Candlepin Bowling - Tom Olszta vs. Mike Morgan

Special thanks to the G.O.A.T. himself Tom Olszta for providing this tape!!! :D (I apologize about the grainy footage) Air date: 7/17/1993. After defeating Billy Travers the week before, Mike Morgan came into this show having to take on Tom Olszta as the show was only roughly a month and a half away from its annual Championship show.
This you could call a match between two former Championship show winners in this show, with Tom having won three up to this point and Mike having won himself in 1978.
Lemme tell you, this match was a VERY memorable one to watch, with lots of great shot making from both bowlers and lots of bonus money too, but also included a CLUTCH performance down the stretch that led to one of the highest posted scores of the 1992 - 1993 season of the show! This is a show I've been asked about many times before and I'm happy to have finally found it.
Hope you all enjoy ^_^
R.I.P. Don Gillis.
(Please note: This video, along with any other video on this KZbin channel, might contain flashing lights, flickering lights, and/or fast-moving objects just as a heads up.)

[@aaronfontaine6400]

This would be the start of a 22 week streak by my grandfather that would never be broken. The next matches in succession following mike morgan are: Chuck Vozella Charlie Jutras Craig Holbrook Jim Putney Gary Carrington Rob Berkiel Lee Buskey Bill Treeful Wayne Dennin John Miller Reggie Deline Neil Gosselin Tom O’Brien Skip Easterbrooks Dan Lasko Glen Leblanc Rick Bourassa Jeff Atkins Peter Flynn Pete Pereria Peter surette Lost to Fran Onorato in the 23rd week

[@bentheswitchsportsfan06]

So the 🐐 is your grandfather? Wonder how he's doing now?

[@gg456stormy]

Wow at least 10 of those names are killers, that was a great streak. He was my favorite bowler growing up in the 70's and eighties.

[@morgan8757]

jim putney and bill treeful are left

[@928frogman]

So nostalgic, so many memories. I thank you for finding and posting these.

[@kylebertulli4435]

Thanks for uploading as it was meant to be seen. Great match.

[@ManOfThePeople75]

Two of my favorite. I love this channel.

[@karlschneider9479]

I miss watching candlepin bowling and especially Don Gillis. I went to a few tapings at the old Sammy White's with my dad back in the day. My mom was born and raised in Nova Scotia and she was so excited when she met fellow Nova Scotian Gillis.

[@larry930legend]

Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire . Again I started watching Don Gillis bowling early 1970s, amazing that Tom was only 16 when he won 3 matches in a row!! Makes candlepin bowling look easy.

[@MichaelMiller-ny3rr]

Tommy is da Man!

[@iSNARK]

Grainy, yes, but still very much watchable. What Channel 5 would have looked like from my TV in RI. BTW, was this the start of Tom Olszta's 22-week run? I remember watching him as a kid, on both Channel 5 and the old Channel 27. He was amazing to watch. BMP

[@netrade3898]

The beginning of "The Streak".

[@morgan8757]

i'm surprised that was the first time tom olszta and mike morgan met against one another on channel 5

[@anandguruji83]

R.I.P DON GILLIS AND FAIRWAY LANES

[@anandguruji83]

R.I.P DON GILLIS AND FAIRWAY LANES

[@bobbymonteforte3705]

What a Spare. 15:00

[@flames24lightning]

Tommy's first appearance was 50 years ago in October 1973

[@rrg019000]

Still trying to figure out Morgan’s haircut. It’s like a crew cut up front with mullet in the back or something 🤷

[@morgan8757]

mike morgan made his first apperance on 7-1-78 and he defeated bob kelly