| 00:00:01 | >> Real solid field, Chris, only
one player, kind of, in
uncharted territory, and that's
Kirk Von Krueger, so Ricky Ward,
who's just a gutsy, tough player
who's really come on the scene
and come into his own this
year is up with his first shot.
|
| 00:00:16 | [cheering]
>> And from the North
Fort Myers, Florida, Ricky evens
up the match.
|
| 00:00:23 | The Winner of the Johnny
Petraglia North Brunswick,
second telecast this year.
|
| 00:00:28 | >> Ricky Ward, just a solid
style.
|
| 00:00:30 | He's a sparkplug at 5'6" tall.
|
| 00:00:33 | Top of his backswing straight
on through, but notice how
solidly he hits at the foul
line.
|
| 00:00:37 | He's on balance with his foot.
|
| 00:00:39 | One of the key things you can
watch on a player is how well
they're balanced.
|
| 00:00:43 | If they're up on the toes, the
ball will often be weak.
|
| 00:00:47 | [cheering]
>> Well, the winner of one
national title and two regional,
both in Florida--in Merritt
Island and Melbourne--has a
double.
|
| 00:00:59 | Now, Bryan Goebel.
|
| 00:01:14 | [cheering]
10 pin for the man that shot a
246 last night to climb from
eighth to this position.
|
| 00:01:25 | >> Bryan Goebel, at six feet and
165 pounds, takes a six-step
delivery, so gives himself time
to make adjustments through the
swing, a big long arc.
|
| 00:01:34 | Once again, very important to
hit the line solid, especially
on these synthetic lanes.
|
| 00:01:38 | You can see he's right on
balance there.
|
| 00:01:41 | [cheering]
>> The defending champ of this
event, Mike Miller, finished
30th, and finishing 31st was our
statistician, Butch Soper.
|
| 00:01:56 | He's cashed in 12 of 13.
|
| 00:01:59 | >> Bryan Goebel with that
six-step delivery.
|
| 00:02:01 | Pretty standard position on
line.
|
| 00:02:03 | He's going to drift a little bit
left from this position.
|
| 00:02:05 | He'll end up right around the
center of the lane, between the
second and third arrows.
|
| 00:02:17 | [cheering]
>> Back in the third frame from
Bryan Goebel.
|
| 00:02:29 | Now Ricky Ward.
|
| 00:02:34 | >> Ricky Ward.
|
| 00:02:35 | You see this little seam on the
lane?
|
| 00:02:36 | That's down there about 30 feet.
|
| 00:02:38 | These are synthetic lanes.
|
| 00:02:39 | They're laid down in 12-foot
strips, and that's the seam
between the two strips.
|
| 00:02:43 | [cheering]
>> Three in a row for Ricky
Ward, who shares with us now
some sage advice he received
when he started on tour.
|
| 00:02:56 | >> I would say the best advice
that I've been given would
probably come from Wayne Webb
when he told me, back years ago,
keeping the ball straighter will
take away the splits, make you
more accurate, and as long as
you keep the power and the lift,
you have no problem being
successful on tour.
|
| 00:03:11 | >> Turned 25 yesterday.
|
| 00:03:14 | Happy birthday, Ricky.
|
| 00:03:16 | [cheering]
pizza!
|
| 00:05:06 | Actually it's not delivery no, I know, it's
my turn to pay.
|
| 00:05:09 | Yes, yes it is.
|
| 00:05:11 | Well, there was a bit of a rush charge.
|
| 00:05:13 | - premium topping
tax.
|
| 00:05:15 | And, uh, the guy had the nerve to charge
me a doorbell ringing fee.
|
| 00:05:20 | - A doorbell ringing fee? - bon appetite!
|
| 00:05:23 | Hard to believeit's not delivery.
|
| 00:05:24 | Melty cheese, awesome toppings,and a fresh-baked
crust.
|
| 00:05:27 | Taste. believe.it's not delivery.
|
| 00:05:30 | It's digiorno.
|
| 00:05:31 | haha, i
am. you're not getting paid.
|
| 00:05:35 | >> We're nearing the end now of
our very first game, here at
Northrock Lanes in Wichita,
Kansas.
|
| 00:05:41 | The native of Kansas, Bryan
Goebel, trailing by 48 pins,
shooting in the eighth frame,
following an open.
|
| 00:05:53 | [cheering]
And a nasty 4 pin on the right
lane.
|
| 00:06:03 | Bryan has cashed in 30--13 of 22
events this year, and it's his
second telecast appearance of
the year.
|
| 00:06:12 | He finished second in Kennewick,
Washington, earlier.
|
| 00:06:17 | Now for the spare.
|
| 00:06:21 | [cheering]
And now to Bo Burton.
|
| 00:06:25 | >> Thank you, Chris Schenkel.
|
| 00:06:25 | David Ozio, you're in the next
match, and it looks like you're
going to be the great right hope
out there.
|
| 00:06:30 | There'll be all lefties left.
|
| 00:06:31 | Any chance for you?
|
| 00:06:32 | >> Well, I don't know.
|
| 00:06:33 | There's, uh--when I signed on
with the PBA 15 years ago, you
know, they said there would be
obstacles to be faced, and I
think I have three of the
largest obstacles I've faced yet
coming up here in the next three
matches.
|
| 00:06:43 | I just hope that I can throw 36
of the best shots I've ever
thrown in my life.
|
| 00:06:46 | That's probably what it's going
to take to beat these guys.
|
| 00:06:48 | >> He's tough, Chris, and he'll
be in there right shortly.
|
| 00:06:51 | Back to you.
|
| 00:06:51 | >> Okay. Bryan Goebel.
|
| 00:06:54 | [cheering]
Ninth frame strike for Bryan
Goebel.
|
| 00:07:07 | Ricky taking plenty of time.
|
| 00:07:11 | Comfortable lead.
|
| 00:07:15 | >> Ricky Ward just solid as a
rock.
