With a crowd of nearly 4,000 fans looking on-the largest turnout ever to see the finals of a PBA tournament-Earl Anthony, the talented pro from Tacoma, Wash., made the $85,000 Cougar Open his second championship. Earl's victory, worth $10,000, plus a new automobile fom the co-sponsoring Lincoln-Mercury people, came at the expense of Roy Buckley. The finals of the Cougar were held in the Felt Forum, at New York's Madison Square Garden on two specially-installed lanes. The exciting windup began with Allie Clarke downing Johnny Petraglia, 186-170. Then, Anthony notched a 205-194 triumph over Clarke and a 201-194 over Mike Orlovsky. The payoff match saw Buckley blow his chances at his first crown with splits in the first and fifth frames. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 632 (3 games) | $10,000
(plus new Cougar) | | 2 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 181 (1 game) | $6,000 | | 3 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 194 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 380 (2 games). | 3,500 | | 5 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 170 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Clarke defeated Petraglia, 186-170; Anthony defeated Clarke, 205-194; Anthony defeated Orlovsky, 201-194; and in the championship game Anthony defeated Buckley, 226-181.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8843 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9343 | | | | 2 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8726 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9326 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8709 | | 11-5-0 | | 560 | | 9259 | | | | 4 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8610 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9110 | | | | 5 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | | 8606 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9106 | | | | *6 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | | 8694 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9044 | | $2,860 | | 7 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8616 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9016 | | 2,600 | | 8 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | | 8561 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9011 | | 2,400 | | 9 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8479 | | 10-6-0 | | 600 | | 8979 | | 2,200 | | 10 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8485 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8885 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 8563 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8863 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | | 8657 | | 5-11-0 | | 260 | | 8807 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8430 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8780 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Richard Iula, Bronx, N.Y. | | 8439 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8739 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8384 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8734 | | 1,400 | | **16 | | Charles Inglesby, Ozone Park, N.Y. | | 8221 | | 2-14-0 | | 100 | | 8321 | | 1,300 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 5135 | $1,050 | | 18 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 5134 | 960 | | 19 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | 5133 | 900 | | 20 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | 5132 | 850 | | 21 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 5131 | 800 | | 22 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 5126 | 760 | | 23 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 5123 | 700 | | 24 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 5105 | 680 | | 25 | | A.W. "Bill" Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 5098 | 670 | | 26 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | 5094 | 660 | | 27 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 5092 | 650 | | 28 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 5084 | 640 | | 29 | | Ralph Egan, Monsey, N.Y | 5083 | 630 | | 30 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 5079 | 620 | | 31 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 5087 | 610 | | 32 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | 5067 | 600 | | 33 | | Bob Snell, Stamford, Conn. | 5066 | 590 | | 34 | | Vince Pantuso, Parsippany, N.J. | 5065 | 580 | | 36 | | Bob Alatott, Joliet, Ill. | 5064 | 570 | | | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 5063 | 555 | | | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 5063 | 555 | | 38 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 5061 | 540 | | 39 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 5037 | 630 | | 40 | | Tom Morrison, Morristown, N.J. | 5036 | 520 | | 41 | | Wayne Johnson, Walnut Cove, N.C. | 5034 | 510 | | 42 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | 5032 | 500 | | 43 | | Bert Goodman, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 5017 | 490 | | 44 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 5016 | 480 | | 45 | | Darold Meisel, Monona, Wis. | 5012 | 470 | | 46 | | Bobby Meadows, Houston, Texas | 5009 | 460 | | 47 | | Timmy Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 4999 | 460 | | 48 | | Paul Petescola, Oradell, N.J. | 4994 | 440 | | 49 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 4991 | 430 | | 60 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 4982 | 420 | | 51 | | Paul Zevgolis, Hopewell, Va. | 4981 | 410 | | 52 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 4980 | 400 | | 53 | | John Holda, Southport, Conn. | 4977 | 385 | | ** | | Ed Dorski, East Patterson, N.J. | 4977 | 386 | | 55 | | Oliver Wilson, Detroit, Mich. | 4974 | 370 | | 56 | | Bill Pollard, Fairborn, Ohio | 4971 | 360 | | 67 | | Angelo D'Ambolo, Raritan, N.J. | 4966 | 345 | | | | Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, Va. | 4966 | 345 | |
*Alternates. **Local Entries. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Lemongello 5299. 16th Low--Meyers 5139. PRO-AMCASHERS ($50)-Gary Dickinson, Larry Lichstein, Mike Durbin, Ralph Engan, Ray Bluth, Wayne, Zahn.
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