Nelson Burton Jr. scored his first PBA victory since the summer of 1970 when he triumphed over four opponents to win the $75,000 Ebonite Open in Miami, Fla. He capped his march to the title with a 181-169 win over top-seeded Dave Soutar, Tarzana, Cal., in the finals of the nationally televised tournament. The victory was particularly satisfying for Burton, who after winning four titles and being acclaimed Bowler of the Year in 1970, went without a victory in 1971. His earnings fell from more than $40,000 in '70 to $16,808 in 1971. Burton had led the 8-game qualifying test and had stayed among the top three or four positions throughout match game play. Soutar's 17-7 win-loss record in the semi-finals earned him the Number 1 seeded spot in the finals, while Burton qualified fourth. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis. Mo. | 883 (4 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Dave Soutar, Tarzana, Cal. | 169 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 154 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 209 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 5 | | Bob McGregor, Wichita Falls, Texas | 204 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Burton defeated McGregor, 216-204; Burton defeated Buckley, 227-209: Burton defeated Semiz, 259-154; and in the championship game, Burton defeated Soutar, 181-169.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar. Tarzana, Calif. | | 9215 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9755 | | | | 2 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge. N.J. | | 9171 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9621 | | | | 3 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus. Ohio | | 9111 | | 15-8-1 | | 4115 | | 9606 | | | | 4 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis. Mo. | | 9215 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9575 | | | | 5 | | Bob McGregor, Wichita Falls. Texas | | 8995 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9535 | | | | *6 | | Don Russell, Miami, Fla. | | 9049 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9439 | | $2,050 | | 7 | | Barn Asher. Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 9018 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9438 | | 1,900 | | 8 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8919 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9369 | | 1,800 | | 9 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 9048 | | 10-11-0 | | 300 | | 9348 | | 1,700 | | 10 | | Mike Lemongello. N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 8899 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9319 | | 1,600 | | *11 | | Dan Baudoin, Belmont, Calif. | | 8847 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9267 | | 1,500 | | 12 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta. Ga. | | 8931 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9231 | | 1,400 | | 13 | | Bill Allen, Orlando. Fla. | | 8825 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9215 | | 1,350 | | 14 | | Jim St. John, Cameron Park. Calif. | | 8831 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9161 | | 1,300 | | 15 | | Curt Schmidt. Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8845 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9145 | | 1,250 | | 16 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | | 8731 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9091 | | 1,200 | | 17 | | Bill Beach, Sharon. Pa. | | 8695 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9055 | | 1,150 | | 18 | | Tern Tuttle. King. N.C. | | 8627 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9002 | | 1,100 | | 19 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8689 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8959 | | 1,050 | | 20 | | John Bennett, Lansing, Mich. | | 8716 | | 8-1ti-0 | | 240 | | 8956 | | 1,000 | | 21 | | Clarke Moon, San Bernardino, Calif. | | 8626 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8926 | | 950 | | 12 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8570 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8840 | | 900 | | 23 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | | 8617 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8827 | | 850 | | 24 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8601 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8811 | | 800 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 25 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 3811 | $620 | | *26 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | 3806 | 660 | | 27 | | Bob Hood. Daly City, Calif. | 3805 | 560 | | 28 | | Don McCune, Munster. Ind.. | 3802 | 540 | | 29 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | 3801 | 520 | | 30 | | Steve Wallace, Houston. Texas | 3799 | 500 | | 31 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | 3787 | 490 | | 32 | | Bobby Meadows, Houston, Texas | 3784 | 480 | | 33 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 3782 | 470 | | 34 | | Max Jensen, Lincoln, Neb. | 3780 | 460 | | 35 | | Danny Sheranko. Houston, Texas | 3775 | 450 | | 36 | | Mike Christie, Albany, N.Y. | 3774 | 435 | | | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 3774 | 435 | | 38 | | Dennis Buse, Gary, Ind. | 3773 | 420 | | 39 | | Barry Warshafsky, Watertown, Mass. | 3769 | 410 | | 40 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3767 | 400 | |
*Alternates-Baudoin replaced Weber in finals. 18-Game Qualifying Leader-Burton 4148. 24th Low-Weber 3811. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Bob Strampe, Ralph Engan, Johnny Guenther, Larry Lichstein, Dave Soutar, Barry Asher.
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