After years of coming close, Gary Dickinson of Ft. Worth, Texas, finally hit the jackpot when he captured the $70,000 Don Carter Classic in Arcadia, Calif. Victory was sweet for the lanky righthander, who had been a runnerup five previous times in his career, including a second place windup two years before when the Carter event was played in New Orleans. Dickinson's victim in the final game was hometowner Barry Asher, who had many in the crowd rooting for him. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 947 (4 games) | $7,500 | | 2 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 216 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 3 | | Matt Surina, Kelso, Wash. | 224 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 208 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 195 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Dickinson defeated McCune, 237-195; Dickinson defeated Petraglia, 237-208; Dickinson defeated Surina, 238-224, and in the championship game Dickinson defeated Asher, 235-216.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 9400 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9925 | | | | 2 | | Matt Surina, Kelso, Wash. | | 9142 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9682 | | | | 3 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9181 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9661 | | | | 4 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9230 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9635 | | | | 5 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 9180 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9615 | | | | *6 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | | 9118 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9568 | | $1,850 | | 7 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 9123 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9543 | | 1,700 | | 8 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9160 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9490 | | 1,600 | | 9 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 9112 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9487 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9126 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9486 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | | 9072 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9432 | | 1,400 | | 12 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8972 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9362 | | 1,350 | | 13 | | Joe Dignam, Seattle, Wash. | | 8925 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9345 | | 1,300 | | 14 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8940 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9240 | | 1,250 | | 15 | | Mike Lemongello, Islip, N.Y. | | 8860 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9220 | | 1,200 | | 16 | | Greg Baderdeen, Ontario, Calif. | | 8800 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9160 | | 1,150 | | 17 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | | 8835 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9135 | | 1,100 | | 18 | | Jeff Valentine, Boston, Mass. | | 8846 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9131 | | 1,050 | | 19 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach; Calif. | | 8789 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9089 | | 1,000 | | 20 | | Jerry Buchholz, San Jose, Calif. | | 8653 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9013 | | 950 | | 21 | | Gary Madison, San Bernardino, Calif. | | 8819 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8999 | | 900 | | 22 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 8694 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8964 | | 850 | | 23 | | Bill Coleman, Foster City, Calif. | | 8705 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8945 | | 800 | | 24 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | | 8562 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8757 | | 750 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City Mo. | 3822 | $652.50 | | | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah | 3822 | 577.50 | | 27 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 3819 | 540 | | 28 | | Steve Neff, New Orleans, La. | 3818 | 520 | | 29 | | Don Glover, South Bend, Ind. | 3817 | 500 | | 30 | | Butch Soper, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3814 | 480 | | 31 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | 3811 | 470 | | 32 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3809 | 460 | | 33 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 3798 | 450 | | 34 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3792 | 435 | | | | Bob Singleton, Houston, Texas | 3792 | 435 | | 36 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego, Calif. | 3791 | 420 | | 37 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 3788 | 405 | | | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 3788 | 405 | | 39 | | Max Jensen, Lincoln, Neb. | 3786 | 390 | | 40 | | Adron Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz. | 3782 | 380 | | @41 | | Fred Conner, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3780 | 370 | | 42 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 3770 | 360 | | 43 | | Marty Anderson, Anaheim, Calif. | 3769 | 345 | | | | Bud Horn, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 3769 | 345 | | 45 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 3768 | 330 | | 46 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | 3764 | 320 | | 47 | | Bob Hood, San Francisco, Calif. | 3763 | 310 | | 48 | | Bob Stearns, Minneapolis, Minn. | 3762 | 300 | | 49 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 3761 | 290 | | 50 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 3755 | 275 | | | | Jay Robinson, Simi Valley, Calif. | 3755 | 275 | | 52 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | 3754 | 260 | | 53 | | George LeCain, Peabody, Mass. | 3751 | 250 | |
*Alternate. @Local entries. 18-game qualifying leader-McCune 4056. 24th low-Lemongello 3831.
PRO-AM CASHERS -$50-Palmer Fallgren, Bobby Cooper, Mark Roth, Larry Laub, Don Johnson. $25-Barry Asher and Ray Bluth. Higham lost to Steve Buell (185-171) for alternate position, but took position when Buell withdrew from tournament.
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