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sommerssmith (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Believe it or not, I've seen somebody chop out the 4-7-8 combo before. It was a left hander who sent it out to the out-of-bounds zone. This was Joe Salvemini in 1988 in Tucson where he lost to the eventual champ, Pete McCordic.
WesSeid (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Vespi was awesome.
vanni9283 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Yes he did. Denny mentioned it on an LPBT telecast. I'm hoping someone will eventually post the '88 Showboat Invitational. I'd LOVE to see it again. :)
irishpogi (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Gip Lentine became the lane maintenance supervisor for the LPBT in 1990. I think he held that post for a few years.
vanni9283 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
By the way, in that first match, he defeated a guy by the name of Gip Lentine (kind of an odd name, that's why I mentioned it...lol)! Gip had 3 opens in that match.
vanni9283 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Me too. I used to have a tape of it, but I think we taped over it though. :( So it only lasted a few weeks...lol!
NYDanno85 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Right. He threw a 160-something in his first game, won by 10 and just started chucking it at the pocket and beat Mark Williams and Mark Roth. Would love to see that sometime. :)
vanni9283 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Oh yeah, that was the major adjustment that Amleto made when won there in '88, and probably the most direct shot you'll ever see Amleto play.
NYDanno85 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I have no idea, either. lolMaybe it was a test shot to take the Monacelli approach to 59-60 when they got nasty... hard and straight at the 1-3. Or, it was perhaps one of the most horrendous brain farts in the PBA's televised history. I just don't know, but I suspect the latter. lol
vanni9283 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Bounce the 10 into the 4? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me!Obviously one of the worst shots at a split I've ever seen...lol! |