|
| 00:07:17 | He'll be in this area.
|
| 00:07:18 | Watch it coming right to the
foul line, and his target will
be right about the center dots
there.
|
| 00:07:23 | [cheering]
And look at how solid he is at
the line.
|
| 00:07:25 | [cheering]
>> Okay, you know, next Saturday
ABC's Pro Bowler's Tour checks
into Oklahoma for the final stop
of the season.
|
| 00:07:37 | Bowling's hottest shots take aim
at the Choice Hotels Summer
Classic.
|
| 00:07:41 | That's next Saturday at 3:00,
2:00 central on ABC Sports,
with a unique format and a lot
of money at stake.
|
| 00:07:50 | >> Now, Ward playing this lane a
little bit different.
|
| 00:07:52 | He's a little bit farther left,
and he's going to go a little
straighter towards the pocket.
|
| 00:07:57 | He zeroed.
|
| 00:08:00 | >> Only a spare in the seventh
frame for this lefty.
|
| 00:08:05 | >> Possible 279, as I spoke
earlier of the great
performance he had at the Johnny
Petraglia Open earlier this
winter on ABC, where he defeated
Walter Ray Williams, Jr. in a
solid field as the
tournament leader.
|
| 00:08:16 | He's carried it right over this
week.
|
| 00:08:19 | Very confident. Great arm swing.
|
| 00:08:23 | [cheering]
Very calm.
|
| 00:08:30 | Seemingly nonchalant.
|
| 00:08:35 | >> His big improvement was
somewhat in confidence, as all
good players get on the tour,
but it's in his footwork.
|
| 00:08:41 | He is so solid at that line with
that solid four-step delivery.
|
| 00:08:44 | Let's watch his footwork
pattern.
|
| 00:08:46 | Very slick approaches here.
|
| 00:08:47 | Boom.
|
| 00:08:48 | See how solid he is?
|
| 00:08:49 | On balance.
|
| 00:08:51 | [cheering]
>> Getting a tap
from his opponent for just a
wonderful performance of 279.
|
| 00:09:06 | >> Surprising performance.
|
| 00:09:07 | We didn't think that scoring was
out there today as Ricky Ward
has overpowered Bryan Goebel,
who has bowled very well all
week long.
|
| 00:09:16 | [groans]
Solid 9, but made no difference.
|
| 00:09:21 | The best he could have bowled
was 221, a spare and a strike.
|
| 00:09:23 | Goebel with a solid, solid game.
|
| 00:09:27 | He had two bad shots: Sixth and
seventh frames, not reflective
of the score he's bowling 201,
could've been much more, but
never enough to catch Ward.
|
| 00:09:39 | [applause]
>> Well, there is Ricky Ward,
who will go against David Ozio,
another right-hander.
|
| 00:09:55 | >> Goebel will be back--
I feel the most improved player
and one of the best natural
athletes we have on the tour.
|
| 00:10:01 | Stays behind that ball and solid
all the way.
|
| 00:10:05 | [cheering]
>> Two PBA titles.
|
| 00:10:08 | His last was 1991, Riverside.
|
| 00:10:11 | Prior winning in Tucson.
|
| 00:10:13 | (announcer)
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|
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|
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|
| 00:10:37 | Duracell smart power.
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| 00:10:39 | Duracell trusted everywhere
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to win $63,000.
|
| 00:12:19 | >> That's a lot of bucks, Chris.
|
| 00:12:20 | We'll update our viewers on the
interesting format later on
in our telecast today, but now
in our second match, let's see
if Ricky Ward can get off the
quick lead against Ozio that
he did against Bryan Goebel.
|
| 00:12:32 | First shot.
|
| 00:12:34 | [cheering]
[groans]
>> 6 pin for the man that was
one of nine to shoot a perfect
300 game.
|
| 00:12:45 | >> Ricky Ward qualified fourth,
but he had trouble striking in
the crucial tenth frames
yesterday, and it might be
working on his mind.
|
| 00:12:52 | He had a chance to lead this
tournament
in the 42nd game against Aulby
last night, and he left a 6 pin,
just like that shot, so if
Ozio can press him here to the
tenth, I think the advantage
swings to David Ozio.
|
| 00:13:07 | >> The 1991 player of the year.
|
| 00:13:09 | From Vidor, Texas.
|
| 00:13:15 | [cheering]
Smooth and powerful.
|
| 00:13:24 | >> Mr. Practice in the sport of
bowling.
|
| 00:13:26 | He's versatile, he's taking
four steps today, getting the
ball in perfect position.
|
| 00:13:31 | Look at all these positions.
|
| 00:13:32 | Now watch how he hits the foul
line again.
|
| 00:13:33 | Watch how solid he is with that
left foot.
|
| 00:13:36 | Look at that.
|
| 00:13:37 | You know, if you rotate up onto
the toe of your side foot, the
ball is weak.
|
| 00:13:41 | You get your shoulders over your
knees.
|
| 00:13:43 | Ozio stays back so well.
|
| 00:13:46 | [cheering]
[groaning]
>> So he's left a 4.
|
| 00:13:54 | >> You know, he's bowling so
good today, Chris, you know it's
just like a baseball pitcher:
some days you have it, and some
you don't.
|
| 00:13:59 | Third pin on the left-hand
part of your screen.
|
| 00:14:02 | The 2 pin goes flying around the
4 pin.
|
| 00:14:04 | He's throwing so good that he's
disappointed every time he
doesn't strike.
|
| 00:14:09 | [applause]
>> But he continues to mark.
|
| 00:16:39 | >> We're looking at the standing
room only crowd, and a few
moments ago David Ozio had this
slip.
|
| 00:16:51 | Okay?
|
| 00:16:53 | To me it's a stick.
|
| 00:16:55 | Whatever.
|
| 00:16:56 | But anyway, he did all right,
marked with a spare, and he
has a two-pin lead on Ricky
Ward, who's now shooting in the
fourth with a spare up.
