By his own admission; Don McCune's victory in the $90,000 Winston-Salem Classic was his biggest and toughest yet. "I can't remember ever wanting to win one so badly," McCune said, moments after he had upended Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash., 222-204, in the second richest tournament on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) 1973 winter tour. McCune had several reasons for wanting the title. Besides the $10,000 first prize, McCune was seeking to atone for a defeat a week earlier, when, after being top-seeded, he lost the $50,000 Fair Lanes Open championship to Dick Ritger, at Baltimore. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 222 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 707 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 218 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | 458 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 218 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS -McGrath defeated Helling, 227-218, Anthony defeated McGrath, 279-231; Anthony defeated Johnson, 224-218, and in the championship game McCune defeated Anthony, 222-204.
42-GAM E TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 9674 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10094 | | | | 2 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | | 9567 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10047 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9549 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9999 | | | | 4 | | Don Helling, St Louis, Mo. | | 9435 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9945 | | | | 5 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 9370 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9940 | | | | *6 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9419 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9824 | | $2,800 | | 7 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | | 9457 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9787 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9389 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9749 | | 2,300 | | 9 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | | 9336 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9741 | | 2,150 | | 10 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9297 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9717 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 9351 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9651 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 9270 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9630 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 9279 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9609 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | Jimmy McHugh, New York, N.Y. | | 9210 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9600 | | 1,600 | | 15 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 9187 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9547 | | 1,500 | | 16 | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 9116 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9506 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 9135 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9465 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Larry Lichstein, Suffield, Conn. | | 9178 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9463 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Max Jensen, Lincoln, Neb. | | 9169 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9454 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Terry Tuttle, King, N.C. | | 9065 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9395 | | 1,200 | | #21 | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | | 9091 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9391 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | | 8946 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9186 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 8980 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9160 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Chris Buck, London, England | | 8946 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9156 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 25 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 3912 | $830 | | *26 | | Wayne Johnson, Walnut Cove, N.C. | 3893 | 825 | | | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3893 | 750 | | 28 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 3890 | 680 | | 29 | | Butch Soper, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3880 | 650 | | 30 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 3878 | 625 | | #31 | | Mike Lemongello, Islip, N.Y. | 3871 | 600 | | 32 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3666 | 570 | | | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 3866 | 570 | | 34 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 3865 | 540 | | 35 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 3857 | 520 | | 36 | | Don Glover, South Bend, Ind. | 3856 | 490 | | | | Les Zikes, Chicago, Ill. | 3856 | 490 | | 38 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3846 | 450 | | | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3846 | 450 | | 40 | | Tony Moscato, Havre De Grace, Md. | 3843 | 430 | | 41 | | Harry O'Neale, Charleston, S.C. | 3840 | 420 | | 42 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | 3839 | 410 | | 43 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 3838 | 395 | | | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | 3838 | 395 | | 45 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 3829 | 380 | | 46 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 3828 | 370 | | 47 | | Dan Baudoin, Belmont, Calif. | 3824 | 360 | | 48 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 3823 | 350 | | 49 | | Steve Neff, New Orleans, La. | 3822 | 340 | | 50 | | Joe Dignam, Seattle, Wash. | 3821 | 330 | | 51 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3805 | 320 | | 52 | | Tom Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 3803 | 310 | | 53 | | Bill Tucker, Detroit, Mich. | 3802 | 300 | |
*Alternate. #Mike Lemongello and John Handegard received $W0 for 3000 games. 18-game qualifying leader-Handegard 4086. 24th low-Tuttle 3914. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50-Les Schissler, Bill Johnson, Bob Strampe, Paul Colwell, Dale Glenn, Matt Surina.
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