Alley Chat Classics - Channel 5 - Tom Olszta vs Lou Alberghini

[@timslager5966]

Wow! Thanks for the memories! It was how I spent Saturday mornings when I was a kid watching all these guys.

[@Wolfman12395]

23:31 Awesome spread eagle conversion! :)

[@weldonmackenzie1963]

why so many skip lobs in the matches? everywhere almost every game

[@Wolfman12395]

I wonder if he's been called "Skip to my Lou".... =P

[@stevea6936]

Lou "the animal" Alberghini. Yes this brings back memories from over 30 years ago when I use to bowl the same league as he did at Viking East Bridgewater. Lou was actually a nice fun guy if you knew him personally but put a candlepin ball in his hands he became a "Rage against the pins and everything else, LOL😂" Fun to watch when he was on his game with that explosive ball speed but when he was off he was terrible. Before Fred Thompson built Viking lanes in E. Bridgewater he had a small 10-lane in Bridgewater. The alleys had a standard plastic decorative overhang with a few cracks and holes. I was told that Lou was responsible for some of those cracks and holes 😂😂 which was no surprise to me considering his temperament and his constant lobbing of the ball which is almost never called in league play but called in competitions and TV shows. One fun note on Lou alberghini because he enjoyed all types of bowling he is the only bowler that I know of other than myself that has bowled over 200 in 3 different bowling games. I never made the Channel 5 TV show but I certainly had more than my share of first and second place teams in candlepin leagues and Duckpin leagues. I did Duckpin for about 30 years 69-85, 96-2008 but when I move to New Hampshire I bowled candlepins from 1986-1995 in both NH and South shore MA. I am damn glad that I never had to bowl against Tom Olzster either in leagues or competition thank God he was from Western Massachusetts and not New Hampshire or South Shore. I live in Las Vegas now and have given up bowling for many years but I sure do miss my time with bowling Duckpin and candlepin which I consider to be the only fun bowling sports

[@efflorescence2447]

Love it!

[@Boppsta712]

26:12 great spare pickup

[@Zurround]

Nobody really expects to beat Tom Olszta. Losing to him is an honor.

[@MoonLight-ub1vs]

23:31 LOU ALBERGHINI'S SPREAD EAGLE FOR SPARE

[@MoonLight-ub1vs]

There I fixed it.

[@kylebertulli4435]

Was Olszta recovering from an injury around this time? He seemed to be delivering the ball differently here and in the 1991 championship show.

[@steveperry1344]

as a former low 100's league bowler it always amazed me that some of these big time bowlers would have to hit 390 just to hit their average. i might hit it once every 5 years on a really hot night.

[@richardkammerer2814]

Covered the Northeast area from '78 - '93. The first time I saw candlepins, I didn't know what to make of it. Guessing the average score must be 80 with darned close to 30 rolls a game chopping away, so you did OK!

[@blg020]

I haven't bowled in at least over ten years. But when I bowed more than 20 years ago as a teenager 70+ was a good string for me. But I was only bowling about twice a month.

[@iSNARK]

Painful - adj. - describing the experience of having punched out a "quarter Worcester" as a spare fill. BMP

[@steveperry1344]

that was funny seeing the ball come to rest against the standing pin, never seen that.

[@bigbadbruins1]

Would love to know how much money he won on this show.50 Grand ?

[@steveperry1344]

lew looks like he rolls the ball the fastest of anyone i remember. candlepin bowling is funny cause you can throw what seems the perfect shot and they just won't go sometimes but therein lies the challenge of the game. still pluggin away myself.

[@bigbadbruins1]

Hold on to your trays kids

[@justsomeguy4792]

Can't stand bowlers like Alberghini. Expects every first ball to be a strike. Expects every second ball to be a spare. Reacts to EVERY non mark thrown like the pins were hit but didn't fall over. And to boot, not even really a good bowler. Has some lucky strings, but never ranked even mid grade. First off, you have to hit the head pin more than 2 times per string.Second, try not throwing the ball as absolutely hard as you can. This never works even remotely close to consistently. The harder you throw, the less control you have, it's physics and it's that simple. Carrington, Olszta, Ayles, Surrette, O'Connell ; a few of the top of the top bowlers. None of them throw it hard. And they all hit the head at least 7/10 per string. The harder you throw, your chances of punching out go up exponentially ; see Chris Sargent, like EVERY match, punches out a LOT.

[@kylebertulli4435]

Do you even know what you're talking about? Alberghini has a high triple of over 500 and a high five of over 800. You don't get that by being lucky. He also has multiple 200s. And Olszta, not throw hard?? Olszta WAS a hard thrower. And by the "Surrette" is spelled SURETTE. And Sargent is also one hell of a bowler and one of the best ever. Get your facts straight.

[@bigbadbruins1]

@@kylebertulli4435 I disagree you ever see Chris Sargent ? 245 high single.sHe throws hard.

[@steveperry1344]

as you know, sometimes in candlepin bowling they just don't go, even when you hit them.

[@rangerodonnel9564]

Thanks some guy please let me know how to see your shows Lou was a good watch every time I caught him on tv

[@Boppsta712]

I'll never score as high as Lou, but yea when you throw so hard you nearly fall over, and you're missing the head pin, it's easy to see some room for improvement.