Bill Beach, a part-time tour competitor, won his first PBA title ever by outlasting 22-year-old Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif., 215-202 in the championship game of the Dun Carter Classic. The win gave Beach $7,500 and also a spot in the Firestone Tournament of Champions. Beach was seeded third after winning his spot during the match play finals. Soper had most of the hometown fans cheering for him and he jumped off to a 19-pin lead. Beach bounced back with a four-bagger, from the fourth through the seventh frames, then converted a "must" spare and a strike in the ninth and tenth frames to clinch the title. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Bill Beach, Sharon. Pa. | 692 (3 games) | $7,500 | | 2 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | 202 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 3 | | Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif. | 212 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | 441 (2 games) | 1,850 | | 5 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 196 (1 game) | 1,700 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-McGrath defeated Schmidt. 246-196; Beach defeated McGrath, 225-195; Beach defeated Carlson, 252-212; and in the championship game, Beach defeated Soper, 215-202.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | | 9108 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9618 | | | | 2 | | Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Cal. | | 9209 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9599 | | | | 3 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | | 9174 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9594 | | | | 4 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 9170 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9560 | | | | 5 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | | 9033 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9503 | | | | *6 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego, Calif. | | 8935 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9460 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9017 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9437 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Dennis Swayda, Scottsdale, Ariz. | | 8917 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9392 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Bob McGregor, Wichita Falls, Texas | | 8961 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9351 | | 1,300 | | 10 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | | 8167 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9327 | | 1,200 | | 11 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 8885 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9275 | | 1,150 | | 12 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8831 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9211 | | 1,100 | | 13 | | Art Goddard, Temple City, Calif. | | 8888 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9188 | | 1,050 | | 14 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 8837 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9167 | | 1,000 | | 15 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8822 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9152 | | 950 | | 16 | | Gus Lampe, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8777 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9137 | | 900 | | 17 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8774 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9104 | | 850 | | 18 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8760 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9090 | | 800 | | 19 | | Steve BueII, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 8781 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9081 | | 750 | | 20 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8801 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9071 | | 700 | | 21 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | | 8783 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9053 | | 650 | | 22 | | Fred Riccilli, Westminster, Calif. | | 8636 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8966 | | 600 | | 23 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8645 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8915 | | 550 | | 24 | | Jay Robinson, Santa Susana, Calif. | | 8486 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8726 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 3745 | $485 | | 26 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | 3739 | 395 | | | | Dave Frame, Azusa, Calif. | 3739 | 395 | | 28 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | 3735 | 380 | | 29 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 3734 | 370 | | 30 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 3729 | 360 | | **31 | | Lamar Keck, Reseda, Calif. | 3724 | 350 | | 32 | | Clarke Moore, San Bernardino, Calif. | 3722 | 340 | | 33 | | Jim St. John, Cameron Park, Calif. | 3721 | 335 | | 34 | | Mike Christie, Guilderland, N.Y. | 3719 | 330 | | 35 | | Jimmy Wright, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3716 | 325 | | 36 | | Bob Collatos, Providence. R.I. | 3710 | 317.50 | | | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 3710 | 317.50 | | 38 | | Greg Baderdeen Ontario, Calif. | 3709 | 310 | | 39 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 3708 | 305 | | 40 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Texas | 3704 | 300 | | 41 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 3702 | 295 | | 42 | | Danny Sheranko, Houston, Texas | 3700 | 290 | | 43 | | Gary Madison, San Bernardino, Calif. | 3694 | 282.50 | | | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | 3964 | 282.50 | | 45 | | Larry Nordstrom, Anaheim. Calif. | 3683 | 272.50 | | | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 3683 | 272.50 | | 47 | | Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, Va. | 3678 | 265 | | 48 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 3677 | 260 | | 49 | | Hal Dunbar, Riverside, Calif. | 3676 | 255 | | 50 | | Doak McDonnell, Burkburnett, Texas | 3675 | 247.50 | | | | AI Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio | 3675 | 247.50 | | 52 | | Les Barrett, San Francisco, Calif. | 3672 | 237.50 | | | | Ray Svetichan, Struthers, Ohio | 3672 | 237.50 | |
*Alternates. **Keck received $100 for 300 game. 18-Game Qualifying Leader-Flanagan 3940. 24th Low-Swayda3748. PROAM CASHERS-$50 each-Craig Mueller, Bob Stearns, Phil Sillia, Ernie Schlegel, Don Johnson. $25 each--Lamar Keck, Sam Flanagan.
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