|
| 00:17:09 | Second game for Ricky.
|
| 00:17:11 | Won the first one 279 to 200.
|
| 00:17:15 | [cheering]
>> Okay, Bo.
|
| 00:17:19 | >> Thank you, Chris Schenkel.
|
| 00:17:21 | With me is Kirk Von Krueger.
|
| 00:17:22 | Kirk, this is your first
television performance; however,
you have a unique style where
you never look at your opponent.
|
| 00:17:28 | What is the reason for this?
|
| 00:17:30 | >> Well, I started doing that a
couple of months ago.
|
| 00:17:32 | I found that it helps my
concentration, and I used to get
involved in everything that went
on around me, and it helps me
keep focused.
|
| 00:17:41 | >> A little nervous?
|
| 00:17:41 | >> A little nervous.
|
| 00:17:42 | >> That's important.
|
| 00:17:43 | You're going to do very well.
|
| 00:17:44 | He's coming up next game, Chris.
|
| 00:17:45 | Back to you.
|
| 00:17:46 | >> Mmm-hmm.
|
| 00:17:49 | [cheering]
[groaning]
Leaving a 2-7 on the left lane,
Ricky Ward.
|
| 00:18:03 | Kirk Von Krueger, former Navy
air traffic controller.
|
| 00:18:07 | Now, little Ricky Ward's
approach to this.
|
| 00:18:12 | >> The 2-7 flat shot.
|
| 00:18:14 | [groans]
Oh, not flat enough.
|
| 00:18:16 | [applause]
>> And Ozio leads by 14.
|
| 00:18:25 | >> What a reprieve for Ozio,
who has really had two marginal
shots on the left-hand lane,
Chris, as you said, he's had
trouble with the approach.
|
| 00:18:32 | Whether it's a stick or a slip,
it's still trouble, and so right
now he finds himself in the lead
by 14 pins.
|
| 00:18:37 | [cheering]
[groans]
>> Gives you marginal thoughts
too, doesn't it, when
you're competing.
|
| 00:18:43 | >> Boy, that is an excellent
point, and I think that the only
drawbacks we see in the
industry, or even hear the
players talk about as you see
this ball drifting high, for the
3-6 spare, about the synthetic
lanes are not the lanes
themselves, the surface.
|
| 00:18:56 | The approaches are
unpredictable.
|
| 00:18:57 | Some days are slippery, some
days are sticky, sometimes the
left is sticky.
|
| 00:19:01 | It's hard to control.
|
| 00:19:04 | >> Successful on the 3-6 and
David still troubled by...
|
| 00:19:09 | But they work it out.
|
| 00:19:15 | >> The Wizard, as I like to call
him--Mr. Practice--practices
over 100 games a week.
|
| 00:19:19 | Pretty standard style.
|
| 00:19:21 | He has almost perfect form.
|
| 00:19:22 | He starts here, he'll be right
around between the second and
third arrows, but check this arm
swing out.
|
| 00:19:27 | Perfectly straight.
|
| 00:19:31 | [cheering]
>> Beautiful.
|
| 00:19:35 | 5' 11", 175 pounds,
a 39-year-old.
|
| 00:19:42 | And a 25-year-old Ricky Ward.
|
| 00:19:45 | >> Another tremendous arm swing
as you'll see him coming right
down.
|
| 00:19:49 | You see that little seam in the
lane; it's filled with epoxy, so
the lane's very smooth.
|
| 00:19:54 | [cheering]
[groans]
>> We have a 7 pinn the right
lane for Ricky.
|
| 00:20:02 | >> The first solid tap we've
seen in the match for Ricky
Ward.
|
| 00:20:04 | He left a couple of 6 pins to
open this match and had what we
call a weak 7 in his 279
opening game; however, this was
near perfect hit got wrapped.
|
| 00:20:16 | [applause]
>> Okay, the leading money
winner thus far this year--
$210,810, Walter Ray Williams,
Jr.
|
| 00:20:27 | >> Walter didn't compete this
week, and some of the other
solid name stars as you look
through the top five.
|
| 00:20:32 | Now, here's the players on a
record average pace.
|
| 00:20:35 | Arnold, Amleto Monacelli, Voss
in second.
|
| 00:20:38 | Walter Ray.
|
| 00:20:38 | The record is 221 held by Mark
Roth.
|
| 00:20:42 | [cheering]
>> It's beautiful.
|
| 00:20:47 | You're looking at the tournament
leader.
|
| 00:20:49 | 21 titles, Mike Aulby, the PBA
president.
|
| 00:20:54 | >> Tough man to knock out of
that number one position.
|
| 00:20:56 | He threw a double in the tenth
against Ricky Ward last night.
|
| 00:20:59 | Now, you look at David Ozio.
|
| 00:21:00 | See that one shoe?
|
| 00:21:01 | He discarded one.
|
| 00:21:02 | Actually, he says the approaches
are fine; he must have gotten
some perspiration on his left
sliding shoe, causing him to
stick.
|
| 00:21:08 | He's made a change, as all these
players carry tons of
custom-made shoes.
|
| 00:21:11 | Let's see if it works.
|
| 00:21:15 | [cheering]
>> Sure did.
|
| 00:21:18 | Sure did.
|
| 00:21:20 | Bringing a big double, and his
lead is out to 22.
|
| 00:21:24 | >> You know, that's a point that
we overlook sometimes, as you
see the reaction of David Ozio
on a perfect shot: hitting the
line solid, as you say, Chris,
just the idea of knowing you're
going to be solid will help you
make a good shot.
|
| 00:21:36 | Players carry six, seven, eight
bowling balls; they also carry
five, six, seven pairs of shoes:
different heels, different
sliding soles, everything to
accommodate the approaches that
we hit around the country.
|
| 00:21:49 | [cheering]
>> Well, I heard you say
custom-made shoes?
|
| 00:21:58 | >> And here's a custom-made
strike; you're right, Chris.
