delivery, and it shows his early style. Don used a semi-fingertip grip and threw a full roller. It would hook about 12-15' from the pocket and roll straight into the pocket when he was on. Back in the day they called it "Carter Magic" Thanks for the comment Reg
Which one is Don Carter? lol
geeeez ONE MORE GAME lol. one of them might well have bowled a 300 if not both. they got plenty warmed up in the end
Toss a coin LOL! Nowadays, the advantage of who starts where goes to the higher seed, whoever performed better in the tournament, before making it on tv.
If you have ever read Bill Taylor's book about Don, you can spot every mistake before the release. That was why Carter failed to stay at the top. Look at reels from the All Star in the 50's and you will see the difference immediately.
watching this match we see that Don Carter had lots of charisma and bowled OK, but there was nothing spectacular about his delivery except his uncanny ability to take out the 5 pin on seemingly weak hits.It is not surprising, in retrospect, that Mr. carter's style and success did not survive the 1960's. Fascinating bowling history.