Wow, great to see Ned Day and Steve Nagy, what great characters. I remember watching all the TV matches and tried to imitate the bowlers. I have a how to bowl book written by Ned Day and he personally autographed it to the person who had received it as a gift in 1947. What I remember about Ned is that he wasn't a showman but an every day guy who happened to be a great bowler. He and Steve Nagy could have been guys you bowled against in your Friday night beer league and they probably were. My personal favorite was Buzz Fazio but I loved all of the old great bowlers.
I've made this comment before, but it bears repeating. Ned Day had the most beautiful bowling style of all time!! He looked prettier losing than anyone else did winning. Particularly in this age of the Dr. Crankensteins. More intererested in the caveman approach than consistent performance. His 83 perfect games is a mind blowing statistic. Finesse over brute force wins every time.
It was great to see flashes of vintage Ned Day , especially toward the end. He must have been 50 already, clearly his best days behind him. To put his legacy in perspective, Mr. Day would be 105 if he were still living. He may, indeed, be considered the "Father of Modern Bowling." Who else deserves the title?
A correction here: Although this video is billed as "Championship Bowling" on the title line here on CZcams, a closer look at the title cards at the beginning and end of the show reveals that this was not "Championship Bowling." It was "All-Star Bowling." Which was different from "Top Star Bowling," another series from another producer, which was hosted by Jack Buck. I would love to track the history of this: Walter Schwimmer Productions was responsible for this show, and of course Walter Schwimmer Productions was also responsible for Championship Bowling. The theme music used on this show, "All-Star Bowling," was the same as the theme music used on "Championship Bowling." The formats were virtually identical, with a season-long bracketed tournament with 3-game matches shown on each episode. And the host, Fred Wolf, was the emcee and play-by-play man on both series. I know that in the early 1950s, the show was called "Championship Bowling." I also know that by the mid-to-late 1960s, it was once again called "Championship Bowling," as it moved to Firestone Lanes in Akron, and eventually Bud Palmer took over duties as the play-by-play man when the show was telecast in color and was recorded on videotape. But I'm wondering exactly when...and WHY...Walter Schwimmer Productions changed the name of "Championship Bowling" to "All-Star Bowling," and when and why they changed it back. Or were there two different series --
![Championship Bowling: Joe Joseph vs Harry Smith [1959]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BLW1PIkBOSA/mqdefault.jpg)
![Championship Bowling: Joe Joseph vs Harry Smith [1959]](/img/tr.png)
![Championship Bowling: Don Scott vs George Howard [1964-1965]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ic5cVHkc9-8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Championship Bowling; Eddie Kawolics vs Steve Nagy [1954]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/G44LosGr4Hs/mqdefault.jpg)
Wow, great to see Ned Day and Steve Nagy, what great characters. I remember watching all the TV matches and tried to imitate the bowlers. I have a how to bowl book written by Ned Day and he personally autographed it to the person who had received it as a gift in 1947. What I remember about Ned is that he wasn't a showman but an every day guy who happened to be a great bowler. He and Steve Nagy could have been guys you bowled against in your Friday night beer league and they probably were. My personal favorite was Buzz Fazio but I loved all of the old great bowlers.
I've made this comment before, but it bears repeating. Ned Day had the most beautiful bowling style of all time!! He looked prettier losing than anyone else did winning. Particularly in this age of the Dr. Crankensteins. More intererested in the caveman approach than consistent performance. His 83 perfect games is a mind blowing statistic. Finesse over brute force wins every time.
It was great to see flashes of vintage Ned Day , especially toward the end. He must have been 50 already, clearly his best days behind him. To put his legacy in perspective, Mr. Day would be 105 if he were still living. He may, indeed, be considered the "Father of Modern Bowling." Who else deserves the title?
Ah yes, gotta love those above ball returns lol.
Wow! Another Ned Day match! Thank you.
Real old school!
A correction here: Although this video is billed as "Championship Bowling" on the title line here on CZcams, a closer look at the title cards at the beginning and end of the show reveals that this was not "Championship Bowling." It was "All-Star Bowling." Which was different from "Top Star Bowling," another series from another producer, which was hosted by Jack Buck. I would love to track the history of this: Walter Schwimmer Productions was responsible for this show, and of course Walter Schwimmer Productions was also responsible for Championship Bowling. The theme music used on this show, "All-Star Bowling," was the same as the theme music used on "Championship Bowling." The formats were virtually identical, with a season-long bracketed tournament with 3-game matches shown on each episode. And the host, Fred Wolf, was the emcee and play-by-play man on both series. I know that in the early 1950s, the show was called "Championship Bowling." I also know that by the mid-to-late 1960s, it was once again called "Championship Bowling," as it moved to Firestone Lanes in Akron, and eventually Bud Palmer took over duties as the play-by-play man when the show was telecast in color and was recorded on videotape. But I'm wondering exactly when...and WHY...Walter Schwimmer Productions changed the name of "Championship Bowling" to "All-Star Bowling," and when and why they changed it back. Or were there two different series --
Look at the moobs on both of these guys!
That is when bowlers were bowlers
This is probably early 50's not, late. Day injured his leg in 55, which resulted in his retirement.
I didn't see them wipe their ball one time.
John can you get Andy Varipapa vs Steve Nagy back. It was on for a while. Thanks H A
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No balls built to allow for crazy hooks? No super complicated oil patterns? One type of ball per string?
Amazed by the absolutely horrible delivery & follow-through of both bowlers.
University Lanes is now an empty field.
these blowers forms suck! no follow through at all! just throw it down the the middle!! no oil for sure!!!!