|
| 00:22:01 | The headpin goes to the
sideboard; it does the damage
around the 2, 4, 5, and 8, and
it's the 8 pin that twists
around and gets the 7.
|
| 00:22:08 | That was an unusual strike, and
Ozio likes it as he's opened up
a 32-pin lead on gutsy little
Ricky Ward.
|
| 00:22:16 | He needs a strike right here.
|
| 00:22:18 | [cheering]
Chris, just to answer your
question, most all the players
have their shoes made.
|
| 00:22:28 | I mean, you just can't bowl at
this level and depend on house
shoes or something like that.
|
| 00:22:34 | Not that there aren't good
brands out there, but these
players like complete comfort.
|
| 00:22:38 | >> Okay.
|
| 00:22:39 | >> Ward's still in this match.
|
| 00:22:40 | He's only trailing by 22 pins.
|
| 00:22:42 | He has a possible 226.
|
| 00:22:43 | Ozio going at a 218 pace.
|
| 00:22:52 | [cheering]
[groans]
>> No, the 7 pin.
|
| 00:22:59 | >> Well, two key 7 pins,
one in the sixth, one in the
ninth, has put Ricky Ward in a
position where he needs to throw
strikes, and David Ozio has to
have some problems.
|
| 00:23:14 | [applause]
>> Tomorrow on ABC Sports, we
begin with live coverage of one
of IndyCar's most challenging
tests, the Michigan 500.
|
| 00:23:22 | Then the racing action
continues with the grand finale
of the International Race of
Champions.
|
| 00:23:27 | All tomorrow.
|
| 00:23:28 | ABC Sports.
|
| 00:23:30 | >> Chris, your buddy
Fittipaldi's leading that
IndyCar series this year.
|
| 00:23:34 | Right at the top.
|
| 00:23:35 | >> Mmm. He's so smooth.
|
| 00:23:38 | [cheering]
So is Paul Tracy, his teammate.
|
| 00:23:47 | So is Roger Penske, who owns
the cars.
|
| 00:23:54 | >> Ozio, apparently, has
corrected his shoe problem,
which was, basically,
perspiration dropping on the
synthetic approaches.
|
| 00:24:00 | Ozio sets up, makes sure his
ball is in a perfect,
comfortable position, and he
resets his eyes.
|
| 00:24:04 | He really isn't worried about
his ball.
|
| 00:24:06 | He wants to refocus.
|
| 00:24:07 | You don't want to keep your eyes
on the target too long.
|
| 00:24:10 | [cheering]
>> He's strung five now.
|
| 00:24:21 | >> Hey, David, I think it's the
tenth frame, you're due up
again.
|
| 00:24:23 | Maybe I've lost track of the
score here, but Wizard should be
up finishing this game out for
248.
|
| 00:24:31 | I don't know what's happened.
|
| 00:24:32 | Frank Esposito, he'll let them
know.
|
| 00:24:37 | [cheering]
This man is out of it.
|
| 00:24:38 | Ricky Ward.
|
| 00:24:39 | That's the tenth frame.
|
| 00:24:40 | The best you can bowl is 205.
|
| 00:24:42 | David Ozio's sitting on the
bench; he should've been
finished, so to update the folks
watching at home, they really
didn't bowl out of order.
|
| 00:24:52 | Ozio will finish up, a possible
248.
|
| 00:24:55 | He has the match well in hand.
|
| 00:24:57 | No matter what he gets on this
shot, he will meet Kirk Von
Krueger.
|
| 00:25:02 | [groans]
Okay, Ozio will be in the 230s.
|
| 00:25:04 | If he makes the 3-10 split,
it'll be 236.
|
| 00:25:08 | If he gets nine, it's 235.
|
| 00:25:16 | >> There, it did it again.
|
| 00:25:18 | [cheering]
man.
|
| 00:26:53 | Keys.
|
| 00:26:55 | Stacy, keys. girl. um.
|
| 00:26:59 | Billy. hi, boy.
|
| 00:27:00 | Saddle.
|
| 00:27:02 | Hermes wassup, little buddy,
wing-tipped sandals. let's go.
|
| 00:27:06 | Nobody flying tonight.
|
| 00:27:10 | Hold it there big guy.
|
| 00:27:12 | Yeah the warp drive hand it over
your culture is primitive, yet so funky.
|
| 00:27:17 | (announcer)THERE ARE CAPTAINS IN EVERY CREW.
|
| 00:27:19 | Calling all captains
drink responsibly.
|
| 00:27:23 | >> We're looking at mom Mary,
Kirk Von Krueger's wife, and
their three sons: Kristopher,
Aaron, and Kurtis.
|
| 00:27:33 | Holding hands, and a few moments
ago, they had a family huddle.
|
| 00:27:41 | Quietly, but enthusiastically,
cheering this man on.
|
| 00:27:45 | [cheering]
Hey, four bagger.
|
| 00:27:51 | Okay, Bo.
|
| 00:27:52 | >> Thank you, Chris Schenkel.
|
| 00:27:53 | Our tournament leader, the man
with 21 titles, Mike Aulby.
|
| 00:27:56 | Perspiration has been a big
problem here.
|
| 00:27:59 | We've seen it with Ozio with the
approaches.
|
| 00:28:00 | I saw players yesterday, and
even out there today, having
trouble holding onto the ball.
|
| 00:28:04 | What do you do to overcome the
perspiration to get a solid
feel?
|
| 00:28:08 | >> Well, you've got to take your
time out there and make sure
your hands are completely dry
and always blow in the hole to
get a little warmth in there,
and so it feels nice and
tight, so just have to take your
time and make sure you've got a
good grip.
|
| 00:28:17 | >> How about the 25 second rule?
|
| 00:28:18 | >> I usually get off on about 12
or 13, anyway.
|
| 00:28:21 | I'll be all right.
|
| 00:28:22 | [cheering]
>> All right, he'll be back.
|
| 00:28:25 | >> Oh, boy.
|
| 00:28:26 | Kirk Von Krueger, Pensacola,
And he has strung five, now with
three in a row and then marking
with a spare in the fifth frame,
David Ozio.
|
| 00:28:55 | [cheering]
Staying close.
|
| 00:29:03 | >> Ozio's such a confidence
player.
|
| 00:29:05 | He's made the top 24, or what we
call the final round here on the
PBA Tour, the last eight
consecutive weeks, and that is
tough to do, as you see Von
Krueger looking away.
|
| 00:29:15 | He will not look at his
opponents.
|
| 00:29:17 | He does not want to have any
influence on his gam
That's hard to do, Chris, when
you know you're maybe a little
bit ahead, and you hear the
crowd go "Uh."
