Alley Chat Classics - Channel 5 - Joe Ashline vs. Gary Carrington

[@Wolfman12395]

Many MANY thanks for this show that I know I myself have been trying to find for a long time as well as many others. Absolutely FANTASTIC performance by both bowlers, and no doubt one of the best matches ever seen on Channel 5. Couple things I will point out from this show: First, Joe's biggest set back in this one was how many pins he left standing altogether. Having a 424 triple is quite the feat no doubt, though he left 9 pins standing in the first game alone mainly due to the double 6 box near the end that helped Gary have a much bigger lead overall against him to start off. With the fact that Joe left 13 total pins standing by the end of the match, if he had knocked down a few extra, that would have put him in the Championship show that year since Paul Berger's 427 was the lowest qualifying score in the end. Even Gary didn't pin that much better himself, leaving 11 pins standing across the three games. Second, it's quite amazing knowing how close these guys came MULTIPLE times to getting the triple strike bonus, and I can only imagine what their overall scores would have been had they actually achieved that feat. On a side note, I wonder if Joe and Gary ever kept a track record of who won more matches between the two when they faced each other? :P It's kind of amazing that out of everything seen on here, we've only had three matches posted between the two bowlers (twice on Stars & Strikes and once on Channel 5) unless I missed something.

[@steveperry1344]

total pinfall determines the winner.

[@kenshattuck550]

WOW!!! What a match!!! One of the best I’ve ever seen!!! Thank you for posting it!!! 😮😮😮

[@AlleyChat]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Wolfman12395]

2:42 with an AMAZING conversion like that in the first box, you KNOW it was going to be a great show!!!! :D

[@netrade3898]

Between that and Gary recovering from the lob and still knocking them all down for a spare. Nothing was sacred in this match.

[@manlyminnesotan]

Love these shows where the best go against the best. Always makes for a super match!

[@MrNiceGuyDSGC99]

My dad was the video production person on this show. Wow

[@dariustavallai5520]

Thank you very much for this match!

[@dariustavallai5520]

How often will you upload candlepin shows on youtube?

[@loubordeaux6105]

Big thanks. This match was terrific.

[@netrade3898]

The most anticipated candlepin match that we've been on the edge of our seats waiting for.

[@johncassani6780]

My dad made the spread eagle for a spare on the show that aired 7/3/76, back in the Sammy White’s days. Definitely a rare feat.

[@rjshipp]

Wonderfully clear video!

[@AlleyChat]

Thank you! I spent many hours restoring it.

[@jviolanza5354]

Fantastic match. Joe and Gary seem like cool guys. Watching these videos makes me long for that time period. Things arent so great now. And probably never will be.

[@helpinghal]

I used to watch Candlepin Bowling all the time and I can't ever remember a lob line violation like Gary had in the 2nd box. I'm sure they happened. Wild that Gary went ahead and knocked them all down again.

[@aaronfontaine6400]

the record is 883 by dick o connell(468) and gary carrington(415) at 883 This match is the second highest with 875

[@dariustavallai5520]

I wonder if anyone had that match to put onto youtube here? It will be awesome to see!

[@johncassani6780]

It would be great to see that. I was very sad to see that Dick O’Connell died in the last year or so. Definitely one of the best bowlers of the ‘80s. RIP

[@HalifaxHercules]

Score would have been better if Joe Ashline had better spare shooting skills. In fact, Joe missed numerous easy spare opportunities in that match. If he went up against Tom Olszta or Rick Martin, he would have lost for sure.

[@NikoPuharBowling]

Wow if I understand correctly this one of the highest combined total scores on channel 5.

[@steveperry1344]

I always liked Joe ashline's free wheeling style, he really whips it.

[@justinwood6407]

Carrington was so scary accurate all the time INCLUDING under pressure. Deserves to be mentioned as one of the best ever to step on the lanes

[@jaybarnes8034]

Any matches with Zack Hample?

[@Sasfoot]

This match was an absolute banger. Ashline rolls a 424 and still loses to Gary's 451, which was better than his total the previous week. I've watched a few episodes of this and other candlepin bowling shows where Gary faced other elite opponents like Berger and the GOAT Olszta, and he never looked this dominant.

[@emichin7010]

RIP Don Gillis, RIP Candlepin Bowling.

[@blg020]

A disappointing string. I would love to get a 121.

[@flames24lightning]

The temperature of this match was Fahrenheit 451. (See what I did there?) 😉😃

[@steveperry1344]

joe may have had the fastest ball i remember seeing.

[@danaringquist9730]

Dr 8-13-23

[@michaeldelisle3239]

This is my tape I have over 1,000 shows recorded I'm glad everybody liked it