tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post3893126429448355958..comments2024-03-25T17:18:56.205-04:00Comments on Saturday Morning Archives: Game Time: The Professional Bowlers Tour (1961-1997)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-53812420945073214792012-01-10T22:34:05.738-05:002012-01-10T22:34:05.738-05:00Oh, I think we all know who Howard Cosell was, Mar...Oh, I think we all know who Howard Cosell was, Mario. Right now, I'm picturing in my mind Cosell attempting to call a bowling match----and failing! A SNL skit that could've been and never was!hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-71031681959979073822012-01-10T16:25:05.792-05:002012-01-10T16:25:05.792-05:00I remember seeing bowling presented by ABC years a...I remember seeing bowling presented by ABC years ago, but it did not keep my attention as a small child. The bowling events presented by CBS in recent years kept my attention. I saw the event presented by ABC last year, too. <br /><br />For readers who don't know who R.A.M.'67 was referencing in his last sentence, he was referring to Howard Cosell.Mario500https://www.blogger.com/profile/18251171060938775260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-5541008907138644742012-01-10T12:05:17.457-05:002012-01-10T12:05:17.457-05:00I still play the game. It's just that the mark...I still play the game. It's just that the marketing nerds at the networks are convinced Joe Average is more interested in something trendy, like extreme sports, for example, which is why ESPN pushes the X Games like crazy.<br /><br />The PBT had some great themes, though, back in the day, which I miss.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-27482569763397159552012-01-10T11:20:02.782-05:002012-01-10T11:20:02.782-05:00I used to watch this with my mom!
We were both bo...I used to watch this with my mom!<br /><br />We were both bowlers and I learned all about who was who on this show! <br /><br />It's a shame it's all but gone now.magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-86011487222385968482012-01-09T23:49:00.745-05:002012-01-09T23:49:00.745-05:00ABC finally gave it up because the ratings went do...ABC finally gave it up because the ratings went down due to people becoming more interested in other pursuits.<br /><br />There was a time when Chris Schenkel also covered golf and other sports, and thus had to miss some tournaments. In those days, Bud Palmer or another announcer would sub. Those were the days, man.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-56381909559147565782012-01-09T21:13:22.772-05:002012-01-09T21:13:22.772-05:00I remember watching the last several years of ABC&...I remember watching the last several years of ABC's coverage until it was dropped. <br /><br />Of course, any enjoyment gotten from the matches depended on how many of the top-ranked players were on during the televised matches and the rare occasions when perfect games were bowled. Tournaments varied in fun from week to week, which might partly explain why ABC finally stopped the weekly broadcasts.<br /><br />Most of all, let's remember the late Chris Schenkel, who covered a <b>lot</b> of those games (most often with bowler Nelson "Bo" Burton, Jr.). He was to bowling what Cosell was to boxing, except he wasn't annoying! :o)R.A.M.'67https://www.blogger.com/profile/12817535165296807817noreply@blogger.com