He says, "What did Ozio leave?"
Well, we'll all see right here
as he left the 3-6-10.
|
| 00:29:35 | He's left that type of
combination a few times a day.
|
| 00:29:37 | He's been perfect in converting
the 3-10 and the 3-6-10.
|
| 00:29:41 | >> Uh-oh, another shoe.
|
| 00:29:43 | >> Ozio just has to get the ball
over here in the 3-6 zone.
|
| 00:29:45 | He's gonna throw a flat shot
that's gonna skid right
on through this area with a very
low surface friction ball, and
he's right on target.
|
| 00:29:54 | [applause]
>> Not only alternating balls,
but shoes.
|
| 00:30:00 | >> Well, what's happened,
really, is the center of the
approaches are probably a little
bit stickier than the outsides.
|
| 00:30:06 | We often find that with the
synthetic approaches.
|
| 00:30:08 | There's nothing you do about
it except do what Ozio's doing.
|
| 00:30:11 | The players change balls;
the players can change shoes.
|
| 00:30:13 | It's all part of the game.
|
| 00:30:17 | [cheering]
[sighs]
>> Well, it's an 8-pin breaking
the string at five.
|
| 00:30:27 | There's that family.
|
| 00:30:29 | >> Boy, he got a good break
there, Chris.
|
| 00:30:31 | He pulled the ball way inside
target, and he would probably
be thinking of looking at a 4-6
split and ball kind of sets up.
|
| 00:30:37 | He leaves the 8 pin as the 6
trips out.
|
| 00:30:41 | Simple spare.
|
| 00:30:42 | He will maintain a lead of 20
pins through six frames.
|
| 00:30:48 | [cheering]
>> Okay.
|
| 00:30:52 | 39-year-old Kirk Von Krueger
joined the tour late, and here's
why:
>> Well, I put 21 years into the
Navy, and I felt at the time I
was able to compete on the PBA
Tour I still had eight years to
do in the Navy, and I couldn't
throw away 12 years of my
career, and I wanted that
retirement check, so I put in my
20 and then decided to come ou
here and bowl on the tour.
|
| 00:31:19 | [cheering]
[groans]
>> Now leaving a 7 pin.
|
| 00:31:25 | >> Put a little addendum to that
story.
|
| 00:31:27 | His wife, Mary, was also an air
traffic controller in the Navy
with 20 years retirement, and
Kirk, her husband, was the boss.
|
| 00:31:33 | As you look at Mommy there
talking to one of the children,
saying, "Daddy's got a 19-pin
lead through seven frames, boys,
if he converts the 7 pin."
[groans]
>> Oh, no, no, no.
|
| 00:31:51 | >> Wow.
|
| 00:31:52 | You can't miss single spares
like that and against a tough
opponent like Ozio.
|
| 00:31:56 | He had Ozio on the ropes, gets a
bad break by leaving the solid
7, then the ball slips off in
the left-hand channel, and his
lane, his lead evaporates down
to just eight pins.
|
| 00:32:08 | >> David Ozio's opponent had an
open frame, last time up.
|
| 00:32:12 | Now with a spare working, Ozio
shooting in the seventh of our
semifinal game.
|
| 00:32:20 | [cheering]
>> David Ozio, eighth frame, a
chance to take the lead after
the errant miss by Von Krueger
in the seventh.
|
| 00:32:33 | [cheering]
[groans]
>> A 10.
|
| 00:32:42 | >> Well, that's about as good as
you can throw at David Ozio, the
solid 10.
|
| 00:32:48 | Spare here, he'll trail by
eight.
|
| 00:32:50 | Krueger has got a temporary
reprieve.
|
| 00:33:00 | [cheering]
Once again, Ozio changed shoes
and balls for that spare.
|
| 00:33:05 | Seems to have the combination to
make it all work.
|
| 00:33:10 | Moment of truth for Kirk Von
Krueger.
|
| 00:33:13 | 39 years old, he was the
all-Navy champion in 1975, but
he never bowled against
competition like this, with
this much pressure.
|
| 00:33:25 | [cheering]
[groans]
>> A 7.
|
| 00:33:31 | >> Well, same shot he had in the
seventh frame.
|
| 00:33:34 | Didn't get a good result where
he left the solid 7; however,
this time it would behoove him
to convert the spare, because
if he doesn't, he will trail.
|
| 00:33:56 | Well, Mary can't believe it.
|
| 00:33:58 | The children are disappointed,
and I know Kirk is feeling the
pressure of national television.
|
| 00:34:03 | Once again, he goes for the 7
pin, and I watched him
yesterday.
|
| 00:34:06 | He made that 7 pin almost
every time.
|
| 00:34:09 | Here the ball slides out of his
hand.
|
| 00:34:11 | Whether it's the grip, the
nervousness, the oiling pattern,
but the children know that
Daddy's in trouble.
|
| 00:34:16 | He better throw some strikes.
|
| 00:34:24 | >> Nope.
|
| 00:34:27 | >> It's not over, kids.
|
| 00:34:30 | Let's look at it this way: Your
daddy trails by three pins
if he can convert the spare.
|
| 00:34:33 | Ozio has two frames left, and
Daddy still has the tenth.
|
| 00:34:39 | >> The role of the mother when
times are tough.
|
| 00:34:51 | [cheering]
Acknowledging the cheers, a fine
way of marking that spare.
|
| 00:35:03 | >> Right now the destiny of the
match is in one of the great
bowlers in the world today's
hands.
|
| 00:35:08 | Ozio leads by three.
|
| 00:35:10 | He's up in the ninth frame, can
shut out Kirk Von Krueger.
|
| 00:35:17 | [cheering]
All right, Ozio, in order to
shut out Kirk Von Krueger, needs
a strike, 8 spare or better.
|
| 00:35:33 | If he gets anything less, Kirk
can win.
|
| 00:35:36 | The pin action of Ozio: Headpin
to the sideboard, takes out the
4, 5, and 7.
|
| 00:35:41 | Sets up the tenth frame.
|
| 00:35:52 | [cheering]
You see the scout.
|
| 00:36:10 | The messenger 10 headpin comes
over and takes out the 10.
|
| 00:36:14 | Kind of a sidebar note, here:
Two of the best fathers out
here on the tour, good family
men, a lot of children, bowling
against each other.
|
| 00:36:22 | One of them has to win.
|
| 00:36:23 | Ozio has the advantage right
now.
|
| 00:36:26 | A nine on the first ball is walk
city.
|
| 00:36:34 | [cheering]
>> And Lisa, his wife back in
Vidor, Texas, and Heather and
Haleigh, I'm sure they're happy.
|
| 00:36:44 | Conversely, the Krueger face
shows it all.
|
| 00:37:00 | [cheering]
239 by David Ozio, to go with
his 236 of his previous victory.
|
| 00:37:20 | >> Well, Kirk has bowled very
well.
|
| 00:37:22 | He makes this 4-7 spare--saying
a little something to his
children--he'll have 214.
|
| 00:37:27 | I think this experience will be
very good for him.
|
| 00:37:29 | He's going to get a solid
paycheck this week, and that
lovely family will be back
again.
|
| 00:37:36 | [cheering]
>> That's right, it's his very
first telecast.
|
| 00:37:41 | Previously, he had cashed in 12
tournaments, three times.
|
| 00:37:47 | >> As we've seen, missing a
spare somewhere has been such a
big part of the game.
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| 00:40:32 | >> So now, his 68th time on
television, Mike Aulby.
|
| 00:40:39 | Player of the year in '89.
|
| 00:40:40 | He was rookie of the year, the
only one to get both of those
titles, first shot, left lane.
|
| 00:40:49 | [cheering]
Okay.
|
| 00:40:59 | >> Well, two of the toughest
going here.
|
| 00:41:00 | I expect a good match.
|
| 00:41:02 | Before we went on the air, I was
chatting with some of the other
pros, and basically the
consensus would be an Ozio-Aulby
match, and it has come to this
point.
|
| 00:41:10 | Let's see which one has it in
the championship.
|
| 00:41:14 | [cheering]
>> Well, two players of the year
are dead even after one frame.
|
| 00:41:22 | Northrock Lanes owned by John
Crum.
|
| 00:41:26 | Really a terrific facility of 48
lanes.
|
| 00:41:34 | >> Two players with solid
footwork are up there.
|
| 00:41:36 | David Ozio's made adjustments
all the way through the
championship rounds so far.
|
| 00:41:39 | He seems to have the
combination.
|
| 00:41:41 | One pair of shoes for his strike
ball, another one for spares.
|
| 00:41:47 | [cheering]
>> So he has doubled here in the
championship match worth
$23,000 to the winner.
|
| 00:41:56 | >> If Ozio has to change shoes
very often for spares in this
match, he won't win, because
Aulby doesn't give them away,
and I don't expect him to shoot
a bad game.
|
| 00:42:14 | [cheering]
>> Again, even after two frames.
|
| 00:42:20 | >> All right, let's look at
Aulby.
|
| 00:42:22 | Drops that left shoulder, but he
drops it in line with his target
line.
|
| 00:42:25 | At the top of his swing, we have
a freeze.
|
| 00:42:28 | His target is right in here.
|
| 00:42:30 | He wants all of that to go
straight along there, so he
opens his shoulders up just that
much, and notice how solidly he
hits the line.
|
| 00:42:36 | You don't want to get up on your
toes--I said that earlier--and
get over your heels.
|
| 00:42:41 | The ball will hit weak.
|
| 00:42:42 | You don't want to be so far back
on your heels that the ball
hooks early.
|
| 00:42:46 | So both players in balance and
both off to a perfect start.
|
| 00:42:52 | [cheering]
>> Professional bowler Mike
Aulby.
|
| 00:42:58 | Of all the PBA members, he has
to be the number one ice hockey
fan.
|
| 00:43:02 | Has over a million baseball card
collection.
|
| 00:43:08 | >> A little bit different style
for both players.
|
| 00:43:10 | Ozio is playing a little bit on
the left side; he's around the
center.
|
| 00:43:13 | He's throwing a pretty straight
shot.
|
| 00:43:14 | He's not throwing a big hook
ball.
|
| 00:43:16 | Ozio: Down the line.
|
| 00:43:21 | [cheering]
>> Three frames, six strikes.
|
| 00:43:27 | Leaping across the ball
return, David Ozio.
|
| 00:43:35 | >> The left-hand lane hooking a
little bit more than the right.
|
| 00:43:37 | You'll see that Ozio'll take a
slightly different position on
this lane than he had on the
right-hand lane.
|
| 00:43:42 | He'll be a little bit farther
left on the approach; he'll
slide over in this area; his
target'll be right about here.
|
| 00:43:48 | He'll have a little more
follow-through, hopes to make it
four in a row.
|
| 00:43:55 | [cheering]
Wow.
|
| 00:44:16 | pizza!
|
| 00:44:17 | Actually it's not delivery no, I know, it's
my turn to pay.
|
| 00:44:20 | Yes, yes it is.
|
| 00:44:22 | Well, there was a bit of a rush charge.
|
| 00:44:23 | - premium topping
tax.
|
| 00:44:25 | And, uh, the guy had the nerve to charge
me a doorbell ringing fee.
|
| 00:44:30 | - A doorbell ringing fee? - bon appetite!
|
| 00:44:33 | Hard to believeit's not delivery.
|
| 00:44:35 | Melty cheese, awesome toppings,and a fresh-baked
crust.
|
| 00:44:38 | Taste. believe.it's not delivery.
|
| 00:44:41 | It's digiorno.
|
| 00:44:41 | haha, i
am. you're not getting paid.
|
| 00:46:18 | >> This year Mike Connor, our
commissioner of the PBA, has
joined us often, and we're
glad he's here in Wichita for
this event.
|
| 00:46:25 | And we're in the final game.
|
| 00:46:27 | Mike Aulby.
|
| 00:46:28 | Three in a row.
|
| 00:46:29 | Needs a strike here to keep
even.
|
| 00:46:35 | [cheering]
21-time winner Mike Aulby
outlines the simple secret of
his success.
|
| 00:46:45 | >> Well, the thing I feel like
that has really helped me out
the most is my mental game.
|
| 00:46:49 | I feel like I've been able to
work very hard when things are
going bad to get them back
together.
|
| 00:46:54 | I can cover up a lot of
mistakes, physically, by being
strong mentally.
|
| 00:46:59 | >> All right.
|
| 00:47:01 | >> And he's pretty strong,
physically.
|
| 00:47:03 | Both players perfect through
four frames, championship game.
|
| 00:47:10 | [cheering]
>> Now he has five in a row.
|
| 00:47:19 | >> Well, a big part of
professional bowling is
confidence, and both these
players have all the confidence
you need.
|
| 00:47:24 | Both have been players of the
year; that means you've whipped
everybody, so what the winner of
this game will come away with is
a little more confidence, but
nobody will have their
confidence broken, because these
players know they are among the
best.
|
| 00:47:45 | [cheering]
>> It's incredible.
|
| 00:47:46 | We've had ten strikes, five
frames for each pro.
|
| 00:48:04 | >> Ozio working the shoes,
working the rosin bags.
|
| 00:48:07 | Both these players had somewhat
of complaints yesterday about it
being so hot, but they can't
change the weather.
|
| 00:48:13 | Just get a good solid grip on
that ball and be ready to go.
|
| 00:48:24 | [cheering]
>> David Ozio is halfway there.
|
| 00:48:39 | >> Aulby playing a much
bigger hook than his opponent.
|
| 00:48:42 | He'll start over here on the
right side of the lane, drift in
here, and play a big swing out.
|
| 00:48:46 | Excellent carrying shot.
|
| 00:48:50 | [cheering]
>> Now we have two pros that
have reached the halfway point
to perfect 300 games.
|
| 00:48:59 | Speaking of opportunity money,
Marshall Holman is number one in
all-time money earned on the
lanes, and you'll see Mike Aulby
at the bottom with $1,345,000.
|
| 00:49:10 | He can pass Earl Anthony with a
win today, but that's a tough
assignment, because both have
six in a row.
|
| 00:49:19 | >> Aulby, you can see to the
extreme right side of the lane,
playing a big hook from the
inside line.
|
| 00:49:26 | [cheering]
>> Mike needs five more.
|
| 00:49:31 | [cheering]
[cheering]
14 strikes in a row.
|
| 00:50:06 | A Texan and a Hoosier.
|
| 00:50:09 | Vidor, Texas, and Indianapolis.
|
| 00:50:34 | [cheering]
[groans]
Breaking up the split,
knocking out the 10,
leaving the 7.
|
| 00:50:50 | >> Watch the 5 pin here.
|
| 00:50:52 | Ozio really gets hosed on this
shot.
|
| 00:50:54 | He should have had a strike.
|
| 00:50:55 | The headpin comes around, takes
out the 10.
|
| 00:50:57 | The 5 should have taken out the
7.
|
| 00:50:59 | He should have been perfect
through eight.
|
| 00:51:03 | [cheering]
>> Okay, but he marks with a
spare.
|
| 00:51:05 | Aulby is up.
|
| 00:51:11 | Eighth frame with seven in a
row.
|
| 00:51:26 | [cheering]
Now Mike needs four to get an
extra $10,000.
|
| 00:51:37 | Tami back home, along with
their son, Chris.
|
| 00:51:43 | >> The match is far from
secured.
|
| 00:52:02 | [cheering]
>> Now he needs just three.
|
| 00:52:07 | In his 68th television
appearance, sixth of the
year.
|
| 00:52:12 | He won in Las Vegas, earlier.
|
| 00:52:14 | Mike Aulby.
|
| 00:52:16 | Now, David Ozio.
|
| 00:52:18 | Ninth frame, spare working.
|
| 00:52:21 | >> Can still win the match or
even set up a tie at 279.
|
| 00:52:32 | [cheering]
>> Star performances, Bo, by
both.
|
| 00:52:40 | >> Yeah, Chris, I bowled as a
professional for 33, 34 years,
and the players just keep
getting better and better, but
these are two of the very, very
best.
|
| 00:52:49 | Ozio must strike, though, to
have any chance of winning.
|
| 00:52:55 | >> Ozio second this year in
Fresno.
|
| 00:53:11 | [cheering]
Amazing.
|
| 00:53:23 | >> Well, he puts himself in
position to force Aulby to
strike to win the tournament.
|
| 00:53:29 | Look at the scoreboard.
|
| 00:53:30 | Ozio, if he strikes two more
times, will have 279, and that
would force Aulby to strike.
|
| 00:53:38 | Forget the 300; he'd need a
strike to win the tournament.
|
| 00:53:43 | >> Mmm-hmm.
|
| 00:53:52 | [cheering]
What professionals.
|
| 00:54:02 | The best at what they do, Bo.
|
| 00:54:04 | >> No doubt, Chris.
|
| 00:54:05 | Great, skilled athletes.
|
| 00:54:10 | Strike here would force Aulby to
strike.
|
| 00:54:27 | [cheering]
>> Okay. 279.
|
| 00:54:33 | 236, 239 for this man, David
Ozio.
|
| 00:54:39 | Here is the PBA president.
|
| 00:54:43 | >> Needs a strike to win the
tournament.
|
| 00:54:45 | Anything less, we have a tie,
a roll-off, or a loss.
|
| 00:54:49 | It's all on this ball.
|
| 00:54:56 | [cheering]
>> What a competitor.
|
| 00:54:59 | Now, let's get in two more, Bo.
|
| 00:55:04 | Let's get in two more, huh?
|
| 00:55:10 | >> Well, another thing's
happened here.
|
| 00:55:12 | Aulby needs five pins to secure
the tournament.
|
| 00:55:15 | Ten strikes in a row, a perfect
game.
|
| 00:55:17 | He's also secured a place for
David Ozio as having the highest
losing score in the
championship round.
|
| 00:55:25 | Two more for a perfect game.
|
| 00:55:33 | [cheering]
>> Now, one and $10,000.
|
| 00:55:38 | He's already won $23,000, Bo.
|
| 00:55:42 | Lovely.
|
| 00:55:46 | Imagine what Tami and Chris
are doing back in Indianapolis.
|
| 00:55:49 | >> Oh, what a thrill...
|
| 00:55:51 | for everybody.
|
| 00:55:51 | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. had the
first 11 in a row this year and
left the 10 pin.
|
| 00:55:56 | Let's see what the destiny of
Aulby is.
|
| 00:56:10 | [cheering]
>> Yes, Mike Aulby.
|
| 00:56:15 | [cheers and applause continue]
>> John Crum, Frank DeSocio.
|
| 00:56:26 | Northrock Lanes.
|
| 00:56:34 | Well, Bo...
|
| 00:56:37 | I think I'm on my way down
there.
|
| 00:56:42 | >> The sixth perfect game in PBA
history.
|
| 00:56:46 | [applause continues]
Mike Aulby.
|
| 00:57:00 | Title 22.
|
| 00:57:05 | Johnny Petraglia congratulating
him.
|
| 00:57:07 | Johnny once had 11 in a row
and ended up with 298 in a
championship round on ABC.
|
| 00:57:13 | Aulby has done it all.
|
| 00:57:16 | >> The winner here in Wichita of
the tournament.
|
| 00:57:21 | $23,000 and the trophy, Frank
DeSocio, and the proprietor,
John Crum.
|
| 00:57:27 | Mike, is it okay if we get that
out of the way?
|
| 00:57:30 | >> You bet. Anytime.
|
| 00:57:32 | I'm ready to take it all in.
|
| 00:57:33 | >> Well, Mike, first of all, let
me give you your $100 that we
give, traditionally, for 300
games.
|
| 00:57:39 | I'd like to give you this trophy
from our great city.
|
| 00:57:44 | We love having you come here
every year.
|
| 00:57:46 | Mike, congratulations again.
|
| 00:57:48 | >> Thanks.
|
| 00:57:49 | >> Now, let's get John Crum with
the cash.
|
| 00:57:53 | >> I'm sure he wants the cashhere, but he's
more interested
in what Mike Connors has got
too.
|
| 00:57:58 | >> Not at all.
|
| 00:57:58 | >> Yeah.
|
| 00:57:59 | We called that back here in the
third frame; we just didn't know
who was gonna shoot it.
|
| 00:58:02 | >> I didn't either.
|
| 00:58:04 | >> Mike, since you collect
pins--victory pins--John, this
is the headpin of that rack.
|
| 00:58:09 | They're gonna give you the whole
rack, you know, of the 300 game.
|
| 00:58:12 | Is that fair enough?
|
| 00:58:13 | >> That's fair enough.
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| 00:58:14 | >> The commissioner of the PBA,
fair enough, with the $10,000
check.
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| 00:58:18 | >> Congratulations, Mike, it's
outstanding to have you as our
champion, and a $10,000 reward
for a 300 game.
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| 00:58:24 | >> Thank you very much.
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| 00:58:25 | Thank you.
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| 00:58:26 | [cheers and applause]
Well, first of all, my
special thanks to John Crum and
his family.
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| 00:58:33 | I've enjoyed coming to Wichita
since 1981, and they've done a
great job to us.
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| 00:58:37 | We always look forward to coming
back.
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| 00:58:39 | Frank--good friend for many
years, and I enjoy coming here.
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| 00:58:42 | Winning here in '89 in the
masters was tremendous, but
nothing can beat this, and I
owe it all to everyone out
there.
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| 00:58:48 | Thank you for following us all
week; we appreciate it.
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| 00:58:50 | And this first pin was going to
go to everyone in my family,
because without them I wouldn't
be out here, and--hello, CJ, how
are you out there?
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| 00:58:57 | >> What about that last shot?
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| 00:58:58 | What did that feel like?
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| 00:58:59 | >> Well, the last shot really
wasn't that bad.
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| 00:59:03 | Actually, it was the first one
of ten, because without that
one, I didn't get to this, and
without that I wouldn't be the
winner of the Wichita Open,
either, so the first one was the
big one; I wanted that real bad.
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| 00:59:11 | The last two really weren't that
bad.
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| 00:59:13 | >> David Ozio was pretty good
today, wasn't he?
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| 00:59:15 | >> David bowled tremendous,
every game he bowled.
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| 00:59:16 | David always bowls tremendous,
and obviously he pushed me all
the way, which forced me,
pushed me to get 300.
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| 00:59:19 | >> Thanks for the sixth 300 on
ABC. Thank you, Mike.
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